The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal seeking to annul the election of Abdullahi Sule as governor of Nasarawa state. Lawyers of the parties on Tuesday made their final submissions before a five-member panel of the apex court led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun. The panel, after listening to the submissions, reserved judgment in the matter,…
The Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC)/Transparency International in Nigeria has described the late Ghali Na’Abba, a former Speaker of the House of Representatives as a dogged fighter for legislative autonomy and firm defend of Nigeria’s nascent democracy during his tenure as Speaker from 1999 to 2003. Na’Abba died on December 27, 2023, following a…
Elder statement and convener of Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Chief Edwin Clark, has that Muhammadu Buhari failed abysmally as President for eight years. He said the Buhari administration was full of insecurity, economic collapse, injustice, religious bigotry and lack of direction. According to Clerk, Buhari pushed the country five decades backward. The elder statesman…
The Taraba state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has condemned the explosion that rocked Jalingo, the state capital on Friday. State chairman of the association, Isaiah Jirapye, said in a statement on Saturday in Jalingo noted that the explosion occurred four days after the one at Iware, Ardo Kola Local Government Area…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), has warned that the resort hate speech, insults and threats of violence by some politicians are a threat to the peaceful conduct of the 2023 general elections. In a statement on Sunday in Kaduna, the forum said despite the security and economic problems facing the country, some desperate politicians and…
President Muhammadu Buhari has warned leaders and members of ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to desist from “name-calling and backstabbing”. The warning was contained in statement on issued on Saturday in Abuja by Garba Shehu, Buhari’s Senior Special Assistant on Media. The statement titled, Buhari urged APC members to “remain steadfast and maintain unity if the…
