WHAT TO EXPECT FROM NIGERIA ‘S POLITICAL JUDICIARY

11 Mar 2023

Election petitions are charades from the point of real resolution of legal and factual issues. They serve the purpose of pacification of the people to accept and live with their conquest by a few elements. The only thing that could alter the predetermined result is if the people demonstrate that they have not been conquered in fact and would reject on the streets every form of pacification from the court.

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WHO CAME SECOND – ANOTHER NIGERIAN CONSTITUTIONAL PUZZLE

11 Mar 2023

We return to the question, who therefore between Atiku and Obi deserves to go into a second ballot with Tinubu? Atiku won over 50% of the votes in just 3 States – Adamawa, Gombe and Yobe States. Obi won over 50% of the votes in 7 States – Edo, Anambra, Abia, Imo, Delta, Ebonyi and Enugu States. Obi is the runner up as according to the officially declared results and is the one qualified to go into a second ballot with Tinubu – should there be one.

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NIGERIA’S 25% QUAGMIRE

11 Mar 2023

It is absurd to say that a Territory that belongs to and is administered by the Federal Government is at the same time a State in a Federation where both power and territory are shared between the Federal Government and the States. I wish we could stop making such arguments.

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Police discover church used as baby factory, arrest pastor

10 Mar 2023

The police in Imo state has uncovered a church used as a baby factory in the state. A statement released by CSP Michale Abattam, spokesperson of the state police command, says on September 9, the state command’s tactical unit received an intelligence report that one Amarachi Okechukwu Dioku, 18, of Umudurualaoka Uba Ifakala Mbaitoli LGA […]

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‘Most Wanted’ Nigerian woman extradited to Italy to spend 13 years in jail for running a prostitution ring

09 Mar 2023

A Nigerian woman on the list of the “100 most dangerous and wanted fugitives in the world” has been extradited to Italy to serve a 13-year prison sentence for “criminal conspiracy, enslavement, human trafficking, and exploitation of prostitution.” After years on an Italian wanted list, the 48-year-old fugitive, identified as Jeff Joy, was extradited from […]

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Appeal Court grants Tinubu access to inspect electoral materials

09 Mar 2023

The Appeal Court in Abuja has granted the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, access to inspect electoral materials used by the Independent National Electoral Commission during February 25, 2022, general elections. VisioTalks reports that Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, on Tuesday, urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order INEC to grant him access […]

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Woman arraigned in court for defaming Akwa Ibom State Governor

09 Mar 2023

A 37-year-old woman, Blessing Edet, has been arraigned before Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja, for allegedly defaming the Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel Blessing Edet pleaded not guilty to the six-count charge brought against her by the Nigerian Police. The charge read; “That you, Blessing Edet, 37, of No. […]

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Man stabs rival to death over girlfriend’s love

09 Mar 2023

A 22-year-old tailor in Adamawa State, Muhammed Bala, has been arrested by the Police for allegedly stabbing a rival to death. Muhammed who hails from Mararaba in Madagali LGA allegedly killed his rival in the neighbourhood, identified simply as Bakura, during a quarrel over a girlfriend that they were allegedly sharing. Muhammed was reported to […]

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“It’s a horror zone”- Reactions as gunmen shot at passenger in Enugu

08 Mar 2023

Passengers were shot at on their journey along four corner-Udi road in Enugu The driver and some other were able to escape the attack while some were unfortunate and met their demise in the bus It happened on Sunday 5th of November 2023. Eyewitness said the sienna was travelling from Abakaliki in Ebonyi state to […]

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