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Justice Nweze: Profile of the dissenter in Supreme Court
Justice Chima Centus Nweze raised not a few eyebrows on Tuesday when he read a dissenting judgment in the review appeal filed by Emeke Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party.…
BREAKING: Supreme Court dismisses Iheodiha’s application for review, No cost award
In a six-to-one judgement, the Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the application by the sacked Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha for a review of the court’s January 14, 2020 judgment, sacking…
Supreme Court fixes 3pm to rule on Ihedioha’s application
The Supreme Court has suspended proceedings after taking arguments from parties on the application by the sacked Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha for a review of…
INEC proposes 34 amendments to Electoral Act
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is proposing 34 amendments to the Electoral Act, it was learnt yesterday. Its Director of Legal…
David Lyon’s sack: APC candidate on verge of committing suicide – Timipre Silva cries out
Minister of State for Petroleum Resources and leader of All Progressives Congress, APC, in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, has revealed that Lyon’s deputy, Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo is on the verge of committing suicide. This…
Bode George, Political ‘Yahoo-Yahoo’ – APC
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party ( PDP) and leader of the party in Lagos, Olabode George, has come under fire from the All Progressives Congress (APC) for accusing the…
BREAKING: Supreme Court shifts hearing of Ihedioha’s review application till Tuesday
The Supreme Court, on Monday, adjourned the hearing of the application seeking to restore Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as the Governor of Imo State, till Tuesday. A seven-man panel of Justices of…
Tension, anxiety in Imo as Supreme Court rules on judgement review application
The Supreme Court will today, Monday, likely deliver judgment in the application for judgment review filed by the sacked Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. Last week, the court delivered a…
OBASEKI VS OSHIOMHOLE: It’s Time for an Organised Intervention in Edo
The frequent use of improvised Explosive Device to settle political scores in Edo State calls for an organised intervention, writes Adibe Emenyonu The political…
There’s nothing anybody can do if I make my son the chief of staff – Akeredolu
Rotimi Akeredolu, governor of Ondo state, says Babajide, his son, worked hard during his campaign and there is nothing anyone can do if he decides to appoint him as his chief of…
Imo: Supreme Court will rule against APC, Uzodinma – Ihedioha’s camp
Ahead of Monday’s hearing at the Supreme Court, the camp of former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has expressed…
2023: Twist as PDP chieftains push for northern party chairman
THE national chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus, appears to be in the eye of the storm ahead of the 2023 elections. His position is under threat following …
Two South West governors fingered in anti-Oshiomhole survey
Two South West governors have been fingered in an alleged plot by anti Oshiomhole campaigners to sponsor a phony survey that will establish false information accusing the All Progressives…
PDP dumps plans to seek review of Supreme Court judgments
The Peoples Democratic Party may have abandoned plans to seek a review of the Supreme Court judgment dismissing its case against the election…
Makinde day-dreaming, says Lagos APC
LAGOS State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday advised Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde to focus on the challenge of governing his state, instead of day-dreaming about how the…
PDP Names 14-man Panel to Probe Presidential Poll Loss
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has named a 14-man committee to investigate the outcome of the 2019 presidential and other…
Lyon accepts Supreme Court’s verdict on Bayelsa
Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has accepted the final decision of the Supreme Court on its judgement that nullified his victory at the November…
Accept Supreme Court judgement – APC tells Bayelsans
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has appealed to the people of the state to accept the judgement of the Supreme Court that nullified…
Bayelsa fallout: Justice Augie scolds Babalola, Olanipekun, like schoolboys
The Supreme Court wielded the big stick on two of the Bar’s finest Chief Afe Babalola, SAN, and Chief Wole Olanipekun, SAN, on Wednesday, following its dismissal of…
Supreme Court only okayed God’s judgment – Diri
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has said Wednesday’s Supreme Court verdict was only affirmation of God’s judgement, which paved the way for him to emerge victorious. Diri also…
I am a miracle governor, says Diri
Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has dubbed himself a miracle governor. “I christen myself a miracle governor,” he told reporters in Abuja “I christen myself a miracle…
APC uncovers plot to swap forged NYSC certificates of Bayelsa Deputy Gov
All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday said it has uncovered plan by the Bayelsa state deputy governor, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to swap…
[BREAKING] Bayelsa: Supreme Court upholds judgement sacking APC’s David Lyon
The Supreme Court has upheld its judgement which sacked David Lyon and Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor-elect and deputy…
Pre-election matters can’t be determined after the poll – Falana on Bayelsa
Femi Falana, human rights lawyer, says going by the law, pre-election matters should not be determined by the courts after the poll has been conducted. The lawyer said this while…