SMBLF to set up strategic committee on restructuring

..Calls for release of Nnamdi Kanu The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has resolved to set up a strategic committee on restructuring, and urged the Federal Government to enthrone true federalism as was originally entrenched in the 1960 and 1963 constitutions; The leaders and elders of the South-East, South-West, South-South, and Middle Belt regions represented by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Afenifere, Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), and the Middle Belt Forum, respectively, held a...

DSS frees detained EFCC boss Abdrasheed Bawa

The Department of State Services, DSS, has freed the former chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, Abdulrasheed Bawa. Bawa has been in DSS custody since June 14 after his suspension from office by President Bola Tinubu. Bawa’s suspension was due to “weighty allegations of abuse of office levelled against him,” according to the Secretary to the Government of the Federation [SGF]. The secret police detained him without charges until his release was...

Supreme Court Aligns With Appeal Court, Affirms Tinubu As President

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, aligned with the Court of Appeal judgment affirming President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the valid winner of the presidential election that was held in the country on February 25, 2023. Delivering judgment, the 7- Man Panel of Justices led by Justice Inyang Okoro held that the failure of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to transmit election results electronically does not warrant the nullification of...

Again, court refuses to sack Tinubu as president

The Supreme Court has defended the September 6 verdict of the Nigerian presidential election tribunal which affirmed Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the democratically elected president of Nigeria, a judgment that was the end of the road to Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi’s quest to unseat Tinubu. Tinubu won the February 25 presidential election with 37 per cent of the votes, according to official results by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, extending the rule of...

Transcript: We are disappointed with S’Court’s verdict, but we will move on – LP

Just like the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the Labour Party, LP, has also rejected the outcome of the 2023 presidential election tussle. The national chairperson of the party, Julius Abure said the “sacred fabric of justice and good conscience was shredded.” Abure said the LP was “very shocked and surprised that even the apex court will toe the line of an earlier judgement despite all the flaws associated with the judgement delivered by the presidential...

APC, PDP and LP divided over the Supreme Court’s judgement

For President Bola Tinubu, his party the All Progressives Congress, APC, and supporters, it is a thrill of victory after the Supreme Court affirmed him as the duly elected president of Nigeria. But in the opposition’s camp, it is the agony of defeat. The national chairperson of the APC Abdullahi Ganduje via a statement on Thursday said the judgement of the apex court has laid to rest all claims by the opposition political parties and...

Supreme Court’s judgement is disappointing – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said the Supreme Court failed Nigerians by affirming Tinubu’s election and the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal on Thursday. In a statement released shortly after the Supreme Court gave its verdict on Atiku Abubakar’s appeal, Debo Ologunagoba, the national publicity secretary of the party said the judgement is a “sad commentary” for Nigeria’s democracy. Read the full excerpt of the sad commentary for our democracy press release,...

Supreme Court Verdict: Afenifere leader, Fasoranti, congratulates Tinubu

Lauds S’Court justices Recommends steps for tackling national challenges Chief Reuben Famuyide Fasoranti, leader of Afenifere has congratulated President Bola Tinubu over his victory at the apex court. The felicitation by Afenifere leader was contained in a statement released by the organisation’s National Publicity Secretary, Comrade Jare Ajayi. Recall that the Supreme Court, after dismissing the appeals filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Labour Party, affirmed that Bola Tinubu was...

Tinubu’s Supreme Court Victory: Gov. Bello says verdict reaffirms choice of Nigerians

Governor Yahaya Bello, of Kogi State has congratulated President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima for their landmark victory at the Supreme Court, stressing that the verdict reaffirms the choice of Nigerians. Governor Bello in a press statement on Thursday signed by Onogwu Muhammed, his Chief Press Secretary, emphatically underscored the fact that the Supreme Court’s verdict is a resounding reaffirmation of the people’s choice, which signifies the enduring strength of Nigeria’s democratic institutions and...

Court Sacks Soun of Ogbomoso, cites illegality of the selection process

By Hassan Umar Shallpella The new Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Gandhi Afolabi Olaoye Orumogege III who was announced by the Oyo State Government as the new Soun and made him king on September 8, 2023, has been sacked by a High Court. A high court sitting in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, has ordered the newly installed Soun of Ogbomoso, to vacate the stool, citing illegality of the selection process. The judgment was delivered on Wednesday. Recall...

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