Clement Nwankwo, Constitutional lawyer, Executive Director, Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre, and Convener of the Civil Society Situation Room, Monday night on Arise Television programme, Prime Time, raised the alarm that Nigeria’s democracy is on its tethers and would soon “drop and collapse” if the present electoral body is not dismantled. In the interview monitored…
Nigerian Courts Are Courts of Favours, Not Justice – Joe Keshi
President Weah deserves credit for not intimidating opponents – Onor In what is unarguably a vote of no confidence on the Nigerian judiciary, a former Diplomat, Ambassador Joe Keshi, has dismissed the nation’s courts as “courts of favours”, and not courts of justice. Keshi, one-time Nigeria’s Consul General in Atlanta, Georgia, United States of America,…
PDP Wins Bayelsa Gubernatorial Election.
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has retained the governorship seat in Bayelsa State, after failing to upstage APC in Imo and Kogi States. Incumbent governor, Douye Diri, was formally declared winner of the keenly contested election having won majority of the votes cast. Results from the eight local government areas of the state announced by…
Helen Paul and Other Bastardy Stories
(Published in the Nigerian Tribune on Monday, 13 November 2023) Everyone has a history; how you act and tell your story defines you. Ace comedian and celebrity, Helen Paul, trended wildly last week. Men and women with very difficult beginnings should seek out Helen Paul and learn from her how to manage life’s complexities and…
Gunmen Attack Nasarawa Community, Shoot Student, Kidnap One
According to reports, gunmen posing as kidnappers broke into the Gandu village area of the Federal University of Lafia in the Lafia Local Government Area of Nasarawa State, where they shot and abducted a 300-level sociology department student and abducted a businessman. Around 8.30pm, the gunmen, armed with sophisticated weapons, invaded the village and began…
EFCC Arraigns OAU Students for Online Fraud
Eleven students of Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Ile-Ife, Sound State are currently standing trial over charges of cyber fraud. The students were arraigned by the Ibadan Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, before Justice Nathaniel Ayo-Emmanuel of the Federal High Court, Osogbo. They include Gbolahan Khalid Adesina, Aghwaritoma Wisdom Obaro, Daniel…
Lawyer Sues LASTMA for ₦100 million
Osa Director, a lawyer, has sued the Lagos State Transport Management Agency, LASTMA for damages, claiming a sum of ₦100 million. He is also demanding that his properties, which include a sum of $1,700 (One Thousand And Seven Hundred Dollars) and a telephone, being an A52 Samsung Galaxy Handset, allegedly taken away with his car,…
Court of Appeal Re-Affirms LP’s Attah as Duly Elected Rep for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency, Obanikoro congratulates winner
Attempts by candidates of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and that of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ibrahim Obanikoro, and Bankole Wellington, popularly known as Banky W, respectively, to unseat Labour Party’s Thaddeus Attah as member of the House of Representatives for Eti-Osa Federal Constituency in Lagos State, has failed as the Court of Appeal,…
FG Commences Third Mainland Bridge Rehabilitation, Partially Closes Certain Segments
There are now sections of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos State closed by the Federal Government. This implies that for the next two weeks, drivers won’t be able to use the ramps that go to Adekunle and Ebute Meta. On Monday, around 9am in the morning, the sections were closed by the contractor, China…
Book Haram Undertakes Another Tragic Attack on Borno State’s Rice Plantation
Another attack by Boko Haram in one of the towns in Borno state has left families and the authorities mourning. The attack, which was carried out last Sunday November 5, left no less than 11 farmers dead. In fact, there are claims, though unconfirmed, that more deaths may have been recorded. Reports also indicates that…
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