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It’s no longer news that tested political heavyweights; Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu are the respective presidential candidates of Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party and All Progressives Congress.  But the unprecedented scramble by Nigerians to register and get their Permanent Voters’ Cards (PVCs) is a new development .  While some activists and civil society groups have floated various initiatives …

A civil rights organization. Center for Reform and Public Advocacy, has given the Inspector-General of Police a 48- hour ultimatum within which he should arrest and initiate criminal prosecution against the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, for allegedly supplying false academic qualifications to secure the nomination. The organisation threatened that should the IGP fail to act, …

A lawyer, Malcom Omirhobo, has been in the news for attending proceedings at the Supreme Court on Thursday dressed as a traditional worshipper, in apparent protest against the judgment of the apex court sanctioning the use of hijab by female Muslim students in Lagos State public schools. Omirhobo speaks with ALEXANDER OKERE about his action Tell us a bit about yourself. I …

The National Assembly has hailed the verdict of the Supreme Court on the suit filed by the President, Major General Mohammadu Buhari (retd.), and the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, seeking to void the provision of Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2022. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court, led by Justice Musa Dattijo …

The remains of late Ekwueme singer, Osinachi Nwachukwu have been laid to rest in her hometown, Isochi Umunneochi in Abia State. You would recall that the Ekwueme singer died on April 8, 2022, in Abuja. Osinachi was alleged to have been a victim of domestic violence prior to her death. Her death was linked to her husband, Peter Nwachukwu, for …

Despite the order given by successive Inspectors General of Police (IGP) that police checkpoints across the country should be disbanded, the proliferation of the checkpoints, which a lot of Nigerians perceive as meant to exploit the citizens, particularly motorists, has continued unabated especially in Lagos where they are mounted within short distance. CHIJIOKE IREMEKA writes that the security officers even …

Former President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, on Saturday disclosed that one of the mistakes he made in life, was the choice of his ‘number two’, when he wanted to become the nation’s president in 1999. Obasanjo, made the disclosure, while answering questions posed to him by students from selected secondary schools that participated in the final of the  National Exhibition and …

• President Not Getting Sound Legal Advice From Malami–Senate• ‘Even Buhari Complied By Asking Ministers To Resign’• Verdict Affirms Separation Of Powers Doctrine, Says Adeyemi The Supreme Court has struck out the suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami (SAN) to void section 84 (12) of the Electoral …

Deborah Emmanuel, the Nigerian Christian student who was murdered by a Muslim mob last month, spent her final hours with a close friend who has shared exclusive details of the brutal killing with the Catholic News Agency. CNA is using the pseudonym “Mary” for the woman’s protection. A Christian herself, she nearly was killed by the same mob. Significantly, Mary’s …

*Osinbajo meets road transport employers, encourages adoption of Autogas as preferred fuel source *Interacts virtually with Diaspora Professionals *MACBAN supports National Livestock Transformation Plan Nigeria’s Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East has ordered the immediate resumption of their repatriation from Cameroon. Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, who is chairman of the Committee …