The Appeal Court in court on Thursday ordered the former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party, Chief Ambrose Owuru to pay a fine of ₦40 million for filing a frivolous suit. Owuru filed a suit seeking to stop the inauguration of the President-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29. The Appellate Court ordered the politician to pay the fine of ₦10 million each to President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation AGF, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Tinubu who are 1st to 4th defendants in the suit.. Delivering judgment on behalf of a three- member panel,…
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In response to the overwhelming number of petitions stemming from the 2023 general election, thirty-nine newly appointed members of the 2023 Election Tribunals took their oath of office on Wednesday, May 24, 2023. The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, emphasised the significance of their roles and urged them to uphold justice and the rule of law in their deliberations. Congratulating the newly appointed members, the CJN acknowledged the immense responsibility placed upon their shoulders. He reminded them that their participation in the tribunals was not a matter of chance but a divine calling. The CJN stressed the…
Governor Masari of Katsina State has authorised the release of ₦80 million as a gift to two prominent All Progressives Congress (APC) musicians affected by the recent political attacks in Kano State. Dauda Adamu Rarara and Yusuf Baban Chinedu, who have been staunch supporters of the party, will receive financial assistance to secure alternative accommodation for their families. The approval was made public through a memo obtained by Channels Television, titled “Special Release of Funds” and signed by Saminu Soli, on behalf of the Honourable Commissioner of the Ministry of Budget and Economic Planning. The memo, addressed to the Accountant…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has rebutted allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu–led government had grounded the economy of the state. In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Akure, the Publicity Secretary of APC in Ondo State, Alex Kalejaye said that rather the APC-led government inherited a dilapidated economy from the immediate past PDP government. “It is unbelievable that the opposition party could accuse the APC-led government of “grounding the state in six years. “The party further alleged that the ruling party has crippled the health and education…
Pakistan’s government has barred former prime minister Imran Khan and his wife along with at least 80 people from leaving the country, a media report said on Thursday. Khan and several top leaders of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party are facing cases following the violence after he was arrested on May 9 in a corruption case. The federal government has decided to add the names of 80 people, including PTI Chairman Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi, to the no-fly list,” the Samaa News channel reported. However, there was no official confirmation on the development from Khan’s party. In addition…
Social activist, Aisha Yesufu, has described the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as a useless party. Yesufu said PDP would have won the 2023 presidential election if it had fielded Peter Obi as its presidential candidate. She noted that PDP would have won the 2015 and 2023 presidential elections. In a series of tweets, the activist explained that PDP failed to win the presidential elections due to greed. Yesufu said: “PDP was useless in 2015 and it is still useless in 2023. Both elections were PDP’s to win and they horrendously threw both away. “Their members are running around spinning some…
Former Senator representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, Shehu Sani, on Wednesday, said, the Vice President-elect committed no offence for purchasing Senatorial form for 2023 general election. Senator Shettima was said to have purchased expression of interest and nomination forms to contest for senate before he was nominated for presidential running mate to Ahmed Bola Tinubu. His alleged double nomination has been a subject of criticism with the critics dragging him to the Supreme Court. Reacting in a statement he issued on Wednesday and made available to the media in Abuja, Shehu Sani made reference to the same scenario, saying that…
In a rare show of courage, outgoing Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, on Wednesday, said the office of Minister of State was an aberration and unconstitutional. He lamented that most of his colleagues were redundant in the last eight years but many have not had the courage to speak up. Keyamo read this in his speech at the valedictory session of the Federal Executive Council meeting presided over by President Buhari to mark the end of the administration. Keyamo, who is a key player in the ruling All Progressive Congress, seized the valedictory session to thank…
Daniel Bwala, spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has said only God knows who will be sworn in on May 29. According to Bwala, there is a case at the Supreme Court scheduled for judgment this Friday regarding the presidential election. Tweeting, Bwala said Nigeria must succeed despite the scheduled judgment at the Supreme Court. He wrote: “By May 29th there would be a swearing in ceremony. As for who would be sworn in, only God knows because there is a case at the Supreme Court scheduled for this Friday for…
China’s cybersecurity review does not target specific countries or regions, Mao said. We do not exclude technologies and products from any country. The Chinese government on Wednesday defended its ban on products from US memory chipmaker Micron Technology Inc. in some computer systems after Washington expressed concern, adding to strains over technology and security. The security review of Micron products was conducted in accordance with the law,” said a foreign ministry spokesperson, Mao Ning. Companies on both sides have been buffeted by supply disruptions and lost sales revenue. Restrictions by Washington and its allies on access to chips and tools…
The Lagos State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday dismissed two petitions filed against re-elected Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat. The three-man tribunal headed by Justice Arum Ashom dismissed petitions filed by Allied Peoples Movement (APM) and All People’s Party (APP) following their withdrawal by the parties. “The sum effect of what the petitioners said is that the petitions are withdrawn. The respondents have filed an affidavit of non-collision and did not object,” Ashom said. Counsel to the two parties, Henry Bello and Francis Ese, respectively, had told the tribunal that their clients decided to withdraw…
Governor Samuel Ortom of Benue State has dismissed the possibility of defecting to the All Progressives Congress, APC, after leaving office. Ortom, however, vowed to support and work for the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, as a Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, member. Speaking on Arise Television’s Morning Show on Wednesday, the governor said he would continue to ensure equity and justice in Nigeria. Ortom said he worked for the emergence of a southern presidency because he wanted equity and justice. According to him: “That is not on my table, I’m in PDP, and I worked for the Southern presidency, which Tinubu and…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has debunked media reports making the rounds that over 100 party members from Igalamela Odolu Local Government Area have defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC. The PDP Chairman in Igalamela Odolu Local Government, Attai Ndanusa Salifu disclosed this in a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday morning. Salifu said the purported members received by Kogi State Governor Alhaji Yahaya Bello at the Government House was stage-managed, adding that no member of the party from his Local Government moved to the APC. He urged the general public to disregard such a report, stressing…
Jerry Alagbaoso, a member of the House of Representatives, has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Alagbaoso, in a letter read on the floor of the House on Tuesday, said all is not well with the PDP in Imo State. This could be a major blow to the PDP ahead of the November governorship election in the state. “All is not well in Imo State PDP. This explains why three of our colleagues from Imo State and [of] PDP extraction in the House of Representatives defected to APC a few weeks ago. “I…
Minister for Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige has urged the people of the southeastern region to stop putting their eggs in one basket at every political dispensation. Ngige said the region played bad politics against the All Progressives Congress-led government in 2015 and in 2019, yet the party ‘brought infrastructure to the region’. The minister said this at the inauguration of the Federal Secretariat in Awka, Anambra State capital on Tuesday, May 23, 2023. “We played bad politics in 2015 and in 2019 yet the APC government brought infrastructure to the South East like the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road, Enugu-Abakaliki…
Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has directed all political appointees in the state to hand over on or before May 26, ahead of the expiration of the second tenure of his administration on May 29. This is contained in a statement by Ugwuanyi’s Special Aide, Louis Amoke, in Enugu. The directive was conveyed through the Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Prof. Simon Ortuanya, when the SSG met with Heads of Boards, Parastatals, Agencies and Commissions in his office in Abuja Building and Government House, Enugu. Prof Ortuanya listed the affected political appointees to include all commissioners of ministries,…
Former Akwa Ibom Governor Godswill Akpabio, along with his team of Senators, held a meeting with Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike at the latter’s residence in Abuja, according to reliable sources. The meeting gains significance due to Akpabio’s recent nomination by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as a candidate for the highly coveted position of Senate President, while Barau Jibrin was recommended as the candidate for Deputy Senate President. Despite belonging to the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Wike has reportedly thrown his weight behind Akpabio’s bid for the Senate presidency. In a statement released by the Akpabio Campaign…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State has told the people of the state to blame the relocation of the newly-commissioned Dangote Refinery to Lagos on his predecessor, Ibikunle Amosun. The governor said the Chairman, and CEO of the Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote had wanted to site his $19bn oil refinery in the Olokola Free Trade Zone, in Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state, but the billionaire businessman was frustrated out of the state. Abiodun who was the Chairman, Olokola Free Trade Zone, under Amosun’s administration made this known on Tuesday, May 23, 2023, in a statement by his…
President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has denied media reports that he has joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. Lawan said this in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. “I have read some media reports that I have joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th Senate. “Ordinarily I would not have responded to these reports but when lies are not refuted, they have the tendency to create an illusion of truth. “The truth is that I have never told anyone or held a meeting with anyone that I am running for the Presidency of…
Several hundred documents and items revealing the names and other details of victims of slavery in France’s colonial empire is being added to UNESCO’s Memory of the World register. This latest addition, which the UN cultural agency approved last week, marks the first time that France has pushed for the inscription of documents on the UNESCO register that were previously archived in France’s present-day overseas territories. The Memory of the World program and register was set up in 1992 to safeguard the documentary heritage of humanity against collective amnesia, neglect, decay over time, according to UNESCO. The documents date from…