Lawyers urge SERAP to sue CCB over Buhari’s Asset Declaration
Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) have advised a civil society organisation, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), to challenge in court, the refusal of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)…
Wobbly Start for Governor Ihedioha
There must be something about political power that makes otherwise good men to act contrary to expectations once in power. And it can be very dispiriting. Let me mention immediately…
Buhari appoints Kyari new GMD for NNPC
President Muhammadu Buhari has appointed Mr Mele Kolo Kyari as the new Group Managing Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). The corporation disclosed this in a statement released…
Obasanjo lied about Democracy Day invitation – Presidency
The Presidency on Wednesday said claims by former president Olusegun Obasanjo that he was not invited for the country’s Democracy Day celebrations were blatant lies, saying Obasanjo owes Nigerians an…
APC Governors deny pressuring Buhari on cabinet selection
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the aegis of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), yesterday clarified that it never discussed the composition of the…
INEC re-issues over 70 withdrawn Certificates of Return
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday said it had withdrawn and re-issued over 70 certificates of return after the 2019 general elections. “As at yesterday, the commission has…
Insecurity: UK warns nationals against travel to 21 states in Nigeria
The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) of the United Kingdom has issued a security travel alert to British citizens, cautioning them against travelling to 21 of the 36 states in…
Ahmad Lawan Retains Saraki’s Aides
The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan, has retained five political aides of his predecessor, Dr Bukola Saraki, to help in the discharge of his duties.The appointment of the aides, which…
Editorial: June 12 and Abdusalami Abubakar`s Abiola Secret
Finally, June 12 as a historically iconic date is official. It is no longer a mere symbol of what could have been. It is now encoded as a take-off date…
We Only Experimented with Server in 2018 -INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday insisted that the results of the 2019 general election were not transmitted electronically to its server, stressing that the commission only experimented with…