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The Labour Party senatorial candidate for Anambra Central zone in the February 25 general election, Chief Victor Umeh, has been disqualified by a Federal High Court 1, sitting in Awka. The Federal High Court 1, Awka presided over by Justice H. A.  Nganjiwa, on Friday, disqualified Umeh on the grounds of non-compliance with the provisions of the Electoral Act. In …

Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke has described the judgement of the governorship tribunal as ” a miscarriage of justice”, vowing to challenge the ruling at the Court of Appeal. Reacting to the verdict of the Tribunal in a statement issued by his spokesperson, Rasheed Olawale, Governor Adeleke faulted the resolution of the over-voting question in favour of Mr Oyetola, calling …

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, declined to issue an order of mandamus to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to expunge the name of the flag-bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, from list of qualified candidates for the forthcoming presidential election. The court, in a judgement that was delivered by Justice Binta …

•New notes shortage force banks to shut ATMs, customers demand extension •Reps threaten Emefiele with arrest, insist CBN gov must obey summons •Law professor sues CBN, NLC writes Buhari over deadline extension Ahead of the January 31 deadline set by the Central Bank of Nigeria for the phasing out of the old N1,000, N500 and N200 notes, some mega-churches, schools …

The Osun State Election Petitions Tribunal hearing the All Progressives Congress’ governorship candidate, Adegboyega Oyetola’s petition against the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Ademola Adeleke on Friday annulled the result of the July 16 Osun governorship poll. Oyetola and the APC had challenged Adeleke’s victory, even as the latter was declared the winner and returned elected by the Independent …

The Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo has sacked Governor Ademola Adeleke as the duly elected governor of the state. The tribunal in a split judgement of two to one declared that the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, should withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Adeleke and issue same to former Governor Adegboyega Oyetola. The majority …

…Says facility owners have a 90-day grace period to comply Edo State Government has said that churches, mosques, event centers, clubs, lounges, and other public spaces that do not meet the state’s guidelines on noise pollution, including installation of soundproof materials will be sealed by March 31. A joint task force comprising officials of Edo State Ministry of Physical Planning, …

…Parades other categories of suspects BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin City, Nigeria – Edo State Commissioner of Police, CP Mohammed Dankwara has insisted that the identities of the three traditional rulers and others arrested in connection with the recent Igueben train station attack would not be revealed until ongoing investigation is concluded. The police chief who classified the suspects as “high …

…Reschedule meeting for today …Insist apex bank, others must honour the summons …says it’s unpopular policies hampering the economy must be discarded The ad-hoc committee of the House of Representatives constituted to interface with the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, and bank chief executive officers on the January 31 deadline for withdrawal of old naira notes said yesterday that late …

On Sunday, a train plying the Warri-Itakpe route derailed somewhere around Ajaokuta in Kogi State. About 178 passengers were stranded but, thankfully, they came to no harm as the Nigerian Railway Corporation evacuated them. The train service along that route has been shut until they carry out necessary repairs. At the time of writing, there has been no official report …