Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The Governorship election petition tribunal has nullified the election of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa state, declaring PDP’s David Ombugadu as the winner. Delivering the judgment virtually, the chairman of the tribunal, Justice Ezekiel Ajayi declared Emmanuel Ombugadu of the PDP as the lawfully elected governor of Nasarawa State.

Rivers State Governorship Election petition has thrown out the petition filed by the candidate of the Labour Party. Beatrice Itubo was challenging the declaration of the Peoples Democratic Party’s Simnalayi Fubara as the winner of the 2023 governorship election in the State. Hearing is ongoing at the Tribunal sitting in Abuja on a petition filed by LP and the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate, Tonye Cole. Beatrice Itubo, who wants the tribunal to declare her winner of the polls, came third in the election.

Wild jubilation engulfed Araromi-Okeodo, a community in Ife-South Local Government Area of Osun State, following supply of electricity to the town for the first time, after 91 years in total darkness. Residents of the agrarian community trooped out en mass in jubilation at the weekend, with many of them describing the development as ‘miracle of the century’. The community has endured the absence of basic amenities such as electricity, pipe-borne water, and good roads since its establishment in 1932. Governor Ademola Adeleke has pledged to collaborate with independent energy companies to bring light to other long-suffering communities. Represented by the Commissioner for…

The Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, will on Wednesday swear-in the newly appointed 23 judges of the Federal High Court. The new judges are Dipeolu Deinde Isaac from Ogun State; Ogundare Kehinde Olayiwola (Ekiti), Agbaje Olufunmilola Adetutu (Lagos), Musa Kakaki (Kaduna), Abdullahi Muhammad Dan-Ige (Sokoto) and Sharon Tanko Ishaya (Kebbi). Others are Salim Olasupo Ibrahim from (Ogun), Yilwa Hauwa Joseph (Gombe), Wigwe-Oreh Chituru Joy (Rivers), Owoeye Alexander Oluseyi (Kogi), Anyalewa Onoja-Alapa (Benue), Amina Aliyu Mohammad (Katsina), Abiodun Jordan Adeyemi (Kwara), Hauwa Buhari (FCT), and Aishatu Auta Ibrahim (Borno). They also include Hussaini Dadan-Garba (Bauchi), Ibrahim Ahmad Kala (Gombe),…

President Bola Tinubu has responded to the rejection of his initial offer by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and Trade Union Congress (TUC) by raising the temporary allowance for treasury-paid Federal Government workers. The allowance has been increased from N25,000 to N35,000, aiming to ease the financial burden brought about by the removal of subsidy on premium motor spirit. The Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, announced this on Sunday night after the government’s meeting with the unions failed to yield desired outcome. The allowance, which will be paid for six months, comes as the federal government seeks…

Michael Beale has been sacked as Rangers manager after Saturday’s home defeat by Aberdeen left them seven points behind Celtic after seven games of the Scottish Premiership season. It was the Ibrox side’s third Scottish Premiership loss of the campaign and comes after a heavy Champions League play-off defeat by PSV Eindhoven. The club said results had “fallen short of what everyone connected to Rangers would expect”. Former midfielder Steven Davis has taken interim charge, supported by Alex Rae, and coaches Steven Smith, Brian Gilmour and Colin Stewart, with Rangers expected to take their time in identifying a permanent successor.…

Ilebaye, has been crowned the winner of the Big Brother Naija All Stars season. The show host, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, announced her as the winner during the show finale on Sunday She won the N120 million cash prize and other prizes from the sponsors of the show. The finalists were, Ceec, Mercy, Ilebaye, Adekunle, Pere and Cross. Earlier, Cross, Pere, Adekunle, Ceec were evicted from the show.

Liverpool have bemoaned VAR’s inability to rule Luis Diaz’s goal onside in Saturday’s loss at Tottenham and confirmed they will ‘explore a range of options available’. The nine-man Reds fell to a 2-1 loss at Spurs but the result could have been different if Diaz’s first-half strike had been allowed to stand. Liverpool have now released a statement on Saturday’s controversial events. The statement reads: “Liverpool Football Club acknowledges PGMOL’s admission of their failures last night. It is clear that the correct application of the laws of the game did not occur, resulting in sporting integrity being undermined. “We fully accept…

Darren England has been replaced as the fourth official for Sunday’s Premier League game between Nottingham Forest and Brentford after his error as the video assistant referee during Liverpool’s defeat at Tottenham. England failed to overturn an incorrect decision on the pitch to disallow a Luis Diaz goal for offside as the Reds were beaten 2-1 on Saturday. Dan Cook was assistant VAR for the game and he has been replaced as assistant referee for the game between Fulham and Chelsea on Monday. “Craig Pawson will now assume England’s duties as fourth official at the City Ground while Eddie Smart will…

Ten-man Nottingham Forest came from behind to draw 1-1 for the second home game running, as Nicolas Dominguez’s header earned a point against Brentford. Little happened in a tight first half, spare for Taiwo Awoniyi having a goal chalked off for a tight offside. Indeed, neither goalkeeper had anything to worry about until the 40th minute, when Matt Turner clawed away a deflected Vitaly Janelt cross at the other end. The game burst into life after the break though, with Yoane Wissa having a shot cleared off the line before Moussa Niakhate was sent off for picking up his second…

In a landmark victory delivered in favour of Atiku Abubakar, applicant and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2023 presidential election, the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has ruled that all documents the PDP candidate applied for must be released to him. The court held that all the documents must be released on or before October 2. The court did not vary the request but made an astonishing ruling compelling the Chicago State University to as a matter of urgency release sought after documents to the PDP candidate. The Judge Nancy Maldonado,…

A meeting convened by the federal government with the organised labour to avert the impending nationwide indefinite strike has commenced at the Chief of Staff’s Conference Room, State House, Abuja. The meeting, which began at 3:25pm after the arrival of labour representatives, later went into a closed door session. The labour delegation led by the President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Joe Ajaero, also included the Secretary of Trade Union Congress of Nigeria, (TUC), Nuhu Toro, and his counterpart from NLC, Emma Ugbaja. The government team is led by the Chief of Staff to the President, Femi Gbajabiamila. Other members…