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Presidential posters and banners of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and those of former President of the Senate, Senator Bukola Saraki have flooded Eagle Square, Abuja, venue of the ongoing Special National Convention of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Presidential campaign Posters and banners of Sokoto State governor, Aminu Tambuwal, his Bauchi State Counterpart, Bala Mohammed, former governor of …

Malami’s media aide wrote: “It is important to set the records straight that as the Chief Law Officer of the Federation, Malami will not stoop so low as to be associated with an apparent in-elegant and nasty court process on the strength of which the purported search warrant was procured. Attorney General and Minister of Justice of of the Federal …

By Bob MajiriOghene Etemiku Bar Peter Uwadia is an erudite scholar and lawyer. When you are in his office, you easily know that he is a very busy man, especially with the pile of files on his desk, and the retinue of visitors that he has to deal with daily. Only look in Bar Uwadia’s eyes and you get the …

With more than 20 years in the House of Representatives, Nicholas Mutu, 61, is the longest-serving member of Nigeria’s lower legislative chamber, the House of Representatives. But apart from his record-making stay in parliament, Mr Mutu, who represents the Bomadi/Patani Federal Constituency in the oil-rich but poverty-stricken Delta State, has also been in the news for fraud-related reasons. On February …

The tenure of the present National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will continue till 9 December, even as the national convention holds on Saturday, a party official has said. The Chairman of the party National Convention Organising Committee, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State, disclosed this on Friday, while briefing journalists on the party preparations for the …

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday asked Pope Francis to visit India, a significant opening towards the head of the Catholic Church who has long sought an official invitation to the Hindu-majority country. Modi, 71, invited Francis during a meeting at the Vatican on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Rome. “Had a very warm meeting with Pope Francis. I …

Queen Elizabeth II is in good spirits, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson stressed on Saturday after doctors advised the 95-year-old monarch to rest for at least a fortnight. “I spoke to Her Majesty and she’s on very good form,” Johnson told UK broadcaster Channel 4 in Rome, where he is attending a weekend G20 summit. “She’s just got to follow the …

The Governor of Sokoto state and chairman of the PDP Governors’ Forum, Aminu Tambuwal, has said that the party would emerge strong from its national convention to receive those coming to join it. Tambuwal stated this while briefing newsmen after the PDP stakeholders’ meeting held at Akwa-lbom Governor’s Lodge in Abuja on Friday night. Tambuwal said even though 90 per …

The National President of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, Emmanuel Osodeke, has revealed how the union, during its last negotiations, rejected Federal Government’s plan to increase school fees of all university students to N1m. He said government’s plan was to open an education bank and give each student a loan of N1m annually at five per cent interest rate …

Human rights lawyer, Mike Ozekhome (SAN), has said the raid on Justice Mary Odili’s home, allegedly perpetrated by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, could be politically motivated. Ozekhome, who visited Odili after the incident, also revealed that the judge did not resist the raid. He said, “She didn’t resist any search. I believe that they themselves would have found …