This is an optional category description
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, yesterday, refused to grant a request directing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. The court refused to grant the request on the grounds that the days left for registration in line with the law were very few. According … [Read more…]
…. Senate fails to indict oil thieves The Senate ad-hoc committee constituted to conduct a thorough investigation on oil theft and consequent damage to the nation’s economy, yesterday, failed to indict any individual or companies responsible for the economic sabotage. The committee in its report considered and adopted by the Senate, said Nigeria lost $2 … [Read more…]
FG, domestic airlines legal battle kicks off The Federal Government has assembled a legal team to challenge the suit filed by domestic airlines seeking to stop the establishment of a proposed national carrier-Nigeria Air. It was learnt on Monday that the legal team of the government and a 10-man group representing the domestic airlines, would … [Read more…]
Barring any last minute change of plan, President Muhammadu Buhari will tomorrow flag off oil exploration activities in Bauchi and Gombe States. Specifically, the president will conduct the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kolmani Oil Prospecting Lease (OPL) 809 and 810 at the Kolmani field site located in Bauchi and Gombe states. Nigeria currently produces far … [Read more…]
The military would not allow terrorists and criminals disrupt next year’s general election as Nigeria is currently on global watch, Theatre Commander of the Counter-terrorism operation, Joint Task Force Northeast, Maj Gen. Christopher Musa has said. He told Daily Sun in Maiduguri, Borno State, that troops in the North East and various military operations across … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has said that in line with its tradition of adequately preparing for eventualities, it has enough logistics to take care of a possible run-off in next year’s Presidential Election. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu disclosed this on Friday in Abuja at a meeting with Bureau Chiefs and Regional Editors … [Read more…]
…We have wrong leadership role models, everything’s collapsing -Okey Ikechukwu Onochie Jon-Igwesi & Muna Chinedu, Enugu Ahead of the 2023 general elections, a former president of the Nigerian Senate, Sen. Dr. Ken Nnamani, GCON, has reiterated that one of the gains of the 2022 Electoral Act is that unlike before, the courts are no longer … [Read more…]
Members of the different communities in Enugu East Local Government Area have appealed to the 2023 governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Peter Mbah, to consider building more infrastructure and maintaining the existing ones in the council area. This was even as they declared support for his gubernatorial ambition, assuring him of … [Read more…]
Disturbed by the lingering crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has reached out to former President Goodluck Jonathan, to act as a mediator between him and the aggrieved governors as well as their supporters. The reporter had last week exclusively reported that Atiku was shopping for PDP leaders … [Read more…]
The United Nations has announced the release of $10.5 million US dollars (about N4.6 billion) for flood response in the country. UN, in a statement on Friday, said the amount, which is from the Nigeria Humanitarian Fund (NHF) and the Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF), will be used to provide assistance to people affected and … [Read more…]
President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has described the Dr. Nabo Graham- Douglas Campus of the Nigerian Law School, built, furnished and handed over by the Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike’s administration as a grand wonder structured to be self-sustaining. The president noted that the project, among several others, is no doubt an abiding testament to the … [Read more…]
A Federal Capital Territory High Court has cleared Mr. Babachir Lawal, a former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, and five other individuals of the N544 million alleged contract fraud charges that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) had brought against them. Justice Charles Agbaza, on Friday, ruled on Lawal’s no-case motion, stating … [Read more…]