The Nigerian Bar Association has vowed to take legal action against police officers who arrested three lawyers preparing a petition against the outcome of the Rivers governorship election. This was disclosed in a statement signed by the NBA president, Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, and made available to The PUNCH on Saturday. “The Nigerian Bar Association strongly condemns such unwarranted harassment of ... Read More »
Category Archives: Politics
DSS Arrests Igbo Leader Who Threatened To Invite IPOB To Lagos
Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, who vowed to invite members of… Operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have arrested the Eze Igbo of Ajao Estate, Lagos, Fredrick Nwajagu, who vowed to invite members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) to Lagos to ... Read More »
Ogun: Abiodun receives Certificate of Return, says mandate call to renewed hope
Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun, on Thursday, received his Certificate of Return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and attributed his victory at the March 18 governorship election to the Almighty God and the benevolence of the people of the state. Abiodun, who alongside his deputy, Mrs. Noimot Salako-Oyedele and 25 winners in the House Assembly elections, equally lauded ... Read More »
CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU INVITES KEYAMO, SET TO COMMENCE INVESTIGATION OF ATIKU ABUBAKAR OVER SPV SAGA
The Code of Conduct Bureau is set to commence investigation of Atiku Abubakar over the diversion of public funds whilst he was Vice-President of Nigeria through Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV). The Bureau has invited our client Mr. Festus Keyamo to come forward to adopt his petition and to help it to secure the presence of the whistleblower, Mr. Michael Achimugu ... Read More »
Those who were at white house protest are Sore Losers APC
This statement was issued by Apc in Us Chapter on Thursday Re: Protest at the Park in Front of White House We wish to inform the public that a group of the Nigerian 2023 Presidential election losers are currently protesting at the park in front of the White House. It is important to note that the US government is not ... Read More »
NIGERIA SET TO HOST THE GLOBAL SUMMIT FOR AFRICAN DIASPORA
Hon Abike Dabiri-Erewa, Chairman/CEO , Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NiDCOM) says Africa must take its pride of place on the global map, as it cannot be relegated to the background anymore given its huge human and natural endowments. Dabiri-Erewa stated this at a joint World Press Conference to midwife the Global African Diaspora Symposium (GADS) in Abuja. The NiDCOM Boss, ... Read More »
HEALTHCARE IN IMO: GOVERNOR UZODIMMA SPONSORS OPEN HEART SURGERY FOR INDIGENT CHILDREN
As part of phase one of the free medical mission ongoing for weeks in Imo State, the Imo State Medical Mission today carried out open heart surgery for indigent children at the Regions Neuroscience Hospital Mgbirichi, in Ohaji-Egbema local government area. According to the Director Heart Surgery Program, Dr O.C. Nzewi, who is a consultant cardiac surgeon from England, the ... Read More »
Tinubu@71: With, President-elect, Tinubu, Nigeria Heading Out Socio-economic Crisis – Olugbo
The Chairman of Yoruba Obas Conflict Resolutiom Council and the Olugbo of Ugbo Kingdom, His Imperial Majesty, Oba Frederick Enitiolorunda Obateru Akinruntan, CON, has assured Nigerians that the nation would be taken out of the woods with the President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the saddle. This was contained in a congratulatory message to the President-elect on his 71st birthday ... Read More »
NOBODY HAS TRANSFORMED LIVES MORE THAN TINUBU___ FAGADE EULOGIZES EX-LAGOS GOVERNOR AT 71
Business mogul and politician, Mr. Abisoye Fagade has described former governor of Lagos state, National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the President-Elect of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as a quintessential being whose ability to transform dreams and lives had not been outpaced by any other person in Nigeria. Tinubu, a 1979 graduate ... Read More »
I’ll remain responsive, empathetic, AbdulRazaq tells Kwarans
• Gov, Dep Gov, HoA members-elect get certificates of return Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq on Tuesday received his certificate of return, following his resounding victory at the March 18 gubernatorial polls, assuring Kwarans that he would remain just as responsive and empathetic to the yearnings of the citizens as he has always been. The Governor received his certificate of ... Read More »