The Court of Appeal has voided a ruling of a high court that nullified the controversial Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Although the appellate court, essentially, validated the controversial law, it said it would have ruled otherwise if the main suit was properly brought before it. The law bars political appointees like attorney-general Malami from seeking elective …
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• Concerns mount over appointment of convention planning committee• Court orders speedy hearing of suit challenging PDP’s primary• Umahi: If Jonathan joins APC, it’ll be one of the wonders of this century All eyes will be on the major opposition party, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) today, as its National Executive Committee (NEC) meets in Abuja to consider among others the …
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The leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party has shifted its planned National Caucus, Board of Trustees and National Executive Council meetings earlier scheduled to hold between 10am and 2:00pm. Prominent caucus members of the party including former Senate Presidents, David Mark and Bukola Saraki, the Chairman of the BoT Sen. Walid Jibrin and the governors of Edo, Enugu, Adamawa, Taraba …
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The Trade Union Congress (TUC), one of Nigeria’s leading amalgamated labour unions, has threatened to embark on a solidarity strike with the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) to compel the government to address the workers’ concerns and reopen the universities. In a statement issued on Tuesday, a copy of which was obtained by PREMIUM TIMES, TUC accused the Nigerian …
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• HURIWA: Buhari can’t do in six months what he failed to do in seven years. The Presidency, yesterday, declared that President Muhammadu Buhari is ready to step down at the expiration of his tenure on May 29, 2023, in reaction to the call by Senior Advocate of Nigeria and elder statesman, Chief Robert Clarke, for tenure extension. Specifically, Clarke …
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…says it’s wrong to go ahead with alleged amendment A Civil Society Organisation, CSO, Adopt A Goal Initiative, AGGI, Tuesday, called on House of Representatives not to join the Senate on alleged moves to amend Section 84(8) of the Electoral Act. This was contained in a statement signed by the Executive Director, AGGI, Ariyo-Dare Atoye, while decrying the ungodly move, …
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Nigeria’s ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), has reviewed its timetable for primary elections into various elective positions. Suleiman Argungu, the National Organising Secretary of the party, released the new timetable on Tuesday with few adjustments to the original one. In the previous timetable, the primaries for governorship was fixed for May 18, the state House of Assembly for May 20, …
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About 200 ex-military men who fought on the side of the Nigerian Government during the Nigeria-Biafran War, on Wednesday, staged a protest to register their anger over the non-payment of their pensions in the past 44 years. Ex-civil war soldiers during a protest in Ibadan The aged men and women, armed with placards with various inscriptions to show their agonies, …
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By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Abuja, Nigeria – Ex-Edo Commissioner of Culture, Mr Ero has put plans in place to pay the fines imposed on certain inmates languishing in jail at the Oko Prisons in Benin City. In a statement he put out to selected media outlets, including Alltimepost.com, Mr Ero said that he was putting funds together to pay the …
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By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Johannesburg – Narrative change organization Africa No Filter has partnered with the Thomson Foundation for a groundbreaking digital course called African Stories: A guide for journalists on how to tell better stories about Africa. The course aims to disrupt stereotypical news and storytelling about Africa by helping journalists develop a fresh reporting style beyond framing Africa …
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