Appeal court sacks two PDP lawmakers
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday sacked two Kaduna State House of Assembly members. The appellate court ordered that a rerun be conducted by INEC to determine…
Wike says PDP’s loss of Bayelsa threatens Rivers
Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday expressed concern that the capitulation of the Peoples Democratic Party in neighboring Bayelsa by the All Progressives Congress (APC) portends danger for Rivers State. He said…
How Governor Seriake Dickson auctioned Bayelsa to the PDP
The refusal of Governor Seriake Dickson to avoid the perils of hubristic leadership has been blamed for the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s governorship election.…
IGP: Fake police overpowered 66,241 officers in Kogi, Bayelsa
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday blamed the violence reported during last Saturday’s gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States on persons he described as fake policemen. Before…
Buhari tells losers of Bayelsa, Kogi Guber Polls to go to Court
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged persons dissatisfied with the outcome of the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states to seek redress in court. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
21 Ibadan Kings lose Crowns as Ladoja, Oyo Gov’t settle out of Court
The crisis between the Olubadan of Ibadanland and High Chiefs elevated to beaded crown kings by the immediate past government of Senator Abiola Ajimobi may have come to an abrupt…
Ozekhome: Interpol acted out of ignorance in arresting Adoke
Chief Mike Ozekhome (SAN), counsel to the former Minister of Justice and Attorney-General of the Federation, Mohammed Bello Adoke, has blamed the arrest of his client by the international police,…
ICPC uncovers N18.62bn padding scam by MDAs
The Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) says it has uncovered gross abuse of personnel budget and inflation as well as padding of nominal role by some…
Editorial: The Electoral Brigandage in Bayelsa and Kogi States
Electoral malpractices have become a recurring decimal in Nigeria and have incrementally worsened since the return to democracy in 1999. Something is fundamentally wrong. Nigeria’s renascent democracy has been threatened…
I did not request to be remanded in DSS custody – Dasuki
Detained former National Security Adviser (NSA), Col Sambo Dasuki (Rtd) has discounted claims by the Department of State Service (DSS) that he; and other detainees preferred to be in DSS…