Kanu’s trial Adjourned to Jan 19, as his lawyers stage Walkout
The trial of Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, was on Wednesday adjourned till January 19 and 20, 2022. Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal…
Senate Passes Electoral Law Amendment
The Senate on Tuesday passed the harmonized version of the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, 2021. The passage followed the approval by the Senate of the conference committee report on the…
Northern Students Threaten Protests Over Kaduna Kidnapping
The Kaduna Students Wing of the Coalition of Northern Groups has threatened to embark on a mass action over the 18 Zaria Local Government staff who were kidnapped on Monday,…
Maina Convicted, jailed 61 years for money laundering
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday sentenced a former chairman of the defunct Pension Reforms Task Team, Abdulrasheed Maina, to a total of 61 years’ imprisonment. The court…
Editorial: The electoral fiasco in Anambra State
The greatest fear, perhaps, of Saturday’s inconclusive governorship election in Anambra where voting was first extended to Sunday, and then supplementary election on Tuesday in Ihiala LGA, is that the…
Anambra Poll: INEC declares election inconclusive, fixes Nov 9 for Supplementary election in Ihiala
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the governorship election in Anambra State as inconclusive. It has also fixed a supplementary election to hold on Tuesday, November 9 in Ihiala,…
Imo Assembly Drama Continues as Six Members Impeach Speaker
The drama taking place in Imo State House of Assembly continued on Monday with the impeachment of the Speaker, Paul Emeziem , by just six out of the 27 members…
Anambra Poll: Soludo Consolidates lead as INEC releases Results of 19 LGAs
Prof Charles Soludo, the candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance in the Anambra governorship election, has consolidated his lead in the poll with results from all the 19 local…
Anambra Polls: INEC extends voting till Sunday due to BVAS failure
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has extended voting till in the Anambra State governorship election till Sunday, following the massive failure of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS. INEC…
Anambra Polls: As Voting Ends, Results Collection Begins
Collection of results in the historic governorship election in Anambra State has begun, with the formal end of voting throughout the state. The election was characterised by a high level…