The court of appeal sitting in Abuja, has nullified the election of Caleb Mutfwang as governor of Plateau state. According to Channels Television, the court ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to Mutfwang. Delivering judgment on Sunday in the appeal by Nentawe Yilwatda Goshwe, governorship candidate of…
Musa Garba, Kaduna state police commissioner, says the recruitment of underage children as house helps by some Nigerians and the irresponsible attitude of some parents were undermining the protection and enforcement of children’s right. He stated this on Monday at the opening of a two day orientation workshop organised in Kaduna by the United Nations…
Few hours after his inauguration on Monday, the Plateau state governor, Caleb Mutfwang, has made his first appointments. A statement signed by Moses Nwan, Senior Special Assistant (Special Duties) to the governor, announced the appointment of Samuel Jatau, an architect, as Secretary to the State Government (SSG). Also appointed are Philemon Dafi, Attorney General and…
Politics is often mistaken for proximity to power. In reality, it is about leverage. Nigeria’s unfolding wave of defections from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) exposes this misunderstanding with brutal clarity. Ahead of the 2027 elections, governors across key regions have abandoned the PDP in large numbers. The…
President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, requested the senate to confirm Joash Amupitan, a senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN), as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The request was conveyed in a letter read by the senate president, Godswill Akpabio, during plenary on Tuesday. The letter reads: “ In accordance with the provisions of…
The Nigerian army has warned that anyone caught wearing military uniforms illegally would be arrested and prosecution, in line with the law. The Chief of Civil-Military Affairs, (Army) Maj. Gen. Gold Chibuisi, sounded the warning during a media chat with defence correspondents on Saturday night in Abuja. He said while it is unlawful for non-military…
