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The post-election tussle in Rivers, Taraba and Sokoto States ended on Thursday after the Supreme Court dismissed the appeals challenging the election victory of governors Siminalayi Fubara, Agbu Kefas and Ahmed Aliyu. Delivering judgements in separate appeals against the three governors, the court noted that the challengers were not convincing enough to have the judgements delivered in their favour. Justice Ibrahim Saulawa vetoed the appeal by Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress, APC, against...

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A High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has struck out a suit challenging the legality and implementation of President Bola Tinubu’s peace proclamation on resolving the political crises in the state for lack of jurisdiction. Recall that Tinubu in the height of the political impasse between Governor Fubara and his predecessor Nyesom Wike, brokered an eight-point peace deal in Abuja, also known as the presidential proclamation, which among other stipulations directed that Governor Fubara represents...

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For unlawful arrest, detention, torture, and alleged death of Mark Kajo, a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, ordered the Inspector-General (IGP) of Police to pay Mrs Mary Kajo the sum of N100 million over the death of her husband. Mary Kajo had, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/600/2023, sued the Nigeria Police Force, I-G, Benue Commissioner of Police, and the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF) as 1st to 4th respondents respectively. In the...

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The Nigerian military has urged Nigerians to stand firm against terrorism in 2024. Speaking at a press briefing in Abuja on Thursday, Major General Edward Buba, director of the Defence Headquarters’ media operations, assured that the military will put in ‘tremendous force’ to tackle insecurity. “We aim to find and destroy the terrorist wherever they may be hiding to ensure their enduring defeat. This would deny the terrorist the ability to terrorise or hurt citizens...

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In a marathon court session on Friday, the Supreme Court of Nigeria delivered judgements on petitions seeking to remove eight State governors from office after the 18 March 2023 polls. The governors whose elections are being challenged before the court are Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State; Abba Yusuf of Kano State, Alex Otti of Abia State; Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State; Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State; Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State; Bassey Otu of Cross...

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The National Judicial Council, NJC, has said no date was fixed for the swearing-in of the newly appointed eleven Justices of the Supreme Court. Barrister Soji Oye, NJC’s Director of Information in a statement said neither the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Hon Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who is the NJC Chairman, nor the Council itself authored or endorsed the purported date which did not emanate from it. The statement followed purported news by an Abuja-based media...

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The Nigerian Army has said it is recording massive successes in the fight against terrorism, insurgency and banditry. This is as troops of Operation Hadarin Daji and Operation Hadin Kai have raided the various strongholds of terror gangs in the North East and North West regions, evicting the terrorists. Major General Kevin Aligbe, commander of the Training and Doctrine Command Nigerian Army (TRADOC) in Niger State, disclosed this on Wednesday during the 2023 West African...

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President Bola Tinubu has asked the security chiefs in the country to ensure a conclusive victory against the myriad of security threats assailing the country. Ajuri Ngelale, a presidential spokesperson, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. President Tinubu while addressing security chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies at a Presidential Security Briefing in Abuja, noted that although appreciable progress had been achieved in eliminating some of the threats across the country, success would ultimately...

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As the precarious security situation across Nigeria worsens, leaving defenceless citizens feeling more unsafe, showing the utter failure of the Nigerian authorities to protect lives and properties, Nigeria’s Army chief believes that allowing citizens to carry arms will lead to “anarchy.” After dozens of his people were killed and scores left homeless in a series of “well-coordinated” attacks between December 23 and 25, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State urged residents to take up arms...

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The Air Force Council (AFC) has approved the promotion of 38 senior officers to the next higher ranks in the Nigerian Air Force (NAF). Out of the 38 senior officers promoted, 22 were elevated to the rank of Air Vice Marshal, while 16 were elevated to the rank of Air Commodore. Those elevated to the rank of Air Vice Marshal include the Director of Public Relations and Information, Headquarters NAF (HQ NAF), Edward Gabkwet, Abubakar...

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