Author: Biyi Lawrence
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has revealed reasons for objecting to documents tendered as evidence by the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in aid of his petition against the election of President Bola Tinubu. The electoral body had since the start of the hearing opposed the admissibility of various documents brought to the Presidential Election Petition Court by the petitioners as exhibits to prove their case and held, like other respondents, that reasons would be advanced during the address stage of the petition. However, during Friday’s proceedings, counsel for INEC, Kemi Pinhero, SAN, told the court…
A Benue State High Court in Makurdi, on Friday, affirmed the suspension and removal of Iyorchia Ayu as the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP). This comes after Ayu lost membership of the party in his Igyorov Council Ward of Gboko Local Government Area of the State. A member of the PDP in Benue State, Conrad Terhide Utaan, dragged Ayu to court following his suspension by his Igyorov ward executive committee after passing a vote of no confidence on him. In suit No: MHC/85/2023, Utaan sought, among other reliefs, a declaration that Ayu is no longer fit and…
The leader of the disbanded Oyo State Parks Management System, Mukaila Lamidi popularly called Auxiliary, has been wanted by the State Police. Voiceofnaija.ng had reported that one of Auxiliary’s houses in Ibadan was raided on Tuesday. Police found guns and ammunition allegedly belonging to him and 78 suspected hoodlums during the raid. The State Police Public Relations Officer, Adewale Osifeso, who addressed newsmen at the command’s headquarters, Eleyele in Ibadan, said: “The general public particularly good citizens of the state are hereby notified that LAMIDI MUKAILA AKA AUXILIARY ‘M’ whose Photograph appears above is wanted by the Nigeria Police Force,…
Jibola, the teenage son of popular Fuji singer, Wasiu Alabi Pasuma, has graduated as the best student with a 4.20 GPA from Harlan Community Academy, a high school in the United States. He shared pictures from the graduation ceremony on his Instagram account on Friday and wrote, “#1 Valedictorian, mission accomplished.Graduation day.Glory be to God. Big graduate. Unto the Next” According to him, he got scholarship money of over $400,000 and acceptance into over 20 universities. He wrote: “Finally!!!! Moving on to the next step of success. I’m thankful to God, My mom, My dad, my sister, and everyone for…
The Oba of Benin, Ewuare II, has said he has no doubt that President Bola Tinubu will perform excellently as the country’s helmsman, giving his antecedent. The Oba made the declaration on Thursday in a congratulatory message to Tinubu, which he signed on behalf of Royal Court of Benin, Benin Royal family and the people of Edo State. He called on the President to give priority to youth development, while praying that God and the ancestors would back the President to deliver on his mandate. READ ALSO: Oba Of Benin Cautions Youths Against Planned Protest “Your swearing-in as the 16th…
The House of Representatives Committee on Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring has approved the disbursement of $700m from the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund for the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency. The House had on 2 May, 2023, asked the NIMASA to stop its plan to disburse the sum from the Fund. Members of the House had resolved to direct the Committee on Local Content to “immediately commence investigations of the Cabotage Vessel Finance Fund to determine all monies that have accrued to the fund since its establishment in the year 2003 and report to the House within 14 days.”…
The Central Bank of Nigeria has disclosed that the country’s Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index rose to 51.1 index points in April 2023 from 42.6 index points in March 2023. The banking industry regulator revealed in its Monetary Policy report that the economy grew but at a slow rate in April. It stated: “The economy moderated on its current recovery trajectory, posting positive, albeit lower growth, for the tenth consecutive quarter, in spite of a multitude of headwinds to its full recovery. “The growth performance was driven largely by the sustained growth in the services and agricultural sectors; progressive uptrend in…
Jackie Idimogu, the President of My Dog and I group, has expressed outrage over a viral video of Chef Hilda Baci and influencer, Enioluwa eating dog meat in Akwa Ibom State. The dog lover reportedly felt betrayed because she supported Hilda during her cook-a-thon only to get ‘stabbed in the back’ by Hilda’s cooking and eating dogs. In the referenced video, Hilda was at a table with Enioluwa with a range of Akwa Ibom delicacies, where she tried convincing him to have a taste of the dog meat. “I’m so livid right now. During the cook-a-Thon, members of the My…
Nollywood actress Cha Cha Eke Faani has got many tongues wagging following her 10th wedding anniversary celebration with filmmaker husband, Austin Faani. Chacha took to her IG page to celebrate her man, recounting how blessed she’s been since tying the knot with him. Incidentally, her latest post is coming barely one year after the actress publicly ended her marriage to her husband for the second time. Taking to her IG page, she wrote: “Today, 10 years ago, I married my best friend. 1st June 2013. To he who has brought me great luck and fame, he who catches me every…
Former Governor of Ekiti State, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has broken his silence over a probe by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, over an alleged N4 billion fraud. Fayemi, in a statement on Friday, by the Head of the Fayemi Media Office, Abuja, Mallam Ahmad Sajoh, said during his visit to the EFCC, “no such allegation was raised during his conversation” with officials of the anti-graft agency. The statement, however, noted that all Fayemi did during the conversation with the officials of the EFCC in Ilorin, Kwara State, was to respond to a frivolous petition from a group that…