BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Following case of alleged child battering leading to grievous injury and wrongly confinement brought before a Chief Magistrate Court siting in Sokoto against one Rahila Yakubu, Chief Magistrate, Fatima Hassan has ordered the remanding of the suspect. The suspect, 33 years old Rahila Yakubu,...
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C’River 2023: Don’t truncate zoning arrangement for selfish reasons – Commissioner warns politicians
C’River 2023: Don’t truncate zoning arrangement for selfish reasons – Commissioner warns politicians
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Transformation, Edem Okokon Effiom, has warned politicians against the call for jettisoning the zoning arrangements in the state. “Don’t truncate what’s has been in existence with your ambition. Zoning gives us peace, it spare us a lot of...
The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Wednesday, produced 14 suspected invaders of the Supreme Court Judge, Justice Mary Odili, for arraignment at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The suspects were led into Court 11 by the operatives from the Force Headquarters at about 1:40pm where they will be arraigned...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A governorship aspirant for the 2023 election in Cross River State, Arthur Jarvis Archibong, has declared that the state required urgent attention in what he called a “rescue mission”. Archibong said the state needs a team leader who has capacity to tap, harness and manage...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Chairman of the Cross River State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alphonsus Ogar has hinted that the Ayade-led administration inherited a whopping sum of 400 billion naira debt from his predecessors. Mr. Oga disclosed this during an interactive session with journalists in Calabar...
The National leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Bola Tinubu has said he would consult widely before making a decision on whether to run for the Presidency in 2023. Tinubu made the remark after a closed-door meeting with leaders of the Northern Alliance Committee in Abuja. “I...
A Lagos High Court sitting in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Tuesday discharged and acquitted a woman, Christiana Odo, accused of stabbing her husband to death during a fight. Justice Yetunde Adesanya, discharged and acquitted the defendant after the evidence of self defence was established by the testimonies of the...
A Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja has fixed Feb. 14, 2022 for the commencement of trial of a British national, James Nolan, over allegations bordering on money laundering. Justice Donatus Okorowo fixed the date in view of the valedictory court session held on Monday in honour of the former...
The former Zamfara Commissioner for Budget and Economic Planning, Alhaji Kabiru Sahabi-Liman, has joined the Gov Bello Matawalle-led faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. This is contained in a statement issued in Gusau on Monday by the State APC Publicity Secretary, Yusuf Idris. Idris quoted...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has charged the new National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Iyorchia Ayu not to be distracted, saying the battle to rescue Nigeria in 2023 falls on him. Ayu, who emerged as Chairman on October 31 took over the leadership of the main opposition...
….Ortom backs him, says imposition undemocratic By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi- National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Senator Iyorchia Ayu says the party under his leadership will not give room for imposition of candidates. Senator Ayu spoke just as the Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom aligned with the...
All Progressives Congress (APC) says the newly-inaugurated leadership of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has shown early signs that it is not different from its immediate past and sacked leadership. Sen. James Akpanudoedehe, National Secretary, APC Caretaker and Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee said this in a statement he...
The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the party will be guided by consultation, team-work, internal democracy and national interest. Senator Ayu stated this in his address at the inauguration of the NWC in Abuja on Friday,...
The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has dismissed an appeal by the Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, challenging the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)’s seizure of his 12 assets and freezing of all his accounts over his alleged N69.4billion debt. AMCON’s Head of Corporate Communications...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has threatened to grant an Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) suit, seeking an order to freeze the Adamawa State Government’s salary accounts over inability to pay back N84 million loan six years after borrowing. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, gave the state...
The Progressive Youth Movement (PYM), on Friday, prayed a Federal High Court to stop Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe from parading himself as the National Chairman, Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC). PYM, a support group, made the call in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1577/2021...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the president gave the assurance in his remark at a Virtual...
Co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) on Friday prayed an Ikeja high court to acquitted and discharge them of charges of conspiracy and kidnapping brought against them by Lagos State Government. Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba made the prayer via...
Senator Muhammad Musa (APC-Niger) has joined the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship, promising to re-engineer its internal structure if elected. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen on his plans for the party, assuring also to ensure the supremacy of...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election, Cross River State’s youths have endorsed Senator Gershom Bassey as the next governor of the state. They also resolved that 2023 is the turn of Cross River South Senatorial District to produce the next governor of the state...