Author: Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Osun Guber Polls; Oyetola campaign council warns Adeleke, State not for sale to highest bidder

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Governor Gboyega Oyetola Campaign Council has said that Osun was not for sale to the highest bidder in the July 16 governorship election. Reacting to comments purportedly made at the weekend by Senator Ademola Adeleke, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, the group described the statement as absurd and unacceptable. A statement by the Director-General of the campaign council, Senator Ajibola Bashiru, on Monday in Osogbo,  said that the boast by Adeleke to have enough money – both local and in foreign currencies – to execute his political…

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Alleged Super TV CEO murder trial: Court adjourns till May 23

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Lagos High Court in Tafawa Balewa Square, on Monday adjourned till May 23, trial of an undergraduate, Chidinma Ojukwu, charged with murdering Usifo Ataga, Chief Executive Officer of Super TV. Ojukwu is standing trial for alleged murder, stealing and forgery alongside her sister, Chioma Egbuchu and one Adedapo Quadri. It would be recall that at the last proceeding on May 12, the trial could not hold, due to change of counsel by the third defendant; Egbuchu. The new counsel, Ngozi Akandu, had asked that more eligible documents be served…

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2023; NUJ President tells journalists to report only facts

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The National President, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Chris Isiguzo, has tasked journalists to uphold their watchdog responsibility as the 2023 general elections draw nearer. The NUJ president made the call in Bauchi on Monday, during a book launch entitled ‘My Journey’ written by Mr Shuaibu Leman, the National Secretary of NUJ in marking his retirement as a civil servant. According to him, journalists should be circumspect and disseminate only factual account of events. “Political actors are already on a rampage somewhat. They are everywhere saying so many things. The…

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Blasphemy: Borno stakeholders embark on dialogue,  take precautionary measures

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

 By; Adamu Aliyu Ngulde, Maiduguri. Having seen the rising tension created by the killing of Deborah Samuel in Sokoto State for alleged blasphemy, Borno State Police Command, engaged critical stakeholders in a peace building dialogue at the commands headquarters in Maiduguri to forestall any unrest that might disrupt the peace of the already ravaged state of the North-East.Addressing the gathering, the Police Commissioner, Abdu Umar said that intelligence report indicated that certain elements were already gearing up for a showdown in the city in reaction to the Sokoto incident but…

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Breaking: Buhari orders Ministers who pick nomination forms to resign

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

By; Hassan Umar Farouk, Abuja. President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered every member of the Federal Executive Council who has ambition to contest elective offices to resign on or before May 16th, 2022. Those affected are Ministers of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi; Niger Delta, Godswill Akpabio; Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige; Science, Technology and Innovation, Ogbonnaya Onu, Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba; who have joined the presidential race on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). Others are the Minister of State Mines and Steel, Uche Ogar, Minister of Justice…

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Indigenes in diaspora call for unity, peace on the Plateau

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The indigenes of Plateau living in the U.S.A, on Wednesday, called on the citizens of the state to unite together towards a peaceful society. The group, under the auspices of the Plateau State Association USA, Inc. (PSA-USA, Inc), gave the charge when its newly elected president, Dr Barth Shepkong, delivered a speech during a swearing-in ceremony of members. The statement, signed by the public relations officer of the body, Mrs Francisca Keyen, was made available to newsmen in Abuja. “We call on Plateau citizens both at home and abroad to…

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NGO tasks FG on incessant ASUU strike

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

A Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Nigeria Development Front (NDF) has urged the Federal Government to put in place mechanism to end Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) incessant strikes in the country. Mr Charles Adeyemi, the NGO’s President, said this when he spoke on Wednesday in Osogbo. Adeyemi said that what ASUU was fighting for was adequate funding for the education sector and a better welfare for university lecturers. According to him, inadequate funding of universities impedes the development of the education sector, hence the need for government to address huge…

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Electoral Act 2022: Court of Appeal sets aside judgment voiding Section 84 (12)

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Wednesday set aside the judgment of the Federal High Court in Umuahia which voided the provision of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act 2022. Delivering judgment,  the three-member panel of the court led by Justice Hamma Akawu- Barka held that the Federal High Court Umuahia had no jurisdiction to have entertained the case. This according to them was because the plaintiff,  Mr Nduka Edede, did not have the legal right to have filed the suit in the first place. The appellate court said…

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WHO confirms 3rd Ebola case in northwest Congo

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Health authorities have confirmed a third Ebola case in the city of Mbandaka in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday. The 48-year-old man is a high-risk contact of the first patient, who died on April 21, said the WHO on Twitter. The current outbreak is Congo’s 14th in the history of the hemorrhagic fever. Health workers started Ebola vaccinations last week in Mbandaka, the capital of Congo’s Equateur province. Responders have identified 444 contacts of the confirmed cases and are monitoring their health,…

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Guinea orders legal proceedings against ousted President Conde

Abdul-Azeez Ahmed Kadir

Guinea’s Attorney General has ordered legal proceedings against ousted President Alpha Conde and 26 of his former officials over violence surrounding Conde’s disputed bid for a third term, according to a court document. Conde, 84, was overthrown in a military coup in September by officers who now run the West African country. Anger against him had mounted after he altered the constitution to run for re-election in 2020, which he won. The charges against Conde and his allies include complicity in murder and assault, sexual violence, and forced disappearances arising…

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