Abia governorship tussle: Justice Abang declines jurisdiction over Ikpeazu's application

Justice Okon Abang of a Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday declined to hear the Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu’s application for stay of execution of his June 27 judgment of the court nullifying his election.

Abang however directed that both Okezie Ikpeazu and Uche Ogah, who are  claiming legitimacy as the Governor of Abia State should go before the Court of Appeal to resolve the stalemate.

He also ordered that both parties should approach the Court of Appeal to argue the motion for stay of execution since the counsels to both men (Ikpeazu and Ogah) had argued that he, Justice Abang no longer had jurisdiction over their matter.

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Suicide bomber kills 6 in Damboa mosque

A suicide bomber has killed six worshippers in an attack on a mosque in Damboa, Northeast of Nigeria, according to Army authorities.

The Acting Director of Army Public Relations, Col Sani Kukasheka Usman said that two suicide bombers came for the attack, but one bomber was thwarted at the Damboa Central Mosque while the other "gained entry into another smaller mosque and detonated the bomb, killing himself and six other worshippers."

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Guests paying Sallah day homage to Buhari (Photo)

After Eid-el-fitri prayers at the Mambilla Barracks, President Buhari was at the State House, Abuja to receive visitors who had come to give Sallah greetings.

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Buhari at home with his lookalike son (Photo)

President Buhari posed for a photograph with wife Aisha, VP Osinbajo and his son Yusuf at home on Sallah day.

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Unpaid salaries: SERAP petitions ICC against state governors

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project, SERAP, has petitioned International Criminal Court, ICC, alleging crimes against humanity against state governments owing workers arrears of salaries.

In a petition dated July 7 and signed by its  Executive Director, Tokunbo Mumuni, SERAP urged ICC prosecutor, Fatou Bensouda, to investigate what it described as collective punishment and crimes against humanity on workers owed salaries.

“We are seriously concerned that non-payment of workers’ salaries by several state governments in Nigeria has made life impossible to live for the workers and their families.

“We also urge you to bring to justice anyone who is responsible for the inhumane acts committed against Nigerian workers and prohibited under the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court to which Nigeria is a state party.”

SERAP observed that due to unpaid salaries, Nigerian workers have been subjected to “severe deprivation, mental and physical health challenges. This means that individual liability may attach to governors who continue to hide under the excuse of ‘limited allocations from Abuja’ to deny these workers the fruit of their labour.”

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Lovely photo of President Buhari get a manicure from his granddaughters

In the spirit of Ramadan, President Muhammadu Buhari gets his fingernails cut by his granddaughters.

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Flying Eagles leave for Sudan

The Flying Eagles departed the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja on Thursday aboard an Ethiopian Airlines flight for Khartoum for the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualifying match against their Sudanese counterparts.

On the trip were 18 players and nine officials of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

The Media Officer of the team, Mr Adewale Ajayi told the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN in Abuja on Thursday that Zamfara FA Chairman, Ibrahim Gusau was leading the delegation.

The match will be played by 8 pm on Sunday.

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