Supreme court sacks Bwacha as Taraba APC guber candidate
The supreme court has nullified the nomination of Emmanuel Bwacha as the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Taraba state. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a five-member panel led by Kudirat Kekere-Ekun affirmed the verdict of the federal high court which held that the APC did not conduct any valid governorship […]
APC campaign: Tinubu’s comment on exchange rate was not an attack on Buhari
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential campaign council says Bola Tinubu, its presidential candidate, did not attack President Muhammadu Buhari when he spoke about the country’s exchange rate. Speaking at a rally held at the UJ Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Cross River’s capital, on Tuesday, Tinubu said the Buhari administration met the naira/dollar […]
Lawan vs Machina: Court fixes Feb 6 for judgment in Yobe north senatorial dispute
The supreme court has fixed February 6 to deliver judgment in an appeal seeking to affirm Ahmed Lawan, senate president, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe north. A five-member panel of the apex court led by Centus Nweze fixed the date on Wednesday after parties in the appeal adopted […]
16-year-old killed as gunmen attack police station, INEC office in Anambra
Gunmen have attacked the Idemili South LG office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Anambra state. The gunmen were also said to have attacked the Nnobi police station. A teenager was killed while another sustained gunshot injury in the police station attack. Tochukwu Ikenga, spokesperson of the Anambra police […]
Troops arrest ‘13 ISWAP logistics suppliers’ in Borno
Troopers of 29 task force brigade of Operation Hadin Kai have reportedly arrested 13 Islamic State in West Africa Province (ISWAP) suspected logistics suppliers in Borno. Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, said the suspects were arrested on Tuesday during a raid by the troops and the Civilian Joint […]
Pope Francis in Congo: Africa is the world’s hope — not a terrain to be plundered
Pope Francis says richer countries need to see Africa beyond an opportunity for plundering. In a visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Tuesday, the Pope condemned the “terrible forms of exploitation, unworthy of humanity” in the country. He asked rich countries to acknowledge the “catastrophic” injustices committed in the […]
Newspaper Headlines: G5 governors fail to name preferred presidential candidate in January
Reports on the scarcity of new naira notes and its impacts on Nigerians dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories