Reinstated deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, on Sunday, explained that his fight against his impeachment is to protect the office of the deputy governors in the country, which has been ridiculed since the return of democracy in 1999. Shaibu stated this after a thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Catholic Church in Benin, the state capital, said his victory is for democracy. The reinstated deputy Governor said it was disheartening that some governors have continued to treat their deputies with disdain despite running on the same ticket. Shaibu noted that there must be an effort by the National Assembly…
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A member of the House of Representatives from Plateau State, Yusuf Gagdi, has gifted his daughter, Aisha, a new Sport Utility Vehicle as a gift on her graduation from a secondary school, Lead British International School Abuja. Aisha was said to have excelled in her Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations, and to mark the achievement, her father surprised her with the luxury vehicle. Sharing pictures from the graduation ceremony on Instagram on Saturday, Gagdi wrote, “Today, I attended my amazing daughter’s graduation ceremony. Watching you, my dear daughter, walk across that stage fills my heart with immense pride and love. “I…
The High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers State has extended an interim order it granted on July 8 stopping the Chief Judge and the Clerk of the Rivers State House of Assembly from relating with Martins Amaewhule-led House of Assembly. The Rivers state governor, Siminialayi Fubara, in a preemptive move to frustrate any impeachment plot by the Amaewhule-led House of Assembly, had secured the interim order in a suit he filed alongside the Attorney-General of Rivers State against Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers. The suit also listed lawmakers led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, the Chief Judge, the Clerk of Rivers…
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to investigate cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 general elections. The court gave this order while delivering judgment on Thursday following suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/583/2023 filed by the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project. SERAP had prayed the court for the prosecution of suspected perpetrators of electoral offences and their sponsors. SERAP, in a statement on Sunday, said the court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsels to “investigate cases of electoral violence and other electoral offences against state governors and their…
Seyi Tayese,Yenagoa The apex body of Ijaws worldwide, the Ijaw National Congress (INC) has explained the recent visit to the Administrator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Dennis Otuaro, by its President, Prof. Benjamin Okaba, and frowned at the criticism by a Niger Delta group, the Project Niger Delta (PND), saying their outburst was quite unfortunate, malicious and not in the best interest of the Ijaws. Explaining to newsmen in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, INC President, Prof Benjamin Okaba, said contrary to reports that the INC endorsed the PAP Boss, the visit to Otuaro, was not a private visit…
. 259 CSOs vow not to allow violent protesters free rein during planned protests …warn ‘we’ll confront them on the streets, apprehend, hand them over to security forces’ . Say ‘it’s another #EndSARS protest in disguise’ . Warn youths to steer clear, resist being used by disgruntled politicians for selfish ends 259 Civil Society Organisations under the aegis of the Coalition for Transparency and Economic Reforms (COTER) have kicked against the August 1st to 15th proposed nationwide protests by a group, #EndBadGovernance, against the administration of President Bola Tinubu. COTER warned the organisers of the nationwide protests to be prepared…
National Drug Law Enforcement Agency has uncovered illicit drugs concealed in incense candles and ladies’ wear in Lagos. “The items which include consignments of cocaine and loud, a synthetic strain of cannabis – were concealed in incense candles, game packs, dry hibiscus leaves and ladies’ wears,” NDLEA spokesman, Femi Babafemi said. Babafemi, in a statement on Sunday, said the hard drugs were meant to be smuggled in and out of Nigeria through the Murtala Muhammed International Airport. Babafemi disclosed that some suspects were arrested. According to the statement, “A businessman, Abdulwahab Owolabi Alebiosu was on Thursday, July 18, 2024 arrested…
In Nigeria, there are men of God and there are also gods of men. There are worshippers who seek to serve God in complete subservience to His will, and there are those who have willingly surrendered their critical thinking and ability to discern truth from a harvest of spiritual lies to those who control them. From time immemorial, issues of religion and religiosity have always drawn contrasting opinions. Religion itself has been described as the opium of the masses, used by manipulative religionists to enslave the people. Often, when this happens, common sense takes flight, and men become robots to…
…says ‘Nigerians have right to protest’ The leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has berated Presidential aide, Mr Bayo Onanuga, who in a tweet linked the LP, its national leader Peter Obi, and some notable figures in the party to the proposed ‘EndBadGovernance’ protest. In a statement on Saturday, Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of LP, said there is no truth in such, describing the the tweet as the author’s figment of his imagination. “Labour Party is known for being a very peaceful party and it has at several occasions asked its followers to follow peace at all times. We…
Senator Ali Ndume, lawmaker representing Borno South, is obviously not done with his criticism of President Bola Tinubu. His criticism of the president had led to his removal as Chief Whip of the Nigerian Senate. His party had also asked him to quit and join an opposition party of his choice. The lawmaker had accepted his removal in good fate, vowing not to stop telling the truth to power. During an interactive session with journalists, Ndume was asked to comment on the N70,000 minimum wage which Tinubu convinced labour to accept. “People are suffering, people are angry, people are not…