Secondly, pretences that there was no coup cannot hold water. There is no evidence to prove that his removal by soldiers was a directive of the Supreme Court as no known order existed. This claim was made only after the coup. So in all probability, the so called order allegedly signed by a Supreme Court judge was an after-thought, a back-dated document.

AFTER several dithering the much expected winding processes of constitution amendment have started fully by the National Assembly. During Plenary Tuesday, the House of Representatives followed the Senate footstep; when it began its second reading of the bill seeking to amend the 1999 Constitution. On its part, the Senate had penultimate week gone through its second reading and subsequently referred the exercise to its committee. The Senate Committee is expected to commence sitting any moment from now.

What is worth considering now is whether it has been proved that Charles Obule withdrew his candidature as Deputy Governor according to law now section 187 sub-section 1 & 2 of the Electoral Act. It is clear that the petitioners did not prove before this tribunal that they have complied with all these statutory requirements. Form EC 4(b6) Exhibit P2 was clearly not submitted to the first respondent 120 days or earlier before the election as required by law.

Addressing newsmen in Abeokuta , the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Kayode Samuel specifically accused a section of the media of being allowed itself to be used unprofessionally to do hatchet jobs for politicians opposed to Daniel’s administration.

The Ooni Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade has expressed concern over the activities of the various Yoruba socio-cultural groups in the country, describing their actions as working at cross purposes. In a statement yesterday, the monarch stated that the groups though expected to be apolitical have become partisans with their activities.

AN Ibadan magistrate court yesterday ordered that the former Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) in Oyo State, Alhaji Lateef Akinsola a.k.a Tokyo and some of his loyalists facing charges of murder and felony be remanded in Agodi prison.

CONTROVERSY over alleged operation of secret accounts by the immediate past administration in Ondo State lingers as the State Commissioner for Information, Ranti Akerele who yesterday appeared before the State House of Assembly to explain the discovery of accounts insisted that it actually existed.

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission(EFCC) yesterday formally returned looted monies and properties of former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, to Gov. Timipreye Sylva.

By Vincent Ujumadu AWKA—THE Uchenna Emodi-led executive of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State has appealled Wednesday’s vacation of an interlocutory injunction granted it by an Anambra State High Court sitting in Onitsha,  in October last year, on which strength the National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) based it […]

United States President Barack Obama is expected to start a two-day visit to Ghana Friday July 10. Obama, who arrives Accra tonight will be the third sitting American president to visit the West African nation.