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The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal bordering on the leadership crisis rocking the Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP for lacking in merit. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court held that it lacked jurisdiction to dabble into the internal affairs of a political party and accordingly dismissed the appeal lodged by the Dan Orbih faction …

A Federal High Court in Umuahia, Abia State, has fixed 4 January for resumption of hearing on the N25 billion fundamental rights suit filed by Nnamdi Kanu. Mr Kanu, the leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), is challenging his arrest in Kenya by Nigerian security agents and “expulsion” to Nigeria. Aloy Ejimakor, Mr Kanu’s special counsel, who filed the …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed for hearing a suit seeking to disqualify the Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, for allegedly acting in breach of the Electoral Act on October 6. The suit with Ref. No FHC/ABJ/CS/942/2022, was filed by the immediate past Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, alongside Incorporated …

Sequel to the change of date for the Local Government Elections, the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC) has released the amended timetable for the polls scheduled to hold on Saturday, May 06, 2023. The electoral body, had yesterday, moved the local council polls from Thursday, January 19, 2023 to Saturday, May 06, 2023, over fear of threat to peace …

The Southern Senators’ Forum has urged State Houses of Assembly across the nation to expedite action on the Review of the 1999 Constitution as transmitted to them by the National Assembly, adding that this would be an Independence anniversary gift to Nigerians if done as such. The Chairman of the Forum, Senator Opeyemi Bamidele, made this known in a statement …

Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, was on Friday hosted by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike. Obi’s visit was coming barely 48 hours after the official kick-off of the 2023 election campaigns. The PUNCH reports that the meeting, which is not the first, is coming amid the internal crisis of the Peoples Democratic Party to which Wike belongs. The …

…Assures of security, calls for tolerance, cooperation amongst Nigerians By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has directed the deployment of adequate personnel to provide protection for citizens, critical national infrastructures and ensure the success of all activities lined-up for the country’s 62nd Independence Anniversary scheduled for Saturday 1, October 2022. This was contained …

A Divisional Crime Officer (DCO) and a civilian were killed by hoodlums during an attack on Igangan police station in Oyo State of Nigeria. The News Agency of Nigeria gathered that a Divisional Police Officer (DPO) and a police inspector also sustained injuries during the attack and are currently receiving treatment at a hospital. NAN gathered on Wednesday that the …

Sen. Ajayi Boroffice, the Senate Deputy Majority Leader on Wednesday led inter-faith special prayer session for the presidential ambition of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the prayer programme was organised by Asiwaju Project Beyond 2023, one of the foremost support groups working for the former …

• MPR raised to 15.5 per cent, highest in 20 years• CBN to debit commercial banks to effect new CRR Thursday• Adonri: Increase creates opportunity for FG to mop up local funds• Job losses to worsen, experts warn • Nigerians lament soaring food prices • ‘Address supply-side shocks to check inflation’ It was another audacious response from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), …