Hon. Justice Akintayo of the Ado Ekiti High Court while ruling on the preliminary objection filed by the Labour Party held that the case of Onile Adams as formulated was not justifiable and as such the court lacks the jurisdiction to entertain the case. Reacting to this judgement, Hon. Michael Opeyemi Bamidele who is the Labour Party standard flagbearer described the judgement ... Read More »
Category Archives: Politics
Group to Akiolu: You Don’t Have Such Powers
The group wrote to Oba Akiolu says it’s been vindicated Irked by the reported endorsement of Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode by the Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu, a political group in the state, the Visioners for New Lagos (VNL) insisted at the weekend that the Lagos monarch did not have the kind of powers he arrogated to himself but ... Read More »
2015: PDP packaging ex-warlord as Rivers Governor —APC •Says: ‘We have no business with militants’
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is “packaging” ex-warlord Ateke Tom as the next governor of Rivers State, the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alleged. The party in a statement issued this morning in Port Harcourt also dismissed rumours making the rounds that it plans, in concert with Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, to release and recruit militants ... Read More »
Oba of Lagos endorses Ambode for governor
The Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu, has expressed support for a former Accountant General of the state, Mr. Akinwunmi Abode, as governor in 2015. Akiolu said this at the launch of a biography of Ambode titled, ‘The Art of Selfless Service’ in Lagos on Thursday. He said while addressing guests at the event that there was no more room for ... Read More »
Ooni to Tinubu: We stayed with our people when you ran away
THE Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade, on Thursday, responded to a statement credited to the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu, that “there were three good traditional rulers in Yorubaland,” saying it was the traditional rulers in the South West that held their subjects together, giving room for people like him (Tinubu) to actualise ... Read More »
U.S. criticizes Nigeria over kidnapping response as Goodluck Visits chibuok friday
A top U.S. Defense Department official criticized Nigeria on Thursday for being too slow to adapt in response to the threat of Boko Haram, but said Washington is committed to helping fight the group and safely return more than 200 girls taken from their school a month ago. “In general Nigeria has failed to mount an effective campaign against Boko ... Read More »
Fmr Imo Governor Ikedia Ohakim’s House Bombed In Imo
The Owerri residence of the immediate past governor of Imo state, Chief Ikedi Ohakim was almost reduced to ashes on Thursday with suspected highly explosive device allegedly planted by his political detractors . According to the former governor who was still weeping profusely when we visited the ravaged building, he got a call from some security details in the area ... Read More »
#BringBackOurGirls: Drones deployed to Nigeria – US Confirms
According to reports from AFP, the data hasn’t been shared with the Nigerians because Washington is still working out an agreement to govern the sharing of intelligence, Colonel Steven Warren said. A defense official who preferred to speak in anonymity told AFP that the United States has deployed the Global Hawk, which flies at high altitude, and the manned MC-12, ... Read More »
Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed, has been chosen as winner of the HOG Governor of the Year Award.
, Babatunde Fowler, chairman of Lagos Internal Revenue Service (LIRS) and Nnamdi Ezeigbo, chairman of Slot Systems, will be honoured at the awards ceremony scheduled for May 25 at the Summit Event Centre, Alausa, Ikeja, as winners of the Man of Excellence and Businessman of the Year awards respectively. According to the Managing Custodian of the awards, Rupert Ojenuwa, the ... Read More »
Progressive governors forum pledges to rebuild Chibok School
The Progressive Governors Forum has pledged to rebuild the destroyed Government Secondary School, Chibok, Borno State, just as it announced a N100m donation to all victims of the Nyanya Bomb blast. It also promised to help with the treatment and rehabilitation of the students of the Chibok schoolgirls as soon as they are rescued. Chairman of the forum, Owelle Rochas ... Read More »