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The acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Ibrahim Muhammed, appointed in controversial circumstances by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday, has inaugurated 250 members of the presidential and National Assembly elections. The elections will hold February 16. Mr Muhammed was appointed by Mr Buhari as a replacement for Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is accused of false asset declaration. Mr Onnoghen’s removal has …

Opposition parties on Saturday commended the United States, United Kingdom and the European Union for taking a stand against President Muhammadu Buhari’s suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen. The opposition parties asked that they should go a step further by sanctioning those responsible for the action. The first national spokesperson of the Coalition of United Political …

By Vanguard Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank has called on the international community to urgently prevail on President Muhammadu Buhari to reverse illegal and forceful suspension of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Justice Walter Onnoghen. In an email Frank sent to the United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA) …

President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria and sworn in a new Chief Justice, Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed. The new CJN is Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed from Bauchi State. According to Premium Times report, It is not clear if the president has such powers to suspend the CJN. Mr Buhari said he removed Mr Onnoghen based on …

Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman, Barr. Anslem Ojezua, has expressed confidence in the ongoing investigation by security agencies in the state to rescue the kidnapped candidate of the party in the forthcoming elections, Mr. Michael Ohio-Ezomon. Mr. Ohio-Ezomon is contesting to represent Owan West Constituency at the Edo State House of Assembly. He was kidnapped in his hometown on …

A former Minister of Education, Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, on Friday faulted the claims by the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria following her withdrawal from the presidential race, describing the allegations as lies. According to her, she decided to immediately sacrifice her candidacy to uphold her values by withdrawing. “Nigeria and Nigerians deserve a new order of ethical, competent and capable leadership. I …

Transparency International Nigeria has said the TraderMoni scheme, a collateral-free loan initiative targeted at petty traders and artisans as part of the National Social Investment Programme of the Federal Government, is a form of voter inducement. The chairman of the anti-corruption organisation, Awwal Rafsanjani, who spoke on Lunchtime Politics, a programme of Channels Television, noted that the initiative was an …

President Buhari’s action of signing into law, the bill prohibiting discrimination against people living with disabilities in Nigeria, just a few weeks to the general elections in February 2019 has been described as a desperate gesture without substance. The Civil Empowerment & Rule of Law Support Initiative, CERLSI) made the remark on Thursday in a press statement issued in Benin …

By Favour Percy-Idubor Few weeks before the 2019 general elections, the candidate of  All Progressives Congress (APC)  for the Edo State House of Assembly, Mr Michael Ohio-Ezomon was on Thursday morning kidnapped  by gunmen in his house at Eme-Ora in Owan West Local Government Area of the state. During the kidnap incident, Mr. Ohio- Ezomon’s orderly was said to have …

The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) has withdrawn its support for its presidential candidate, Oby Ezekwesili. The party declared its support for President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC). “The Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) is withdrawing support for her presidentia| aspiration and endorsing the second term bid of President Muhammadu Buhari to take Nigeria to the next …