Former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has described the judgement of the election tribunal to sack the Governor of Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, as a ‘Judicial magic.’ Earlier, Meridianspy had reported the verdict by Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo on Friday, declaring Governor Ademola Adeleke’s victory in the July 16th, 2022, governorship elections. Reacting to the verdict, Sani, in a tweet on his Twitter handle on Friday, said it was a sad day for Democracy. He tweeted, “Osun State; Judicial magic. A sad day for Democracy.”
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former child star-turned-billionaire wife has yet received another pleasant surprise of $100,000 from her hubby Ned Nwoko. Only three days ago, the actress got the online community talking after she flaunted a cash gift from her hubby. A viral video captured the billionaire wife displaying the newly redesigned naira notes gifted to her by her politician hubby. In the clip, Gina said her hubby sent the accountant to bring her the cash on set where she was shooting a movie. While displaying the bundles of the redesigned N200 notes, she expressed gratitude to her ‘baby’ for his generosity. On Thursday,…
The Nigerian actor, Chidi Mokeme has narrated how he was able to interpret his role in the sixth episode of the television series “Shanty Town.” The series tells the tale of a gang of prostitutes, who want to free themselves from the influence of a notorious kingpin but quickly learn that doing so will be very challenging due to political corruption and family ties. Mokeme has proceeded to win the hearts of many fans and garner a wealth of awards with his portrayal of the kingpin Scar. The actor claimed, in a BBC Pidgin interview on Thursday, that he had…
The organising secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Ayodele Adewale, has claimed that the bullion vans spotted entering the residence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the party, in 2019, missed their way. Adewale stated this yesterday while appearing on ‘The Morning Show’ a breakfast programme on Arise News. In February 2019, viral pictures on social media showed two bullion vans being driven into Tinubu’s Bourdillon residence in Lagos on the eve of the presidential election, as many people looked on, just outside the residence His claim was however at variance with the…
The Election Petition Tribunal has declared the July 22 governorship election null and void. The tribunal, in its judgment on Friday in Osogbo, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return from Governor Ademola Adeleke and his deputy, Kola Adewusim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Election Petition Tribunal has declared the July 22 governorship election null and void. The tribunal, in its judgment on Friday in Osogbo, directed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to withdraw the certificate of return from Governor Ademola Adeleke and his deputy, Kola Adewusim of the Peoples Democratic…
The Labour Party has denied reports that its Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi, will withdraw from the 2023 race to support the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The Obi-Datti Campaign Media Office described the report as “ridiculous and fake” in a statement issued on Friday. According to the statement, the LP campaign council stated that its presidential candidate does not have any plan to quit the February 25 election or step down for anyone, describing the report as ridiculous and fake. It also accused some unnamed political parties of cloning Obi’s image on gift items to paint a picture…
Commercial bank operators in Nigeria have refuted the Central Bank of Nigeria’s (CBN) claim that commercial banks have enough naira notes in their kitty but are hoarding them. The banks countered the CBN when their officials appeared before the House of Representatives ad hoc committee investigating the scarcity of the new notes and the January 31 deadline by the apex bank. Mrs Hadiza Ambursa, an official of Access Bank, who represented the Managing Director of the bank said it only got 10 per cent of the money it deposited with the CBN. According to her, “we are not getting the…
The Nigeria Inter-Bank Settlement Systems (NIBSS) and the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) have launched AfriGo, Nigeria’s first national payment card. The CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, said at the virtual unveiling yesterday that the card was designed to address local peculiarities that existing card products had failed to address. Emefiele said the card, which will function like other international payment cards, is aimed at boosting financial inclusion in the country and reducing dependence on foreign cards. According to him, with the AfriGo card, Nigeria has joined countries like China, Russia, Turkey, and India, which have their local cards. He noted…
The federal government has taken a swipe at the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar for promising to resolve all the challenges that have stalled the completion of the Ajaokuta Steel Plant in Kogi State. Atiku who was vice president under the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo had promised to resolve the problems facing the Ajaokuta Steel Company if elected as president. Addressing a press briefing in Abuja at the 19th Edition of the ‘’PMB Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023)’’ yesterday, the minister of information and culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said Atiku was part of the…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has fired back at the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, urging them to stop getting high on their own smoke. He said no political blackmail and ploy to create bad blood between him and President Muhammadu Buhari will succeed. Tinubu, who spoke through the APC presidential campaign council, accused Atiku and PDP of trying to twist his remarks in Abeokuta on the fuel scarcity and the newly redesigned Naira notes. He said the opposition party attempted to create a wedge between him and…
The federal government has approved over N10 billion for projects in the aviation sector. The approval includes the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Hadejia Airstrip in Jigawa State at the sum of N7,482,071,196.56 for a period of 18 months. Minister of Aviation, Hadi Sirika disclosed this to State House correspondents yesterday after the federal executive council meeting presided over by the vice president, Yemi Osinbajo at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said Council also approved the construction of a control tower and technical building in Enugu, awarded to MESSERS Mascot Associates Limited at the sum of N1,973,606,141.75. And the third…
Following the death of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP governorship candidate in Abia state, Prof. Uchenna Ikonne on Wednesday, the party has 14 days within which to conduct a fresh primary election to nominate a replacement. This is according to Section 33 of the Electoral Act 2022 (as amended) which states that; “A political party shall not be allowed to change or substitute its candidate whose name has been submitted under Section 29 of this act except in the case of death or withdrawal by the candidate”. In the case of withdrawal which is unrelated to the instant case, Section…