Throughout the States this week, Governorship Election Petition Tribunals issued what may be described as landmark verdicts. Only one governor has been removed from office by the tribunal so far. The successes of others were affirmed, at least temporarily. Some states went to the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Last Monday, the tribunal confirmed the PDP’s victories in the states of Plateau, Bauchi, Enugu, and Zamfara, despite complaints from the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Labour Party (LP). The tribunal in Plateau upheld Caleb Mutfwang’s status as the lawfully elected governor…
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Judgment on petitions filed with the Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal following the 2023 election has been scheduled. On Monday, September 25th, a verdict will be announced. Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s candidate for governor, revealed this on Saturday. The ruling, according to Rhodes-Vivour’s X post, is scheduled to be issued on Monday. Posting online, he said, “We have just been informed that judgement on our election petition at the tribunal will be delivered on Monday, the 25th of September.” Rhodes-Vivour and Abdul-Azeez Adediran, candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), both filed petitions with the tribunal. The two…
As documented by the Nigeria Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (NEITI), the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to “set up a presidential panel of enquiry to promptly probe the grim allegations that over US$15 billion of oil revenues, and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries are missing and unaccounted for between 2020 and 2021.” SERAP demanded that Tinubu publicly identify those who are thought to be involved for the disappearance of public cash and to take steps to ensure that they are brought to justice and that the stolen money is recovered in full.…
The governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has asked for help from the Tertiary Education Trust Fund, TETFund, to improve the state’s higher education institutions’ physical facilities. Adeleke made these remarks on Friday in Abuja, while paying a visit to TETFund Executive Secretary Sonny Echono. The Governor, who is concerned about the State’s declining educational standards, deemed a visit to the area essential. Adeleke praised TETFund for its role in bringing attention to higher education and claimed that almost all improvements to universities could be traced back to the organization. “Let me begin by praising TETFund for the outstanding work…
The state of Kwara has a new Commissioner of Police. His name is Victor Olaiya Mobolaji. Mr. Kayode Egbetokun, the Inspector General of Police, has approved his appointment, effective immediately. The new Kwara police commissioner previously served as the Commissioner of Police for the Independent National Electoral Commission in Abuja, Federal Capital Territory. CP Ebunoluwarotimi Adelesi is retiring on September 1, 2023, and will be succeeded by Mobolaji.
Over 4,000 offenders are being kept in prisons and jails across the country because they cannot afford to pay their fines, according to Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, the minister of interior. According to him, this problem has persisted since convicts have been unable to pay the fines imposed on them by the numerous justices and magistrates. Adviser Alao Babatunde released a statement on Saturday quoting the minister as saying this during a meeting with European Union Ambassador to Nigeria Samuela Isopi. The majority of the 79,000 detainees are defendants. More than 4,000 offenders are incarcerated because they cannot afford to pay their…
The governorship election tribunal’s ruling that Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia was lawfully elected as governor of Benue State has been deemed invalid by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The petition brought by the People’s Democratic Party and its governorship candidate, Titus Uba, against the election of Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was dismissed on Saturday, according to a report by Infostride News. The court found that the petition did not meet the requirements. In a statement sent by Publicity Secretary Bemgba Iortyom, the PDP in Benue State expressed its disagreement with the tribunal’s decision. “After reviewing the judgement…
According to CNN’s reporting, Ukraine fired a barrage of missiles at Russia’s Black Sea Fleet headquarters in the Crimean city of Sevastopol on Friday, killing “senior leadership” and dozens of other sailors. The Ukrainian SOF announced on social media that their “Crab Trap” operation was timed to occur during a meeting of senior Russian Navy officials. The attack, they said, killed and injured dozens of people, “including the senior leadership of the fleet.” However, CNN reports that no names have been released as of yet. The Air Force received the information and plans to launch a strike. Once it is…
To assist President Bola Tinubu succeed, says Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello. Bello said that if President Tinubu is successful, then all of Nigeria will be successful. On Saturday, during the 3rd Annual GYB Seminar for Nigeria’s Political & Crime Correspondents/Editors in Abuja, the governor told journalists that God had been good to him. I give all the credit for my accomplishments as governor of Kogi to God. I remember the first time I encountered the state and am pleased with where I have led it. When asked about the APC candidate for Kogi, Bello responded, “I believe the APC…
Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential contender in 2023, has questioned Bola Tinubu’s credentials as a scholar. For some reason, Atiku thinks President Tinubu is hiding something on his Chicago State University transcript. In a statement sent through Media Aide Paul Ibe, Atiku hoped that Nigerians would be able to handle what Tinubu is keeping from them. The comment was made in response to Tinubu’s motion asking Chicago State University to reverse a previous ruling by the Northern District of Illinois that required the release of Tinubu’s academic records within two days. Atiku challenged Tinubu’s victory in the presidential election that…
Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has been declared duly elected by the Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Makurdi, the state capital. The panel ruled against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and their governorship candidate in the March 18 election, Titus Uba. According to Section 285 of the Electoral Act, the three-person panel of judges chaired by Justice Ibrahim Karaye ruled that the tribunal lacked authority to hear the petition. Alia had 473,933 votes, while his nearest rival Uba had 223,913, hence the Independent National Electoral Commission pronounced him the winner. Uba, however, was not…
The All Progressives Congress (APC)-affiliated North Central APC Forum has issued a warning to Nyesom Wike, the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), to avoid doing anything that might hurt the party’s standing or the North Central area. After an urgent meeting to evaluate the election tribunal rulings and the progress of the APC, Forum Chairman Alhaji Saleh Mandung Zazzaga made this public in Jos, the capital of Plateau State. He stressed the importance of everyone pitching in to secure the party’s success in any level of court. “Reports reaching us suggest that some appointive office holders like Wike…
An unnamed man was reportedly murdered by enraged teenagers in the phase 2, Gwagwalada neighborhood of Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, for stealing the manhood of a local resident. On Friday, media outlets received confirmation from SP Josephine Adeh, the FCT Police Public Relations Officer. The PPRO stated that officers from the Gwagwalada Police Divisional Headquarters responded to reports of a lynching and attempted to save the victim, but he was pronounced dead at the hospital. She stated that CP Haruna G. Garba, the FCT Commissioner of Police, had cautioned against spreading rumors about the purported disappearance of organs. She claims…
The FCTA reports that 100 tricycles and motorbikes and 149 cars were confiscated in the FCT due to traffic violations, and that their owners would have to appear before a mobile court. After examining the seized automobiles on Friday in Abuja, FCTA Directorate of Road Traffic Services Director Dr. Abdulateef Bello made the following statement. Bello, who went to see the confiscated cars, tricycles, and motorbikes at various VIO Commands, made it clear that their owners would be made to pay for their transgressions. He included unlawful motor parks, taxis without proper registration or markings, and parking in no-parking zones…
Reports that 21 Labour Party local government chairmen defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, have been refuted by the Labour Party in Kogi State. The Labour Party’s State Publicity Secretary, Idakwo Emmanuel, addressed reporters on Friday at the party’s state secretariat in Lokoja, saying that the rumor has zero basis in fact and is an act of desperation on the part of the APC. He noted the disgraceful and lamentable lack of democracy inside the governing party. He claims that the ruling party is in a desperate position because of the Labour Party’s campaign flag-off in Kogi State,…
The Ogun State governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have welcomed back thousands of previous governor Ibikunle Amosun’s fans from the state’s 20 local government areas. Prince Dapo Abiodun, governor of Ogun State, welcomed the returnees to the Presidential Lodge in Abeokuta, where he praised them for their dedication and unwavering commitment to their beliefs. The returnees were led by the factional chairman of the Amosun-led party executive. The governor praised the people of the state, saying, “I want to congratulate your feeling of loyalty to leadership, which I will say is not only respectable, it…
Princess Adebowale Adenike Atoyebi, a prominent member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was recently found dead. The news of Atoyebi’s death was reported by Infostride News on Friday. On Thursday morning, she passed away. The late Alamodu of Ago-Amodu, Oba Lawal Oyetola Adebowale, was her father, and his passing came just a few years after her own. Sharafadeen Alli, who represented Oyo South as an APC senator, expressed his sadness at her passing. Alli spoke highly of the late leader, noting his hard efforts to better Oyo State and Nigeria as a whole. In a statement released by his…
President Joe Biden, when hosting his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the White House, stated that the United States will grant Ukraine $ 325 million in fresh security assistance and pledged to safeguard the war-torn country from Russian attack. On Thursday, the two leaders met for the sixth time in person at the White House. Biden addressed Zelenskyy in the Oval Office of the White House, “Mr. President, the brave people of Ukraine — and that’s not hyperbole; the people of Ukraine have shown enormous bravery and have inspired the world with their determination to defend these principles.” In welcoming…
Salary increases of 35% and 23% have been granted by the administration of President Bola Tinubu for all federal tertiary institution employees. In addition, back payments from The FG will begin from January 1, 2023. Reference No. OAuGF/Sw/C/QP/1395/VOL.1/II in a letter from the Federation’s Auditor General. The audit department heads and department directors were copied on a September 21st, 2023 memo. Both faculty and support employees at federally funded polytechnics and colleges of education will be impacted by the compensation review. As a result of the 13th meeting of the Presidential Committee on Salaries, the Federal Government has approved a…
In regards to the dispersal of crowds at the Lekki Toll Gate on September 21, 2023, the Lagos State Police Command is aware that there are false narratives circulating. An agreement between the candlelight procession’s organisers and the Lagos State Police Command stipulated that the march would stop at Muri Okunola, Victoria Island, at the latest by 8 p.m. For the sake of clarity, it was announced that the Lekki Toll Gate will be off-limits due to the high volume of traffic on the Lekki-Epe Motorway. The police provided excellent protection during the march, however it was unsettling to see…