Barely 24 hours after the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal displayed two petitions challenging the reelection victory of Governor Ademola Adeleke, the All Progressives Congress (APC) today withdrew its suit. Recall that APC and Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) challenged the outcome of the election in suit number EPT/OS/GOV/01/2...
•Adeleke and Oyebamiji The legal team of the All Progressives Congress in Osun State has disowned a petition filed on behalf of the party challenging the victory of Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, in the August 15 governorship poll. Speaking exclusively with our correspondent on behalf of the legal team in a telephone interview today, [&...
•Nigeria’s Super Eagles The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) has announced that it is appealing the decision of the FIFA Disciplinary Committee, which rejected its petition challenging the eligibility of certain players fielded by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) during the 2026 FIFA World Cup play-off in Rabat, Morocco, last...
•Dangote, ICPC logo and Ahmed Farouk The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has said it will continue the probe of a former Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Ahmed Farouk, despite the withdrawal of the petition by Aliko Dangote. It said it...
•International Criminal Court (ICC) A coalition of Christian organisations has submitted petitions to the United Nations and the International Criminal Court (ICC), urging both bodies to launch an independent investigation into recurring attacks and killings affecting Christian communities in parts of Nigeria. The groups said that the seriousn...
•Mrs Sophia Mbakwe The Ohanaeze Youth Council (OYC) has moved to withdraw its petition against the appointment of Mrs Sophia Mbakwe into the NNPCL Business Services Division. It was earlier reported that a petition by the socio-cultural group which was laid on the floor of the House of Representatives by Honourable Ikenga Ugochinyere seeking t...
The House of Representatives received a petition today urging a review of the South East slot in the management of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), currently occupied by Sophia Mbakwe. The petition, submitted by Ezi Umuada Igbo, a prominent socio-cultural association, allegedly claimed that Mbakwe, who is from a non-Sou...
Two leading aviation unions-by the Air Transport Services Senior Staff Association of Nigeria and the National Union of Air Transport Employees-have written the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority over alleged breach of the “Safety Threshold Ground Handling Charges’ by operators in the industry. In a joint petition addressed to the NCAA by ATSSS...
•KWAM1 and ValueJet plane The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun, has returned the petition of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) against Fuji singer Wasiu Ayinde, also known as Kwam 1, to the Police Command at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Force spokesman Muyiwa Adejobi, in a statement yesterday, c...
•The protesters A group of legal practitioners under the aegis of Public Interest Lawyers on Monday staged a protest at the National Assembly, demanding the immediate suspension, investigation, and prosecution of the Managing Director of the Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), Farouk Ahmed. The protest, l...
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