The Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for October 21 in the dispute over who should contest the next governorship election in Delta State on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). A five-member panel presided over by Justice Amina Augie announced the date after entertaining arguments from lawyers to parties in the appeal filed by David Edevbie against the August 29 judgment of the Court of Appeal, Abuja. The Court of Appeal had, in its judgment reversed the July 7 judgment of the Federal High Court, Abuja which voided the nomination of Speaker Sheriff Oborevwori. Oborevwori came…
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has ruled out the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi and his chances of winning the South-West Region in the forthcoming 2023 presidential election. Momodu made this assertion in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Monday. According to the PDP chieftain, rallies alone don’t win elections. He said “Rallies alone will not win an election. I have no doubt that Peter Obi is a popular candidate but don’t forget the proximity of the South-East to Delta state. They are almost one and the same. …
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday said it detected 2.7 million cases of double registration carried out during the last Continuous Voter Registration and that the affected persons have been deleted from the voter register. The INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this at a National Endowment for Democracy event in Washington DC in the United States. The spokesperson to the Chairman, Rotimi Oyekanmi, confirmed the development to our correspondent. The chairman, who raised concerns about security challenges across the country, assured stakeholders that the commission will do its best. He said “It is a perennial issue…
THE International Monetary Fund, IMF, has projected that Nigeria’s economic growth will slow to 3.0 per cent in 2023 while the inflation rate drops to 17 per cent. Making these projections in the IMF October World Economic Outlook, WEO, released on the sidelines of the ongoing IMF/World Bank annual meetings, in Washington DC, the Fund called for fiscal policies that support current efforts by central banks to curb inflation as well as protect the vulnerable from the impact of inflation. According to the IMF, Nigeria is projected to record Gross Domestic Product, GDP, growth of 3.2 per cent in…
The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has not, as of 12:30 p.m., suspended its ongoing industrial action, the union has said. Stories and social media posts Tuesday morning suggested that the union has suspended the strike following a meeting with members of the leadership of the House of Representatives on Monday. For the first time since 14th February when ASUU embarked on strike, it said on Monday that it saw “light at the end of the tunnel.” However, in a short reply to enquiry on the strike, the ASUU President, Emmanuel Osodeke, said the union has…
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday in Abuja, conferred national honours on at least 450 persons—comprising 443 Nigerians and seven foreigners, described as “Friends of Nigeria.” According to him, citizens who contribute to national development should be encouraged and rewarded. The president said, “It is worthy of note that nation-building involves a lot of sacrifice by the citizenry. Citizens who contribute to national development deserve to be encouraged and appreciated. “It is based on this premise that I reconstituted the National Honours Award Committee chaired by Justice Sidi Muhammad, the Emir of Lafia, a…
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos state, has received a letter of approval for the construction of the Lekki airport. The letter was presented to the governor by Hadi Sirika, minister of aviation, at the Ehingbeti Lagos Economic summit on Tuesday. Speaking at the event, Sirika said the airport will link Nigeria to the world, and open Lagos to more international economic partnerships. More to follow…
Three Communities in Akure North Local Government Area of Ondo State, yesterday protested over bad roads in their various localities. The communities included Graceland Estate, Grace Garden City, God’s Ownland and Bethel Estate, all in Oba-Ile. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions such as “We are communities of over 3,000 families. We need road urgently. Mr. Gov. A Wa Lokan; Our Cars Are Crying For Help! Aketi Please, Come to Our Rescue; Aketi, We Are 4 You. Let US Be Part of The Giant Strides in Road Network in Ondo State, among others, calling on the State Governor,…
The Defence Headquarters says the Air Component of Operation Whirl Punch, has eliminated key terrorists’ leaders and a score of their fighters in air strikes on their locations in Kaduna State. The Director, Defence Media Operations, Maj.-Gen. Musa Danmadami, said this in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja. Danmadami said that the air task force carried out an air strike at Yadi in Giwa Local Government Area of the state on Oct. 8 based on credible intelligence. He said that the air strikes led to the killing of a terrorist kingpin, Ali Dogo, (AKA Yellow) alongside his fighters…
Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu, has said the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will ensure that Nigeria practises true federalism if he is voted into power. Akeredolu, who is also the chairman of the South-West Governors’ Forum, said true federalism was important in a diverse nation like Nigeria, adding that it would properly address the fundamentals of nationhood. The governor stated this on Sunday evening while speaking on the topic, ‘Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and the Business of Nation Building,’ during a Twitter Space session. This was contained in a statement…