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SUPREME DISMISSES SUIT BY 19 STATES CHALLENGING CONSTITUTIONALITY OF EFCC, ICPC, NFIU The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a suit filed by 19 state governments against the federal government, challenging the constitutionality of the laws establishing the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, and two others. The apex court threw out the suit for lacking in merit and substance. Justice …

BREAKING: NJC SUSPENDS RIVERS, ANAMBRA HIGH COURT JUDGES, TAKES ACTION ON OTHERS The National Judicial Council (NJC) led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Olatokunbo Kekere-Ekun has suspended two High Court judges over allegations of misconduct. Justice G.C. Aguma of the Rivers State High Court and Justice A.O. Nwabunike of the Anambra State High Court will face a …

APPEAL COURT PANEL RESERVES JUDGEMENT ON RIVERS POLITICAL CRISIS The Special Court of Appeal Panel established to adjudicate political cases in Rivers State has reserved judgment in the consolidated appeals contesting the judgment of Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja. The three-member panel of justices, led by Justice Onyekachi Otisi, stated that judgment in the appeals …

YOU’RE POOR STUDENT OF HISTORY, A CLOWN – ATIKU TELLS MAKINDE Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has described Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State as ‘a poor student of history’.Atiku, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in the 2023 election, who spoke through Hon. Dimeji Fabiyi, challenged the governor ‘to an intellectual contest’He also described remarks by Makinde on the …

FBI, CIA, DEA BIGGEST BLOW TO DEMOCRACY IN AFRICA! BY RAPHAEL ADEBOYE I just read the document detailing the United States’ multiagency defense of the drug baron in Aso Villa. Let’s be clear about one thing: the FBI, CIA, DEA and other US agencies in that report just delivered the most damaging blow to liberal democracy and representative governance the …

DRAMA AS TWO LAWYERS CLASH IN COURT OVER PDP REPRESENTATION IN RIVERS ASSEMBLY CRISIS A mild drama unfolded before the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal on Thursday, as two senior lawyers clashed over a case seeking to remove the 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Mr. …

EBONYI AIRPORT AS WHITE ELEPHANT PROJECT The Chuba Okadigbo International Airport, Onueke, in Ebonyi State has come under heavy criticism from concerned citizens of the state, alleging that so much money have been expended on the project, which according to them, has the least value to the people of the state. The development has created a wave of disappointment in …

REACTIONS TRAIL TINUBU’S APPOINTMENT OF DANIEL BWALA AS SA Reactions have continued to trail the appointment of Daniel Bwala, a former aide to Atiku Abubakar, as Special Adviser on Public Communication and Media (State House) to President Bola Tinubu. Tribune Online reports that Tinubu, on Thursday, appointed Bwala, who served as a spokesperson for Atiku’s 2023 presidential campaign, along with …

FINALLY, DANIEL BWALA LANDS BIG JOB IN TINUBU’S GOVT President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Daniel Bwala, Special Adviser, Media and Public Communications, State House. Others appointed on Thursday include three Nigerians as directors-general of various agencies. The new appointees, as announced by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President, Information and Strategy, include Mr Olawale Olopade, Director-General, …

ASUU ACCUSES IMF, WORLD BANK OF WORKING TO DESTROY NIGERIA’S PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has lamented what has been described as attempts to sabotage the country’s varsities. According to the ASUU’s National President, Prof Emmanuel Osodeke, at an event marking the 2024 ASUU’s Heroes Day in Abuja, international bodies like the World Bank and …