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By Kamil Opeyemi The Appeal Court, Abuja Division, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) in the March 18 governorship election state, Sadique Abubakar had challenged the judgment of the petition tribunal which upheld Mohammed’s victory. In a unanimous decision, the three-member panel ruled that Mohammed was validly elected. In March, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Mohammed as the winner of the Bauchi governorship election. The Bauchi governor polled 525,280 votes to defeat Abubakar, former chief of air staff, who secured 432,272 votes. The former chief…

•By Halimah Olamide The Federal Ministry of Works, on Friday announced total closure of the four ramps on Third Mainland Bridge, Lagos, for repairs starting from 7.00 a.m. on Nov. 20. The Federal Controller of Works, Lagos State, Mrs Olukorede Kesha, in a statement on Friday, appealed to motorists to continue to use alternative routes, obey traffic rules and officials during the repairs. “The Federal Government, through the Federal Ministry of Works, wish to inform the motoring public that government has perfected plans to carry out comprehensive repairs of Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos. “In view of the above, the…

•By Halimah Olamide The Lagos State Government has reopened some markets in Mushin area recently shut for widespread environmental infractions, including indiscriminate waste dumping. The markets included Mushin Main Market, Ojuwoye, Awolowo, Irepodun and Daleko markets. The Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, said in a statement on Friday in Lagos that the temporary closure was necessary. He said the indiscriminate waste dumping observed in the markets threatened public health and the well-being of people in the area. “Our decision to close Mushin markets was rooted in the urgent need to rectify environmental malpractices that posed a…

By Kamil Opeyemi The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has affirmed the order of the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal which sacked Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state. In a judgment delivered on Friday, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the NNPP breached the constitution by sponsoring Yusuf who was not a member of the party. “Section 177 of the Constitution requires one to be a member of a political party before he could be vie for an electoral office,” it held The Independent National Electoral…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Coalition of Middle Belt Groups (CMBG) has raised the alarm that Nigeria is gradually sliding into one-party state under the watch of President Bola Tinubu. The group said the rate at which members of the opposition parties are losing their seats is a pilot by those it described as “closet fascists aiming to transform Nigeria into a one-party dictatorship.” CMBG was reacting to recent court judgments which sacked some lawmakers under the umbrella of the Peoples Democratic Party in Plateau State from the National Assembly. the convener of the group, decried the alleged efforts by those…

By Halimah Olamide The embattled former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has been remanded in Kuje prison. This was sequel to his arraignment on Friday by the Federal Government on allegations over procurement fraud while in office. The court remanded Emefiele in the Kuje Correctional Centre pending November 22, when the court will rule on his application for bail. NPO Reports that Emefiele is answering to a six count charge around procurement fraud. Since his suspension from office in June shortly after the swearing in of President Bola Tinubu, Emefiele has been at the centre of…

IBM has suspended advertising on X, formerly known as Twitter, after a report said its ads were placed next to posts praising Adolf Hitler and Nazism. The company said it was “completely unacceptable” that its content appeared in such threads on the platform. X said it does not intentionally place brands “next to this kind of content”. It comes as X owner Elon Musk was criticised after calling an antisemitic conspiracy theory “actual truth” when replying to a post on the platform. The left-leaning watchdog Media Matters for America said it found ads bought by IBM and other companies next…

The director of the Gaza Strip’s main hospital raided by Israeli soldiers says the facility has now run out of oxygen and water, and patients “are screaming from thirst”. Muhammad Abu Salmiya said the conditions were “tragic” in Al-Shifa, where there were more than 650 patients, 500 medical staff and 5,000 displaced people. Israeli tanks were surrounding the hospital in Gaza City, he said, with drones buzzing overhead and Israeli soldiers still moving around inside, as their search of the complex lasted a second day. Israel’s army said its operation against Hamas was proceeding in a “discreet, methodical and thorough…

The 1 Division Nigerian Army, said it’s troops have killed six suspected bandits in Birnin-Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The Acting Deputy Director Army Public Relations of the Division, Lt-Col. Musa Yahaya said this in a statement, on Thursday in Kaduna. Yayaha said that the operation was carried out on Nov. 16, adding that 40 pairs of police and military uniforms and nine motorcycles were recovered. According to him, troops of 1 Division and operation Whirl Punch swooped on the bandits following credible intelligence. “The highly motivated troops carried out an offensive clearance operation to bandits strongholds in…

The Joint Task Force (JTF) Operation Safe FCT, has arrested 135 suspects during coordinated raids of criminal hideouts, uncompleted buildings and shanties in the territory. The Commissioner of Police in the FCT, Mr Haruna Garba said this during a media briefing on Thursday in Abuja. He said the JTF was inaugurated by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Mr Nyesom Wike to flush out criminal elements out of the territory. Garba said the JTF was made up of personnel of the Nigeria Police, the Military, Civil Defence, and FCT Directorate of Road Traffic Services. He said the JTF also, carried…