The Senate has adjourned plenary until May 7 to allow for further refurbishment of its chamber. The Senate had resumed on Tuesday, after the Easter and Sallah breaks in the chamber, but was faced with some minor operational challenges, especially poor audio quality in the chamber. Deputy Senate...
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By PAUL EJIME – The international community, particularly ECOWAS and the African Union have been passive or at best non-committal towards events leading up to Togo’s 29 April 2024 Parliamentary and Regional elections, which were overshadowed by controversial constitutional and electoral reforms, with potentially far-reaching consequences. Parliamentary elections are...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed two separate suits challenging the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s governorship candidate for the Edo poll. Justice Inyang Ekwo, while delivering judgments in the matters, held that the plaintiffs lacked locus standi...
A 41-year old mother, Mrs Oluwalani Akintola, and her son, Mofeoluwa Olutayo, 23, on Monday, appeared before a Grade ‘A’ Customary Court, Ibadan, for allegedly stealing a patient’s phone. The duo, whose addresses were not provided, are being tried for alleged charges of conspiracy and stealing. The Prosecutor,...
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned the petition filed by Social Democratic Party (SDP) and its governorship candidate, Murtala Ajaka until May 13 for adoption of final written addresses. Ajaka is challenging the election victory of Gov. Usman Ododo of All Progressives Congress...
The Court of Appeal President, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem, Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), and the Body of Senior Advocates of Nigeria (BOSAN) on Thursday paid glowing tribute to the late Justice Theresa Orji-Abadua. Until her death on March 8, Justice Orji-Abadua was the presiding...
The Minister of State, Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has promised to rejuvenate the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to make great impact in future elections in the FCT. Mahmoud said this at a meeting with the FCT chairman, officials, and other members of the party...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court has sentenced a 32-year-old software engineer, Chukwudi Anyanwu, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s 13-year old minor (name withheld). Justice Rahman Oshodi in his judgment on Tuesday held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Anyanwu. Oshodi...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the suit lacked merit as the plaintiff had failed to prove the allegations of certificates forgery levelled...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, adjourned hearing in the bail application of the detained Binance executive, Tigran Gambaryan, until April 23. Justice Emeka Nwite adjourned the hearing following an oral application by counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Ekele Iheanacho, seeking more time...
A retired military officer, Mr Thomas Olawaye, on Monday prayed a Mapo Grade ‘A’ Customary Court in Ibadan to grant his request for divorce to his wife of 52 years, Victoria on grounds that she was ill-tempered. Olawaye, the father of five, told the court that in spite...
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...
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...