REACTIONS TRAIL APPEAL COURT’S JUDGEMENT VACATING RESTRAINING ORDER ON PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS AS MEMBERS OF RIVERS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Thursday, the judgement which vacated the restraining order by a Port Harcourt Court on Martin Amaewhule and his group of 24 legislators in Rivers State has elicited varying reactions. The reactions as expected are based on …

BREAKING: APPEAL COURT AFFIRMS PRO-WIKE LAWMAKERS AS MEMBERS OF RIVERS HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the appeal of Rt Hon Martin Amaewhule and 24 others who approached the Court challenging the decision of the Rivers State High Court, which favored Victor Oko-Jumbo, the Speaker of the State House of Assembly. It can be …

BREAKING: COURT VOIDS EDO PDP PRIMARY ELECTION A Federal High Court in Abuja has declared as invalid the Peoples Democratic Party’s primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate. The primary election conducted on February 22, 2024, was voided on the ground that 378 delegates who were supposed to vote at the primary election were unlawfully excluded by …

WE’RE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR CANDIDATE’S TRAVAILS – PDP REPLIES LP The Enugu State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has berated the Labour Party (LP) for fielding a candidate who is standing trial over alleged conspiracy and stealing for the Enugu South State Constituency election in the 2023 general election. The PDP stated that the party should not …

SUBSTANDARD PETROL FLOOD NIGERIAN MARKET – SENATE The Senate has raised the alarm that substandard Premium Motor Spirit or petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil or diesel have flooded the Nigerian market. Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong, in a matter of urgent national importance, observed that on June 16, 2024, a report revealed that 12 diesel cargoes conveying a total of 660 kilotons …

SUBSTANDARD PETROL FLOOD NIGERIAN MARKET – SENATE The Senate has raised the alarm that substandard Premium Motor Spirit or petrol, and Automotive Gas Oil or diesel have flooded the Nigerian market. Senator Asuquo Ekpeyong, in a matter of urgent national importance, observed that on June 16, 2024, a report revealed that 12 diesel cargoes conveying a total of 660 kilotons …

NIGERIAN TWEEPS DEMAND END TO APC RULE WITH #ENDAPCNOW The Nigerian netizens on X (formerly Twitter) have started calling for the total rejection of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the country’s political space. This agitation was trended via the hashtag #EndAPCNow, which already had over 16,000 engagements on X at the time of filing this report. The netizens …

BISHOP KUKAH RAISES CONCERN OVER BAN OF CHURCHES IN NORTHERN NIGERIA UNIVERSITIES In a controversial move that has sparked widespread debate and condemnation, Bishop Matthew Kukah of Sokoto Diocese, has expressed deep concern over recent directives from universities in northern Nigeria that effectively ban churches from operating within their premises. The outspoken cleric, known for his candid stance on social …

NNAMDI KANU AGREES TO COMPLY WITH TINUBU GOVT’S TERMS OF RELEASE – ABARIBE The detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, has reportedly agreed to comply with the conditions set by President Bola Tinubu-led Nigerian government for his release from the custody of the Department of State Services (DSS). This was disclosed by Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe …

ENUGU GOVERNOR, PETER MBAH, SIGNS FOUR BILLS INTO LAW, SAYS NO MORE LAND- GRABBING Governor of Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has signed four bills into law, saying they were part of his administration’s effort to make the state the number one in Ease of Doing Business and preferred destination for investment, business, tourism, and living. They are the Enugu …

I DIDN’T DISCUSS NNAMDI KANU’S RELEASE WITH SOUTH EAST GOVERNORS – OBASANJO Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has clarified that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu, the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), was not part of the discussions he had with the South-East governors in Enugu, Enugu State, on Tuesday. In a statement released by his Special …

IMMORTALIZE HUMPHREY NWOSU, EX-NEC CHAIRMAN – HOUSE OF REPS The House of Representatives underscored on Tuesday the need for President Bola Tinubu’s administration to immortalise the former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Humphrey Nwosu, who returned the late M. K. O. Abiola as the winner of the famous June 12, 1993 presidential election. The resolution was …

WHY WE’RE BREVIEWING ORONSAYE REPORT – HOUSE OF REPS The House of Representatives has inaugurated a special ad-hoc committee to review the Oronsaye Report and other White Papers on the restructuring of federal government agencies, parastatals, and commissions. The committee, chaired by Rt. Hon. Ibrahim Ayokunle Isiaka explained that the move aims to enhance efficiency, cost-effectiveness, and service delivery in …

EX-IMO GOVERNOR, OKOROCHA’S BUILDING COLLAPSES IN ABUJA This is not the best of time for former Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, as his five-storey building under renovation collapsed in Abuja. It was gathered that the building collapsed along Ahmadu Bello Way in Abuja around 9:pm on Monday, July 1. Police said three victims were successfully evacuated from the collapsed building …

RETURN 22 GOVT VEHICLES UNDER YOUR CUSTODY WITHIN SEVEN DAYS – GOV OBASEKI TO EX-DEPUTY SHAIBU The Godwin Obaseki-led Edo State Government has announced plans to retrieve over 20 vehicles still in the possession of erstwhile Deputy Governor, Comrade Phillip Shaibu. This was made known in a public notice signed by the State Commissioner of Information and Orientation, Chris Osa …