After the political frenzy of 2023 – with the elections and transition period – 2024 was expected to have less of politics and more of governance. However, it still managed to bring its share of politicking. From the off-season elections in Edo and Ondo states to the Supreme Court judgement on local government autonomy, 2024 … Read more
Former President Muhammadu Buhari has opened up on the revocation of a plot of land belonging to the Muhammadu Buhari Trust Foundation in Abuja. In a statement by his media aide, Garba Shehu, on Thursday, Mr Buhari explained that he was not the owner of the plot allocated to the Foundation named after him. PREMIUM … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, on Monday, called on judges to be more intentional in improving the quality of their judgements, just as she admonished them to avoid conducts that could bring shame to them. Her admonition comes as the Nigerian judiciary faces a severe confidence crisis. “Our actions as judicial officers … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State has vowed to implement the recommendations of the seven-man judicial commission of enquiry which investigated the post-election violence in the state. Governor Fubara had braved to conduct local elections in the oil-rich state despite the police refusing to provide security for the exercise. Mr Fubara’s party, the Peoples Democratic … Read more
Chijioke Ihunwo, the newly inaugurated chairperson of Obio/Akpor Local Government Area of Rivers State has ordered that the FCT Minister, Nyesom Wike’s name be blotted out of a building in the council secretariat. Mr Ihunwo, who visited the council secretariat on Monday, ordered that the administrative block hitherto named after Mr Wike be renamed “Obi … Read more
The local council secretariats in Ikwerre and Eleme in Rivers State have been set ablaze on Monday morning by hoodlums, a few hours after the police announced the unsealing of the secretariats of the 23 local government areas of the state. The attacks on the secretariats of the two local government areas occurred almost simultaneously … Read more
Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State says the local election slated for 5 October will produce a new, people-oriented political structure in the state. Mr Fubara’s spokesperson, Nelson Chukwudi, quoted the governor as saying this when he received members of the Simplicity Movement in Government House, Port Harcourt, on Tuesday. The Simplicity Movement is a … Read more
The Commissioner of Police in Edo, Nemi Iwo, has dismissed allegations linking his deployment to the state to the influence of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike as baseless..A statement by the command’s Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu, on Monday in Benin, the Edo State capital, quoted Mr Iwo as describing the … Read more
The community of Agwan Hakimi, Orozo situated in the Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC), has been left in turmoil after a devastating flood swept through the area, killing two residents and destroying vital infrastructure. The flooding, which occurred on Tuesday, marked the second deluge in just five days, leaving a trail of destruction and despair … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, retired on Thursday after reaching the mandatory age of 70. A valedictory court session was held at the Supreme Court in Abuja to honour him. Sixty-six-year-old Kudirat Kekere-Ekun will succeed him as the 18th CJN. During the event on Thursday, Mr Ariwoola expressed concerns about the overwhelming … Read more
