*VP also commissions new Governors Forum Secretariat *How Osinbajo managed NEC professionally, by ex Gov. Yari To build a successful society and nation, there must be a deliberate effort to create unity, with equity, justice, the rule of law, accountability as components. And the onus particularly lies on the elites of that society, who must…
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, affirmed the Governor-elect of Osun state, Senator Ademola Adeleke as the authentic candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the gubernatorial election that held in the state on July 16. The Apex Court dismissed the suit challenging the authenticity of Ademola Adeleke’s candidacy in the suit, instituted by Dotun…
Popular counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Rotimi Oyedepo, was on Thursday listed among successful applicants for the Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) rank. The Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) on Thursday released a list of 62 successful applicants for the silk rank, comprising 53 practicing lawyers and 9 academics. Oyedepo, who…
President Muhammadu Buhari has charged the Nigerian Judiciary to remain an honest arbiter in the role it plays in the electioneering process, both at the pre and post-election stages. The President made this remark on Thursday, while commissioning the Body of Benchers (BOB) new Complex in Abuja. He noted that his administration will not renege…
The Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, has reacted to the Wednesday ruling of a Federal High Court in Yobe State, which affirmed the candidature of Bashir Sheriff Machina as the duly elected candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North senatorial election in 2023, saying that he would not appeal the judgement. Lawan…
The Constitution of the Nigerian Bar Association 2015 [as amended in 2021] under the Uniform Bye-Laws for branches in its Section 9[5] provided that the Human Rights Committee shall promote and protect the principles of the rule of law and fundamental human rights and liberties in such matter, including the prosecution and defence of lawsuits…
Presidential candidates for the 2023 election on Thursday signed a peace accord in Abuja. Some of the presidential candidates at the event include Peoples Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party’s Peter Obi,New Nigeria, Peoples Party’s Rabiu Kwankwaso, Omoyele Sowore of the African Action Congress. All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu was represented by his running…
Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja has ordered the arrest of a British, James Nolan, for jumping bail and refusing to appear for trial over the $9.6 billion Process and Industrial Development Limited (P&ID). Nolan, a director of P&ID is standing trial with Lurgi Consult Limited and others in a money laundering…
Another opinion poll commissioned by Bloomberg News has placed the presidential candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi, as the leading candidate in the crucial 2023 presidential election which is slated for February. The poll puts Obi clearly ahead of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, and the main opposition party, Peoples…
The National Examination Council (NECO) has released the results of the 2022 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE) conducted nationwide in July. NECO Registrar and Chief Executive Officer, Prof. Dantali Wushishi, disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Minna, Niger State capital, on Thursday. He said 1,209,703, candidates sat for the examination, with 60.74 per cent…