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By this ruling, the court upholds the election of Mr Ruto in the last election. The Supreme Court of Kenya on Monday dismissed the various petitions appealing the result of the 9 August election which saw William Ruto, incumbent vice president of Kenya, emerge as the winner. By this ruling, the court upheld the election of Mr Ruto as the next …

Although Awulema has a health centre that should cater to the needs of residents, a lack of personnel and facilities has denied many residents of needed health care. The time was 11 p.m. sometime in 2021. Heavily pregnant Rachael Adinu was alone in her home in Awulema, Benue State, and in dire need of medical attention as it was about …

* Malami reveals how FG secured 91% reduction, Nigeria to pay $496m instead of $5.28bn The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Mr Abubakar Malami, yesterday disclosed that the federal government has finally resolved the long-standing contractual dispute over the Ajaokuta Steel in Kogi. The dispute which had been at the International Court of Arbitration, Paris, since …

Professor of political economy, Pat Utomi expressed optimism in the 2023 general elections, saying the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi’s movement will change Nigeria.  Utomi made this assertion while speaking on Sunday Today, a Channels TV political show monitored by our correspondent stated that Nigerian politicians are only connected to the deal they can make without any commitment to …

Kogi senator, Smart Adeyemi, says the bill, if passed, will forestall the contentious issues on nomination of candidates of same by political parties after 2023 presidential election. An All Progressives Congress (APC) senator, Smart Adeyemi, has proposed a bill seeking to end nomination of candidates of same religion for president and vice presidential positions in the country. Mr Adeyemi, who disclosed …

The Senator representing Nasarawa-South senatorial district, Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has cautioned the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) against laxity in next year’s  general elections, warning further that the contest will not be a walk over. The former governor of Nassrawa state said the 2023 general elections would be tough especially with the insistence of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on …

NDLEA says it traced several properties to Abba Kyari and some of his siblings in Abuja and Maiduguri, Borno State. The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has filed fresh charges against Abba Kyari, a suspended deputy commissioner of police and former head of the Inspector-General of Police Intelligence Response Team (IRT). Mr Kyari is standing trial on cocaine-related charges alongside four …

The Nigerian Electricity Regulatory Commission (NERC) has been warned to refrain from alleged illegal means of altering the composition of the board of directors of the Benin Electrical Distribution Company Plc (BEDC). A letter written by the legal advisers of Vigeo Power Limited, Kunle Adegoke stated that such illegal composition would amount to a direct affront to the court as …

The Federal Government, said it is set to disburse the Cabottage Vessel Financing Fund to enable indigenous shipping operators to compete favourably with their international counterparts.                  Minister of Transportation, Mu-azu Jaji Sambo,  disclosed this at the weekend during  a visit to the National Inland Waterways Authority, Area Office in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.      …

*On ASUU strike: Let’s shut down  universities for one year *‘I pursued scammers who created 30+ fake Wole  Soyinka platforms to Bosnia’ *It’s time you left the stage: His advice to  Atiku, Jonathan when they solicited his support for presidential bids *Says Obasanjo used to ‘steal’ his ‘aparo’ *‘Why I call myself a doctor of dropout’ In the second part of …