Fayose Cautions Buhari, APC Over Rivers, Akwa Ibom Tribunal Verdicts
Written By Chukwudi Ogana Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has condemned the tribunal judgments which nullified the governorship elections in Rivers and Akwa Ibom States. Governor Fayose expressed concern over what he described as an attempt by President Buhari and…
Rivers Tribunal Orders Governorship Election Rerun, Wike Vows To Appeal Verdict
The Rivers State Governorship election petition tribunal has sacked Governor Nyesom Wike of the State, ordering a rerun of the governorship election. This came as the sacked governor said he will appeal the court ruling. In a judgement delivered by…
Boko Haram: NEMA Confirms 27 Killed, 96 Injured in Yola Mosque Attack, Residents Say 100 Killed
About 27 persons died and 96 injured in Friday’s explosion at Jambutu Mosque during Juma’at prayer, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), confirmed. Injured victims were evacuated to Federal Medical Centre, Yola and Specialist Hospital Jimeta, Adamawa state, even as…
Igbo Ekunie Initiative Press Release On The Arrest And Detention Of Nnamdi Kanu
We the Igbo Ekunie Initiative, IEI, comprised of individuals in Nigeria and the Diaspora unequivocally condemn the illegal arrest and incarceration of Mr Nnamdi Kanu the director of Radio Biafra by the DSS, and we demand his immediate release. We…
Nnamdi Kanu: Buhari’s First Political Prisoner, Says Igbo World Assembly
*Denied Access To His Lawyer Despite Court Ruling Igbo World Assembly (IWA), has said that events surrounding the arrest and detention of the Director of Radio Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu had shown that Kanu is the first political prisoner of President Muhammadu…
Accept Election Outcome If You Lose, Jonathan Urges Tanzanian Politicians
Leader of a delegation of Commonwealth election observers to Tanzania, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has urged contestants in country’s presidential election to promptly accept the outcome should they be defeated in the October 25 election. The former President of Nigeria told…
Buhari Names New INEC Boss, Appoints 5 Commissioners
President Muhammadu Buhari on has announced the appointment of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu as the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), even as he also named five new national commissioners for the electoral umpire. Their appointments were consequently approved…
Corruption: Saraki’s Trial Stalled As Tribunal Bans Cameras
The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT), hearing the Senate President Bukola Saraki’s alleged false declaration of assets on Wednesday, has banned the use of cameras in its courtroom during proceedings before it adjourned the trial to November 5 and 6. The tribunal’s…
Amaechi’s Screening: Hoping Against Hope Over Ministerial Clearance
Nigeria’s upper legislative chamber, the Senate on Tuesday, against all hopes, excluded the name of embattled Rivers State former Governor, Rotimi Ameachi, from the day’s screening. From the Order Paper of the Senate, it was gathered that only three of…
Pope Leaves Out Nigeria in Planned Visit to African Mosque, Slum, Refugee Camp
Pope Francis will not be visiting Nigeria as he visits a refugee camp and a mosque in the Central African Republic. He will also visit a slum in Kenya during a trip to Africa next month loaded with potential security…
Tribunal Victory: PDP Mocks APGA Over Protest In Abia
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) over what it describes as “its embarrassing resort to calling out paid touts and street urchins” to attempt and/or orchestrate a cosmetic protest in Abia against the…
