Politics

It is public knowledge that on Thursday, 4th of November, 2016, the NJC announced the decision to suspend Justices Sylvester Ngwuta and Justice Inyang Okoro of the Supreme Court.

The reconstituted Appeal Court panel led by Justice Ibrahim Salauwa, set up to hear cases arising from the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate tussle in Ondo, commenced hearing on Friday morning.   Wole Olanipekun SAN led Ife Adedipe SAN, Dayo Akinlaja SAN and 17 other lawyers to appear for Eyitayo Jegede and Clement Faboyede, while Bei Nwofor SAN, led 5 …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said it had always been ready to conclude the suspended re-run parliamentary elections in Rivers, but subject to conducive environment for the exercise.

President Muhammadu Buhari will pay a 2-day official visit to Edo State on Monday 7 November. The visit will end Tuesday, just in time before Governor Adams Oshiomhole ends his tenure on 12 November.

The Senate on Wednesday gave the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Dec. 10 ultimatum to conduct pending National Assembly elections in Rivers.

Technical issues caused the rejection of President Muhammadu Buhari’s request for approval to obtain $29.9 billion loan from different sources.

Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) Mahmud Mohammed has said that the “the failure on the part of the Executive arm of Government to act upon recommendations by the National Judicial Council (NJC) cannot be blamed upon the NJC.”

All the three members of the panel of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal hearing the appeals relating to the Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate in Ondo State ahead of the election slated for November 26, have disqualified themselves from further presiding over the cases.  The special  panel raised to determine the appeals relating to the PDP governorship …

The Senate on Tuesday rejected the request by President Muhammadu Buhari for approval to source $29.9 billion foreign loan from various sources.

 By Nwaorgu Faustinus  The Rivers State Chapter of All Progressives Congress, APC, has noted with shock the recent appointment of two well-known PDP sympathisers, foot soldiers and close associates of Gov. Nyesom Wike as members of the 10-man Judicial Ethics Committee of the National Judicial Council (NJC) with a mandate to review the Code of Conduct for Judicial Officers in …