A former Minister of Aviation, Osita Chidoka, has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Chidoka, who was also the Corps Marshal of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), disclosed this during his appearance on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Friday. He said he is leaving politics to focus on his non-profitable organisation, […]
A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital has affirmed the suspension of Chief Ali Odefa as the National Vice Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and ordered Odefa to stop parading himself as the National Vice Chairman of the party. Delivering judgement on the matter in suit no FHC/AI/CS/182/2024 between Herbert […]
The appeal court sitting in Lagos has nullified the rape conviction of Femi Olaleye, managing director of Optimal Cancer Care Foundation. On Friday, the appellate court held that the lower court erred in its judgment. The appeal court thereafter discharged and acquitted Olaleye. In October 2023, the special offences and domestic violence court in Lagos […]
The Supreme Court has upheld an appeal by the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), recognising Sly Ezeokenwa as its National Chairman. In a judgement on Wednesday, the court also awarded an N20 million fine against Edozie Njoku for filing a frivolous suit at FCT High Court, Bwari. A few days ago, the Federal High Court […]
Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has said that Nigeria would have been better off than what it is today if the Labour Party candidate in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, had emerged victorious. According to Abaribe who represents Abia South in the Senate, nepotism which he said thrives under President Bola Tinubu would have been non-existent […]
Umar Damagum, the acting chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a bye-election to fill “vacant” seats in the Rivers state house of assembly. Damagum’s demand is contained in a letter dated December 12, 2023, addressed to Mahmood Yakubu, INEC chairman. In the letter seen […]
The Alliances for Africa (AFA) and the Committee of Gender Directors in Nigerian Universities (CGDNU) has said 63 per cent of female students across 12 universities reported experiencing sexual harassment in the institutions. The Executive Director of AFA, Iheoma Obibi, said this on Sunday in Abuja at a joint briefing on ‘Campus Climate Survey Report […]
The Catholic Archbishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Sunday, described President Bola Tinubu, his predecessor Muhammadu Buhari, and other previous heads of state as leaders who found themselves in power by accident. Kukah noted that it was evident none of them were fully prepared before assuming office, especially in a world where the […]
Calabar Magistrate Court-1 has remanded 48-year-old Mallam Adamu Ibrahim Umaru for allegedly raping and impregnating his 15-year-old daughter. The suspect, an indigene of Bundugudu Local Government Area, Zamfara State residing at No. 27, Edem Odo Street, Calabar, Cross River State capital, was alleged to have had canal knowledge of his daughter against her consent. Umaru […]
The committee set up by the Edo government to recover government assets says over 200 vehicles belonging to the state are missing. The chairman of the committee Kelly Okungbowa shared the information with journalists in Benin City, the Edo State capital on Friday. He said three of these vehicles have been recovered less than a […]
