Politics

PRESSURE MOUNTS ON APC CHAIRMAN, GANDUJE, TO RESIGN Indications have emerged that governors of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are prevailing and mounting pressure on President Bola Tinubu to sacrifice the party’s national chairman and former governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, and allow for his replacement from any of the states in the North Central zone. Although party …

MINIMUM WAGE: NASS PROPOSES LEGISLATION TO SANCTION NON-COMPLIANT STATES The Chairman, Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi Adaramodu (APC, Ekiti South), has disclosed that the National Assembly is proposing a legislation that would compel all the 36 states of the federation to adhere strictly to the new minimum wage figure that would be passed into law. Senator Adaramodu …

EMIR TUSSLE: COURT SLAMS ₦‎10M FINE ON KANO STATE OVER BREACH OF BAYERO’S RIGHT A Federal High Court sitting in Kano, has ordered Kano State Government to pay N10 million as compensation for breaching the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Bayero’s fundamental human right. The presiding judge, Justice Simon Amobeda gave the order while delivering the judgment in the case …

APPEAL COURT ORDERS RIVERS LAWMAKERS TO MAINTAIN STATUS QUO, ADJOURNS TILL JUNE 20 A Court of Appeal in Port-Harcourt at a virtual hearing on Friday via Zoom gave its Ruling on two Motions filed by Rt. Hon. Martins Amaewhule and the other defected lawmakers challenging the order of injunction granted by the Rivers State High Court restraining them from acting …

CONSTITUENTS BEAT UP LAWMAKER FOR FAILING TO DELIVER ON CAMPAIGN PROMISES Olusoji Adetunji, the House of Representatives member representing Ifelodun/Boripe/Odo-Otin federal constituency in Osun State was allegedly beaten by his constituents during a recent visit to his hometown. In the video that went viral on social media, the lawmaker is seen being attacked by residents who alleged that he neglected …

APPEAL COURT DISMISSES YAHAYA BELLO’S CASE AGAINST EFCC BOSS The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a previous ruling made by a Kogi State High Court against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and its Chairman, Ola Olukoyede, concerning a contempt case and restraining order filed by the former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In …

EMIRATE TUSSLE: POLICE BAN DURBAR ACTIVITIES IN KANO The Kano State Police Command has issued an order banning all Durbar activities throughout the State for the upcoming Eid-el-Kabir (Sallah) celebrations as part of enhanced security measures to ensure public safety and peace in the State during the festive period. In a statement released on Thursday by the Police Public Relations …

TINUBU RECEIVES DRAFT BILL ON REGIONAL GOVT TODAY President Bola Tinubu will today receive a draft bill seeking a return to a regional system of government for Nigeria. The proposed legislation authored by a chieftain of the Yoruba socio-cultural association, Afenifere, Akin Fapohunda, and titled, “A Bill for an Act to substitute the annexure to Decree 24 of 1999 with …

LG AUTONOMY: SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO JOIN STATE ASSEMBLIES, RESERVES JUDGEMENT The supreme court has refused a bid by the state houses of assembly to join as defendants in the suit by the Federal government seeking full autonomy for Nigeria’s 774 local governments. The 36 states of the federation are the defendants in the suit marked SC/CV/343/2024. The governors were …

PETER OBI THROWS VEILED JABS AT TINUBU, SOYINKA, OKUPE, SOLUDO Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election, Peter Obi, on Wednesday, displayed his sense of sarcasm when he threw veiled jabs at President Bola Tinubu, Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka and the former Director-General of his campaign council, Doyin Okupe. Obi, who was a guest on …