With a few days left before the presidential election, a good number of the Labour Party (LP), members in the north-west zone have endorsed Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Peter Obi, a former governor of Anambra, is the standard bearer of the LP. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Bashir Ishaq, speaking on behalf of some LP candidates in the north-west, said they are ready to work for Tinubu’s victory using their structures in the zone. Ishaq, who now leads the Game Changers For Asiwaju and Shettima, said they have all defected to the…
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The Attorneys General of 10 states have asked the Supreme Court to set aside President Muhammadu Buhari’s directives on the naira policy. The president had during a broadcast to the nation last Thursday, declared that the old N500 and N1000 naira would no longer remain legal tender. But the governments of the 10 states in a suit filed on Friday by their counsel, A.J. Owonikoko (SAN), asked the apex court to declare the President’s directives unconstitutional. The plaintiffs in the suit are the Attorneys General (AGs) of Kaduna, Kogi, Zamfara, Katsina and Sokoto states. Others are those of Cross River,…
The Federal High Court in Akure has disqualified the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Akoko Southeast and Southwest Federal constituency of Ondo State in the 25 February general election. Adegboyega Adefarati was disqualified after the court nullified the party primaries which produced him in November. The court said the APC, therefore, has no candidate in the constituency for the election. It was the second primary of the APC in the constituency to be voided by the courts following petitions faulting the procedures for the conduct of the exercises. The court voided the first primary election of the…
Operatives of Ogun state Police Command, on the 9th of February 2023 arrested two cousins, Damilola Famoriyo ‘m’ 34-year old and Akinbayo Emmanuel Abiodun ‘m’ 31-year old, for robbing one Amos Oyemechi Chuckwuka of his tricycle, killed him and dump his corpse at a riverbank in Ijebu-ode The suspects were arrested following an information received by policemen attached to Obalende divisional headquarters, Ijebu Ode, on the 13th of December 2022, that a dead body which was later identified as that of a tricycle rider was found on the riverbank at Agoro area of Ijebu Ode. Upon the information, the DPO…
Road construction in Tanke and Oke Odo in Kwara State has been dire as a result of the government’s lack of planning and communication with its citizens. While the government has implemented the road construction in an effort to improve the infrastructure and living conditions of its people, the lack of prior notice and communication left citizens in a state of confusion and frustration. According to The Liberalist, the government failed to consider the effects of the construction on citizens, and they have had to suffer the consequences due to the disruption to their commuting, trading, and daily activities. This…
A Qatari banker, Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, has submitted a bid to acquire 100 per cent of the 13-time Premier League winners, Manchester United. He became one of the two bidders who have publicly come out to bid for the English Club when he submitted his offer to buy the club on Friday after the current owners of the club announced their intention to sell three months ago. Below are some things you need to know about Sheikh Jassim Bin Hamad Al Thani, especially if his bid is successful: 1. Sheikh Jassim, who is a long-time United supporter,…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has denied raiding the home of the presidential flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. It also said it did not retrieve any N400billion either from the candidate or his residence. It described a trending report in the social media as fake news. The commission’s Head of Media and Publicity, Wilson Uwujaren made the clarifications in a statement. The statement reads: “The attention of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has been drawn to a report circulating in the social media, claiming that operatives of the Commission…
Tragedy struck in Abeokuta, on Saturday, as a middle-aged woman, known in her neighbourhood as Mama Dada, set herself on fire in her rented apartment. The woman’s remains were burnt beyond recognition and the entire building was also razed. The incident happened at Oke-Keesi, Itoko area of Abeokuta. According to a witness, Rasheed Aina, who resides around the deceased’s residence, the woman killed herself for being unable to repay a loan she took from a microfinance bank popularly known as ‘LAPO’. “Her neighbour told me that the loan was to the tune of N70,000,” Mr Aina said. LAPO was established…
The Anambra State Police Command on Friday said it recovered three children said to have been stolen from their parents in Abia, Akwa-Ibom and Rivers states. The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, in a statement, said the children, identified as David Frang, eight; Sarah Frang, three; and Chibuchi Sunday, seven, were recovered from suspects who were already in police custody. Ikenga said the suspects confessed that the children were taken away from their parents and brought to Anambra State. The police spokesman, therefore, called on the public, especially those from the three states, to help identify the…
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has reassured of his commitment to the completion of the abandoned Osogbo-Ikirun road. The administration of Rauf Aregbesola, now Interior Minister, started the road projects with a promise to complete them from Osogbo to Ila-Odo, the border of Osun and Kwara State. While inspecting the project on Saturday, Adeleke said he mobilized the contractor to the site because he was sad about the deplorable condition of the road. He appealed to the contractor to stick to the terms of the contract, saying he would embark on regular inspections of the project to ensure timely completion.…