“Wike’s houses” and judicial autonomy
One of the grounds on which Supreme Court judges “mutinied” in June 2022, leading to the forced exit of Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, was inadequate housing for judicial officers. They complained that many of them lived in rented apartments which rendered them vulnerable. On the face of it, the move […]
NAF air strikes neutralize bandit leaders’ key loyalists in Zamfara
The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) announced on Sunday that its fighter aircraft have successfully neutralized several bandits, including key loyalists of notorious bandit leaders Dan-Isuhu and Dogo Sule, in Zamfara State.
Ogun LG Poll: APC sweeps all 20 chairmanship, councilorship seats
The Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission (OGSIEC) on Sunday declared the results of the 2024 Local Government Chairmanship and Councilorship elections, held across the 20 council areas in the state. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged victorious in all the local government areas and 236 wards.
Ogun LG poll, a charade – PDP chieftain
A chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun State, Chief Toyin Amuzu, has described Saturday’s local government election in the state as a “complete charade” and an “arbitrary use of power.”
How winning UK court case worth billions of naira makes me feel – Nwoko
The Chairman of the Senate Committee on Reparations and Repatriation, Senator Ned Nwoko (PDP, Delta North), has shared his thoughts on his victory in the legal case against the City of London Magistrates’ Court, where the British court ordered the release of frozen $1.2 million.
Ondo Election: APC deployed N35bn for vote-buying – PDP
The governorship candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Agboola Ajayi, and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Mr. Myson Nejo, have strongly opposed the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election, labeling the exercise as “daylight robbery.”
