The leadership of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad to recuse himself from the hearing of the review application on the Imo State governorship election petition. The party has also, made a similar demand on six other justices of the Supreme Court that presided […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has said the alleged revelation by the National Security Adviser (NSA), Major Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), that strange persons have been presiding over critical affairs of governance has further validated the party’s position that President Muhammadu Buhari has abdicated the responsibilities of his office. An online publication, Premium Times, had […]
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Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, Monday said that for Nigeria to surmount the challenges bedeviling it, all leaders in the country must as a matter of urgency, come together to ensure that the security and welfare needs of the people are adequately met. According to Lawan, Nigeria is at a point where the provision of infrastructure […]
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Central Bank’s Independence Is Critical To Our Success Electing Leaders Not Knowledgeable And Competent Won’t Achieve Progress I Won 2019 Elections But Not At Ballot Booths Prof. Kingsley Moghalu, ex-deputy governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and a candidate in the 2019 presidential election, is not scared of testing the depth of any […]
Continue ReadingAn unidentified man on Saturday jumped into the Lagos Lagoon from the Third Mainland Bridge. The man was said to be heading towards Lagos Island in an Uber car which had picked him from Gbagada. Midway into the journey, he was said to have told the cab driver to pull to a stop as he […]
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The Supreme Court has fixed Tuesday for the hearing of an application filed by Emeka Ihediaoha seeking the reversal of the January 14, 2020 judgment which removed him as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressives Congress as his replacement. It was learnt that the notice for the hearing was served […]
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We have been inundated with stories about how we need to borrow money for infrastructure. The story is that the money will be used for ‘critical’ infrastructure. Now we hear that part of the loan, USD500m will be used to ‘upgrade’ NTA.If this is the kind of ‘critical infrastructure’ being referred to, for which we […]
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The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that the novel coronavirus was a “very grave threat” for the planet as it hosted the first major conference on fighting the epidemic. About 400 scientists were taking part in the two-day international meeting in Geneva which will review how the virus is transmitted and possible vaccines against […]
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The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed the Bayelsa State governor-elect, David Lyon, as the valid candidate of the All Progressives Congress in the last governorship election in the state. A five-man panel of the court led by Justice Mary Peter-Odili unanimously dismissed the appeal filed by Heineken Lokpobiri, who had instituted his case seeking to […]
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Outfit to protect residents regardless of tribe, says Fayemi Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has said that the bill for the establishment of the Western Nigeria security network code-named Amotekun would be signed into law simultaneously by the South west governors on February 14. Receiving the draft from the State Attorney-General and Commissioner for […]
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