The Presidential Erection Petition Court (PEPC) has fixed August 21 for the adoption of final addresses by parties in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The court’s presiding justice, Justice Mohammed Garba announced the date at the conclusion of proceedings on Thursday. The court adjournedContinue Reading
President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress (APC) have closed their defence in the petition by Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before the Presidential Erection Petition Court (PEPC). Buhari’s lead lawyer, Wole Olanipekun (SAN) and lead lawyer to the APC, Lateef Fagbemi announced that the 2ndContinue Reading
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Tukur Buratai, has warned officers and men of the Army, to be loyal to President Muhammadu Buhari and the Nigerian constitution. According to him, such was non-negotiable for military professionalism. Buratai gave the charge in Abuja, while declaring open the fifth edition ofContinue Reading
The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said Nigeria’s diversity ought to be seen as a blessing because “the true wealth of any nation is its human capital.” He said having discovered that diversity was a driver of economic growth and development, countries like the United States of America and CanadaContinue Reading
The U.S. has reportedly obtained intelligence that the son of Osama bin Laden and potential heir to his terrorist empire, Hamza bin Laden, is dead. It is unclear whether the U.S. played a role in Hamza bin Laden’s death or whether the death had been confirmed, according to NBC News, whichContinue Reading
The All Progressives Congress, APC, has suspended the member representing Babeji/Kiru Local Governments, Abdulmumini Jibrin Kofa, for alleged anti-party activities. The Bebeji Local Government chapter of the party said Kofa was found guilty of alleged anti-party activities was suspended indefinitely. A statement signed by the Chairman of thee APC inContinue Reading
A West African Examination Council official, Osidehinde Adewunmi, on Wednesday, disowned the Cambridge University’s Moderated International Examination credentials produced by President Muhammadu Buhari and tendered as exhibits before the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja. The two documents earlier admitted as Exhibits 19 and 21 were Buhari’s statement of resultsContinue Reading
The Vice-President, Prof Yemi Osinbajo, has said there is no truth in the thinking that the different regions of the country would prosper individually if the country breaks up. He said Nigeria needed to learn from the example of Sudan, which split into northern and southern Sudan in the beliefContinue Reading
The Federal University Wukari, Taraba State, has been temporarily shutdown following the protest that greeted the killing of two students and a lecturer of the institution. The victims were allegedly killed when some persons believed to be Jukun militias invaded the university campus on Tuesday afternoon. Dailypost gathered that theContinue Reading
Garba Shehu, the senior special assistant to President Muhammadu Buhari on media and publicity, says the real Boko Haram has been defeated. In a statement released on Tuesday on the ten years of the Boko Haram insurgency, Shehu said the terrorists the military is fighting are remnants of Boko HaramContinue Reading
