How Supreme Court verdict crushed ‘Atiku is coming’ momentum

Examining issues in presidential litigations Shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) announced President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the February 23, 2019 presidential election, ‘Atiku is coming’, became the singsong among the supporters of his closest rival, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yesterday, […]

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We will regulate social media, government insists

says airline not suitable for national carrier FEC okays N5.72b for NDIC offices in Bauchi, Lagos The Federal Government has insisted on regulating the social media in the country, vowing not to be intimidated by critics to jettison the plan. Information Minister, Lai Mohammed who briefed State House correspondents after the Federal Executive Council (FEC) […]

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Women vital to national development – Mrs Adeyemi

Women Affairs and Social Development Commissioner in Ondo State, Mrs Titi Adeyemi has stressed the need for all and sundry to participate in governance, especially the female folk. She spoke with reporters at the end of the technical session of the ongoing 19th edition of the Regular National Council meeting on Women Affairs and Social […]

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Atiku reacts to Supreme Court verdict, says judiciary hijacked by dictatorial cabal

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the verdict of the Supreme Court on the 2019 presidential elections on Wednesday. Abubakar, the main challenger to President Muhammadu Buhari at the election, alleged that the top court has been hijacked by dictatorial tendencies, even though he accepted its verdict. A […]

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I will keep fighting for Nigerian people – Atiku

Former Vice President and flag-bearer of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has vowed to continue fighting for the good of Nigerians, despite the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. He said that his spirit is not broken because […]

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Supreme Court dismisses Atiku’s appeal, affirms Buhari’s election

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23, 2019 presidential election. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, who led six other members of the apex court’s panel, delivered a three-sentence […]

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4 reasons why you should shun affair with married women

We often talk about marriage infidelity or dangers inherent in dating married men; one less talked about issue is having an affair with a married woman. For men involved in such a relationship, it is either one of two things; they got attracted, dated without knowing at the start of the relationship that she is […]

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CJN leads Supreme Court panel on Atiku’s appeal

Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, is leading the seven-man panel scheduled to hear the appeals in respect of the case instituted by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, to challenge the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari at the February 23, 2019 poll. Justice Muhammad and other six members […]

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APC rejects Vietnam’s rice, insists on border closure

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has rejected a request by Vietnam to bring subsidised rice into Nigeria. It said accepting the request would further hurt the country’s economy. Its National Chairman, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, stated this while receiving a delegation led by the Deputy Prime Minister of Vietnam, Vuong Hue, in Abuja. Hue, who is […]

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NLC faults governors over new wage, moves to monitor negotiations

‘Recalcitrant states risk industrial crisis’ Corps members’ allowance tied to new wage, says DG The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that any state that dithers over the negotiation of the consequential adjustment of the new minimum wage risks an unprecedented industrial crisis. The warning came as the congress raised a standing committee to monitor […]

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