Human rights lawyer, Monday Ubani has criticised the wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari over the reported arrest of Aminu Adamu for an alleged derogatory post on social media. According to him, many Nigerians flayed Mrs Patience Jonathan during her husband’s tenure as Nigeria’s President from 2010 to 2015 but she didn’t arrest […]
Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court Abuja has nullified the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) Governorship Primary held on May 29, 2022 in Abia State. The judge subsequently ordered that a fresh primary be conducted within 14 days. Justice Nyako made the order in a judgement on a suit by Chikwe Udensi, […]
Amid the biting fuel scarcity experienced across the nation, the Federal Government has cautioned petrol marketers to stop hoarding Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) popularly known as petrol. The government, in a statement through the Nigerian Midstream And Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority (NMDPRA), also said there is no plan to increase the price of the […]
Senate President Ahmed Lawan has cautioned Nigerian youths against vote trading in the 2023 elections. Lawan spoke on Thursday when he received members of Polling Unit Ambassadors of Nigerian (PUAN), an election observation group, at the national assembly complex in Abuja. The senate president, who was presented with a red flag against vote buying […]
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its investigation shows that Diezani Alison-Madueke, a former minister of petroleum resources, allegedly gave politicians $115 million to compromise the 2015 elections. Abdulrasheed Bawa, the EFCC chairperson, said this on Wednesday at an induction retreat for new resident electoral commissioners (INEC) in Lagos. Bawa was represented […]
Mohammed Shehu, chairman, Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), says some political appointees earn more salary than President Muhammadu Buhari. Shehu disclosed this during an interview on Channels Television on Thursday. The RMAFC boss, who spoke on the commission’s plan to review judicial and political holders’ salaries, said some officials of the Nigerian […]
Usman Baba, inspector-general of police (IGP), says no governor will be allowed to prevent opposition political parties from holding rallies in their states. Baba spoke on Wednesday at the 2022 political parties summit in Abuja. Represented by Dandaura Mustapha, deputy inspector-general of police (DIG) operations, the IGP said state commissioners have been directed to […]
A federal high court in Abuja has affirmed Oladipupo Adebutu as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, issued the ruling on Thursday while delivering judgment in a suit filed by Jimi Lawal, a governorship aspirant in the state. Ekwo described Lawal as a […]
Major players in the soft drink market have asked the national assembly to protect businesses from collapse over the N10/litre excise duty tax imposed on the industry. They said this on Wednesday in Abuja in a meeting with the leadership of the national assembly. In January, the federal government introduced an excise duty of […]
A hunter, Sunday Olubusade, has reportedly killed a 30-year-old palm wine taper, identified as Kehinde, who he mistook for an antelope in Ondo town, Ondo State. Vanguard gathered that the victim, after the day’s work, went to a river to bathe when the hunter shot him. A police source said when questioned, the suspect […]
