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Osinbajo Committed To Indivisibility Of Nigeria – SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Mr. Boss Mustapha, has declared that he and Vice President Yemi Osinbajo are very firmly and irrevocably committed to the ideal of one and the indivisible Nigerian nation. In a statement he issued yesterday, Mustapha frowned at the sensational slant accorded the remarks by Osinbajo last Sunday during the special interdenominational...
Court Sacks IGP Alkali, Restrain Him From Parading Himself As Police Boss
A Federal High Court has ordered the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba Alkali, to stop parading himself as the holder of the office after declaring his appointment and continued to stay in office as unlawful and unconstitutional. Accordingly, the court has ordered President Muhammadu Buhari to convene a meeting of the Nigeria Police Council to appoint a new...
Pastor Suspended For Hosting YPP Thanksgiving Service In Akwa Ibom
The Apostolic Church in ONNA on Sunday suspended its pastor, E. E. Henshaw for hosting a thanksgiving and dedication service for the Young Progressives Party. The embattled pastor during the church service on Sunday announced to the congregation that he just got a text message that he has been suspended for allowing the YPP to do its thanksgiving and campaign...
ValueJet Responds To NCAA Pilot Suspension
ValueJet has issued an official statement addressing the recent incident at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja, which resulted in the suspension of two of its pilots by the Nigerian Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA). According to preliminary findings by the NCAA, a ValueJet pilot initiated departure procedures from the designated bay without obtaining the required pre-departure clearance. The aviation authority...
Buhari Asked To Replace NNPC Management With Private Sector Heads
President Buhari has been urged to sack the management team of the newly-registered Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Limited). The Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) advised him to replace them with prudent private sector heads to save the country’s economy. Secretary-General, Willy Ezugwu warned that it would be impossible for Nigeria to continue with the subsidy regime that mainly...
Federal High Court Releases Guidelines For Virtual Proceedings
The Chief Judge of the Federal High Court has released guidelines and practice directions authorising judges to adopt virtual proceedings for court cases in all its judicial divisions. The Chief Judge, Justice John Tsoho, issued the practice directions for cases to be heard virtually on Zoom, Skype or any other audio-visual means approved by the court. The guidelines take effect from...
ADC Suspends S’South Vice Chair Over Alleged Party Constitutional Violation
The African Democratic Congress ADC has suspended its National Vice Chairman (South-South), Dr Usani Uguru Usani, over alleged violations of the party’s constitution and activities considered harmful to its unity and electoral fortunes. His suspension followed resolutions reached at the meeting of the State Working Committee SWC of the Cross River State chapter of the party held on Wednesday, October...
Court Strikes Out Several Paragraphs Of LP’s Tribunal Petition For Being Generic, Vague
The tribunal said the affected paragraphs failed to name the specific polling units where irregularities occurred. Tribunal went onto say, "They also failed to prove that their votes were suppressed by failing to specify the number of votes suppressed." The justice went on to say, "Labour Party failed to state the number of votes affected and the number of people disenfranchised,"...
YouTube Settles Trump With $22m Over Account Suspension
YouTube has agreed to pay $22 million to settle a lawsuit filed by President Donald Trump after the company suspended his account over the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, according to a court filing Monday. The online video platform, a subsidiary of Google parent Alphabet, is the latest Big Tech firm to settle with Trump after he lodged...
FEC Has Become Cancerous Under Buhari, Should Be Disbanded – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP says the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Executive Council, FEC has become cancerous, disorganized, chaotic, and incapable of driving an organized, result-oriented system and as such should be disbanded. The party’s position is predicated on the degenerated hostilities among officials in the Buhari Presidency, including Presidential aides, ministers, and heads of agencies, which have further...
