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By Kamil Opeyemi The Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18th governorship election held in the state. The tribunal dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, former Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar. The three-man panel chaired by Justice P.T Kwahar held that there is no strong reason to nullify the election as the election was conducted in compliance with the law. Justice Kwahar said the petitioner faulted the election in some polling units…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kayode Ariwoola.on Wednesday swore in nine Justices of the Court of Appeal. Ariwoola while administering the oath of office to the new judges, said:”the level of public scrutiny of your conduct will, henceforth, assume astronomical dimension because you have willingly taken up appointment that will strategically place you perennially in the eye of the storm. “The tempo and rate of public assessment of your conduct and disposition have also instantaneously assumed unprecedented spike fromi this moment. “You must redouble your effort and dialogue properly with your conscience in order not…

By Kamil Opeyemi A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) aircraft under Operation Hadin Kai, on Wednesday took out a gun truck and eight terrorists at Baranga village, Marte Local Government Area of Borno. The Director of Public Relations and Information, NAF, Air Commodore Edward Gabkwet, said in a statement in Abuja that the strike was executed while on armed reconnaissance mission in the area. Gabkwet said the airstrike was in furtherance of sustained onslaught against remnants of terrorists in the North East. He said the opportunity strike, which presented itself unexpectedly, occurred when two armed terrorists on a motorcycle were trailed…

By Kamil Opeyemi The Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, declaring the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Gawuna, as the winner of the March 18 election. Yusuf, who contested on the platform of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), was declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after the poll in March. But on Wednesday, the three-man panel, after hearing the petitions, ordered the withdrawal of the certificate of return which INEC presented to Yusuf and directed a certificate of return to be issued to Gawuna. The court…

By Kamil Opeyemi Angry and sustained calls for justice are gathering momentum as more young Nigerians are trooping out to demand for thorough investigations into the death of singer, Oladimeji Aloba whose stage name was Mohbad. Youths shut down the streets of Abeokuta, the Ogun state capital on Tuesday just as protesters stormed the streets of Ado Ekiti, Lekki, in Lagos and Ibadan on Tuesday night holding candle nights. Protesters in Delta State had earlier shut down the streets on Monday in what was the first initiative to call for justice in the controversial death of the artiste. “Justice for…

Mr. President, Heads of State and Government, Secretary-General, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, Mr. President, 1. On behalf of the people of Nigeria, I congratulate you on your well-deserved election as President of this Session of the United Nations General Assembly. We commend your predecessor, His Excellency, Mr. Csaba Korosi (Cha-ba Kor-o-chi) for his able stewardship of the Assembly. We also commend His Excellency, Antonio Guterres, Secretary General of the United Nations, for his work seeking to forge solutions to humanity’s common challenges. This is my first address before the General Assembly. Permit me to say a few words on…

Nigeria’s under-18 women handball team on Tuesday in Monastir, Tunisia defeated their hosts 28-20 in their last match of Group A at the ongoing Africa Women’s Youth Handball Championship. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Nigerian team resurged from losing their second game against Guinea to stun their hosts in their third game of the competition. The Nigerian team led 13-9 at the end of the match’s first half, going on to win 15-11 in the second half to make the overall score 28-20. At the end of it all, Rahima Bello of the Nigerian team was…

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday called on world leaders to affirm democratic governance as the best guarantor of the sovereign will and well-being of the people, saying military coups are wrong. Tinubu said this in his inaugural statement to the 78th session of the General Assembly at the UN headquarters in New York. The UN correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Tinubu, who delivered his address to the world leaders at 8p.m. local tine, spoke on behalf of Nigeria and Africa. “Military coups are wrong, as is any tilted civilian political arrangement that perpetuates injustice.…

The police in Osun have called on iilegal gun owners to voluntarily surrender them at the nearest Divisional Police Headquarters. This is contained in a statement issued by SP Yemisi Opalola, Osun Police Spokesperson. Opalola explained that the move was in compliance with the directive of the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Kayode Egbetokunb aimed at addressing proliferation of firearms. ”There is no punitive measures attached to the submission of the firearms. No one will be arrested or detained,” she said. NAN reports that on Aug. 8, Egbetokun, said the police has stopped giving licences for small arms in the country.…

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rep. Abbas Tajudeen, has said that the increase in the standing committees of the House from 109 to 134 was to allow for better legislative oversight of the ministries, departments and agencies of the Federal Government by the legislature. Abbas made this known durng an interactive session with journalists in the National Assembly Complex on Tuesday decried the aim was to share leadership positions among members. He noted that some of the committees of the house were too large for effective oversight functions. “For example, the Committee on Tertiary Education had over 300…