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Court orders DSS to probe Bayelsa deputy governor for ‘certificate forgery’
An Abuja Area Court, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Security to investigate the allegation of forgery of a National Youth Service Corps certificate leveled against the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence…
Supreme Court verdict stain on me – Lyon’s Deputy
All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election in Bayelsa State Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo on…
Social media now yardstick to measure wealth – Rita Dominic
Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic has expressed disappointment and wondered when social media became the yardstick for determining who is wealthy and who is not. The…
“I will never sponsor violence” – Lyon breaks silence
Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has asked his supporters and loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain calm and eschew violence following the…
Kwankwaso asks supreme court to review Kano governorship case
Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former senator, has asked the supreme court to review the governorship case of Kano state. In its ruling last month, the apex court had upheld the victory of Abdullahi Ganduje, governor candidate of the All…
Soyinka disowns report linking him with Uzodinma, Ihedioha electoral tussle
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday disowned a report claiming that he has been engaged to serve on a monitoring team regarding a forthcoming Supreme…
Ex Oyo lawmaker, Alli Balogun Sarumi is dead
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alli Adebayo Balogun Sarumi, is dead. He was 81. He represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency between 1999…
Ondo guber poll: APC Youth, women declare support for Abraham
Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth and Women Forum for Good Governance has unanimously expressed their support for the 2016 APC…
BREAKING: Why Buhari can’t sack Service Chiefs now, by SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on Tuesday criticised those calling for the sack of Service Chiefs. Mustapha…
Nigeria stagnated due to monopoly by old politicians – Oby Ezekwesili
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister and presidential candidate, has said Nigeria is stagnated because old politicians exercise a political monopoly over the country. To address this anomaly, she said that Nigeria must…
Nigerians in Diaspora can’t vote until we amend the Constitution – Gbajabiamila
Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, says that constitutional amendment is needed before Nigerians in diaspora can be allowed to vote. Gbajabiamila said…
EFCC foils father’s attempt to smuggle hard drug to detained son
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a 60-year-old fish-farmer, Muyiwa Otuyalo, for attempting to smuggle a substance…
Supreme Court adjourns Ihedioha’s appeal until March 2
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until March 2, hearing in an application filed by Chief Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo, seeking a review of the Jan.…
Imo guber: Fresh issues before apex court on two-thirds majority
As the Supreme Court, today, begins hearing of the appeal filed by former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the nullification of his election, fresh facts show that Senator Hope Uzodinma may not have got the…
Muslim-Muslim ticket my most daring decision – El-Rufai
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the most daring decision he ever took is the selection of a Muslim as his running mate in the 2019 election. Speaking at the government house,…
Justice Tanko heads seven-man panel of justices to review Bayelsa, Imo verdicts
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will chair the seven-member panel of justices to review Bayelsa and Imo governorship election verdicts, that have triggered huge controversies and misgivings about the…
PDP writes CJN, asks him to step aside from Imo case
Ahead of the Tuesday’s hearing of the application by Emeka Ihedioha for the supreme court to review its judgment on the 2019 Imo state governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to Tanko Mohammed, chief…
Court stops INEC from deregistering 31 political parties
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in her ruling, said having failed to counter the…
Nigerian Chinedu meddling in US presidential campaign
A Nigerian, identified simply as Chinedu has been thrown into a controversy over a now deleted Twitter account supporting the candidacy of former mayor Pete…
Sylva appeals for calm in Bayelsa, regrets Supreme Court provocation
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Chief Timipre Sylva, has urged the people of Bayelsa to shun all act of violence and lawlessness, although he described…
Supreme Court should order fresh election in Imo, says group
A group, Movement for the Advancement of Democracy in Nigeria, on Sunday said the Supreme Court ought to have ordered a re-election in Imo State, instead of declaring…
Bayelsa: INEC rejects APC’s request, party says struggle continues
The Independent National Electoral Commission has ruled out the demand for a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State by the All Progressives Congress. INEC’s…
Boroffice, others unite against Akeredolu
Ahead of October 10 governorship election in Ondo State, the lawmaker representing Ondo North Senatorial District, Prof. Ajayi Boroffice, has said the Unity Group in the All Progressives…
Ihedioha’s motion: Uzodinma sends message to Supreme Court
Hope Uzodinma of Imo has asked the Supreme Court to dismiss an application filed by former governor of the state, Emeka Ihedioha. Ihedioha had filed an appeal seeking judicial review…