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…Slams appellant with 1.2m fine By Okhide Em’ya David The Court of Appeal, sitting in Benin, on Wednesday, upheld the ruling of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal against the Action Democratic Party (ADP), reaffirming the victory of Governor Godwin Obaseki at the 2020 governorship election.The Judgement comes barely two months after the Elections Petitions Tribunal struck out the …

Findings by the Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma, Special Visitation Panel have revealed how the immediate past Vice Chancellor of the institution, Prof. Ignatius Akhakhia Onimawo, wrongfully appointed and promoted his wife, Mrs. Janet Onimawo and other cronies, against the rules of the University. The panel noted that due process was not observed in the conversion and appointment of Mrs. Janet …

President Muhammad Buhari has appointed Farouk Yahaya, a major general, as the new chief of army staff. This was contained in a statement by the acting Director of Defence Information, Onyema Nwachukwu. Mr Yahaya replaces Ibrahim Attahiru, a lieutenant general, who died in an air crash alongside 10 other officers and men of the army, last week. Until his appointment, the …

•Akeredolu seeks return to 1963 constitution•Okowa demands new document, not amendment•Lagos wants special status•NLC, NULGE seek retention of minimum wage, LG autonomy The process for reviewing the 1999 Constitution as altered gathered momentum yesterday with clamours for creation of state police, devolution of powers to the states, creation of more states, restructuring and fiscal federalism featuring prominently in presentations made …

Sultan of Sokoto Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar and Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye yesterday urged the Federal Government to alter their strategies to halt the worsening security situation. They said it was impossible to continue doing things the same way and expect a different result. To the Sultan, it is time to talk less and more. They spoke at the commencement …

The Presidency has explained why President Muhammadu Buhari did not attend the funeral of the Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Ibrahim Attahiru, and 10 other military officers who died in an air crash in Kaduna. The Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, who spoke on Arise TV programme monitored in Lagos, hinted that the President …

The Federal Government has kicked against the bill seeking to scrap the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC). It assured that it had begun moves to reform the scheme. The Nation reports that the scheme recently came under heavy criticisms following the deteriorating security situation in the country. The Bill, sponsored presented last week by a lawmaker from Rivers State, Awaji Abiante, …

President Muhammadu Buhari’s views on the May 11 resolutions of the Southern governors in Asaba, Delta State on open grazing ban were misconstrued, the Presidency has said. Presidential spokesman Garba Shehu said it was wrong to misinterpret his remarks as an endorsement of open grazing by the President. The Presidency’s reaction to the Asaba declaration ruffled feathers. The governors, through …

South governors’ resolution to ban open grazing by herders in their domains gained more support yesterday.  The support came from Katsina State Governor Aminu Bello Masari. Throwing his weight behind the governors’ stand on open grazing, Masari described the practice that encourages herders to move from one location to another as ‘“un-Islamic”. Masari shared his views with reporters at the Government …

“For now, no money has been returned to Delta State,” he said. The Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris, has said that the 4.2 million pounds Ibori loot has not been returned to Delta State, contrary to his earlier claim. Mr Idris had on Tuesday told federal lawmakers in Abuja that the money, returned to the Nigerian government by …