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SUPREME COURT, SAVE OUR DEMOCRACY

NewsDeskNgNov 26, 2023November 26, 20230

By Edward Okon Bassey The current mockery of the Nigerian judiciary owing to absurdities noted in the judgements of election tribunals happened only because Bola Tinubu was declared winner of the presidential election this year. Because of his alleged criminal past, everything was done by heavily compromised judges at both...

Tinubu under pressure over Festus Okoye’s replacement as INEC’S National Commissioner

NewsDeskNgNov 25, 2023November 25, 20230

There is immense lobbying over who replaces Festus Okoye as national commissioner from the South East zone at the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. Sources say powerful interest blocks are putting pressure on President Bola Tinubu to reappoint Festus Okoye. The 5-year tenure of Festus Okoye recently elapsed, but feelers...

NGO calls for prosecution of Kano Attorney General, Dederi

NewsDeskNgNov 25, 2023November 25, 20230

A Non-Governmental Organisation, Advocacy for Justice and Good Governance (AJGG) has called for the prosecution of the Kano state Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice, Barr. Haruna Isa Dederi for accusing justices of the Appeal Court of corruption. In a statement made available to newsmen in Abuja, AJGG’s coordinator, Mr....

Jonathan Visits APC Chairman, Ganduje, In Abuja

NewsDeskNgNov 24, 2023November 24, 20230

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has visited the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, in in his Abuja residence. Photos from the visit were shared on the APC X page on Friday. The photos were captioned, “The National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, received in audience former President...

Atiku: A man for all seasons

NewsDeskNgNov 24, 2023November 24, 20230

By Phrank Shaibu Champions are made from something they have deep inside of them – a desire, a dream, a vision, says the great Mahatma Gandhi. This typifies clearly the life and times of Waziri Atiku Abubakar, who, despite the odds against him from early childhood, overcame all the hurdles...

Frank to Tinubu: Your quest for recognition in Guinness World Records misplaced

NewsDeskNgNov 24, 2023November 24, 20230

The quest by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to be recognized in the Guinness World Records over reforms initiated by him since assumption of office is a misplaced venture. A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, made this assertion in a statement in...

Nasarawa guber: Governor Sule dedicates victory to people, extends olive branch to opposition

NewsDeskNgNov 24, 2023November 24, 20230

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dedicated his victory at the Appeal Court to the people of the state, urging them to unite further into order for the victory to be translated to meaningful development. Governor Sule laid the charge while addressing a mammoth crowd of supporters that thronged...

New camouflage uniform for NSCDC evidence of ongoing rebranding by CG, says group

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2023November 23, 20230

A civil society organizations, Citizens for change and transparency (CCT) has commended the introduction of new camouflage uniform for the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), saying it would not only boost morale of personnel but shows the Commandant-General’s efforts to rebrand and reposition the Corps . The group...

A’Court Reverses Sack of Gov Sule of Nasarawa State

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2023November 23, 20230

A three-member panel of the Court of Appeal has reversed the sack of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. The panel in a judgment held that the Nasarawa State Election Petition Tribunal erred in law in concluding that Sule did not win majority of the votes cast in the election....

Governor Sule expresses confidence on progress of work on Nasarawa’s first major industry

NewsDeskNgNov 23, 2023November 23, 20230

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has expressed confidence on the progress of work on the first major industry in the state, being the multi-billion naira, 3000 tons per day lithium processing plant belonging to a Chinese firm, Landmark Lithium Mining Company, which is at eighty percent completion. A visibly...