P&ID calls Malami ‘incompetent’ as Nigeria awaits final court verdict
Process & Industrial Developments (P&ID) Ltd has described Abubakar Malami, Nigeria’s attorney-general, as “incompetent” in its closing submissions before the High Court of Justice Business and Property Courts of England and Wales. Nigeria is seeking to overturn a 2017 arbitration award of $6.6 billion plus interests in favour of P&ID over a failed […]
Wike: Peter Obi is my hero | North would have retained power if not for him
Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as the hero of the February 25 election. Wike, who spoke on Saturday during an interactive session with some trade associations in Port Harcourt, the state capital, said had Obi not contested the election, the north […]
Court jails two PDP chieftains for receiving N142m to influence 2015 presidential election
The federal high court in Bauchi has sentenced Saleh Gamawa and Aminu Gadiya, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chieftains in the state, to three years in prison over a N142 million election bribe scam. A two-count charge was preferred against them by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The duo were accused […]
NSCDC intercepts 150 drums of petrol being smuggled from Akwa Ibom to Cameroon
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) says it has seized 150 smuggled drums of petrol in Akwa Ibom. Speaking during a press briefing on Saturday, Yusuf Imam, the NSCDC commandant in the state, said the civil defence corps arrested two suspects on Thursday and seized five engines and one pumping machine […]
INEC has refused to give Obi access to presidential election materials, says LP campaign
The Labour Party (LP) campaign has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of not allowing Peter Obi, standard bearer of the party, to access election materials. TheCable reported that the court of appeal granted leave to Obi to have access to all the sensitive materials used by INEC. INEC, however, asked the court […]
Like Kogi, Ekiti to arrest residents rejecting old naira notes
The Ekiti state government has appealed to residents of the state to accept the old N1000 and N500 noted in compliance with the ruling of the supreme court. Last week, the apex court ruled that the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes remain legal tender until December 31, 2023. Following the judgment, checks […]
‘300 insurgents killed’ in multiple ISWAP, Boko Haram clashes
A total of 300 Boko Haram members have been killed, while 223 have surrendered, after massive attacks by the members of the Islamic State of West African Province (ISWAP). According to Zagazola Makama, a publication focused on the Lake Chad region, about 443 Boko Haram terrorists and their family members who escaped attacks […]
NNPP sacks Katsina deputy guber candidate, exco over ‘anti-party activities’
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Katsina has sacked Rabe Darma, running mate of Nura Khalil, governorship candidate of the party in the state. The party also expelled other executives in the state, including Sani Liti, state chairperson; Umar Jibril, secretary; Mustapha Basheer, youth leader; Dauda Kurfi, zonal chairperson; Abdulhadi Mai-Dawa, Funtua […]
This day in 2020, WHO declared COVID-19 a pandemic — and the world is yet to heal
On March 11, 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 virus a pandemic. What started out as a few hundred cases spread like wildfire and reset the world to adopt a new normal. The reality of the virus painted a morbid picture of the apocalypse in movies. No one imagined […]
Libellous allegations against Mahmood Yakubu are actionable, INEC warns PDP
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to desist from making libellous allegations against Mahmood Yakubu, its chairman. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Abuja, Debo Ologunagba, PDP spokesperson, said Yakubu should be investigated and prosecuted for allegedly breaching provisions of the 2022 electoral act in […]