The 3rd Amoured Division of the Nigerian Army, Rukuba, Plateau state, has constituted a general court martial to try 17 officers who allegedly committed murder and other crimes. The officers were accused of various offences, ranging from armed robbery, murder, unlawful possession of arms and ammunition, and selling same, contrary to the operational mandate of …
It is expectedly, a confounding idea, that former President, Goodluck Ebele Azikiwe Jonathan would contest the 2023 election. More unsettling, of course, is the possibility that the President would be running on the platform of the APC against his party, the PDP. Naturally, his party should be perplexed with such a prospect and unexpectedly, a…
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has admonished judges to always be impartial in delivering their judgments. Speaking on Monday at a special session to mark a new legal year and swearing-in ceremony of new senior advocates of Nigeria (SAN), Ariwoola said, impartiality is the hallmark of any judge. He said the judiciary,…
The Senate has passed a bill that prohibits employers in the country from discriminating between first degree and Higher National Diploma (HND) holders. The passage of the bill on Tuesday, was followed the consideration of a report by the Joint Committee on Establishment and Public Service Matters; and Tertiary Institutions and TETFUND. The Chairman of…
The Presidential election and National Assembly elections are to hold on February 25, 2023. Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this on Saturday while briefing journalists in Abuja. He added that governorship and state houses of assembly polls will take place on March 11, 2023. INEC had earlier scheduled the…
Gbenga Olawepo- Hashim has formally secured the Accord Party’s ticket for the 2027 presidential election after polling 423,902 affirmative votes in the party’s nationwide affirmation primaries. His Media Office announced this in a statement on Sunday made available to journalists in Kaduna. The statement said exercise, conducted across several states, drew a large number of…
