A Plateau State High Court sitting in Jos has ruled that elected Local Government Chairmen in the state are entitled to a four year tenure as prescribed by the 1999 Constitution. The court held that the two year tenure prescribed by the Plateau State Government and the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC) laws is…
A Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, on Friday, granted bail to 114 #Endbadgovernance protesters in the sum of N10 million each. The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwatu admitted the defendants, including some underaged persons to bail shortly after they pleaded not guilty to the charges preferred against them by the Inspector General (IG) of…
Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru, and the chief of air staff (CAS) Hassan Abubakar, had traveled to Turkey to facilitate the speedy delivery of T-129 ATAK helicopters to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Spokesman of NAF, Edward Gabkwet, disclosed this in a statement on Sunday. He said two of the helicopters are to be delivered…
A former military head of state, Gen. Yakubu Gowon (rtd) has asked Nigerians to be patient with President Bola Tinubu. Speaking with journalists on Wednesday after a meeting with the President at the State House, Gowon appealed to Nigerians to be patient with Tinubu, it is too early for the president achieve absolute results within…
The Arewa Youth Vanguard (AYV) has alleged of plots by Yahaya Bello, outgoing governor of Kogi state to influence the removal of the Chief Gabriel Aduku, Chairman of the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), who doubles as the acting chairman of Kogi East Elders’ Council (KEEC). In a statement on Monday in Abuja, the group, alleged…
In this week’s explosive edition of Updates, Rimamnde Shawulu Kwewum breaks down the evolving security crisis in Nigeria. From the chilling mass abduction and killing of 33 kidnapped victims in Zamfara to the brazen raid of a federal radio station in Kogi, this episode exposes how violent non-state actors are escalating their operations. • •…
