In 1992, Babangida expelled Sowore from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).In 1993, Abacha arrested Sowore.In 1998, the Abdulsalami government arrested Sowore at the National University Games Association (NUGA) events in Lagos.In 2006, Obasanjo and El-Rufai sued Sowore for interviewing Gbenga Obasanjo and exposing the third term agenda.In 2007, the late Umaru Yar’Adua banned Sahara Reporters in Nigeria.In 2014, Goodluck Jonathan’s …

In 1992, Babangida expelled Sowore from the University of Lagos (UNILAG).In 1993, Abacha arrested Sowore.In 1998, the Abdulsalami government arrested Sowore at the National University Games Association (NUGA) events in Lagos.In 2006, Obasanjo and El-Rufai sued Sowore for interviewing Gbenga Obasanjo and exposing the third term agenda.In 2007, the late Umaru Yar’Adua banned Sahara Reporters in Nigeria.In 2014, Goodluck Jonathan’s …

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says Joash Amupitan, the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is a man of integrity. Odinkalu said Amupitan’s character is not in doubt but warned that his integrity could be tested by what he called the “multiple principalities” within the electoral body. He said INEC …

President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet has been hit by a forgery controversy as the Federal High Court in Abuja has given the go-ahead a legal action seeking the prosecution of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, for falsification of election results during the 2023 general elections. The judge Mohammed Umar, in a ruling dated 23 September, said …

President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet has been hit by a forgery controversy as the Federal High Court in Abuja has given the go-ahead a legal action seeking the prosecution of the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Nkeiruka Onyejeocha, for falsification of election results during the 2023 general elections. The judge Mohammed Umar, in a ruling dated 23 September, said …

Eight days after Cameroon’s presidential election, the National Vote Counting Commission has announced preliminary results indicating that incumbent President Paul Biya has won re-election with between 53 and 54 percent of the vote, according to a report from Jeune Afrique. The long-serving leader and candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) is said to have secured victory following days …

Eight days after Cameroon’s presidential election, the National Vote Counting Commission has announced preliminary results indicating that incumbent President Paul Biya has won re-election with between 53 and 54 percent of the vote, according to a report from Jeune Afrique. The long-serving leader and candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) is said to have secured victory following days …

Professor Chidi Odinkalu, former chairman of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), says Joash Amupitan, the new chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), is a man of integrity. Odinkalu said Amupitan’s character is not in doubt but warned that his integrity could be tested by what he called the “multiple principalities” within the electoral body. He said INEC …

Eight days after Cameroon’s presidential election, the National Vote Counting Commission has announced preliminary results indicating that incumbent President Paul Biya has won re-election with between 53 and 54 percent of the vote, according to a report from Jeune Afrique. The long-serving leader and candidate of the Cameroon People’s Democratic Movement (CPDM) is said to have secured victory following days …

Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women’s rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning. Her family visited President John Mahama in the afternoon to officially notify him of her death. The president leads the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, founded by …

Social media is awash with tributes to the former first lady, politician and women’s rights advocate, who Ghanaian presidential spokesperson Felix Kwakye Ofosu said had died after a short illness on Thursday morning. Her family visited President John Mahama in the afternoon to officially notify him of her death. The president leads the National Democratic Congress (NDC) party, founded by …

The supreme court in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal filed by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) that the £43m award in favour of Nigeria should be paid in Nigerian currency and not pound sterling. In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel on Wednesday, the UK supreme court held that P&ID should pay the £43m award …

The supreme court in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal filed by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) that the £43m award in favour of Nigeria should be paid in Nigerian currency and not pound sterling. In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel on Wednesday, the UK supreme court held that P&ID should pay the £43m award …

The supreme court in the United Kingdom (UK) has dismissed the appeal filed by Process & Industrial Development (P&ID) that the £43m award in favour of Nigeria should be paid in Nigerian currency and not pound sterling. In a unanimous decision delivered by a five-member panel on Wednesday, the UK supreme court held that P&ID should pay the £43m award …

The Nigerian military authorities have set up a panel to investigate about 20 officers detained over an alleged plot to overthrow President Bola Tinubu. Sahara Reporters newspaper broke the news that 16 officers, including a brigadier general and a colonel, were arrested in late September following intelligence that they were holding secret meetings and expressing discontent with the administration. “The …