Senior Advocate of Nigeria Jibrin Samuel Okutepa has expressed his displeasure over the failure of the courts to uphold the supremacy of the Constitution in the face of blatant violations by elected officials. Okutepa’s comments come in the wake of the recent defection of the Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Martin Chike Amaewhule, and 26 other members from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). In an affidavit sworn by Hon. Amaewhule in support of a case filed in the Federal…
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Nigerian-Born Badenoch Elected Conservative Party Leader, Becomes First Black Major UK Political Party
Nigerian-born Kemi Badenoch has been elected leader of the Conservative Party in the United Kingdom. She defeated rival Robert Jenrick with 53,806 votes to his 41,388, securing 57% of the votes cast by party members. Badenoch, 44, will now lead the Conservative Party in opposition to the current Labour government. Badenoch’s victory marks a groundbreaking achievement as she becomes the first Black leader of a major British political party. In a congratulatory message, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer called her election “a proud moment” for the UK, emphasizing its significance…
Read More2027: Adeleke To PDP Members, It’s Better To Fight Each Other In House Than Outside
The Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has urged the members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to unite and get the party back to winning ways in future elections. Speaking on Saturday at the commissioning of the South West Secretariat of the PDP at Ibadan, Governor Adeleke appealed for party members to close ranks, forget grievances and work for the success of the party. He appealed that PDP members should work together in memory of the late zonal Vice Chairman, Soji Adagunodo , after whom the building was named. According…
Read MoreGroup supports the motion to split Njaba / Isu / Nkwerre / Nwangele Federal Constituency into two Federal Constituencies
*Advocacy for Equity and Good Governance*, a socio- economic group whose mandate includes but not limited to supporting good governance on equity, fairness and justice has thrown her support towards the motion to split the largest federal Constituency ; Njaba / Isu / Nkwerre / Nwangele Federal Constituency into two federal Constituencies. The group described the move as a welcome development to address a long over due injustice meted on the people of the region. Speaking to our correspondent , the spokesperson of the group, Hon. Chikezie Nwadike described the…
Read MoreASITU President, Diwe Mourns Iwuanyanwu,Says, He Was Bridge Builder.
…”His demise, colossal loss to Ndi-Igbo” The Association of Igbo Town Unions ,ASITU, led by its National President, Chief Emeka Diwe, were among the notable groups and individuals that paid their last respect to Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, the President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, who was laid to rest in his Atta country home on Friday . The Igbo leader, Chief Diwe, and his entourage arrived St Matthew’s Anglican Church, Atta, Ikeduru, venue of the funeral service and joined other notable Nigerians at the service to pray for the repose of the…
Read MoreChairman ESOCS Royal Brothers– Udeh, Members Pay condolence Visit To Ibeji Family.
… Say: Former Imo CAN Chair lived exemplary life . By Onyinyechi Nwankwo. In the spirit of oneness and brotherhood, members of the Eternal Sacred Order of Cherubim and Seraphim, ESOCS Royal Brothers, Owerri, Imo Zone, have paid a condolence visit to the family of Late Apostle General Iheanyichi Godson-Ibeji (KDA) Jp, former Chairman, Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, Imo State Chapter. The post burial visit took place on Thursday, at the family house of the late Apostle General in Owerri, capital of Imo state. Speaking on the essence of…
Read MoreMan Allegedly Sacked From Job For Supporting President Tinubu Amid Economic Hardship
A Nigerian man has reportedly lost his job over his support for President Bola Tinubu amid the current economic hardship in the nation. In a post shared on the X platform, he revealed his suspicion that his boss was planning to terminate his employment. Addressing his followers, he wrote: “Dear Bola Tinubu Supporters🙏 The CEO of our company is fully Atikulated 👌 They’re trying to fire me from my job because I support Bola Tinubu. If it’s a fight they want, it’s a fight they will get. If you see…
Read More20yrs Ago When Tinubu Was Gov, S’Court Declined An Application To Withhold Allocation – Odinkalu
Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Prof Chidi Odinkalu has taken to his official X account to react after court stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria from releasing allocations to the government of Rivers state. According to PUNCH, Justice Joyce Abdulmalik of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday stopped the Central Bank of Nigeria from further releasing monthly financial allocations to Rivers State Government. According to a post that Prof Chidi Odinkalu made on his page on Wednesday, he said 20 years ago when Bola Ahmed Tinubu was…
Read MoreCrossriver Governor Declares 2-day Holiday, Tomorrow
Thousands of primary and secondary school children and teachers across Cross River State were stranded Thursday morning following the sudden declaration of a two-day public holiday by Governor Bassey Otu. According to a press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the State Governor, Nsa Gill, the public holiday is to allow teachers, public officials, and other citizens to travel to their respective wards and local government areas to participate in the local government and ward elections. Gill released the announcement late last night, by which time many school authorities…
Read MoreDiri faults Nigeria’s brand of federalism
Bayelsa Governor, Senator Douye Diri has faulted Nigeria’s brand of federalism where only the federal government can create local government, describing it as an aberration. Governor Diri also said Nigeria was on the wrong development path and needed to turn back. Delivering a lecture titled: “Rethinking Our Future: The Need For True Federalism and Economic Renaissance,” at the 64th Founders’ Day Lecture of the University of Nigeria in Nsukka, Enugu, the Bayelsa governor averred that states should constitutionally have the right to create and legislate on local governments in a…
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