We’ve no role in judges’ appointment, says Senate

The Senate has said it has no role to play in the appointment of judges for the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory. It described the forwarding of the…

Oshiomhole’s 2016 verbal attacks on Ize-Iyamu a lesson for politicians — Osunbor, ex-Edo gov

A professor of law and former Edo State Governor, Prof Oserheimen Osunbor, speaks  about the current political situation in Edo, the crisis in the All Progressives Congress, the contentious clause…

NMA PROBES ENUGU BLOODY ELECTION, APOLOGISES

The Nigerian Medical Association on Sunday announced the setting up of a three-member committee to investigate the “shameful behaviour” exhibited by its members in Enugu State during the aborted election.…

APC WINS NASARAWA CENTRAL CONSTITUENCY BYE-ELECTION

All Progressives Congress candidate, Ismail Danbaba, has won the bye-election for the Nasarawa Central State Constituency in the state House of Assembly. The Independent National Electoral Commission Returning Officer, Mr…

SYMPATHISERS THRONG KASHAMU’S RESIDENCE

The Governor of Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, was one of the first callers at the Ijebu-Igbo home of the late Buruji Kashamu on Sunday morning. Also, a crowd of sympathisers and loyalists…

KASHAMU: YOUR END WILL ALSO COME, FAYOSE TELLS OBASANJO

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has condemned ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo’s official statement on the death of ex-Senator Buruji Kashamu. Our source had earlier reported that Kashamu, a governorship candidate of…

North-East governors meet, ask FG to tackle insecurity

The governors of Adamawa, Bauchi, Borno, Gombe, Taraba and Yobe states in the North-East met on Saturday  in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, to brainstorm on how to tackle the…

I won’t support a northerner as president in 2023 –El-Rufai

The governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, has said he would not support a northern candidate for the presidency in 2023. El-Rufai said this on Saturday in an interview with…

Nigerian elite influence appointments of judges –Osinbajo

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo has said the elite in Nigeria influence the appointment of judges in Nigeria. Osinbajo said this on Saturday at a webinar tagged, ‘Selection and appointment of judges:…

NNAMANI, 38 OTHERS RE-ELECTED AMID PDP ENUGU CONGRESS

The people’s Democratic Party, Enugu state chapter has re-elected Hon. Nnamani, Augustine, the immediate past state Chairman of the party, along side thirty-eight others as the Executive members of the…