The Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit by the Attorneys-General of the thirty-six states of the federation against the Federal Government. The states in the suit are challenging the planned deduction of four hundred and eighteen million dollars from the federation account to settle debts owed to consultants engaged by the states and local…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed its judgement on the suit filed by the Peoples Democratic Party seeking to declare the seat of the Cross River State Governor, Professor Ben Ayade and his deputy Ivara Esu vacant. The main opposition party filed the suit following the defection of the governor and his deputy to the…
The Supreme Court has upheld the de-registration of twenty-two political parties carried out by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The parties were among the seventy-four scrapped in 2020 by INEC following their poor performances in the previous elections. Justice Ejembi Eko who delivered judgment in an appeal instituted by INEC against the judgment of the Court of…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo will be heading to Ghana today to represent Nigeria at an Extraordinary Summit of the ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government on the political situation in Mali and other parts of the sub-region. The Senior Special Assistant to the Vice President on Media and Publicity, Laolu Akande in a statement said…
President Muhammadu Buhari has cautioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission to avoid being used for partisan politics or get dragged into personal disputes. He urged the anti-graft agency to focus on serving the nation to entrench good governance. The President stated this at the Unveiling of the EFCC Standard Operating Procedures, Policies, and Manuals at the…
The Super Eagles of Nigeria will today tackle the Black Stars of Ghana in a World Cup qualifier in Kumasi. Nigeria who decided to keep Augustine Eguavoen after the Africa Cup of Nations, are hunting a fourth consecutive World Cup, while Ghana are looking to return after missing out on Russia 2018. Otto Addo was appointed interim…