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With the resumption of work by the Edo State Waste Management Board and deployment of men and equipment to major roads for waste management, Edo residents have hailed the impact of their work, attributing the clearing of debris across Benin metropolis to the Board’s renewed drive. A cross-section of residents, who spoke to journalists in Benin City, at the weekend, …

The Nigerian government has given all foreigners involved in mining activities in Zamfara State 48 hours to leave the sites. The government announced a ban on all mining activities as part of measures to restore peace in the state. Bandits have been attacking villages in Zamfara for almost two years now. Hundreds have been killed while several others have been …

Babachir Lawal, a former secretary to the Nigerian government, has asked Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo not to expect preferential treatment on the question of who will succeed President Muhammadu Buhari in 2023. Mr Buhari secured a second term last last month. The campaign was replete with arguments that voters in the south should give Mr Buhari another four years in order …

The controversy over the eligibility of Senator Ademola Adeleke to contest the Osun governorship election has been put to rest as an Akure Federal Court of Appeal at the weekend reaffirmed his qualification and eligibility to contest the office. The Akure Court of Appeal  dismissed an appeal against the judgement of Osogbo High court which had confirmed the eligibility of …

Okorocha had in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/296/2019, which he filed before the Federal High Court in Abuja, maintained that INEC lacked the statutory powers to withhold his Certificate of Return, saying he was validly elected to occupy the senatorial seat. He urged the court to declare that the electoral body acted in error when it refused to recognise him, even …

The governorship elections of March 9 have now been officially concluded, nearly a month after voters first headed to the poll. Following a rash of supplementary polls, the final collation came in Rivers State on April 3 with the re-election of Governor Nyesom Wike. Governors-elect in Bauchi and Adamawa emerged on March 26 and 29, respectively. All the three states were picked up by the PDP. …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has expressed satisfaction with the resignation of the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. The party said this vindicates its call for the resignation of the CJN following the allegations of false asset declaration brought against him. The national publicity secretary of the party, Lanre Issa-onilu, made this known while briefing journalists at its …

Suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, has resigned, the News Agency of Nigeria is reporting. Mr Onnoghen’s resignation follows the recommendation of the National Judicial Council for his early retirement. The recommendation was sent to President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday. In its public statement, the NJC said that it had reached a decision on allegations of fraud against Mr …

In a statement late Wednesday night by its spokesman, Kola Ologbondiyan noted that says Governor Wike’s record of “700,000 votes” margin of victory over the African Action Congress, AAC, speaks volume of the resilience of the people of Rivers State in the face of intimidation, harassment and manipulations by oppressive forces. The statement read: “The victory reinforces the confidence of …

The National Judicial Council says it has reached decisions on the petitions written against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen, and the justice acting in his stead, Tanko Muhammad. The decisions have been communicated to President Muhammadu Buhari for action, the council said Wednesday. Mr Onnoghen is accused by the Code of Conduct Bureau of not declaring all …