The Ebonyi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and its candidate, Benard Odoh, against the victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for lacking in merit. In a unanimous judgment, a three-member panel headed by Justice Lekan … [Read more…]
Nigeria on Wednesday lost out in the joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, with the joint bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania clinching the hosting rights. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also announced that Morocco will stage the 2025 edition. Morocco last hosted the AFCON in 1988 … [Read more…]
What looked like a match made from heaven between Nigerian striker Victor Osimhenand Italian giants Napoli is fast degenerating into an eye sour with a pending legal suit already being muted. Osimhen’s meteoric rise had been synonymous with Napoli’s resurgence, culminating in the end of a 30-year Serie A title drought last season. The 24-year-old … [Read more…]
The Climate Action Platform for Africa (CAP-A), a public benefit organisation working to unlock Africa’s potential as a global hub for climate action, has announced the immediate past Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. The organisation made the announcement in a statement yesterday. CAP-A’s work is informed by … [Read more…]
The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that various road traffic accidents have killed 204 passengers from January to September this year in Bauchi. LEADERSHIP gathered that within the period under review, 679 were injured to various degrees. In addition, 214 crashes were recorded in the state. However, in 2022, only 110 people were … [Read more…]
Acting Inspector-General of Police (IGP), Olukayode Egbetokun, on Tuesday in Abuja presented cheques totalling N1.3 billion to 420 families of police officers who died in active service. Mr Egbetokun said the cheques were for the 2021/2022 and 2022/2023 policy years under the Group Life Assurance policy of the police. He said the presentation also encompassed … [Read more…]
Nigeria’s Senate has given its approval to Dr. Olayemi Cardoso’s nomination to serve as Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Senate has also given its approval for the appointment of the four Deputy Governors of the CBN, namely Emem Usoro, Muhammad Dattijo, Philip Ikeazor, and Bala Bello. This comes after the Upper … [Read more…]
Governor Peter Mbah of Enugu State has called on Nigerians to learn to coexist peacefully regardless of their religious beliefs, adding that doing so would promote peace and accelerate the country’s development. In an Eid-el-Maulud message issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media, Dan Nwomeh, Governor Mbah expressed his congratulations to the Muslim community … [Read more…]
THE Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, and the Trade Union Congress, TUC, of Nigeria have declared an indefinite strike starting from October 3. The two labour centres have told Nigerians to stockpile foodstuffs because the strike would shut down economic activities in the country. The President of NLC, Joe Ajaero and the TUC, Festus Osifo disclosed … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has fixed September 21 for the governorship election in Edo State, and November 16 for that of Ondo State. National Commissioner and Chairman, the Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun disclosed this in a statement Wednesday in Abuja. He explained that the tenure of the Governors of Edo … [Read more…]
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has restrained the Ondo State House of Assembly from impeaching the Deputy Governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, over alleged gross misconduct. Justice Nwite delivered a ruling on Tuesday shortly after Aiyedatiwa’s counsel, Kayode Adewusi, moved the ex-parte motion to the effect. The judge also restrained Governor Rotimi … [Read more…]
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, intensified his legal efforts to block the Chicago State University from releasing his academic records to his rival presidential candidate during the last election, Atiku Abubakar. After obtaining a reprieve from the District Court of Northern Illinois, Eastern Division, with the court temporarily suspending its 20 September order compelling the university … [Read more…]