A former Governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni has commended Governor Biodun Oyebanji over vrepositioning the state for equitable and aggressive development across all sectors. Oni, commended the Governor’s human capital development policy, with particular reference to the Government’s huge investment in digital education and infrastructure. He spoke during the official commissioning of a 250 capacity ICT Centre at the College of Nursing Sciences, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital (EKSUTH), Ado- Ekiti on Wednesday, stressing the importance...

…Says Omotosho’s Judgement Will Consume Nigeria Former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George, has urged President Bola Tinubu, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuru Ribadu and the leadership of Nigeria’s security agencies to immediately investigate and order the withdrawal of illegal security personnel occupying the national secretariat of the main opposition party in Abuja. The PDP chieftain, in a press briefing on Wednesday, noted that the judgment of Justice...

All the 25 chairmanship positions in the recent local government elections in Niger State have been won by the All Progressives Congress (APC).  Similarly, APC won 271 of the 274 councillorship seats, whereas the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) obtained three, including two in Tafa and one in Rafi local government areas. The Niger State Independent Electoral Commission (NSIEC) Commissioner for Operations, Mohammed Liman, who announced the results, stated that the election was conducted in all...

…Awards N448m in Damages The Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo, Taraba state has discharged thirteen male inmates who had been unlawfully detained for periods ranging from one to six years without trial.  have regained their freedom. The landmark judgment delivered on Monday, followed the intervention of human rights lawyer, Barrister John Okezie, who represented them pro bono. Okezie had filed separate fundamental rights enforcement suits against the Nigeria Police Force, NPF, and the Department...

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended Samuel Anyanwu, the national secretary, and Kamaldeen Ajibade, the national legal adviser. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP spokesperson, announced the suspension during a press conference on Saturday, stating that the decision followed an emergency meeting of the NWC in Abuja. He added that the party also suspended Okechukwu Osuoha, Deputy Legal Adviser, and Umaru Bature, National Organising Secretary.