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Irene Nwachukwu, the mother of the child of Jamil Abubakar, has filed for the sole custody of their son over the father’s “extreme religious views”. Jamil, a pilot and the son of a former Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, had in a recent tweet allegedly endorsed capital punishment meted out to blasphemers. The son-in-law to Africa’s wealthiest man, Aliko Dangote, …

Abuja, Nigeria – The Civil Empowerment and Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI, has called on the National Assembly to pass pending Witness Protection and Whistleblower bills at the National Assembly so as to firm up the Anti-Corruption fight in Nigeria. Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku, CERLSI deputy executive director who made the call said that with the recent signing into law three …

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, submitted the results of the Edo State House of Assembly and the House of Representatives primary elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). L-R: Secretary, Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) House of Representatives Primaries Committee, Hon. Benny Umoren; Chairman of the Committee, Kolawole Shittu; Chairman, Edo PDP State Assembly Primaries Committee, Dr. Isaac Weyinmi; …

Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, conducted primaries to elect candidates to fly the party’s flag at the forthcoming 2023 Senatorial elections. The process was monitored by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Delegates casting their votes during the Edo Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial primaries to elect candidates to fly the party’s …

One of the many benefits of campaigning around the country is to give ordinary folks opportunity to meet with, assess their leaders and profile their suitability for the office they crave. Although our vice president has been quite peripatetic in the last seven years, the grueling campaign schedule of the last one month has afforded more Nigerians, especially ordinary folks, …

ADC, PRP, NNPP, SDP, APM to contest on banner LP Jega, Utomi, Dansadau, others to lead coalition of Allied Parties  Utomi urges mind shift in readiness for post APC/PDP Nigeria After 15 months of discussion and engagements, six parties, on the banner of Allied political parties, and the National Consultative Front, NCFront, the umbrella body of the Third Force Movement, have …

The party screening of the presidential aspirants ought to have been held on May 23. Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has postponed the screening for its presidential aspirants initially scheduled for Monday. Felix Morka, the spokesperson of the party, in a statement on Sunday, said the scheduled screening has been postponed indefinitely. No reason was given for the postponement. …

United States President, Joe Biden, on Monday, accused President Vladimir Putin of Russia of trying to destroy Ukraine’s identity. According to Biden, this is as witnessed by Russian bombardments of civilian targets such as schools, hospitals, daycare centres and museums. “I believe what Putin is attempting to do is to eliminate the identity of Ukraine. “He can’t occupy it, but …

A Kyiv court Monday ruled that a 21-year-old Russian soldier who killed a civilian was guilty of war crimes and handed him a life sentence, in the first verdict against Moscow’s forces since their invasion. “The court has found that (Vadim) Shishimarin is guilty and sentences him to life imprisonment,” judge Sergiy Agafonov said. Shishimarin, a Russian sergeant, admitted earlier …

The succession battle between governors and major stakeholders in their states has intensified as the ruling party, All Progressives Congress(APC) and the main opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) hold their governorship and House of Assembly primaries this week While that of the PDP will hold on May 25, the APC has rescheduled its governorship primary for May 27. Power brokers in …