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Monday, 22 January 2024 04:49

ACF joins Northern Elders in rejecting relocation of CBN, FAAN offices back to Lagos

Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has kicked against plans by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to relocate their offices to Lagos. The ACF, in a statement yesterday by its National Publicity Secretary, Tukur Muhammad-Baba, described the plans as a ploy to further under-develop northern Nigeria. The CBN had, in a circular issued on January 13, notified its staff about the plan to transfer its key operational directorates to Lagos to “decongest” its headquarters. “This initiative aims to ensure compliance with building safety standards and enhance the efficient utilisation of our office space.…

Saturday, 20 January 2024 04:56

Youths protest Supreme Court’s verdict affirming Sule as Nasarawa governor

A group of youths took to the streets on Friday to protest the verdict affirming Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa state. Channels Television reported that the protesters burnt tyres at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Lafia, capital of Nasarawa state. They also erected bonfires and blocked a highway that empties into Jos, the Plateau state capital. The activities of the protesters led to the abrupt closure of schools and businesses in Lafia, a town conterminous with the federal capital territory (FCT). BACKGROUND Following a petition by David Ombugadu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Nasarawa…

Thursday, 28 December 2023 04:44

Aiyedatiwa succeeds Akeredolu as Ondo governor

Lucky Aiyedatiwa has been sworn in as the substantive governor of the state. Aiyedatiwa was sworn in on Wednesday at the government house, Alagbaka, Akure, the state capital, after the death of Rotimi Akeredolu, the governor of Ondo. In his acceptance speech, Aiyedatiwa asked the “people of Ondo State to continue to remember us in their prayers as we continue to emplace good governance in our dear State”. Akeredolu died on Wednesday morning at the age of 67. Before his death, the Ondo governor had been away from the state since June for medical treatment and returned on September 7.…

Tuesday, 19 December 2023 04:47

Tinubu brokers peace between Wike and Fubara on these settlement terms

Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT) and Siminalayi Fubara, governor of Rivers state, have agreed to end the political feud between them. According to the resolutions reached at the end of a meeting held with President Bola Tinubu at the State House of Monday, all parties to the crisis in Rivers have agreed that all matters instituted in courts should “immediately” be withdrawn. In the eight-point resolution signed by Fubara, Wike, and other Rivers stakeholders, it was agreed that all impeachment proceedings against the governor should be dropped “immediately”. They also agreed that Martin Amaewhule should be…

Thursday, 14 December 2023 04:36

Rivers Govt explains why House of Assembly building was demolished

Rivers State Government has attributed the demolition of the House of Assembly complex to structural defects arising from explosion and fire outbreak. Joseph Johnson, the state’s commissioner for Information, said this in a statement on Wednesday in Port Harcourt. Johnson said that the incident rendered the building unfit for human use, saying that there were visible cracks on the walls and the entire structure looked frail and unsafe for legislative business. He said that professional advice was sought on the integrity of the building, after Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s inspection visit to determine the level of damage. “After the assessment of…

Wednesday, 13 December 2023 04:37

Yes, Trump can win the 2024 election. Here are four reasons why

James Oliphant He has been impeached twice, tried to thwart the peaceful transfer of power after losing the 2020 presidential election, faces scores of charges in multiple criminal cases, and his critics warn he is plotting to rule as an autocrat. Yet, Donald Trump could still return to the White House. Trump leads his rivals for the Republican presidential nomination by nearly 50 percentage points in national opinion polls, a remarkable comeback for a one-term president who three years ago appeared vanquished and humiliated. Here are four reasons why Trump could win the November 2024 electionagainst Democratic incumbent Joe Biden:…

Tuesday, 12 December 2023 04:38

PDP tells INEC to declare Rivers lawmakers’ seats vacant for defecting to APC

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the seats of the 27 lawmakers at the River House Assembly vacant, for defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The PDP said this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, in Abuja on Monday. Ologunagba said that by leaving the PDP, on which platform they were elected, their seats had become vacant. He said this was by virtue of the provision of Section 109 (1) (g) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999 (as amended). “For the avoidance of…

Monday, 04 December 2023 04:45

Nigeria’s electoral system so corrupt that ‘it's impossible for honest people to contest polls’ - Babangida Aliyu

Babangida Aliyu, a former governor of Niger state, says Nigeria’s corrupt electoral system has made it impossible for honest people to contest elections. Aliyu spoke on Saturday at the annual lecture and general meeting of the Kaduna state chapter of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations (NIPR). The former governor said delegates for primary elections see the nomination process as an avenue to make money. “One of the issues that may erode the confidence in our system is in our election and electoral system, to the extent that some prominent Nigerians are questioning whether democracy is workable in Nigeria,” he…

Thursday, 23 November 2023 05:13

Confusion as appeal court’s CTC judgment affirms Kano gov’s election, yet sacks him

There was confusion in Kano State on Tuesday with the emergence of a Certified True Copy of the Court of Appeal judgment on the state gvernorship election. While the widely reported verdict of the court last Friday indicated that the appelate court upheld the decision of the petition tribunal sacking Governor Abba Yusuf, the state Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Haruna Isa-Dederi, argued that CTC of the judgment showed that Yusuf’s Victory at the poll was affirmed by the appeal court. Isa-Dederi disclosed this while addressing a press conference Tuesday night. He said as indicated in the written judgment, the…

Thursday, 23 November 2023 05:12

Protest breaks out in Kano over Appeal Court ruling sacking governor

Protesters on Wednesday trooped out on the streets of Kano over the judgment which sacked Governor Abba Yusuf. The police tried hard to disperse the protesters who chanted: “We Want Justice.” The lower court had declared 165,663 votes of Yusuf, who contested under the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), invalid on the grounds that they were not signed or stamped by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Last week, an Appeal Court panel had upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The governor’s votes were then reduced to 853,939…

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Wednesday, 22 November 2023 04:49

3 or 4 judges shouldn’t be able to upturn votes of millions of Nigerians who elected govs, others - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has faulted verdicts of the Nigerians judges on the electoral disputes, saying three to five judges should not overturn decisions made by millions of voters during an election. Obasanjo described the powers vested in the hands of a few judges as “totally unacceptable.” The former President spoke in wake of the ongoing judgements of the Court of Appeal on the electoral disputes arising from 2023 elections in Nigeria. Only last week, three governors were sacked in separate judgements delivered by the judges of the Court of Appeal. The affected governors are, Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State,…

Tuesday, 21 November 2023 04:37

Liberal democracy isn’t working in Africa because it produces ‘government of a few people over all the people’ - Obasanjo

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says democracy has not been working as a system of government in Africa because it was “forced” on the continent. Obasanjo stated this on Monday in Abeokuta in his address at a high-level consultation on “Rethinking Western Liberal Democracy for Africa.” The former president said the Western style of democracy has failed in Africa because it does not take into consideration the views of the majority of the people. He described Western Liberal Democracy as a “government of a few people over all the people or population”. ”These few people are representatives of only some of…

Monday, 20 November 2023 04:42

Nigerians say country sliding to one-party state as Appeal Court sacks 3 govs in opposition within 4 days

Criticisms have trailed the sacking of Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State by the Court of Appeal, triggering reactions that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) was at work to run one-party system in Nigeria. The sacking of Mutfwang was the third experience of the opposition in four days. Last week, Iliya Damagum, Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), raised the alarm that there was a plot to overturn the will of the people as expressed during the general elections. Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, Damagum alleged that there was a design by the…

Saturday, 18 November 2023 05:04

Liberia George Weah concedes defeat to ex-VP Boakai in hotly contested presidential elections

Liberia President George Weah on Friday conceded election defeat to opposition leader Joseph Boakai after a tight race, ending a presidency marred by graft allegations but helping to ensure a smooth transition of power in the once volatile African nation. Boakai, 78, a former vice president who lost to Weah in the 2017 election, led with 50.9% of the vote over Weah's 49.1%, with nearly all the votes counted, the country's elections commission said on Friday. The result marks a stark turnaround from 2017, when global soccer legend Weah, buoyed by a wave of hope, trounced Boakai with 62 percent…

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