Court invalidates Kano Emirates created by Gov. Ganduje; sack Emirs
In what observers have described was a slap on the face of Kano State Governor, Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, a Kano State High Court yesterday nullified the creation of four additional…
ECOWAS Parliament urges Nigeria to reopen borders
The ECOWAS Parliament yesterday renewed its call on the Nigerian government to reopen its borders, stating that the development was hampering the implementation of the free movement of persons and…
$6.9bn P&ID Debt: Court refuses to adjourn trial of Britons as FG moves to quash contract
The Federal High Court, Abuja presided at, by Justice Okon Abang, yesterday, overruled the British national, James Nolan, on his application for adjournment over inability of his counsel to prepare…
Buhari’s disastrous policies cost oil, gas sector $163 billion
Nigeria’s state-dominated oil industry is declining, afflicted by systemic corruption, starved for international investment, and hard hit by declining oil prices. When President Muhammadu Buhari signed a measure to change…
Appeal court sacks two PDP lawmakers
The Court of Appeal sitting in Kaduna, on Tuesday sacked two Kaduna State House of Assembly members. The appellate court ordered that a rerun be conducted by INEC to determine…
Wike says PDP’s loss of Bayelsa threatens RiversÂ
Governor Nyesom Wike yesterday expressed concern that the capitulation of the Peoples Democratic Party in neighboring Bayelsa by the All Progressives Congress (APC) portends danger for Rivers State. He said…
How Governor Seriake Dickson auctioned Bayelsa to the PDP
The refusal of Governor Seriake Dickson to avoid the perils of hubristic leadership has been blamed for the defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last Saturday’s governorship election.…
IGP: Fake police overpowered 66,241 officers in Kogi, Bayelsa
The Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, yesterday blamed the violence reported during last Saturday’s gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa and Kogi States on persons he described as fake policemen. Before…
Buhari tells losers of Bayelsa, Kogi Guber Polls to go to Court
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged persons dissatisfied with the outcome of the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states to seek redress in court. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)…
21 Ibadan Kings lose Crowns as Ladoja, Oyo Gov’t settle out of Court
The crisis between the Olubadan of Ibadanland and High Chiefs elevated to beaded crown kings by the immediate past government of Senator Abiola Ajimobi may have come to an abrupt…