Politics

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 …

JUNE 12: EXPERTS CALL FOR URGENT REFORMS IN NIGERIAN DEMOCRACY, DECRY NEO-LIBERAL ECONOMIC POLICIES After 25 years of civilian rule in Nigeria (since 1999), the entrenchment of the ethos of democracy in governance is still a far cry. This is not unconnected with unfavourable policies and actions or inactions of some unpatriotic politicians, which have not only brought the economy …

LUKMAN, FORMER APC CHIEFTAIN, RESIGNS FROM PARTY A former chieftain of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Malam Salihu Lukman, has resigned from the party. Lukman said his resignation was due to lack of internal democracy in APC. He also accused the APC of its inability to allow the needed reforms. The former Director General of the Progressive Governors’ Forum conveyed …

EX-GOV YAHAYA BELLO APPEARS IN COURT TODAY, AFTER HIDE AND SEEK GAME WITH EFCC Months after the ‘hide and seek’ game between him and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), immediate-past governor of Kogi state, Alhaji Yahaya Bello is expected to appear before the Federal High Court in Abuja on today. All eyes are on the former governor as …