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President Muhammadu Buhari has strongly condemned the terrorist killing ofLawan Andimi, chairman of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in Michika local government area of Adamawa state, describing it as cruel, inhuman and deliberately provocative. In his reaction to the incident this evening, President Buhari expressed sorrow that the terrorists went on to kill the religious leader while giving signals at the same of a willingness to set him free by releasing him to third parties. President Buhari consoles the Christian community all over Nigeria, the government and people of Adamawa state and the Bishop’s family over the sad loss of the man of…
The U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and All On have officially opened the application window for the 2020 Nigeria Off-Grid Energy Challenge, which will provide up to $100,000 in blended finance per enterprise for successful applicants. The 2020 application window opens on January 15 and closes on February 29, 2020. The Rockefeller Foundation is also providing funding support for the 2020 edition of the program. USADF, a founding member of Power Africa established by Congress to support and invest in African-owned and led enterprises, and All On, an off-grid energy impact investing company seeded by Shell in Nigeria, established the…
By Tony Obiechina, Abuja The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has fixed February 5, 2020 to begin hearing in the Contempt Charge instituted against the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) and the DG, Mr. Alex A. Okoh, in the case between Bancorp Financial Investment Group(BFIG) & BPE. The Court had on Monday directed all the parties in the matter to file their brief of argument and other necessary processes before 5th February which is the next adjourned date for the hearing of the Motion Exparte. Recall that the Federal High Court, Abuja had on 17th December 2019 ordered that the Director General (DG)…
The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, affirmed Ahmadu Fintri of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the validly elected governor of Adamawa State. Members of the court’s seven-man panel led by Justice Olabode Rhodes-Vivour, were unanimous in dismissing the appeals by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the last governorship election. The apex court held that the APC and its candidate, Jibrilla Bindow, failed to prove their allegation that Fintri emerged through over-voting. Justice Dattijo Mohammed, who read the lead judgment in the appeal in relation to the Adamawa case, held that the appellants failed to prove their…
The Supreme Court has scheduled judgment for later today in the appeal on the outcome of the March 2019 governorship election in Benue. Mr Emmanuel Jime, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is challenging the return of Samuel Ortom of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election. The judgment was moved after lawyers to parties adopted their written arguments. NAN
The Special Adviser on Strategy and Political Matters to the Governor of Oyo State, Engineer Seyi Makinde, Honourable Babatunde Oduyoye, said on Tuesday that the letter credited to the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami on the matter of Oyo State Local Governments is sub judice. Hon. Oduyoye stated that as far as the matter was still before the Court of Appeal, no one is expected to take extra-constitutional measures, except such a person is nursing ulterior motives. “The matter is in court and as far as we are concerned, it is sub judice,” the Political Adviser said adding that…
Oyo State Governor Seyi Makinde, said on Monday that the state would take full advantage of the ongoing Lagos-Ibadan Rail project when it becomes fully functional. Governor Makinde, who stated this at the end of an inspection tour of the rail project which he embarked upon alongside the Minister of Transport, Rotimi Amaechi, the Minister of State for Transport, Senator Gbemisola Saraki and other Federal and State government officials, stated that Oyo State would put everything in place in terms of infrastructure to ensure that the residents derive the full benefits from the Lagos-Ibadan Rail Project. He added that when…
The Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) on Monday said it was investigating with other relevant stakeholders the Jan. 19 pipeline explosion at Ile Epo, in Abule Egba axis of Lagos State. The DPR, which is the regulator of the petroleum industry, made the announcement in a statement posted on its website. NAN reports that five persons were confirmed dead while several vehicles and houses were destroyed after some suspected pipeline vandals disrupted the Atlas Cove-Mosimi Pipeline, part of the System 2B Pipeline. The statement read: ” The Department wishes to commiserate with all who were affected by this unfortunate tragedy,…
The Supreme Court on Monday in Abuja upheld the victory of Simon Lalong and Sen. Bala Mohammed as duly elected governors of Plateau and Bauchi respectively. A seven-member panel of Justices of the apex court took the decision shortly after counsel to parties adopted their written addresses as their brief of arguments in the suits. Useni had challenged the election of incumbent Gov. Lalong as duly elected governor of Plateau on grounds that he did not win the majority of the votes cast at the poll. He also alleged substantial noncompliance with the electoral laws and other irregularities as grounds…
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated his party, All Progressives Congress (APC), over the Supreme Court judgments that upheld the elections of governors Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State and Simon Lalong of Plateau on Monday. The president, in a statement issued by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja, felicitated with APC National Executive Council, National Working Committee and all members for their loyalty and consistency. He noted that the loyalty had translated to many victories for the party, particularly in the politically strategic states of Kano and Plateau after tough legal challenges. “I am…