Former Military President General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida has advised Nigerians to remain confident and optimistic that despite the problems, the country will continue to remain an indivisible entity. He said this while addressing newsmen in Minna, Niger state on the 62nd anniversary of Nigeria. General Babangida said to achieve this, a collective effort by all and sundry is required. He applauded the efforts of successive administrations in Nigeria for trying to keep the country united and called for more to succeed. On what he desired for Nigeria, Babangida said he wants the country to remain a strong, prosperous, and united country…
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The Supreme Court on Friday ended the leadership tussle in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Edo chapter with the dismissal of an appeal instituted at the Apex Court by Dan Orbhi-led faction. The suit is seeking the court order to authenticate the ad hoc delegate elections conducted by Dan Orbhi’s faction and to invalidate another one conducted by Gov. Godwin Obaseki’s faction. The Apex Court in a judgment by Justice Emmanuel Agim, held that the issue of leadership by political parties is an internal affair and as such, the courts have no jurisdiction. In the appeal marked SC/CV/979/2022, filed by…
Niger State Governor and Chairman North Central States Governor’s Forum (NCSGF), Abubakar Sani Bello has felicitated with the people of Niger state and all Nigerians on the commemoration of the country’s 62nd Independence Anniversary. In his message to the people, the Governor harps on the peace, unity and indivisibility of the nation while calling on Nigerians to continue to support the present administration in bringing positive change for the collective good of the people. The Governor, who said government’s resolve for a peaceful and united Nigeria is unwavering, appealed to the people of the state and Nigerians to maintain a…
Wife of Ekiti governor, Mrs Bisi Fayemi on Thursday, inaugurated more sexual Assault Referral Centres (SARC) to victims of sexual assault. Inaugurating the centres in Ikole-Ekiti and Ikere-Ekiti, Fayemi emphasised the need for community dwellers to expose violators of sexual assault laws no matter how highly placed. She reiterated zero tolerance for Gender Based Violence, (GBV) most especially sexual assault, with the assurance that anyone found culpable would not be spared. Mrs Fayemi explained that the centres were established to offer free services for survivors in the area of medical assistance, legal, psychological, law enforcement, among others. In their remarks, the Commissioner…
The Legal Practitioners’ Privileges Committee (LPPC) under the chairmanship of Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria has approved the elevation of 62 legal practitioners to the Inner Bar. Hajo Bello, the Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court and Secretary to LPPC disclosed this in a statement on Thursday in Abuja. The rank of a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) is awarded as a mark of excellence to members of the legal profession who have distinguished themselves as advocates and academics. The new appointees for the year 2022 exercise are in order of seniority at the bar. Among the…
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has unveiled a new initiative aimed at stopping the spread of an invasive mosquito species, Anopheles Stephensi in Africa. This is contained in a statement on Thursday. The organisation had, in a 2019 vector alert, identified the spread of ”Anopheles Stephensi” as a significant threat to malaria control and elimination, particularly in Africa. “Originally native to parts of South Asia and the Arabian Peninsula, Anopheles Stephensi has been expanding its range over the last decade, with detections reported in Djibouti in 2012; Ethiopia and Sudan in 2016, Somalia 2019 and Nigeria 2020. Unlike the other…
The Executive Director of the Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Mr Auwal Rafsanjani has expressed optimism that Nigeria will achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 16 with sustained political will. SDG 16 is about peace, justice and strong institutions. Rafsanjani said in New York after SDG 16 Nigeria Shadow Report 2022 was launched, Nigeria was already making some progress to achieve the goal. The SDG 16 Shadow Report was launched on the sidelines of 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The Report seeks to measure Nigeria’s progress on SDG 16, specifically targets 16.4 which deals with…
Dangote Industries Ltd., has bagged eight different awards by the Economic Community of West African States Manufacturing Excellence Awards (EMEA). The company said this in a statement by Mr Anthony Chiejina, Group Chief, Branding and Communications Officer, Dangote Industries Ltd. (DIL), on Thursday in Lagos. According to the statement, two subsidiaries of the Dangote Group, Dangote Cement Plc and Dangote Sugar Refinery Plc also received Brands of the Decade awards of the renowned Marketing Edge magazine. It stated that the EMEA awards were given by Nigeria’s Daily Independent Newspaper and its BusinessDay Ghana counterpart. Meanwhile, the Brand of the Decade…
President Muhammadu Buhari says the initiative by the National Peace Committee to commit all political actors to issue-based campaigns devoid of incitement, personal insults and attacks, because the country needed peace for credible elections. The president made his position known in a video-message to the signing of the 2023 election Peace Accord by the presidential candidates, organised by the National Peace Committee, on Thursday in Abuja. Buhari warned that the rise of fake news and misinformation had continued to pose a significant threat to democracy in Nigeria. According to him, fake news and misinformation have shifted focus away from issue-based…
Nigeria’s Supreme Court has affirmed Ademola Adeleke as the authentic Osun candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the state governorship election held on July 16 and the state governor-elect. The panel of five justices in a unanimous judgement, dismissed an appeal against Adeleke by Prince Dotun Babayemi who, through a parallel party primary, claimed to be the governorship ticket bearer of the PDP. Counsel to the Appellant, Mr. Adebayo Adelodun, SAN, withdrew the appeal after the panel led by Justice Amina Augie, drew his attention to the fact that the case was statute barred. The panel had maintained…