Battle of supremacy between Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde and ex-Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose over who controls the machinery of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the South West, ended on Monday in favour of Makinde. The result of the contest into the position of South West Zonal Vice Chairman...
Read MoreThere are six million illegal ammunition currently in circulation in Nigeria, according to a former Head of State, Abdulsalami Abubakar. The ex-Nigerian military leader also said the insecurity ravaging the country has so far claimed over 80,000 lives, expressing concern that the proliferation of all caliber of weapons in the country may tear the...
Read MoreThe Minister of Transportation, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has said that the growing clamour for restructuring and regional self-determination are legitimate, but noted that the country’s current difficulties are transient and can be resolved through active engagement of all stakeholders. He blamed the agitation on rising poverty arising from a downturn in the economy and...
Read MoreNigeria prosecutor on Thursday tendered before a Federal High Court in Abuja $1.3 million cash among other currencies as evidence against a member of the Presidential Committee on the Procurement of Arms and Equipment in the Armed Forces, Umar Mohammed. Umar, a retired Air Commodore and his firm, Easy Jet Integrated Services Limited, are...
Read MoreThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that it plans to conduct part of the voter registration exercise through online process while the biometric data capturing would take place at designated centres. According to the electoral body, the new initiative is expected to reduce overcrowding at the registration centres and minimise the cumbersome...
Read MoreA retired Justice of the Supreme Court, Olabode Rhodes-Vivour is seeking the discontinuation of the doctrine of Precedent or stare decisis, saying some previous judgment of the apex court “no longer make sense.” Rhodes-Vivour, who mandatorily retired on Monday as he clocked 79-years of age, said; “There are some Precedents that are clearly out...
Read MoreThe immediate past Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, on Friday said the nation’s Judiciary must be freed from the stronghold of politicians in order for the country to record any meaningful achievement. Onnoghen who spoke publicly for the first time since his removal from office two years ago said his removal from office...
Read MoreNigeria’s main opposition political party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said it is yet to decide on which geopolitical zone will produce its presidential candidate in the 2023 general election. PDP Committee on the Review of the 2019 General Elections led by Bauchi State Governor Bala Mohammed had recommended that the party should not...
Read MoreThe Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai has said that his administration will not negotiate with bandits and criminals rather his government is poised to enforce the law and prosecute offenders. El-Rufai restated his government’s position during an expanded meeting of the State Security Council at the Council Chambers of Sir Kashim Ibrahim House on Tuesday....
Read MorePresident Muhammadu Buhari on Monday described the ascension of Nigeria’s former finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala to the position of the Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) as well deserved. President Buhari who spoke while receiving the former managing director of the World Bank said despite the robust support Nigeria gave to her candidacy,...
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