A former aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, Rueben Abati, has slammed sons of President Bola Tinubu, Seyi Tinubu and Yinka Tinubu, for hanging around the presidential villa like ‘’jobless invalids.’’ Mr Abati expressed his dissatisfaction on Wednesday, during Arise TVs ‘The Morning Show’ which he co-anchors with fellow journalists Oseni Rufai and two others. Wondering what the president’s children do for a living, Mr Abati admonished them to do something concrete with their lives at their age and stop being dependent on their father because he occupies the nation’s number one seat. He also said he felt sorry for their wives…
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The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed Julius Abure as the Chairman of the Labour Party. The Justice Hamman Barka-led three-member panel of the court delivered the judgement on Wednesday, in an appeal filed by Mr Abure challenging the decision of the verdict of the Federal Capital Territory High Court. Justice Barka held that Abure’s appeal had merit and was accordingly allowed, adding that the high court shouldn’t have even assumed jurisdiction on the matter. The appellate court therefore set aside the verdict by Justice Hamza Muazu of the FCT High Court who last year restrained Mr Abure and two others from parading themselves as national…
The Edo House of Assembly has commenced impeachment proceedings against the state’s deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, on Wednesday. The Majority Leader, Hon. Charity Aiguobarueghian (PDP Ovia North-East 1), who announced the impeachment notice, said a petition dated March 5 against Mr Shaibu was signed by 21 of the 24 members of the legislature. He added that the petition was based on perjury and revelation of government’s secrets. Mr Aiguobarueghian noted that the number of members who signed the petition was higher than the two-third constitutional requirement. The Speaker of the House, Blessing Agbebaku (PDP-Owan-West), who acknowledged receipt of the petition,…
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the inspection Order granted the Candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) by the Governorship election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja. The Governorship election petition Tribunal had, on November 25, 2023, granted an Exparte Order, allowing the Social Democratic Party and its candidate in the 11th November, 2023 Governorship election to carry out forensic examination of all the Bimordal Voters Accreditation system (BVAS) used in the Governorship election, among other sundry reliefs. In a well reasoned ruling on Friday, delivered by a three-man panel of justices of the Court of…
Ondo State Governor, Hon. Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on Friday inaugurated new members of the State Executive Council. They included six commissioners, eight special advisers and the Head of Service. The governor inaugurated the new cabinet members at a ceremony held at the International Culture and Events Centre (The Dome) in Akure. The commissioners are Mr Emmanuel Igbasan, Engr Razaq Obe, Mrs Omowumi Isaac, Dr Olukayode Abraham Ajulo, Mr Akinwumi Sowore and Mr. Oyeniyi Oseni. The Special Advisers are Hon Olugbenga Omole, Mrs Olamide Falana, Hon Alabi Johnson, Summy Smart Francis, Dr Olawunmi Ilawole, Pastor Babalola Joseph Ayoade, Comrade Abdulganiyu Muhammed…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it plans to open its online portal for political parties to upload the details of their nominated candidates for the Edo governorship election on March 4. INEC said this in a statement issued by its national commissioner and chairman of the information and voter education committee, Sam Olumekun, on Friday in Abuja. Mr Olumekun said that following the February 24 deadline for the conduct of primaries for the election, INEC had earmarked 20 days for political parties to upload the personal particulars (Form EC9) and names/list of nominated candidates (Form EC9B) on the…
The anti-riot team of the Benue State Police Command on Friday took over the secretariat of the All Progressives Congress over the worsening security crisis in the state. A detachment of mobile and regular police operatives, men of the Civil Defence Corps and Live Stock Guards were said to have arrived at the gates of the secretariat as early as 7:00 a.m. They reportedly used their operational vehicles to block all roads leading to the secretariat. The operatives were also said to have stopped the State Executive Council Meeting (SEC) and its stakeholders’ meeting organised by the party’s exco led…
Olu Agunloye, a former Minister of Power and Steel under ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, has filed a N1 billion suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over allegations that it published his name on its website’s wanted list. Mr Agunloye, in the suit, marked FHC/ABJ/CS/167/2024 and filed by his team of lawyers led by Adeola Adedipe (SAN), also joined the Attorney-General of Federation (AGF) as the second defendant. The case before Justice Emeka Nwite of the Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has now been fixed for April 18 for hearing. The ex-minister sought six reliefs, including a…
Jose Peseiro has left his position as the head coach of the Nigeria national team, Super Eagles, following the expiration of his contract with the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF). “Yesterday, we concluded our contract with the NFF. It was a pride and honour to coach the Super Eagles,” Peseiro said in a statement posted on X on Friday. The Portuguese added, “It has been 22 months of immense dedication, sacrifice, emotion, and enormous enthusiasm. We feel a sense of fulfilment.” Peseiro’s initial contract with the NFF ended last year just before the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast. However,…
It was a chaotic scene on Friday as a team of Nigeria Police Force and Nasarawa State Vigilante supervised a tractor clearing wares displayed by the roadside by hawkers on Friday. Hawkers scampered for safety as a tractor crushed their makeshift stalls and wares. Over 30 police officers and vigilantes were on the ground. A police officer threatened a Peoples Gazette reporter who was recording the demolition. A resident, Jemimah Ambufi, who came to the market to buy some items, condemned the demolition. “It is unfair to destroy people’s good like this in this hardship,” Ms Ambufi said. “People are…