•Arrested soldiers with Military police The Nigerian Army, today, said it has dismissed two soldiers, Corporal Innocent Joseph, and Lance Corporal Jacob Gani, accused of stealing armoured cables at the Dangote refinery on April 14, 2024. It was earlier reported how the soldiers entered the facility in an Acura jeep but were caught at the [&hel...
•Uba Sani The Kaduna State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress has suspended the Women’s Leader, Maryam Suleiman, for criticising Governor Uba Sani over the huge debt inherited from the previous administration. This was as Governor Sani’s spokesman, Alhaji Mohammed Shehu, told our correspondent that the governor would not dignify the son ...
•Edison Ehie A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt today dismissed the preliminary objection by counsel to the Nigerian Police, Celestine Dickson, challenging the jurisdiction of the Court to hear the fundamental rights suit by the Chief of Staff to Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Hon. Edison Ehie against the police for lack of merit. The [&h...
•Buhari and Tinubu The Supreme Court yesterday dismissed two appeals filed against President Bola Tinubu, ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by a former presidential candidate of the defunct Hope Democratic Party (HDP), Ambrose Albert Owuru, and ...
A governorship aspirant and member representing Etsako Federal Constituency at the House of Representatives, Anamero Dekeri has rejected the report of Prof Julius Ihonvbere-led screening committee. Describing the report as a personal arrangement, Hon. Dekeri said it lacked merit, insisting that it betrayed the true performance of aspirants, re...
•Gov Inuwa Yahaya The Supreme Court today dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in Gombe State, Jibrin Barde, challenging the election of Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State. In a unanimous judgment by a panel of justices, the apex court held that the appeal lacked merit and was unnecessary. … developing [...
•Governor Dapo Abiodun The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Mister Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenging the election of Governor Dabo Abiodun of Ogun State. Adebutu’s appeal contends that the election of Governor Abiodun did not comply with the electoral laws and he did not score the lawful majority [&h...
Zenith Bank PLC, one of Nigeria’s leading financial institutions, has dismissed as entirely untrue reports on the purported arrest of its Group Managing Director, Dr. Ebenezer Onyeagwu, in a section of the media. The reports had claimed that Dr Onyeagwu was arrested by the EFCC in connection with alleged fraud at the Ministry of Humanita...
•Governor Ahmadu Fintiri The Supreme Court today dismissed an appeal by the Social Democratic Party and its candidate in the Adamawa governorship election, Umar Ardo. This came after the counsel for the candidate prayed the court to withdraw the case. The five-member panel led by John Okoro subsequently dismissed the appeal. The Court of Appea...
•Benue State Governor Hycinth Alia The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal against the election of Governor Hycinth Alia of Benue State. This follows the withdrawal of the appeal by counsel to Mr Titus Uba of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sebastian Hon, reports Channels TV. Uba had challenged the victory of Governor Hyacinth Alia [&hel...