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Governor DAVE UMAHI has appealed the Federal High Court judgement which ordered the removal of him and his deputy, ERIC IGWE, from office. According to a notice appeal filed Governor UMAHI, and his deputy stated that the Federal High Court erred in his ruling and they, therefore, disagreed with the entire judgment which ordered their sack for defecting to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (P...

The Senate has thrown out the request of President MUHAMMADU BUHARI for amendment of section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act which prevents appointive political office holders from contesting for election from party primary level without resigning. The request was rejected after the Senate Leader, Senator YAHAYA ABDULLAHI (APC Kebbi North) made the lead debate for the second reading of the bill. ...

Justice INYANG EKWO of the Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the Ebonyi State Governor, DAVE UMAHI and his deputy, ERIC IGWE, to leave their seats following their defections to the APC. Justice EKWO, said that the governor and his deputy won the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and cannot transfer their mandate to another political party. The c...

President MUHAMMADU BUHARI has appreciated Nigerian women in celebration of International Women’s Day, March 8, 2022. The year’s celebration which is themed Gender Equality Today for a Sustainable Tomorrow is under the hashtag #BreaktheBias. In a statement signed by presidential spokesperson FEMI ADESINA, the President said the celebration is an opportunity to reflect ...

The Yoruba socio-political group, AFENIFERE HAS hailed the release of Sunday Adeyemo by the Benin Republic Government. In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Comrade JARE AJAYI, it described the release of IGBOHO as a triumph over darkness in Yoruba land.  IGBOHO, who was released on Monday to Prof. BANJI AKINTOYE, and his deputy Professor WALE ADENIRAN, has been in detention...

Vice President YEMI OSINBAJO, SAN, has described the restoration of Nigerians displaced by insurgency in the Northeast as an emergency assignment.  Prof. OSINBAJO stated this at the first meeting of the Presidential Committee on the Repatriation, Returns and Resettlement of Displaced Persons in the North-East. Prof. YEMI OSINBAJO further urged members to carry out the assignment without bureaucratic influence to ach...

Governor ABUBAKAR BELLO of Niger State has urged members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to sheath swords and press on amicably ahead of the 2023 elections. The governor, who declared himself the acting National Chairman of the APC, stated this at a meeting where he addressed state chairmen of the ruling party. He further urged the chairmen to remember those who elected the...

Justice EMEKA NWITE of the Federal High Court, Abuja has adjourned the trial of ABBA KYARI and six others till March 14.  KYARI is expected to remain in the custody of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency until he reappears in court at the adjourned date for his bail hearing. Those arraigned along with KYARI include Assistant Commissioner of Police ACP SUNDAY UBUA, Assist...

Nigeria has approved the request by the United States for the extradition of suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) ABBA KYARI. KYARI is wanted to stand trial for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, money laundering and identity theft. He was accused of conspiring with a United Arab Emirates (UAE)-based Nigerian, RAMON ABBAS, aka Hushpuppi to commit the crime....

The Minister of Labour and Employment, CHRIS NGIGE, has said the Federal Government has dealt with most of the demands of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). ASUU, which is currently on a one-month strike, are seeking improved welfare, revitalization of public universities and academic autonomy among other demands. The Minister noted that the academics have produced a...