Politics

JUDICIARY HAS DESTROYED DEMOCRACY IN SOUTH EAST – CSOs A Coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) domiciled in the South Eastern states has accused the judiciary of destroying democracy in the region. According to the group, the judiciary has been playing an ignoble role in the lack of progress in the region since the advent of the democratic governance, especially …

KANO EMIRATE CRISIS: JOURNALIST RESIGNS AFTER CRITICAL REMARKS AGAINST GOVERNOR, LAWMAKERS A journalist has quit his job at Freedom Radio, Kano, following critical comments he posted on Facebook against the state government and House of Assembly on the scrapping of four emirates in the state. Abubakar Ishaq posted a video on his personal social media handles saying the decision of …

LAWYER DUMPS YAHAYA BELLO ON N83B FRAUD ALLEGATION, WITHDRAWS FROM CASE A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Adeola Adedipe, on Thursday, applied to the Federal High Court in Abuja to withdraw his appearance for the immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello. Bello is facing a 19-count charge bordering on his alleged complicity in money laundering, breach of …

EL RUFAI: THE MAN WHO DEFIED COURT ORDERS, DEMOLISHED HOUSES, PEOPLE’S SHOPS, NOW SEEKING JUSTICE – SHEHU SANI In a striking turn of events, former Kaduna State Governor Nasir El-Rufai is seeking legal redress against the Kaduna State Assembly’s investigation into his administration’s finances. This move has drawn sharp criticism from former senator Shehu Sani, who took to Twitter to …

PETER OBI, A LONE VOICE IN AN UNSTABLE WORLD – OBI OF ONITSHA The Obi of Onitsha, Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe, has described Mr Peter Obi as a man who stands for the truth at all costs and a lone voice in an unstable world. Igwe Achebe made the remark at the 6th Public Lecture of the Board of Fellows, Pharmaceutical …

KANO EMIRATE TUSSLE: FLAG OF AUTHORITY HOISTED AT ADO BAYERO’S MINI PALACE Amid the Kano emirate tussle, traditional and official flags have been hoisted at the Nassarawa mini palace which the 15th Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero currently occupies. The flag signifies the presence of an emir once raised and it’s also a symbol of authority. It is often …

COUP ATTEMPT: BOLIVIAN POLICE ARREST LEADER Bolivian police have arrested the leader of an attempted coup, hours after the presidential palace in the capital La Paz was stormed by soldiers. Armoured vehicles and troops also took up positions on Murillo Square where key government buildings are located. They are now reported to have begun withdrawing. The rebel military officer in …

KENYA’S PRESIDENT DROPS TAX HIKE AFTER DEADLY UNREST Kenya’s President William Ruto, on Wednesday, bowed to pressure from violent protesters and dropped the controversial tax bill which sought to raise $2.3billion in new levies in the Eastern Africa country. At least 23 people died in the anti-tax hike demonstration which took thousands of young men to the streets of Nairobi, …

WE’LL SEEK TINUBU’S INTERVENTION IN RIVER’S CRISIS – ORJI UZOR KALU Orji Uzor Kalu, senator representing Abia north, says he will work with his colleagues in the red chamber to seek President Bola Tinubu’s intervention in the political crisis in Rivers state. Kalu spoke on Wednesday when he led a delegation of the senate committee on privatisation and commercialisation on …

WE WON’T REMAIN SILENT IN FACE OF INJUSTICE – CARDINAL ONAIYEKUN Cardinal John Onaiyekan, the former Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, has called on Nigerians to stand up against injustice, emphasizing that staying silent in the face of wrongdoing is equivalent to being complicit. Speaking at the launch of the Catholic Social Teaching (CST) program at the Catholic Secretariat of Nigeria …