•Alaafin of Oyo, Ifa priest and Ooni of Ife Renowned Ifa priest, Ifayemi Elebuibon, has intervened in the ongoing controversy between the Ooni of Ife, Oba Enitan Adeyeye Ogunwusi, and the Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Abimbola Akeem Owoade, urging both monarchs to prioritise peace over rivalry. Speaking in an interview with Bamidele Adeyanju, popularly ...
The Manchester derby for the Community Shield brings together two of English football’s fiercest rivals, Manchester United and Manchester City, both coming off memorable seasons. Manchester United vs. Manchester City Community Shield match today by 3 pm promises to be an electrifying clash between two of England’s most storied clubs, reports A...
•Nigeria’s Supreme Court More states of the federation have affirmed dates for the conduct of local government elections in their domain. The move is seen as a bid to put the states in a good stead to evade any possible hammer in the wake of the July 11 ruling of the Supreme Court on local […]
•IPOB supreme headquarters destroyed by troops Troops of the Joint Task Force of Operation Udo Ka (OPUK) yesterday cleared and destroyed the notorious Supreme Headquarters of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate Eastern Security Network (ESN). According to a statement by the Nigerian army, the mother valley which is a...
•Some of the Chief justices of the Supreme Court The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola has sworn in 11 new Justices to the bench of the Supreme Court, charging them, not to allow their ambition to becloud their sense of judgement. Some of the Justices are Jummai Hannatu Sankey, Chidiebere Nwaoma Uwa, […]
•Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe The Supreme Court today dismissed the federal government’s appeal to overturn the Court of Appeal’s decision which cleared former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godsday Orubebe, of false asset declaration. In 2015, Orubebe was arraigned for not disclosing his properties in the asset de...
•Judges Forty days after 11 Justices were screened and confirmed by the Senate following their nomination for promotion to the Supreme Court, the justices are yet to be sworn in. Their nomination was made to avoid violating the provision of the Constitution that stipulates 21 justices for the apex court, reports The Guardian. Before the [&hell...
•Protesting women Following the arrest of women who protested against the Supreme Court verdict that affirmed the election of Abdullahi Sule the Governor of Nasarawa State, a Magistrate Court 3 sitting in Lafia the Nasarawa State capital today reviewed the stiff bail condition of the 38 women who were arrested by the Nigeria Police in [&hellip...
•Binani and Fintiri The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of Adamawa State in the 2023 governorship election, Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani, and her party seeking to unseat Umar Ahmadu Fintiri as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State. The Supreme Court, in a unanimous ...
•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 ...

