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Thursday, 17 January 2019 05:22

Buhari unaware of Onnoghen’s arraignment - Osinbajo

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says he is feeling sad over trial of Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Mr Walter Onnoghen, on allegations of false and non-asset declarations. Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) had scheduled January 14 for the arraignment of CJN. However, the process was stalled as CJN failed to appear before CCT; and a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja also ordered CCT to halt proceedings. Mr Osinbajo, who spoke at 2019 Online Publishers Association of Nigeria (OPAN) conference on Wednesday in Abuja, said that President Muhammadu Buhari had no prior knowledge of the arraignment. The theme of the…

Thursday, 17 January 2019 05:20

Onnoghen: Osinbajo has confirmed Buhari not in charge – Fayose

A former governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, says by saying President Muhammadu Buhari had no prior knowledge of the trial of Chief Justice of Nigeria Walter Onnoghen by Code of Conduct Tribunal for non-declaration of assets, Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has made it clear that the president is not in charge of anything. Fayose, in a statement yesterday by his media aide, Mr Lere Olayinka, said: “It should now be clear to Nigerians that Mr Buhari is not in charge of anything. He might not even be in charge of his existence, not to talk of being conscious…

Thursday, 17 January 2019 05:19

May wins no-confidence vote, but still is beset by Brexit

British Prime Minister Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in Parliament on Wednesday to remain in office — but saw more of her power ebb away as she battled to keep Brexit on track after lawmakers demolished her European Union divorce deal. May won a narrow victory, 325 votes to 306 votes, on an opposition motion seeking to topple her government and trigger a general election. Now it’s back to Brexit, where May is caught between the rock of her own negotiating red lines and the hard place of a Parliament that wants to force a radical change of course.…

Thursday, 17 January 2019 05:18

Elections: U.S. expresses concerns over neutrality of Nigeria’s security agencies

United States government has expressed concern over neutrality of security services ahead of Nigeria’s general elections beginning with presidential and National Assembly polls on February 16. A representative of American embassy in Nigeria, Mr David Young, made this known at a meeting with Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday at the commission’s headquarters in Abuja. “One of the concerns is about the neutrality of the security services. For us, it is very important that security services provide for the election security, safety of the process of the election in a way that doesn’t interfere with people getting to the…

Thursday, 17 January 2019 05:11

Lanlehin assures of revamping local govt system in Oyo

Daniel Agbolade Governorship candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Oyo State, Mr. Olufemi Lanlehin, has assured the people that a government to be led by him come 29 May, 2019, will revamp the local government system in the state, as well as organize free, fair and credible polls in the entire 33 local governments of the state and the local council development areas, to allow them function effectively, in order to "speedily deliver democratic dividends to the grassroots." He gave the assurance in Lalupon, Lagelu local government area of Oyo State, while campaigning across Akinyele/Lagelu Federal Constituency, in continuation…

Thursday, 17 January 2019 05:09

Nigeria needs women to rule in 2019 - NIP guber candidate

Daniel Agbolade Governorship candidate of National Interest Party (NIP) in Oyo State, Mrs. Bolanle Ashabi Sarumi-Aliyu, has said time had come for women to rule both at state and federal levels. She stated this while featuring on an Oyo State NAWOJ platform for Women governorship candidates contesting the March governorship election in the state. She pointed out that the time had come for Nigerians to entrust women with the much needed power for the country to witness the necessary development, stating that Nigerian men are yet to get it right in terms of governance by not treating the underlining factors…

Wednesday, 16 January 2019 04:41

No voting with temporary voter card - INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), says no voter will be allowed to vote with temporary voter card, in the forthcoming general elections. Mr Francis Ezeonu, Imo Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), made this known at an interactive meeting with religious bodies- members of Christian and Muslim communities in Imo, on Tuesday in Owerri. He noted that smart card reader which would be deployed for the elections was structured to read only Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) which has special features embedded on it with the voters’ personal information. Ezeonu, therefore, enjoined all who are yet to get their PVCs to go to…

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 03:47

INEC releases final election guidelines

Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has released a 33-page regulations and guidelines for conduct of future elections in the country. Accordingly, the commission has banned collation officers from making or receiving telephone calls in the line of duty. INEC said: “In order to remain focused on their assignment, collation officers are not allowed to make or receive telephone calls during collation.’’ One of the contentious issues in the aftermath of the September 22, 2018, governorship election in Osun State was the decision of the Chief Returning Officer to pick calls in the middle of the declaration of results, an action…

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 03:46

INEC uncovers new methods of vote-buying

Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday said it had discovered new methods to be used by some politicians to buy votes in forthcoming general elections. Speaking at an interactive session with traditional rulers in Osun State, INEC National Commissioner, Mr Festus Okoye, however warned that any politicians caught buying votes or engaging in acts that could have negative effects on the elections would be punished. Okoye, represented by Osun State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Mr Segun Agbaje, said the commission had been informed that some people were inducing voters to release their PVCs or Voter Identification Numbers. He said the intention…

Tuesday, 15 January 2019 03:44

900,165 PVCs unclaimed in Ogun - INEC

Independent National Electoral Commission in Ogun State yesterday said 900,165 Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs) were yet to be claimed in the state. INEC Administrative Secretary, Mr James Popoola, disclosed this in Abeokuta at an interactive session with traditional rulers on 2019 elections in the state. According to him, out of 1,123,537 PVCs received by INEC in the state, only 223,372 cards have been claimed by the owners as at Friday last week. Daily Trust

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Monday, 14 January 2019 04:21

FG’s haste in putting CJN on trial raises suspicion of hidden agenda - Saraki

Senate President, Mr Bukola Saraki has advised the Federal Government to ensure that its plans to put on trial the nation’s chief judicial officer, Mr Walter Onnoghen, does not cause chaos in the judicial system and that due process is not compromised. Saraki in a statement in Ilorin on Sunday noted that he believed that if the Government truly had genuine reason to put the incumbent Chief Justice of Nigeria on trial, it should ensure that every step in the process is transparent and the normal process as provided by the law is followed to the letter. He said a…

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:19

South-South govs tell Onnoghen to ignore CCT

Five out of six governors of Nigeria’s South-South have come in defence of Chief Justice Walter Onnoghen. The governors at an emergency meeting in Abuja on Sunday said the move to prosecute the top jurist for alleged asset declaration infractions was vindictive and persecutory, and should be condemned by lovers of democracy. The governors consequently prevailed on Mr Onnoghen not to appear when the trial opens at the tribunal on Monday morning. The governors at the meeting were Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa, who chaired it at his guest house in Maitama, Abuja, Nyesom Wike of Rivers, Ben Ayade of Cross…

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:18

Onnoghen: If Buhari wants crisis, we are ready - PDP

National Chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Uche Secondus, on Sunday warned President Muhammadu Buhari not to plunge the nation into crisis saying his party is ready to resist him. Secondus’ statement came on the heels of the upcoming arraignment of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen before the Code of Conduct Tribunal over alleged failure to declare his assets. The issue is currently generating heated debate in the polity. Secondus at a PDP presidential rally in Jos on Sunday said the party would resist the president’s attempt to ‘attack’ the judiciary. He said Mr Buhari was planning…

Monday, 14 January 2019 04:17

APC justifies CJN’s trial, says PDP always defends corruption

All Progressives Congress (APC) has endorsed the planned arraignment today of Chief Justice of Nigeria, Mr Walter Onnoghen and accused Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) of being sympathetic to corruption for calling against the plan. Onnoghen is set to be arraigned by Code of Conduct Bureau at the Code of Conduct Tribunal on a six-count charge of alleged false asset declaration. The development followed a petition to CCB by a group, Anti-corruption and Research-based Data Initiative (ARDI). APC spoke for the first time on the development through a statement on Sunday by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Lanre Issa-Onilu, saying the…

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