An appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s governorship candidate in the April 11, 2015, election in Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the election of Governor Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been struck out by the Supreme Court. Justice John Fabiyi, who led the seven-man panel of the Supreme Court,…
According to reports reaching us, some motorcycle riders in Lagos State on Wednesday evening engaged policemen, who tried to arrest their members. A resident of Oke Afa near Jakande Estate told our correspondent that the policemen had attempted to arrest motorcycle riders plying Canoe area of Oke Afa, but resisted. While the security operatives tried…
No fewer than 30 members of the Boko Haram terrorists were on Tuesday killed by troops of 28 Task Force Brigade Nigerian Army deployed at Bitta and Pridang. The military carried out a successful raid on suspected Boko Haram terrorists’ camps at Bulajilin and Manawashe villages along the Bita and Damboa road at the fringes…
A Lagos High Court sitting in Ikeja has fixed December 21, 2015, for judgement in a $330,000 scam case involving a former registrar of a Lagos High Court, Mrs Rosulu Idowu Oluronke. Oluronke was charged to court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, for alleged conspiracy and obtaining money under false pretence. Specifically,…
By Nwaorgu Faustinus The Rivers State chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has lauded the judgement by the Supreme Court, which dismissed an appeal filed by the state governor, Nyesom Wike, challenging the relocation of the election tribunal from Rivers State to Abuja. The apex court ruled on Tuesday that the President of the Court…
Operatives of the Nigerian Army, and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, NSCDC, thwarted another suicide attack in Maiduguri on Saturday when they stopped three female suspected suicide bombers who attempted to gain entrance into the Borno State capital through Dala Yasara. Two of the suicide bombers detonated their IEDs while the third person was…
Nigeria’s Senate has continued screening of ministerial nominees sent to the red chamber for screening as ministers of Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Senate, at the resumption of its plenary on Tuesday, recommenced the exercise, which was last done last Thursday when five nominees were questioned. It was learnt that six nominees…
President Muhammadu Buhari has left the shores of Nigeria to New Delhi, India for a four-day visit to the country. Buhari left Nigeria on Tuesday morning via the Nnamdi Azikwe International airport in Abuja. During his visit to the Asian country, the Nigerian leader will discuss bi-lateral relations with his host and counterpart. It is…
A suit filed by Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, challenging the relocation of the Rivers Governorship Election Petition Tribunal to Abuja, has been dismissed by the Supreme Court. Wike had argued that the tribunal sitting in Abuja had no jurisdiction to entertain matters that happened in Rivers State. He challenged the ruling of an appeal…
New Ooni, Enitan Ogunwunsi Prince Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi of the Giesi ruling house has been appointed the new Ooni of Ife. His appointment has also been approved by the Osun State Government. A statement issued by Secretary to the State Government, Moshood Olalekan Adeoti, on behalf of the state governor, Rauf Aregbesola, disclosed that the…