The trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has been postponed to Monday, April 18, 2016. Chairman of the tribunal, Danladi Umar, was forced to adjourn sitting at the resumption of the trial on Wednesday due to power failure. There was a blackout on Wednesday while the proceedings…
The grilling of the immediate governor of Rivers State, Rotimi Amaechi, may not eventually hold on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 as earlier scheduled. According to information reaching us, the report of the Senate Committee on Ethics and Privileges and Public Petitions, which looked into allegations raised against Amaechi has not been put together. This, we…
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has postponed the state congress in Edo State. The party, in a press statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, announced this development, adding that a new date for the exercise would be announced later. The NWC of the party, which met to look into…
National Security Adviser to President Goodluck Jonathan, Sambo Dasuki, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to shift the February 2015 general elections in Nigeria to enable the Commission prepare well for the polls. Dasuki gave this advice on Thursday while speaking as a guest at the London think-tank Chatham House. He said the…