SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AFRAID TO ADJUDICATE ON RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE – HURIWA The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Sunday accused the Supreme Court of deliberately stalling proceedings on a critical constitutional case brought by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging the legality of a state of emergency declared in Rivers State. In a press statement issued …

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AFRAID TO ADJUDICATE ON RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE – HURIWA The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Sunday accused the Supreme Court of deliberately stalling proceedings on a critical constitutional case brought by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging the legality of a state of emergency declared in Rivers State. In a press statement issued …

SUPREME COURT JUSTICES AFRAID TO ADJUDICATE ON RIVERS EMERGENCY RULE – HURIWA The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) on Sunday accused the Supreme Court of deliberately stalling proceedings on a critical constitutional case brought by 11 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governors challenging the legality of a state of emergency declared in Rivers State. In a press statement issued …

ENUGU HIGH COURT JUDGE FACES NJC PROBE OVER ALLEGED JUDICIAL MISCONDUCT A Judge of the Enugu State High Court, Justice E. N Oluedo has been dragged to the National Judicial Council, NJC, for probe over alleged judicial misconduct said to have been committed in the course of his judicial duties. NJC which has commenced action in a petition against the …

DEFECTION HAS THROWN OPPOSITION INTO DISARRAY – PRESIDENCY The Presidency says the recent defection of Delta State Governor Sheriff Oborevwori and the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Ifeanyi Okowa, into the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has thrown the opposition into disarray. Last week, Governor Oborevwori, former Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and PDP chieftains …

SENATOR NATASHA’S SATIRICAL APOLOGY TO SENATOR AKPABIO From the Desk of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan Dear Distinguished Senate President Godswill Akpabio, It is with the deepest sarcasm and utmost theatrical regret that I tender this apology for the grievous crime of possessing dignity and self-respect in your most exalted presence. I have reflected extensively on my unforgivable failure to recognize …

SENATOR NATASHA’S SATIRICAL APOLOGY TO SENATOR AKPABIO From the Desk of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan Dear Distinguished Senate President Godswill Akpabio, It is with the deepest sarcasm and utmost theatrical regret that I tender this apology for the grievous crime of possessing dignity and self-respect in your most exalted presence. I have reflected extensively on my unforgivable failure to recognize …

THEY’RE GETTING INTERNATIONAL SUPPORT – GOV ZULUM RAISES ALARM AS BOKO HARAM, ISWAP REGROUP Babagana Zulum, Borno State Governor, on Friday, raised the alarm over the regrouping of Boko Haram and ISWAP terrorists in the Tumbus areas of Lake Chad and the Mandara Hills within the Sambisa Forest in the state. Zulum spoke in Maiduguri when the Minister of Defence, …

GUNMEN ATTACK POPULAR BAR IN MAKURDI, KILL OVER 10 PERSONS No fewer than 10 people have been shot dead after unknown gunmen attacked a popular bar near the Okada Office in Akpehe, Makurdi, the capital of Benue State. The gunmen, believed to be suspected cultists, stormed the area at around 8 pm and opened fire on patrons at the bar, …

TINUBU NOT AFTER ONE-PARTY STATE – PRESIDENCY As the momentum for the 2027 political dispensation gradually gathers pace, the Presidency has labelled groups insinuating that democracy has been compromised as alarmists.Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, took on the opposition on Sunday, insisting that his principal, Bola Tinubu, is not plotting a single-party state as …

OVER 900 NIGERIANS DEPORTED FROM US SINCE 2019 A total of 902 Nigerians were deported by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) between 2019 and 2024. The figure was contained in the 2024 annual report of US ICE. According to the report, 286 Nigerians were deported from the US in 2019; 199 in 2020; 78 in 2021; 49 …

TINUBU TRYING TO STIFLE DISSENT, TURN NIGERIA INTO ONE-PARTY COUNTRY Usman Yusuf, former executive secretary of the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS), has accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of suppressing dissent and silencing critics. Speaking on Arise TV on Sunday, Yusuf alleged that his detention was orchestrated to intimidate him and weaken his resolve against government actions. In …

OVER 50 BENUE COMMUNITIES DISPLACED BY ARMED HERDSMEN – EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY At least 50 communities across 25 council wards in five local government areas (LGAs) in Benue State have been displaced by armed herdsmen. Data released by the Benue State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) reveals that the worst-hit area is Gwer West Local Government Area, where all 15 council …

UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY MULLS REPLACING KEMI BADENOCH AS PARTY LEADER Unrest within the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party could see Kemi Badenoch booted out as leader after poll ratings for the party have dipped ahead of next week’s local elections. The Tories are expected to lose a significant number of seats in the elections. Polls indicated that Badenoch has performed poorly …

UK CONSERVATIVE PARTY MULLS REPLACING KEMI BADENOCH AS PARTY LEADER Unrest within the United Kingdom’s Conservative Party could see Kemi Badenoch booted out as leader after poll ratings for the party have dipped ahead of next week’s local elections. The Tories are expected to lose a significant number of seats in the elections. Polls indicated that Badenoch has performed poorly …