Politics

RIVERS CRISIS NOW IN AUTO-PILOTRivers State is believed to be on autopilot, now controlled by the sole instinct to survive. This is said to be because so many wrongs have been done and many court orders have been flouted that it may not be possible for any party to act with rational thinking.Every single action by either the Nyesom Wike …

NIGERIA’S FAILING STATUS CONFIRMED UNDER EMILOKAN – OBASANJOFormer President, Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria’s failing status under the reign of President Bola Tinubu is “confirmed and glaringly indicated and manifested for every honest person to see.”He labelled Tinubu as “Baba-go-slow and Emilokan.”A statement on Saturday by his Media Aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, on Saturday, quoted Obasanjo to have said this while delivering …

WHY NORTHERN GOVERNORS OPPOSE TINUBU’S TAX REFORM BILL Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule has said that the Northern Governors are not against President Bola Tinubu’s tax bills but are uncomfortable with the removal of the Value Added Tax (VAT) from the Federal Account Allocation Committee (FAAC). Governor Sule said there were so many good things about the tax reforms that …

NO AGREEMENT TO GIVE ATIKU 2027 PRESIDENTIAL TICKET – PDP The Peoples Democratic Party has denied having any agreement to hand over its presidential ticket to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar or any of its political bigwigs ahead of the 2027 election. This was disclosed by the PDP’s Deputy National Youth Leader, Timothy Osadolor, in an exclusive interview with Saturday …

APPEAL COURT SACKS TINUBU MAN, MC OLUOMO, AS NURTW NATIONAL PRESIDENT The emergence of Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly known as MC Oluomo, as the National President of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) has been invalidated by the Court of Appeal. The ruling of the Appeal Court also affirmed Tajudeen Baruwa as the re-elected NURTW president. Recall that the …

UNIZIK VC SPEAKS ON CONTROVERSIAL ACADEMIC RECORDS Bernard Odoh has spoken on his controversial academic profile and appointment as the vice-chancellor of the Nnamdi Azikiwe University, Awka (NAU) in Anambra State. Mr Odoh, a professor, emerged as the seventh substantive vice-chancellor of the university on 29 October. He hails from Ebonyi State, where he unsuccessfully sought to become governor in …

WHY FG DIDN’T IMPLEMENT SUPREME COURT DECISION ON LOCAL COUNCILS -AGF The Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Justice Minister Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) has explained why the Federal Government did not insist on the immediate implementation of the July 11 judgment of the Supreme Court granting financial autonomy to local gGovernments. Fagbemi said rather than insisting on prompt application …

NJC SENDS TWO JUDGES PACKING OVER FALSIFICATION OF AGE The National Judicial Council under the Chairmanship of the Chief Justice of Nigeria, (CJN) Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has sanctioned five serving judicial officers for various acts of misconduct.Specifically, the Council at its 107th meeting held in Abuja suspended Justice G. C. Aguma of High Court of Rivers State from performing judicial …

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 …

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 …