Abia Governorship Poll: Supreme Court affirms Otti as winner
The Supreme Court, on Friday, affirmed Mr Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, as the valid winner of the governorship election held in Abia State on March 18. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel…
Supreme Court reinstates Governor Mutfwang of Plateau State
The Supreme Court, on Friday, reinstated Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State, whose election was nullified by the Court of Appeal. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, vacated the judgement of the appellate…
Supreme Court affirms Bala Mohammed’s election as Bauchi governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sadique Abubakar, had alleged massive non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the election. Abubakar had challenged Mohammed’s…
Otedola rejoins billionaires list, now Nigeria’s fourth richest person
The number of Nigerian billionaires on the Forbes list has increased to four after the wealth-tracker included Femi Otedola, the chairman of Geregu Power. According to the Forbes Billionaire Index sighted on Thursday, Otedola, who fell below the billion-dollar mark…
Breaking: Supreme Court reverses sack of Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf
The Supreme Court has faulted the judgements of the Appeal Court and the Election Petitions which invalidated the election of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf. The Tribunal had in September overturned the election victory of Yusuf by deducting 165, 663…
Nnamdi Kanu Sacks Legal Team After Supreme Court Loss
Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has sacked his legal team barely a month after a Supreme Court ruling which dashed his hopes of immediate release. A highly-placed judicial source revealed that Kanu formally terminated the…
EFCC arraigns ex-ministers over alleged $6bn Hydropower Project fraud
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned a former Minister of Power and Steel, Olu Agunloye, on corruption charges concerning a failed multi-billion-dollar Mambilla Hydropower project. Mr Agunloye, 75, was arraigned on seven counts of fraudulent award…
Lagos DPO Removed Over Unlawful Detention Of Lawyer
The Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Adegoke Fayoade, has ordered the immediate removal of the Divisional Police Officer (DPO) in charge of Gowon Estate Police Station, CSP Sulaimon Kabir, over an unlawful detention of a lawyer. The DPO had on…
Tinubu’s govt to spend N11.54 trillion on security, CCTV cameras on nine highways
In the next couple of months, the Bola Tinubu-led administration will spend a total of N11.54 trillion on the installation of Closed Circuit Television Cameras (CCTVs) on nine highways across the country. According to the Minister of Works, David Umahi,…
Unknown woman steals newborn baby at Lafia hospital
A yet-to-be-identified woman stole a new-born baby boy at the postnatal ward of Dalhatu Araf Specialist Hospital, Lafia on Tuesday. Mother of the one-day-old baby, Mrs Wosilat Suleiman, told newsmen that she was delivered of the baby early on Tuesday…