The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Andy Uba and those of 10 other parties have filed petitions at the Anambra 2021 Governorship Election Petition Tribunal challenging the declaration of Prof. Charles Soludo of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) as the winner. According to Daily Trust, the political parties filed their petitions […]
The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has ruled out any sit-at-home protest in the south-east on Thursday when her leader, Nnamdi Kanu, is billed to appear in court for the continuation of his trial. Although IPOB had suspended its sit-at-home directive in the south-east, the proscribed separatist group said the sit-at-home order will only be […]
The Presidency Wednesday told the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, to stop what it described as divisive, irresponsible and bare-faced publicity stunts and follow through its legal claim in a Nigerian court of law. The Presidency also told SERAP to challenge the federal government publicly, legally, and transparently and also be bold to reveal […]
A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit challenging the qualification of Chukwuma Soludo as a candidate in the November 6 Anambra state governorship election. In the suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/711/2021, Adindu Valentine and Egwudike Chukwuebuk, the plaintiffs, had alleged that Soludo provided false information in the affidavit (Form EC9) that he submitted to […]
‘ President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja called for a stronger emphasis on people-to-people relations between South Africa and Nigeria to evolve a bond that will be of benefit to both countries and the entire African continent. According to a statement by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, President Buhari who received President Cyril Ramaphosa, at […]
The Governors of South-East region of Nigeria have warned criminals using the name of of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and their military wing, the Eastern Security Network, ESN to commit crime in the region to stop that immediately. In a press statement issued after their virtual meeting on Wednesday, 30th November, the Governors […]
Rivers Governor Nyesom Wike has charged the media to exert pressure on President Muhammadu Buhari to assent to the amended Electoral Act. The Governor said the public needed enlightenment on why there should be the electronic transmission of election results to save the nation’s democracy. Wike, according to a statement by his Special Assistant, Media, […]
Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa (SAN), on Wednesday, tackled the Lagos State Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo (SAN), over claim that the Lagos State Judicial Panel of Inquiry on Restitution for Victims of SARS Related Abuses and Other Matters mismanaged funds. Adegboruwa, who is a member of the Justice Doris Okuwobi panel, which probed the EndSARS […]
The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu is scheduled for an emergency hearing tomorrow (Thursday) that could lead to his release on bail. SaharaReporters exclusively learnt on Wednesday that the hearing could open the door for Kanu’s release on bail. This was confirmed exclusively to SaharaReporters by the counsel for […]
The Canadian government has banned travellers from Nigeria and nine other African countries over concerns about the spread of the Omicron COVID-19 variant. The country earlier announced a ban on South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho, Botswana, Zimbabwe, Mozambique, and Namibia. In a statement on Tuesday, it said it was expanding the travel ban to Egypt, Nigeria, […]
