Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State commended Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, lauding his display of sportsmanship and remarkable maturity throughout and after the 2023 presidential elections. Speaking at the 12th Annual Zik Lecture Series in Awka themed “Reclaiming Zik’s World: Claiming Justice and Africa’s Sustainable Development,” Makinde drew parallels between Obi and…
Tension has enveloped the ancient Ewu-Urhobo kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, as the womenfolk in the kingdom, embarked on a peaceful protest in condemnation of what they tagged ‘forceful imposition and planned installation of one Clement Ikolo as their king.’ The protesters maintained that Ikolo is not an indigene of…
In a bold move, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has chosen to proceed with the suspension of Chief Judge Justice Oyebola Ojo, despite an interim order from the National Industrial Court restraining him from such actions. The court, in a ruling dated November 15, also directed the governor to ensure the continued payment of…
The National Industrial Court of Nigeria, sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, has restrained the Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, from removing the State Chief Judge, Adepele Ojo and Michael Obidiya, as the secretary of the state Judicial Service Commission. The court gave the orders following two separate suits filed by Ojo and Obidiya through their…
Abia state government has suspended the traditional ruler of the Ibom Isi autonomous community in the Arochukwu council area of the state, Eze Kanu Nwa Kanu, over alleged abuse of office. In a letter from the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, MLGCA/CH/S.5/S.4151, titled, suspension from office as traditional ruler, addressed to Eze Dr….
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the March 18 governorship election won by Dauda Lawal and the People’s Democratic Party. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Lawal winner of the election. Lawal, of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election….
Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected back in the country today after attending the 50th Independence Day Anniversary and Armed Forces Day celebrations of Guinea-Bissau. President Bola Tinubu was in Bissau to participate in the country’s Independence Day anniversary. Alongside other heads of state and government, he joined in the festivities in Bissau, the country’s…
The Imo State Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, has said that no government official was among suspects arrested in connection with an assault on the President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero. The NLC leadership had embarked on strike on Tuesday and accused the Imo State Government of sending some of its officials…
The judgment in Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s appeal against his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Kano State has been scheduled for Friday by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. On September 20, 2023, a three-man panel, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, invalidated 165,663 of Yusuf’s votes as they were not signed or stamped by…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Court of Appeal’s judgement, which dismissed all petitions against Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo’s re-election on Wednesday as thorough and deep. Ekweanaedo reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, and his Labour Party counterpart, Gbadebo Rhode-Viviour, tendered appealed an earlier judgement by the election tribunal in…
