Court adjourns Tinubu’s N150 bn libel suit against AIT to Sept. 30...

An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday adjourned the N150 billion libel suit filed by former Lagos state Governor, Chief Bola Tinubu, against African Independent Television (AIT) to Sept. 30. Justice Iyabo Akinkugbe adjourned the suit for further direction on the court processes served by counsel to both parties in the suit. Tinubu had instituted the suit against Daar Communications Plc, owners of AIT, for airing of a documentary titled “Lion of Bourdilion”.

Treason trial against Biafra Zionists: Judge bows to pressure, disqualifies self...

The Federal high court 2, Enugu presided over by Justice D.V. Agishi of the Federal high court Enugu, yesterday disqualified itself from the continued trial of the eleven members of pro-Biafra group, Biafra Zionists Federation (BZF) facing treason trial before the court.  When the case was called up yesterday, Justice Agishi said that “in view of the fact the accused have accused me of bias, the case file has been transferred to the Chief judge of the Federal high court to assign the case to another judge”. 

How We Can Reject Change...

A major challenge that change faces is the attitude of Nigerians who believe the only government in Nigeria is the federal government. We have at least 812 governments in Nigeria – the Federal Government, 36 States, the Federal Capital Territory, and 774 local government councils. In Nigeria, we have governments, not just the one in Abuja.  If we add the agencies, ministries, and parastatals that these governments control, the numbers increase, since some of the agencies are their own governments, barely allowing their operations to undergo scrutiny of the legislature. 

Attahiru Jega’s replacement: The pressure on Buhari (2)...

Yet, consider:
Protest letter-
  Among those who appear to be in the running for the office are some national officers who, rather than make genuine contributions to meetings, would simply cow-tow and flow with the tide. Because of the nature of the nominations to the Commission – some state governors actually nominated most of the commissioners – it is very important that President Buhari remains mindful of the need to allow merit take precedence over relationship and patronage. 

Attahiru Jega’s replacement: The pressure on Buhari (1)...

Without prejudice to whatever willful inadequacies of every mortal, Attahiru Jega, a professor and out-going National Chairman of Nigeria’s election management body, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, deserves to be commended. As he exits that office, there is going to be a fierce battle to fill the slot.   And were President Muhammadu Buhari be committed to sustaining the transformative underpinning of Jega’s tenure, he would not need to look beyond the suggestions contained in this piece.

Chibuike Rotimi Ameachi: The Man in the silhouette...

Not many Nigerians considered the possibility of General Muhammadu Buhari ever becoming the President. The tribe of the die-hard doubting Thomases failed to reckon with the man who stood staunchly behind the dream of the CHANGE that was to come the way of Nigeria.  While some of his political colleagues were still weighing their options  whether or not to leave the PDP,  former Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi of Rivers State had long  made up his mind to move to the APC with or without them.

The old bureaucracy is back- Mr Eric Teniola...

Mr Eric Teniola, a former director at the Presidency (now resides at Lagos) wrote this article, which was published on Vanguard this afternoon.
From January 15, 1966 till June 3, 1967, Nigeria had no Ministers.

PDP Governors Warn: We will resist any move to take Akwa Ibom...

Governors elected on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP under the aegis of PDP Governors’ Forum, PDPGF, yesterday warned that it would resist any attempt to take Akwa Ibom and Rivers states which were won by the PDP in the last election through the back door.

Saraki takes battle to Obasanjo’s Hilltop Mansion...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, the Senate President, Senator Bukola Saraki and others, Friday, were reported to be in a closed-door meeting at the Obasanjo’s Hilltop Mansion in Abeokuta.  The meeting which is taking place as at press time at the Obasanjo’s Hilltop Mansion, the Ogun State capital, is in connection with the battle to retain his election as Senate President. 

Unpaid Salaries: Lautech Doctors calls for Aregbesola’s resignation...

Resident doctors at Ladoke Akintola University of Technology LAUTECH, Teaching Hospital, Osogbo today, joined their voices with those asking governor Aregbesola to resign if he fails to pay their salaries on or before the end on June.  The doctors who staged a protest outside their hospital, stated that Aregbesola’s administration has overstressed their patience over the non payment of their salaries for several months.  The president of the association Olalekan Ajayi said “we are here for just a very simple but very complicated issue. We have not been paid for the past eight months.

EFCC- Why we arrested Ohakim...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Thursday, said it had arrested former Gov. Ikedi Ohakim of Imo State. Mr Wilson Uwujaren, the spokesman for the EFCC, made this known to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Abuja.  He added that former Gov. Sule Lamido of Jigawa was also being interrogated over corruption allegation. “Ohakim was picked up by operatives of the commission at 8 a.m. from his Abuja residence.’’  He said the operatives had gone after the former governor following his failure to honour an invitation by the commission.

Saraki’s emergence as Senate President not facilitated by oil barons – Dino Melaye...

Chairmen of the state chapters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have thrown their weight behind President Muhammadu Buhari and the national chairman of the party, Chief John Oyegun for accepting the outcome of the national assembly leadership election. Also Senator Dino Melaye representing Kogi West Senatorial district has described as totally malicious and false, the report that Senator Bukola Saraki’s emergence as President of the Senate was facilitated by oil barons.  Rising from a meeting under the auspices of the Forum of APC States chairmen with Oyegun yesterday in Abuja, the chairmen said despite the “disappointments”, they were happy that the APC’s leaders accepted the outcome of the election that brought Senator Bukola Saraki and Rep.

Court fixes judgment for July 1; Concerning Fani-Kayode’s alleged money laundering...

A Federal High Court in Lagos on Thursday fixed July 1 for judgment in the money laundering trial of a former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode. Justice Rita Ofili-Ajumogobia adjourned the case to July 1 following the absence of the lead prosecuting counsel, Mr Festus Keyamo. *Fani-Kayode  *Fani-Kayode  When a lawyer announced appearance for Keyamo, the judge said she would prefer Keyamo, who had been prosecuting the case. Ofili-Ajumogobia had on May 5 fixed June 18 for judgment following adoption of final written addresses and summary arguments by lawyers to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) as well as that of the accused.

LOL: Jega used card reader to finish us in PDP — Oguma

John Oguma, JP, is a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Delta State. In this interview with select journalists, he spoke on the 2015 elections and other issues of national interests.Excerpts:  What is your reaction to the outcome of the 2015 general election?  We in PDP abandoned ‘we’ and we were discussing ‘I’ and that is what has brought us now to this level. It is a bitter lesson that we must have to learn from and we are going to start again from the scratch.  Because we were busy fighting ourselves, APC was busy rigging the election two years back.

NASS ELECTION: Saraki’s ambition has resurrected PDP — Sen Kwankwaso...

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso immediate past governor of Kano State in this interview with newsmen in Abuja gives his views on the crisis arising from the National Assembly leadership contest. Excerpts:  By Kingsley Omonobi  You were one of the senators at the ICC when the leadership contest started in the National Assembly?