Jude Johnson Armed bandits on Friday attacked witnesses of the aptrsidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaju Atiku Abubakar on their way from Zamfara state to give evidence at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. The witnesses were said yo have been ambushed on
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Buhari re-appoints Boss Mustapha, Abba Kyari, 11 others
Jude Johnson President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the re-appointment of Mr. Boss Mustapha as Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), and Malam Abba Kyari as Chief of Staff (COS) to the President as well as 11 other personal staff. A statement by the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media
APC Govt harassing, blackmailing Justices to get favourable judgement–Frank
Jude Johnson A political activist and former deputy national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has accused the President, General Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of resorting to outright harassment and blackmail of Nigerian Judges to do its bidding. He
HPD asks Tribunal to declare February 23 presidential poll unconstitutional
•To nullify Buhari’s election Jude Johnson The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) has been told that the February 23 presidential election which produced President Muhammadu Buhari, for a second term in office is unlawful, illegal and unconstitutional. The Hope Democratic Party (HDP) one of the parties that participated in the election conducted
It’s ill-advised for Nigeria to dialogue with bandits, outlaws–HURIWA
Nosa Enobhayisobo A leading pro-democracy and civil rights organisation- Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has described as a constitutional crime and an unmitigated evil tantamount to an impeachable offence the absolutely ill-advised decision of the current President Muhammadu Buhari's administration to go into dialogue with the murderous armed
Global Trends: 83 percent of Nigerians angry with economy, discontented with democracy–Survey
•Many across the globe are dissatisfied with how democracy is working Jude Johnson Most Nigerians in line with what has become global trend, are angry about the country's economic downturn and as a result, a diminishing confidence in democracy. The African biggest economy and most populous nation is yet to fully recover
Senate passes Police Reform, NHIS, PIGB, INEC bills
•What Nigerians are saying Jude Johnson The Police Reform Bill, 2019, codenamed ‘Senate Bill 683’ was passed on Wednesday by the Nigerian Senate after the third reading on the floor of the Red Chamber. The bill was passed after a report presented by Senator Tijjanj Kaura (APC-Zamfara North), which was seconded by
From The Archives: When Gov Yari was a ‘born again’ he said it all
Senator Iroegbu Thank God for the archives! Going through the two exclusive interviews I had with the Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari Abubakar revealed alot. First as an Honorable Member representing Anka/Talata Mafara Federal Constituency of Zamfara state in the Federal House of Representatives who was then the Governorship Candidate of
APC used our daughters’ abduction to gain power–Chibok Parents
•Says govt has used and abandoned them Mukaila Ola The parents of abducted Chibok schoolgirls have condemned the All Progressives Congress (APC) for climbing the back of the abduction of their daughters to office but never doing enough to free them all from Boko Haram captivity. Speaking to journalists in Maiduguri on Monday,
Atiku’s Citizenship: Why Jonathan, PDP should be blamed – Ajulo
•Warns against attacks on APC counsel Senator Iroegbu A legal practitioner and human rights activist, Dr. Kayode Ajulo, has added a new twist to the controversy the citizenship of the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general elections. According to him, the PDP and former President Goodluck