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Saturday, 15 February 2020 05:18

PDP’s Diri sworn in as gov amid tension, violence in Bayelsa

Bayelsa State Police Command on Friday imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the state following an outbreak of protests and violence in different parts of the state. The state Commissioner of Police, Mr Uche Anozia, announced the curfew at a press conference in Yenagoa, the state capital, shortly before the swearing-in of Mr Douye Diri of Peoples Democratic Party as the governor of the state and Mr Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo as his deputy, by the state Chief Judge, Mrs Kate Abiri, at the Government House. There had been severe tension in the state since Supreme Court on Thursday annulled the victory of…

Friday, 14 February 2020 06:34

Supreme Court nullified election of the man billed to be sworn in today as Bayelsa gov. Will PDP candidate take over? Reports and analysis below shed light

Bayelsa State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate Mr David Lyon’s hope of assumption of office on Friday (today) as the fifth governor of the state was on Thursday dashed by a judgment of the Supreme Court. APC and Peoples Democratic Party were shocked by the judgment, which created uncertainty in Bayelsa State as both parties disagreed on its interpretation. In the Supreme Court, there were signs that both parties did not expect any surprise as only a handful of their supporters were in the scanty courtroom when the case was heard and judgment later delivered. The court nullified the election…

Thursday, 13 February 2020 13:13

Supreme Court nullifies Bayelsa governor-elect’s election, declares PDP winner

Supreme Court today (Thursday) nullified the election of Bayelsa State governor-elect, Mr David Lyon and his running mate, Mr Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo, who were already preparing to be inaugurated into office. A five-man panel of the apex court led by Mrs Mary Peter-Odili ordered Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to All Progressives Congress’ candidates as winners of the November 16, 2019 governorship election in the state. The apex court ordered INEC to issue fresh certificates to candidates of the party with the next highest votes and with the required constitutional spread of votes in the…

Tuesday, 11 February 2020 05:24

Akande replaces Lawan as chair of APC’s panel on reconciliation

Former All Progressives Congress (APC) Interim National Chairman Mr Bisi Akande has been named to lead the party’s national reconciliation committee. It will be inaugurated today (Tuesday). He replaces Senate President Ahmed Lawan who was announced by the party’s leadership as chairman of a similar panel that was never inaugurated. According to a statement by party spokesman Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, the panel was reconstituted following a review of its membership by President Muhammadu Buhari. The Akande-led committee of 12 has a mandate to reconcile all aggrieved members of the party across the country. The committee has Mr John Enoh as…

Saturday, 08 February 2020 05:17

Why I won’t intervene in Ganduje, Sanusi feud - Buhari

President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday said that he was constrained by the constitution to intervene in the dispute between Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Emir of Kano, Mr Muhammadu Sanusi 11. But the President also said that he swore to uphold the peace and security of the people of Nigeria and that where the people are threatened, he will use his constitutional powers. Speaking when he received the governor and newly elected legislators on the platform of All Progressives Congress, APC, from Kano State, Mr Buhari assured that the separation of powers between the Federal Government and the states…

Thursday, 06 February 2020 17:53

INEC deregisters 74 political parties. Here’s full list of those that survived and those deregistered

Independent National Electoral Commission, on Thursday, deregistered 74 political parties as preparations for the 2023 general elections gather momentum. With the new decision, Nigeria now has 18 political parties, according to the INEC Chairman, Mr Mahmood Yakubu, at a press conference in Abuja. The successful parties are Accord Party, Action Alliance, African Action Congress, African Democratic Congress, All Progressives Congress, All Progressives Grand Alliance and Allied Peoples Movement. Others are Labour Party, New Nigeria Peoples Party, National Rescue Movement, Peoples Democratic Party, Peoples Redemption Party, Social Democratic Party, Young Progressives Party, and Zenith Labour Party. According to him, 75 parties…

Thursday, 06 February 2020 05:35

Trump acquitted by Senate in impeachment trial

President Donald Trump has been cleared in his impeachment trial, ending a congressional bid to oust him from office that bitterly divided the US. The Senate, run by the president's fellow Republicans, voted to acquit him 52-48 on charges of abuse of power and 53-47 on obstruction of Congress. Democrats charged Mr Trump in December with pressuring Ukraine to smear a potential White House rival. In November, Mr Trump will be the first impeached president to go for election. In its historic vote on Wednesday, the Senate decided not to remove America's 45th president from office on charges arising from…

Tuesday, 04 February 2020 05:48

Oyo LG Crisis: One killed, many injured as PDP, APC supporters clash

The crisis over local government administration in Oyo State worsened on Monday when a man identified as Abdulasisi Isa was shot dead during a clash in Surulere Local Government Area of the state. The deceased is a member of PDP in Surulere local government. He was killed when supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) clashed over who is the authentic chairperson of the local government. There have been pockets of violence between supporters of the local council chairpersons sacked by Governor Seyi Makinde and those of the caretaker committees he appointed in their…

Tuesday, 04 February 2020 05:45

Malawi election: Court orders new vote after May 2019 result annulled

Malawi's constitutional court has annulled last year's controversial election, which saw President Peter Mutharika narrowly re-elected. The judge found there had been widespread irregularities in the 21 May vote. This is the first election to be legally challenged since Malawi's independence in 1964. A new vote will take place within 151 days. There have been regular anti-government protests since the election. The court ruled that Mr Mutharika will stay in power until a new election takes place. Why was a legal challenge filed? President Peter Mutharika won a second term in May with 38.6% of the vote. But opposition candidates…

Saturday, 01 February 2020 03:11

Ihedioha: PDP petitions U.S. UK, insists on reversal of Supreme Court judgment

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday stormed embassy of the United States of America and United Kingdom High Commission in Abuja to protest what it called perversion of justice in Nigeria. The protesters comprised national leaders of PDP led by the party’s National Chairman, Mr Uche Secondus.They submitted a petition titled ‘Perversion of Justice: Deliberate Efforts At Truncating Democracy in Nigeria’ to the two embassies. In the petition, they drew the attention of the two countries to what they called “a serious case of judicial compromise and deliberate perversion of justice by the Supreme Court of Nigeria, which is now threatening…

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Saturday, 01 February 2020 03:10

Uzodinma meets Buhari, says Supreme Court can’t reverse victory

Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State has expressed optimism that Supreme Court would not reverse its judgment that sacked his predecessor, Mr Emeka Ihedioha, and declared him the winner of the March 19, 2019 governorship election. The apex court had, on January 14, removed Ihedioha of PDP on the ground that he did not score the lawful majority votes in the Imo governorship race. The court said it arrived at that decision after adding votes scored by Uzodinma in 388 polling units, which showed that he won the race. It subsequently declared him winner of the election and ordered Independent…

Thursday, 30 January 2020 05:22

Senator calls for Buhari’s resignation over worsening insecurity

Senators elected on the platform of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), yesterday, clashed over calls for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation. Mr Enyinnaya Abaribe’s call for the resignation of Mr Buhari over what he termed inability to fix security problems in the country, led to the sparring match. Abaribe, while contributing to a motion sponsored by every serving senator, tagged “Nigerian security challenges: Urgent need to restructure, review and reorganise the current security architecture,” had said the APC-led government could not preside over the affairs of Nigeria. Abaribe, Minority Leader of Senate, said: “President Muhammadu Buhari’s surprise…

Thursday, 30 January 2020 05:21

Presidency attacks senator who called for Buhari’s resignation

Presidency last night attacked Senate Minority Leader, Mr Enyinnaya Abaribe, over his call for President Muhammadu Buhari’s resignation, describing it as a stray comment. A statement by a presidential spokesman, Mr Garba Shehu, which described Abaribe as an arm-chair critic, said if Mr Buhari had to resign, then Abaribe and millions of other Nigerians would have to also resign. He accused the fiery senator of lacking the moral right to call for Buhari’s resignation because he aided the escape of leader of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mr. Nnamdi Kanu. According to the statement, Abaribe ought to have replaced Kanu…

Monday, 27 January 2020 06:10

Imo guber: Ihedioha goes back to Supreme Court, seeks review of judgment

The last may not have been heard about the contest for the Imo State governorship seat as Mr Emeka Ihedioha returns to the Supreme Court today to seek a review of the judgment that removed him from office. The court had on January 14, 2020 sacked Ihedioha of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on the ground that he did not score the lawful majority votes in the March 9, 2019 governorship election. In his place, the apex court, after adding the cancelled results of the 388 polling units to the votes scored by Mr Hope Uzodinma of All Progressives Congress (APC),…

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