The All Progressives Congress, APC has hailed the Supreme Court's dismissal of the suit filed by Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike challenging the relocation of the Rivers State Elections Petition Tribunal from Portharcourt to Abuja.
The Supreme Court had on Tuesday dismissed Wike's suit challenging the jurisdiction of the tribunal to hear the petition of Dakuku Peterside, APC's governorship candidate in the April 11th 2015 elections.
According to Chris Finebone, APC's Publicity Secretary, Rivers State, the Supreme Court's judgment affirms...
Tuesday, 27 October 2015
The deadline for declaration for FIFA presidential candidacy passed on Monday 26 October 2015.
See the profiles of the eight candidates who beat the deadline as presented by AFP Sports.
PRINCE ALI BIN AL HUSSEIN
The 39-year-old brother of Jordan’s King Abdullah was a member of his country’s special forces, specialising in parachute jumps. The prince was on the FIFA executive from 2011 until this year when he first challenged Sepp Blatter for the presidency. Prince Ali championed the cause of allowing women to play football in a hijab. He has...
Sunday, 25 October 2015
A senior lawyer representing Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa at the elections petition tribunal has reportedly lost $100,000.00 in a hotel room in Asaba, the state capital.
It is believed that the parallel market value of the stolen money is about N22.3m.
THE NATION reports that Delta State Commissioner of Police, Mr Baba Alkali Usman who confirmed the theft said that four arrests comprising two males and two females were made.
Usman however said that the police were constrained to release the suspects when the lawyer whose money was stolen...
A pastor and suspected ritualist, Marshall Nwankwo of Dikeukwu community, in Umuahia is in Police net for allegedly murdering a hunchback, Mr Ukata Iheme for ritual purpose.
According to Abia State Police Public Relations Officer, Mr Onyeke Udeviotu, the pastor was arrested following information that he was seen with the hunchback on the day of his disappearance.
Upon interrogation, the suspect was said to have made useful statements leading to the discovery of the shallow grave from which the decomposing body of the victim was recovered last...
Front line troops of the 5 Brigade, Nigerian Army over the weekend completely destroyed camps apparently abandoned by fleeing Boko Haram militants at the border towns of Kerenowa and Chikun Gudu as well as their adjoining villages in Borno State.
According to the Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Colonel Sani Usman,
“During the operation which is ongoing, troops discovered and destroyed over 20 well-fortified terrorist camps in the general area of Kerenowa.
“The camps include some at the gateway to Kerenowa, Gumada and Dogon Gida. In addition,...
Four terrorists were arrested on Sunday as they tried to enter the Pompomari Internally Displaced Persons camp in Damaturu, Yobe State.
The Executive Secretary, Yobe State Emergency Management Agency, Alhaji Musa Jidawa confirmed the development on Sunday.
He told newsmen in Damaturu that the first two suspects tried to enter the camp, disguised as visitors going to see their relations in the camp.
They were however identified as Boko Haram insurgents by security operatives and IDPs who were screening visitors to the camp.
Two other insurgents...
Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Buratai has once again assured that the December deadline given by the President to flush out Boko Haram terrorists remains feasible.
Buratai who gave the assurance during a visit to the 3 Division, Nigerian Army, Jos said that the armed forces have stepped up their operations against the insurgents. He added that the tempo of the operations regarding troops and equipment has been raised.
He also noted that bombings by the militants of soft targets has increased in the past two weeks, while assuring that the...
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