Day: May 11, 2022

Supporters of the former Governor of Lagos State, Bola Tinubu on Wednesday in Abuja engaged in a free-for-all at the International Conference Centre (ICC) following a disagreement that ensued over the sharing formula for the money given to them. The supporters threw caution to the wind as they engaged one another in a brawl, leading…

The Academic staff Union of Polytechnic (ASUP) has declared two weeks Warning strike starting from Monday 16th May to Monday 30th May 2022. Sequel to this development, There won’t be Lectures, Examination and other academic activities across all government owned polytechnics in Nigeria. The union said the two weeks warning strike is to give chance…

The young lady, simply identified as Mirabel who trended in a viral video having sex with a dog in the Lekki area of Lagos has reportedly died of infection at a private hospital in Yaba. As reported by Daily Independent online edition, and several online news platforms on May 10, 2022, it was learnt she…

An Ogun State High Court has ordered prompt detainment of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 2 Headquarters, Onikan, Lagos and Superintendent Tijani Taofiq for contempt. The Police officers had disobeyed the court order that asked both the AIG and Taofiq to pay N500,000 and N50,000 respectively as damages in favour of a case involving…

All Progressives Congress chieftain, Bola Tinubu, has submitted his Nomination and Expression of Interest forms for the presidential primary election of the party scheduled for end of May. Tinubu submitted the forms to the party on Wednesday at the International Conference Centre, Abuja. He was represented by Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu; House of Representatives…

Labour Party on Wednesday made history as the first political party to produce a presidential candidate for the 2023 election. A businessman in the petroleum sector, Sampson Uchenna Charles, represented by the Deputy National Youth Leader of his Campaign Organisation, Aminu Bello, submitted his form at the Headquarters of the LP with a promise to…

The House of Representatives, on Wednesday, observed one minute silence in honour of the “civilians, policemen and the six soldiers who were gruesomely butchered to death” by the bandits in Taraba State. The House urged the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen Faruk Yahaya; and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, to deploy more security men…

The National Judicial Council has issued policy directions on political and election-related cases to the head of courts in Nigeria. The organization said it was part of concerted efforts to eliminate to the bearest minimum incidences of issuance of conflicting orders and judgments capable of disrupting the ongoing electioneering process. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Dr…

The Minister of Science and Technology, Ogbonnaya Onu, has followed the directive of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) which asked that all members of his cabinet and appointees vying for electoral offices resign on or before May 16, 2022. The order which came on Wednesday was announced during the Federal Executive Council meeting…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ekiti State has described as laughably tainted with fraud and a personal agenda, the purported survey conducted by Atedo Peterside owned Anap Foundation for NOI Polls Limited on the June 18 governorship election in the State.[appbox firefoxaddon ] The PDP, which said Atedo Peterside, a member of the Social…

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked all his ministers with political ambitions to resign immediately. The affected Ministers are expected to leave the cabinet on or before May 16. He gave the order today at tbe weekly Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting. Those affected are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and…

The Court of Appeal has set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. In a judgment on Wednesday in Abuja, a three-member panel of the court headed by Justice Hamma Akawu Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had…