S’Court dismisses Ladoja’s appeal, upholds Ajimobi’s election
The final victory in respect of last April governorship election has come for Oyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi as the Supreme Court yesterday upheld his election and dismissed the appeal filed by former governor of the state and Accord Party governorship candidate, Senator Rashidi Ladoja.
Operators predict likely crisis over reserves depletion
Petroleum industry operators have called on President Muhammdu Buhari, to urgently stimulate exploration and production activities in the country in order to place Nigeria on a competitive reserves and production status with its peers in the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries, OPEC.
Faleke leads Reps probe of seized cargoes by Customs
THE House of Representative Committee on Customs and Excise has commenced the probe of past auction sales by the Nigeria Customs Service, NCS following several petitions over seized cargoes.
INEC shifts rerun elections in Rivers to March 19
Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has rescheduled the re-run elections for Rivers State to March 19. The elections were earlier slated for February 6.
UBA, EMEKA: APGA faults S-Court judgment
The All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA yesterday faulted the recent Supreme Court judgment that declared Chief Chris Uba and Prince John Emeka winners in the last senatorial election conducted in Anambra South and Anambra North Senatorial zones respectively on grounds that it contravened sections 140 and 141 of the Electoral Act 2010 as amended.
Fixing Nigeria’s ‘socially useless’ banks
There is no shortage of excitement in Nigeria today. Although the incredible revelations regarding #DasukiGate read like something straight out of a telenovela, one must appreciate that it is necessary to purge the system of corrupt acts and persons in order for this country (and its government) to successfully function.
