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Ahead of the general elections scheduled to begin next month, 61 political parties have threatened to drag Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to court over the latter’s guidelines for the general elections. The development came few days after the political parties, operating under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties,CUPP, and Inter-Party Advisory Council, IPAC, unanimously rejected the draft …

The lead prosecuting counsel, Mr. Aliyu Umar (SAN), has conceded that the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was not properly served with the summons to appear before the Code of Conduct Tribunal in Abuja on Monday. Umar conceded that the CJN was not personally served with the charges and the court’s summons as required by the law. He, …

The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, on Sunday warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to plunge the nation into crisis saying his party is ready to resist him. Mr Secondus’ statement came on the heels of the upcoming arraignment of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over his failure …

Ahead of the 2019 general election, the Great Benin King, Oba Ewuare II has again sounded a note of warning to Nigerian politicians that “it will be against God’s wish if anyone tries to achieve political powers through spilling of human blood or killing innocent citizens.” The Benin Monarch delivered the message last week at a meeting in his palace …

Edo State Governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has expressed confidence that candidates of the All Progressive Congress (APC) contesting for various political offices in Edo Central Senatorial District in the 2019 general elections will emerge victorious. Obaseki’s confidence is premised on account of what he called evidence-based developmental projects carried out by his administration in the area. The governor made the …

By MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City – At least, 71 suspected cultists were apprehended in coordinated raids carried out by operatives of Edo Police Command in Benin City at the weekend. It was gathered that the clampdown was targeted at ending the ongoing cult-related killings that have claimed several lives in the state capital. Our investigation revealed that the recently deployed …

…Tells Buhari on Adams Oshiomhole: If you reward fraudsters by giving them higher office, you are an accomplice   …Says only PDP elected legislators have attracted FG projects to Edo in last 3 years …Don’t vote for legislators who sold your mandate …APC brought suffering, hunger, unemployment, herdsmen menace, vote buying etc. …Atiku is the Solution to Get Nigeria Working …

The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has accused police officers of providing cover for thugs who are attacking his supporters in Kwara State. Mr Saraki also accused the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, of ‘undue interference’ in the Kwara police command He asked Nigerians to hold the police boss responsible if anything untoward happens to him and family members. He …

PREMIUM TIMES has obtained details of a statement given by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, to the Code of Conduct Bureau which is accusing him of false asset declaration. In one note seen by this newspaper, Mr Onnoghen said he “forgot to update his asset declaration, after the expiration of his 2005 declaration”. Mr Onnoghen also explained that …

The Code of Conduct Bureau has slammed corruption charges against the Chief Justice of Nigeria at the Code of Conduct Tribunal, court documents showed. Walter Onnoghen became the Chief Justice in March 2017, less than six months after the homes of several federal judges, including those of the Supreme Court, were searched in an anti-corruption raid. On January 10, the Nigerian government …