2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal
Summary of July 19, 2019 Proceedings Friday July 19, 2019, was the Last day for the PDP and Atiku/Obi to prove its case as agreed by both the petitioners and respondents. Within the last 10 days, the PDP and Atiku/Obi presented 57 witnesses and several documents as evidences to the tribunal to show substantially that […]
Edo 2020: Esan Agenda And The Cry For Equity, Fairness
By Bobmanuel Umoru It is no longer news that the good people of Edo State are full of expectations as the 2020 gubernatorial election draws closer and the Independent National Electoral Commission is also expected to be preparing the ground for a free fair and credible electioneering process. The State just like others, has three […]
If Bayelsa has three senators as Kano, Nigeria’s Constitution is fair –Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the 1999 Constitution as fair to all segments of the country. To justify his position, Buhari cited the fact that each of the 36 states must have a minister representing it in the cabinet. He also noted that it was for the same reason that Bayelsa, a small state with […]
What Buhari Did When Fulani Herdsmen Attacked Katsina Farmers
From Geoffrey Chaucer to Robert Southey and to James Russel Lowell we learn, like all men who unleash chicken to pasture and forage, that chickens are like curses; they always come home to roost. Because the rains are heavy down South, herdsmen from Katsina State have moved their cows up North and are back home. […]
Nigerian Army confirms death of Colonel, Captain, three soldiers
Nigerian Army authorities on Friday confirmed the killing of a Colonel, a Captain and three soldiers by Boko Haram insurgents in Borno. The Deputy Director, Public Relations, Operation LAFIYA DOLE, Isa Ado, gave the confirmation in a statement in Abuja. He said the incident occurred on Wednesday in Jakana area of Borno, adding that the […]
Nigerian Imam Receive International Religious Freedom Award
This week, the 83-year-old Nigerian Imam Abubakar Abdullahi was among four other nationals (from Sudan, Brazil, Iraq and Cyprus) to receive the first-ever International Religious Freedom Award of the United States Government. He is the Imam of Nghar village who hid 262 Berom Christians in his mosque and in his house in June last year […]