•Baba Ijesha A Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, has asked the Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, to set aside his conviction by a Lagos State High Court over the sexual assault of a minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo (retd.) of the Ikeja Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court, on July 14, 2022, sentenced Baba […]
•Gunman “The bill seeking for Nigerians to bear arms for self-defence in the face of insecurity is an invitation to anarchy and chaos, given the volatile nature of the society,” a Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Civil Coalition for Credible Election, (CSCCE), has submitted. Its convener, Aminu Usman, at a press conference, yesterday, in Abuj...
•Abba Yusuf and Abdullahi Ganduje In a significant move, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has publicly urged Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano to abandon the ruling All Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and join the opposition APC. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting in Kano yesterday, Ganduje, a former gov...
•Ahmed Musa Captain of the Super Eagles, Ahmed Musa, has called for peace in his home state, Plateau, following the ongoing killings in the North Central state. Taking to his Instagram page today, Musa called for unity in the state. He wrote, “A heartfelt plea for peace in Plateau. Dear Plateau family and Nigerians as […]
The Supreme Court will this week hear 21 appeals arising from the disputes over the March 18, 2023 governorship elections. In its schedule for the week, the cases on Ebonyi, Plateau, Delta, Adamawa, Abia, Ogun, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states will be heard between today and Thursday. It was learnt that the apex court […]
•Donald Trump Former US President Donald Trump filed an appeal yesterday against a ruling by the top election official in Maine that would keep him off the presidential primary ballot in the northeastern state. Maine last week joined Colorado in barring Trump from appearing on the primary ballot because of his role in the January […]
•Shettima and Tinubu The Supreme Court today upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. The apex court in its ruling dismissed the appeals by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart Peter Obi, reports Channels TV. A seven-ju...