Tribunalisation of democracy in Nigeria (3)

Tribunalisation of democracy in Nigeria (3)

The second part of this piece was published yesterday By Femi Falana BUT unlike election petitions which are defended by lawyers hired by the INEC no arrangement is made for the prosecution of electoral offenders. Unlike in the past, judges have abandoned the duty of recommending that sanctions be meted out to electoral officers implicated during […]
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NBC rates YABATECH radio equipment high

NBC rates YABATECH radio equipment high

THE Zonal Director of National Broadcasting Commission, NBC, Dr. Chibuike Ogwumike, has commended the management of the Yaba College of Technology for providing top class and quality equipment for Yabatech radio 89.3FM.

Economy: Sailing strong through stormy waters

Economy: Sailing strong through stormy waters

By Arize Nwobu THE global economy is sailing through stormy waters, no thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic which is threatening menacingly to totally shut down the economy. Social distancing has become the norm and production lines and factories are being shut down with a break in supply chains. Countries are on lock-down and imposing travel […]

Nigeria can’t cope with global pandemics amid vanishing oil revenue

Nigeria can’t cope with global pandemics amid vanishing oil revenue

  By Olu Fasan EARLIER this month, shortly before the global outbreak of the Coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the price of oil tumbled from $68 to $30 per barrel. It’s a double whammy for oil-dependent countries, but particularly Nigeria, one of the world’s most volatile economies. With oil accounting for 96 per cent of […]

Oro Festival: TASCE students seek Abiodun’s intervention

Oro Festival: TASCE students seek Abiodun’s intervention

STUDENTS of Tai Solarin College of Education, TASCE, Omu-Ijebu, Ogun State, have appealed to the Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun, to as a matter of urgency, to check the excesses of Oro worshippers in the community before it degenerates into a major crisis between the students and indigenes.

Halt all political activities now

Halt all political activities now

MANY people at the level of leadership in Nigeria continue to display acts of crass irresponsibility in spite of frenzied worldwide efforts to scale down group activities to curb the spread of the new Coronavirus, COVID-19, pandemic. Over the past weekend, many religious groups ignored government orders to shut down places of worship and encouraged […]

Tribunalisation of democracy in Nigeria (3), By Femi Falana

Tribunalisation of democracy in Nigeria (3), By Femi Falana

The second part of this piece was published yesterday BUT unlike election petitions which are defended by lawyers hired by the INEC no arrangement is made for the prosecution of electoral offenders. Unlike in the past, judges have abandoned the duty of recommending that sanctions be meted out to electoral officers implicated during the trial of […]

Ihedioha at 55: Lest we forget

Ihedioha at 55: Lest we forget

By Ikechukwu Amaechi IN his open letter to the dethroned Emir of Kano, Sanusi Lamido Sanusi, in Daily Trust on March 12, elder statesman, Ahmed Joda, advised the former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, never to challenge his dethronement in court. “I suggest to you that if you are contemplating the legal […]

Tremendoc expands team to provide telemedicine support to Nigerians

Tremendoc expands team to provide telemedicine support to Nigerians

Tremendoc, Africa’s leading telemedicine platform has announced the expansion of its operation team with 200l doctors available round the clock to provide medical assistance to Nigerians. This expansion has come at an opportune time in light of the current battle Nigeria and the rest of the world is currently facing against the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

Beverly hills hotel shuts down in Port Harcourt over coronavirus

Beverly hills hotel shuts down in Port Harcourt over coronavirus

The Chairman of Beverly Hills Hotels and Resorts Ltd, Chief Gabriel Chukwuma is popularly known as Gabros has shut down his Port Harcourt branch of hotels. The decision to shut down the hotel which is said to be the second biggest hotel in Port Harcourt is in support of the measures being taken by the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike to stop Coronavirus from entering Rivers State