The three-member panel, in its judgment delivered on Friday, unanimously held that the petitioner failed in its petition because it lacked merit. Justice Sunday Olorundahunsi, reading the judgment, dismissed all three grounds canvassed by the petitioner and governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Nentawe Yilwatda. On March 20, the INEC Returning Officer in the state,…
President Bola Tinubu is celebrating his wife, Oluremi Tinubu, at 63rd, describing her as “my partner in every venture”. In a personal letter addressed to Senator Remi, the Nigerian leader praised his wife for standing by him despite the “uncertainty of dangerous, but principled stands against tyranny”. “Happy 63rd birthday to the love of my…
Bozize, 76, who was in exile in Chad until March when he moved to Guinea Bissau, heads an alliance of rebel groups called the Coalition of Patriots for Change (CPC), formed in December 2020. the ex-president, who seized power in the CAR in 2003 but was toppled a decade later, was sentenced on Thursday, according…
A top military source close to the Commander of 1 Brigade Nigerian Army, Gusau, confirmed this to our correspondent, following the bandits’ invasion of the Sabon-Gida community of Bungudu Local Government Area.He said the Brigade Commander, Brigadier General Sani Ahmed is currently leading the operation with other security agencies in the forest along Tsafe Local…
Olu Agunloye, former minister of power at the centre of the $6 billion Mambilla hydropower contract controversy, has been quizzed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over the affair. TheCable understands that a payment with the description “FRM LENO” was traced to his account after he committed the federal government to the disputed…
Let me begin by making a distinction here. Nigeria’s military acknowledges two Obasanjos in its records. One has been retired for nearly 45 years now, while the other was at best a toddler when the older disengaged from military service. Both of them made it to the uppermost crust of the military, the former rising…
Three years ago, the United States mediated an agreement between the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Israel, promising to normalise ties between these Arab Gulf states and Israel. Since formalising the Abraham Accords in September 2020, the UAE and Israel have deepened their relations across a number of economic domains, as well as defence. Months after…
The Lagos Police Command, on Saturday, said it has commenced full investigation into the death of singer, Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, known as Mohbad.In an official statement via their verified social media handle, the Lagos State Police Commissioner, CP Idowu Owohunwa, ordered a thorough inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the death of Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, widely…
bdulrosheed Akanbi, the Oluwo of Iwo, has berated ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo for asking traditional rulers to stand up to greet Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo. During the commissioning of a 34.85 km Oyo-Iseyin road in Oyo state on Friday, Obasanjo had ordered the monarchs who were present at the occasion to stand to greet the…
