By: Ganiyu Olayinka Activist and former presidential candidate Omoyele Sowore appeared before the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday following the issuance of a bench warrant for his arrest, arriving at the complex accompanied by supporters carrying placards. The appearance came days after Justice Mohammed Umar revoked Sowore’s bail and ordered his arrest over…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prof. Dayo Faduyile of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District by-election held on Saturday. The result was announced Sunday at the collation centre in Okitipupa Local Government Area by Returning Officer Prof. Gbenga Solomon-Ibileye, Vice Chancellor of the…
By: Tunji Okunlola British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced Monday morning that he will resign as leader of the Labour Party and step down as prime minister, ending his tenure two years after leading Labour to a sweeping general election victory. “I will resign as leader of the Labour Party. I have spoken to His…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Independent National Electoral Commission has begun distributing sensitive election materials across Ekiti State ahead of Saturday’s governorship election and a series of senatorial and House of Representatives by-elections. Officials were on Thursday at the Central Bank of Nigeria office in Ado-Ekiti sorting and dispatching materials to all 16 local government areas…
By: Tunji Okunlola Kwara State Police Commissioner Ojo Adekimi has condemned the spread of a fake bandit invasion alert that triggered mass panic at schools in the Oke-Oyi area of Ilorin on Thursday. The false alarm traced to a woman who reportedly ran into the premises of Government Girls Secondary School claiming bandits had arrived…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Senator Ireti Kingibe – Photo credit: The Cable Senator Ireti Kingibe, representing the Federal Capital Territory, has revealed that she never had access to the committee report that led to the six-month suspension of Kogi Central Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan. Speaking Wednesday on Arise Television’s Prime Time, Kingibe said she was attending a…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Former Transportation Minister and prospective vice-presidential nominee, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, is set to head the presidential campaign organisation of Atiku Abubakar under the African Democratic Congress (ADC). The decision to appoint the former presidential aspirant as Director-General of the ADC Presidential Campaign Organisation is said to be part of Abubakar’s plans to…
By: Tunji Okunlola Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday ordered the deregistration of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) and four other political parties over their alleged failure to meet constitutional requirements for continued registration. The order followed a suit filed by the National Forum of Former Legislators, which asked…
By: Tunji Okunlola The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) has raised concern over the deteriorating security situation across the country, warning that insecurity is gradually spreading into areas previously considered peaceful. This was contained in a communiqué issued at the end of the union’s South-South Zonal Executive Council meeting held on Saturday in Calabar, Cross…
By: Ganiyu Olayinka Funeral prayers for retired Major General Rabe Abubakar were held in Katsina on Saturday, as family members, military officers, government officials and residents gathered to pay their final respects to the senior officer who died in the custody of bandits. His wife, who had been held captive alongside him, was released by…
