Election Tribunal: We’ll Expose INEC, Peter Obi’s Lawyer Vows Livy Uzoukwu (SAN), the leading counsel of Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has vowed to expose the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for allegedly withholding essential documents, alleging that the electoral umpire is probably trying to manipulate the documents, before releasing them. According to him, he will focus on the most important witnesses in the case in the three weeks allotted to his team to present their case. Uzoukwu said this during an interview with journalists Tuesday at the tribunal pre-hearing in Abuja. “We have written five letters indicating…
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BREAKING: Atiku Wins Tinubu In Court Information reaching Naija News House says that Atiku Wins Tinubu In Court The Presidential Election Petition Court, PEPC has upheld the position of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Atiku Abubakar on the consolidation of the three petitions challenging the qualifications and declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the winner of the February 25 presidential election. The Court in the pre-hearing session report presented on Tuesday by Justice Stephen Jonah Ada announced the consolidation of the three petitions instituted by Atiku, Peter Obi of the Labour Party LP and the Allied…
The ‘Foolish Man’ And His Mega Refinery Complex The ‘Foolish Man’ And His Mega Refinery Complex By Bayo Onanuga Some years ago, Aliko Dangote, Africa’s richest man invited media leaders to a luncheon at then Protea Hotel in Ikeja to mark his 55th birthday. Some of his guests sat around him at the centre table. They chatted freely. Discussions about our country, the state of the economy soon veered into discussing the absurdity of our country, being a major crude exporter, and also a major importer of refined petroleum products. Our colleague from a major business paper said the local…
Police Assault: Nigerians Should Thank God Seun Kuti’s Body Didn’t End Up In ‘Third Mainland Bridge Waters’, Says Police Commissioner The Kogi State Commissioner of Police, CP Hakeem Adeshina Yusuf, has issued a death threat in response to a comment on Afrobeat singer Seun Kuti’s arrest by the Nigeria Police. This was evident in the police commissioner’s Facebook comment on Monday morning, when he was reacting to a user who shared a post from a former presidential adviser, Reno Omokri, on the matter. Seun Kuti was arrested and handcuffed last Monday following his visit to the state police command after…
Governor El-Rufai Demolishes Shi’ites’ Structures Six structures across Kaduna town and environs belonging to followers of Sheikh Ibrahim el-Zakzaky, known as Shi’ites, have been demolished by operatives of the Kaduna State Urban Planning and Development Authority (KASUPDA). Yunusa Lawal, while briefing newsmen on Sunday in Kaduna, explained that the structures demolished include schools, a hospital and a private residence, among others. According to him, Governor Nasir el-Rufai has pushed the movement to the wall by demolishing their structures since 2015. KASUPDA carried out the demolition in Kawo, Rigasa, Tudun Wada and Ungwan Rimi, using security personnel to chase out the…
Senate presidency: Don’t Judge Me On My Past Performance – Akpabio Senator Godswill Akpabio, former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, has asked Nigerians not to judge him by his record as a member of President Muhammadu Buhari’s cabinet According to PUNCH, Akpabio said this in an interview with journalists in Abuja over the weekend. The senator-elect, who is eyeing the presidency of Nigeria’s senate, had resigned in 2022 to contest the presidential ticket of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He had stepped down for Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, who won the ticket and eventually emerged winner of the 2023 presidential…
10th NASS Leadership: G7 Caucus Finally Adopt Consensus Candidates Major aspirants for the position of the Speaker of the 10th House of Representatives under the aegis of G7 and Greater Minority Caucus comprising members-elect from the seven opposition parties have unanimously adopted consensus candidates for Speaker and deputy Speaker ahead of the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. They took the decision at a high-level meeting held at the Transcorp Hilton Hotel, Abuja. The Greater Minority is made up of 182 members-elect cutting across the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP); Labour Party (LP); New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP); Africa Democratic Congress…
Court Orders Man To Buy His Wife Chicken And Chips From A Popular Eatery Matero Local Court in Zambia, has ordered a man to buy his wife chicken and chips from a popular eatery, Hungry Lion after the court reconciled the couple after some disputes. Mumba Simwanza sued Bridget Simazembwe after he got tired of her spending most of her time away from home on business ventures. Bridget told the court that she was forced to work hard because she was the one paying their children’s university fees since her husband refused to take up the responsibility. Bridget added that…
Teenage Boy Kills Friend Over Girlfriend Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Teenage Boy Kills Friend Over Girlfriend A 14-year-old boy, Marvelous Asefon, who allegedly stabbed his 17-year-old neighbour, Sunday Ogele, to death over his girlfriend, has been arraigned before an Akure Magistrates’ court in Ondo State. The Nigerian police charged the teenager to court on a count of murder. The police prosecutor, Matins Olowofeso, told the court that the defendant committed the offence on April 20, 2023, in the Oka-Akoko, area of the state. According to Olowofeso, the defendant killed one Sunday Ogele by stabbing him with scissors in…
NASS: Real Reason We Approved Buhari’s $800m Loan Request A member House of Representatives Committee on Loans, Aids and Debt Management, Abubakar Ahmad, says federal lawmakers have approved the $800 million loan request of President Muhammadu Buhari. The lawmaker however argued that the loan would not be utilised by the Buhari administration, saying the incoming government would deploy its own approach to utilise the loan. “The $800 million — there were so many talks that we did, especially we in the loan committee and we advised them: ‘First, leave this thing to the incoming government,’” Ahmad who was a guest…