Author: Biyi Lawrence
Sophia Momodu, the mother of Davido’s first child, Imade, has hinted that she will change her daughter’s last name. Sophia disclosed this during a chat with some of her fans on Snapchat on Monday evening. She alleged that she has been playing the role of mom and dad to Imade. When asked to write with caution as her comments might be misinterpreted, Sophia said: ‘’our elders say the truth is bitter. I haven’t even started” Amid this rant, queries and words of encouragement from fans poured in and she responded accordingly. A netizen who seems shocked by her latest issue…
The House of Representatives has postponed its valedictory session scheduled for today, 6 June, to Wednesday, 7 June. This was announced in a statement released by the Clerk to the House, Yahaya Danzaria. It read: “This is to inform all Honourable Members that the Valedictory session for the 9th House of Representatives will hold on Wednesday, 7th June, 2023 by 10:00am at the HOR chambers. “The event will have in attendance former Presiding Officers, Leadership and Clerks. It will equally be subject to live coverage by NTA and Channels TV stations”.
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, has been reelected as the Speaker of the Assembly, voiceofnaija.ng can report. The lawmaker representing the Agege 1 Constituency was re-elected for the sixth term during the 18 March election having scored 17,214 votes to beat his closest rival, Raheem Alani of the Labour Party (LP) who had 3,933 votes. Gboyega Akosile, Governor’s Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s chief press secretary, made this known on Tuesday via a tweet. He said that the third time speaker was nominated by Temitope Adewale, a representative of the Ifako-Ijaiye 1 constituency. READ ALSO: Assembly: Lagos Speaker…
Stephen Oronsaye, a former Head of Service of the Federation, has been discharged and acquitted of the N2 billion fraud charge filed against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja in his judgment held that the prosecution failed to provide enough evidence to warrant a conviction. The court held that no credible evidence was presented by the 21 witnesses called by the EFCC. Oronsaye was in 2015 arraigned alongside the Managing Director of Frederick Hamilton Global Services Limited, Osarenkhoe Afe on allegations of corruption. They were accused of using two…
Thugs stormed the premises of the Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Isabo on Monday, despite the heavy presence of security agents. The tribunal, which held its inaugural session amid tight security, commenced hearing of the petition filed by the PDP governorship candidate, Ladi Adebutu, against Governor Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Though the road leading to the venue within the magistrates’ court premises at Isabo was condoned off by a combined team of security operatives, a large number of thugs arrived to support their political parties as the tribunal began sitting. Some of the…
Justice James Omotosho, the presiding judge at a Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, awarded a N10 million fine against Festus Keyamo, the immediate past Minister of State for Labour and Employment, for filing a frivolous suit against Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The judge, in a ruling, awarded a N5 million fine each in favour of Abubakar and the Independent Corrupt Practices and other related offences Commission, ICPC, totaling a N10 million against Keyamo. Justice Omotosho, who described the suit as “frivolous, vexatious and abuse of court processes,” directed that the fine should be…
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, adjourned the hearing of the case of the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi against the victory of President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress until 6 June. This comes after the petitioner tendered more evidences from eight States. Since Tuesday, 30 May, the Tribunal has been hearing petitions challenging the Obi; the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar; and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) are the petitioners. On the other hand, the respondents include the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Tinubu, Vice-President Kashim Shettima, and…
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has resumed its hearing in the case of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar against the Independent National Electoral Commission. Since Tuesday, 30 May, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT) has been hearing petitions challenging the victory of President Bola Tinubu (All Progressives Congress) in the February 25 presidential election. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party and its candidate, Peter Obi; and the Allied Peoples’ Movement (APM) are the petitioners. On the other hand, the respondents include the Independent National Electoral…
Former Governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has again visited the Aso Villa, barely 72 hours after meeting President Bola Tinubu. Tinubu also received in audience the former Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi, and Senator Godswill Akpabio. After his last visit, Wike told correspondents that the move was strictly to show support as a Nigerian, denying insinuations that he wants to defect to the APC. The agenda for this visit is unclear but it may be connected with the leadership of the 10th Assembly that will be inaugurated this month.
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President, Kashim Shettima to follow the path of the late President Umaru Yar’adua by making their assets declaration public. The opposition in an interview with The Punch on Sunday, 4 June, 2023, said it was not enough for Tinubu and Shettima to fill out assets declaration forms and submit them to the Code of Conduct Bureau. In a telephone conversation with the newspaper, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba said the president and his vice should demonstrate their readiness for transparent leadership. “They should follow…