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Kano guber tribunal: Court grants APC request to inspect BVAS machines
The Kano Governorship Election Tribunal has granted the All Progressives Congress (APC) permission to inspect the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System (BVAS) machines used during the state’s governorship poll held on March 18, 2023. The decision comes as a setback for the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), which had opposed the joint inspection request made by
Kano guber tribunal: Court grants APC request to inspect BVAS machines
Court reinstates Mubi South Council chair, vice
The Adamawa State High Court has declared null and void the purported impeachment of the Chairman of Mubi South Local Government Council, Hamidu Dirbishi. The state High Court 7, which sat on Friday in the capital, Yola, also reinstated the council vice chairman, Ishaku Dauda, who was earlier impeached along with the chairman by some
Court reinstates Mubi South Council chair, vice
Shettima apologises for demanding Christian Senate President
Vice-President Kashim Shettima has apologised for asking lawmakers to elect a Christian Senate President for the 10th National Assembly. Ahead of the election, Shettima said: “Under the current dispensation, the worst incompetent Southern Christian is better than the most puritanical Northern Muslim for the Presidency of the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.” His
Shettima apologises for demanding Christian Senate President
Don’t release Nnamdi Kanu – Asari Dokubo tells Tinubu
Mr Asari Dokubo, a Niger Delta activist, has urged President Bola Ahmed Tinubu not to release Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB. Dokubo made the call after he visited President Tinubu in Aso Rock on Friday. Recall that Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, had called for the release of Kanu
Don’t release Nnamdi Kanu – Asari Dokubo tells Tinubu
PEPT: Results used by INEC to declare Tinubu winner wrongly computed – Dino Melaye tells court
The National Collation Agent of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the February 25 presidential election, Senator Dino Melaye on Friday in Abuja, told the Presidential Election Petition Court that election collation errors by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, led to the declaration of President Bola Tinubu. Melaye informed the court that he left
PEPT: Results used by INEC to declare Tinubu winner wrongly computed – Dino Melaye tells court
Police IG appointment: Buhari disregarded law thrice – Civil society warns Tinubu
President Bola Tinubu has been advised to strictly adhere to the provisions of the law in the appointment of the next Inspector General of Police. The Nigerian Civil Society Contact Group (CSCG), a body of non-governmental and civil society organisations, gave the counsel at a media briefing in Abuja. The current IGP, Usman Baba, reached
Police IG appointment: Buhari disregarded law thrice – Civil society warns Tinubu
Guinness World Records: Ekiti chef, Dammy announces move to cook for 150 hours
After successfully completing her 120 hours of cooking in Ekiti State, Damilola Adeparusi, popularly called Chef Dammy, has disclosed her next line of action for the Guinness World Record (GWR). The 22-year old chef, who spoke with newsmen in Ado-Ekiti, the Ekiti State capital, on Friday, said the concluded 120-hour cook was not registered GWR,
Guinness World Records: Ekiti chef, Dammy announces move to cook for 150 hours
NNL fines Edel FC, suspends two players for assault
The Nigeria National League has suspended Aminu Yahaya and David Peters from the league indefinitely. Both players from Edel FC were found guilty of spearheading a physical attack on referee Chateal Wilfred on the final day of the 2023 season. The incident occurred in the Group B fixture of the Southern Conference, where the Giant
NNL fines Edel FC, suspends two players for assault
Obasanjo clarifies feud with Tinubu as Lagos gov
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has opened up about the rift between him and President Bola Tinubu when he was the governor of Lagos State. Obasanjo dismissed claims that he tried to cripple the economy of Lagos State when Tinubu was governor. In January 2023, Tinubu had recalled how Obasanjo seized the allocations of Lagos State
Obasanjo clarifies feud with Tinubu as Lagos gov
Police constable who returned missing $800 BTA to pilgrim in Katsina gets hajj seat
A police constable, Nura Mande, who found and returned a missing $800 USD Basic Traveling Allowance (BTA) to a Katsina pilgrim in 2022, got a hajj seat for the 2023 pilgrimage. CSP Gambo Isah, the Public Relations Officer, Zone 14, made the disclosure in a statement on Friday in Katsina. Isah said that the money
Police constable who returned missing $800 BTA to pilgrim in Katsina gets hajj seat
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