A Federal High Court sitting in Yola, has nullified the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that produced Senator Aishatu Binani as the party’s governorship candidate. The court gave the ruling on Friday holding that APC has no candidate to represent it in the girth coming general elections. On May 27, Binani defeated…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria CJN Justice Olukayode Lateef Ariwoola has sworn-in the new acting President of Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, Justice Stanley Adekunle Lawal. The CJN advised the President of Customary Court of Appeal of the Federal Capital Territory FCT, to consult God, the constitution and his conscience…
The bipartisan House committee investigating the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, unanimously voted Thursday to subpoena former president Donald Trump. The move marked the culmination of the committee’s year-and-a-half-long investigation. “He is required to answer,” chairman Bennie Thompson said of the former president, adding that subpoeaning a former president is a…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Thursday reacted to the decision of the Appeal Court to discharge leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. In a statement signed by spokesperson to the AGF, Dr. Umar Jibril Gwandu, Mr Malami said the appeal court only discharged Kanu and…
The Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, the Jigawa State capital in North-West Nigeria, has acquitted, former Governor of the state, Saminu Turaki of N8.3 billion fraud. Turaki and three other companies have been on trial since 2007, on a 33-count corruption charge filed against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. The…
Pursuant to Sections 17(a), (j), (l), (m), (n), (t), (x), 18(1)(b), 131, and 133 of the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2018 Thursday, October 13, 2022: On October 11, 2022, the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC), in fulfilment of its mandate, and exercise of its powers, issued a warning…
The Academic Staff Union of University (ASUU) has suspended its eight-month-old industrial action conditionally. This was confirmed by a member of the Union’s National Executive Committee. When pressed further for an official statement, the source, said the Union’s President, Emmanuel Sodeke will release an official statement later on Friday. The union decided to suspend the…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has discharged Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra. A three-man panel of the appellate court on Thursday held that the Federal High Court lacks the jurisdiction to try Mr. Kanu on the grounds of his rendition to Nigeria which violates the protocol on extradition and…
Labour Party (LP), yesterday, released its Presidential Campaign Organisation (LPPCO) list comprising 1,234 members even as it vowed to secure 15 million votes in next year’s presidential poll. Unveiling the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council in Abuja, Chairman of the party, Julius Abure, represented by its National Secretary, Alhaji Umar Farouk, said the party carefully…
The aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) have raised the alarm over an alleged plot to truncate the 2023 elections process. Addressing a joint news conference in Abuja on Wednesday, the spokesman for CUPP, Ikenga Ugochinyere alleged plot by some governors to cause a leadership change in the electoral management body which…