Edo State is gearing up for what will undoubtedly be one of the most entertaining contests yet for the state’s governorship seat in its almost 33-year history. This is neither because previous contests have had less colourful or impressive characters nor a fact that they have been inspired...
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An Osun High Court sitting in Osogbo, on Thursday, sentenced two convicts to death by hanging for armed robbery and murder . The convicts, Wasiu Afolayan, 36, and Kola Adeyemi 34, were arraigned on a five-count charge bordering on conspiracy, attempted robbery, armed robbery, possession of firearms...
The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged Alhaji Umar Damagum, to continue as the Acting National Chairman of the party, pending the election of a new chairman in August. The chairman of the PDP Governors Forum and Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi...
A Federal High Court in Kano, has halted the suspension of National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Abdullahi Ganduje by his ward. The order came on Wednesday after the the APC chieftain filed an ex parte motion seeking to enforce his fundamental right to fair hearing....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Thursday, dismissed applications by former Chairman of the PDP, Uche Secondus, and two others, seeking to set aside an order restraining them from attending meetings of the leadership of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that sacked Governor of...
The issue of power sharing in Benue State is as old as the State itself. When the clamour for the creation of additional states from Benue Plateau started, virtually all ethnic groups that made up Benue Plateau then were afraid of the Tiv dominance in a new Benue state....
A Kano State High Court has restrained the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, from parading himself as a member of the party. Justice Usman Malam Na’abba, on Wednesday, made the order, following an exparte motion filed by Dr Ibrahim Sa’ad on...
The trial of a pastor, Mr Emmanuel Orekoya, docked at the Lagos Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for defiling his 17-year old daughter was stalled on Wednesday because of the absence of prosecution witnesses. Orekoya was first arraigned on Feb. 27 before Justice Abiola Soladoye on a...
A 42- year old woman, Ihuoma Onunyere, was on Wednesday docked in an Ikeja Magistrates’ Court for allegedly stealing N2.1 million from her late boyfriend’s account. The defendant, a businesswoman, who resides in 16, Joseph Harrison St., Iwaya area, Yaba, Lagos, is charged with theft. She, however, pleaded...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the House of Representatives has said it must regain the presidency it lost in 2015, as the seat of power had “become our party’s birth right”. Rep. Chinda Kingsley, the leader of the minority caucus in the House, said this while...
The 11th prosecution witness, Dr Richard Somiari, in the alleged murder trial of Chidinma Ojukwu, said the DNA blood sample found on Chidinma’s red dress matched that of the victim, Usifo Ataga. Somiari, a Director and Consultant for the Lagos State DNA and Forensic Centre, gave his evidence...
A prosecution witness, Mr Gafar Ademolake, on Tuesday told an Ikeja Special Offences Court how his 72-year-old father-in-law, Muritala Adebayo, (alias Oloriebi of Ajah) allegedly defrauded him of three cars and some millions of naira. Ademolake, who was led in evidence by Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)...
The Lagos State coroner inquest instituted to unravel the cause of the death of Sylvester Oromoni, a 12-year old student of Dowen College, Lekki, Lagos, has revealed that he died a natural death. The Lagos coroner, Magistrate Mikhail Kadiri, stated in a 255-page judgement, on Monday, that the...
of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Kano has described the purported suspension of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the party, as illegal, null and void. The Ganduje Ward of APC in Dawakin-Tofa Local Government of Kano State had on Monday suspended Ganduje, citing corruption and other...
An Ado-Ekiti High Courta has sentenced 22-year old Femi Dipo to 27 years imprisonment for breaking into three boutiques and stealing N200,000 cash, clothes, perfumes and other items. The convict, whose address was not given, was arraigned before Justice Blessing Ajileye on July 19, 2022 on a five...
Donald Trump would become the first former president in U.S. history to stand trial on criminal charges when jury selection begins on Monday in New York. The trial of the case that stemmed from payments made to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election. Trump, who...
Ebonyi State Governor, Francis Nwifuru has advised Justice Obande Ogbuinya, the newly appointed Supreme Court Judge, to be mindful of corrupt politicians in discharging his duty. Nwifuru gave the advice on Sunday at Umuogudu-Akpu Ngbo, Ohaukwu Local Government Area of the state at a Thanksgiving Mass organised by Ogbuinya...
By IBRAHIM DANJUMA OMEIZA – Events leading to the 2023 Presidential election in Nigeria were a mix of tact, outplay, manoeuvres, intelligent planning, strategic engagements, vigor and determination with the ultimate beneficiary being no other than His Excellency, Asiwaju Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the Jagaba of Borgu kingdom. To say...
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, has said that President Bola Tinubu’s “Renewed Hope” agenda is a reality. Wike stated this when he visited the ongoing construction of the Vice President’s residence, a project that is being executed by Julius Berger, in Abuja...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 19 for hearing of a suit filed by the impeached Deputy Governor of Edo, Philip Shaibu, against the state house of assembly and others. The matter, which was before Justice Inyang Ekwo, was on Friday fixed for hearing after...