Author: Festus Adeloye

Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Ondo state, crisis is brewing in the People’s Democratic Party over the Constitution of campaign council for the governorship candidate, Hon Agboola Ajayi. The state chapter of the party has swiftly disowned the campaign council announced by the governorship candidate. A statement by the spokesperson for the governorship candidate, Sam Ogunmusi, announced the appointment of Dr Eddy Olafeso, as the Chairman of its Campaign Council. Ogunmusi in the statement issued in Akure, said that other appointments, include Clement Faboyede, Director General (DG)Campaign Council , Barr. John Ola Mafo, Director General (Special Duties)…

The Port Harcourt Division of the Court of Appeal, on Monday, dismissed two appeals filed by former elected local government chairmen in Rivers State, loyal to the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Nyesom Wike, seeking the elongation of their tenure in office. This is as two factions of the Rivers State House of Assembly, loyal to Governor Siminalayi Fubara and the FCT Minister, Chief Nyesom Wike, held separate sittings at different locations in Port Harcourt, with pro-Wike lawmakers giving a seven-day ultimatum to the governor to represent the State’s 2024 budget proposal for consideration. The Appellate Court, during…

A fresh court order surfaced on Monday, July 8, restraining the Chief Judge of Rivers State and the Clerk, of Rivers State House of Assembly from having any dealing with the 27 lawmakers led by Martins Amaewhule. The ex-parte order for interim injunction dated July 8 was issued by the High Court of Rivers State presided over by Justice D. Jumbo Stephens. It originated from suit No PHC/2177/CS/2024 filed by the Attorney-General of Rivers State and the state Governor, Sir Siminialayi Fubara. It listed the first set of defendants as Amaewhule and 26 other lawmakers and Rt. Hon. Victor Oko-Jumbo,…

A military court in DR Congo’s volatile east sentenced 22 soldiers to death on Monday for “fleeing the enemy” during fighting with M23 rebels, a lawyer told AFP. Sixteen soldiers were handed death sentences in one case in the North Kivu province, and six others in a separate case, just days after 25 soldiers received a similar judgement. The latest sentences were handed down as M23 rebels, which Kinshasha accuses Rwanda of backing, last week seized new terrain on the northern front of the conflict that has been ongoing for two-and-a-half years in the North Kivu province. A military court…

The Rivers State House of Assembly, led by Victor Oko-Jumbo, has confirmed Emmanuel Frank-Fubara as a commissioner nominee. The confirmation came after the state governor, Siminalayi Fubara, requested the Assembly to screen and ratify the nominee. At the plenary session on Monday, the Speaker read the governor’s correspondence, leading to Frank-Fubara’s confirmation. The Assembly scrutinised the nominee’s credentials and qualifications before ultimately approving his appointment. During his screening, Frank-Fubara affirmed that his experience serving on various committees in the state has equipped him to excel in any portfolio assigned to him. He pledged to perform his duties with utmost dedication…

Fuji icon, K1 De Ultimate, has intervened in the ongoing feud between singers Dammy Krane and Davido, urging them to put their differences aside and embrace peace. During a live performance in the USA, K1 De Ultimate sang, “I’m telling my son Dammy Krane to stop fighting with Davido.” He emphasised that all disputes and differences should end, and invoked prayers for both artists. He sang: “I want to send a message to my son, Dammy Krane, that I said he should not fight with Davido again. “Every dispute and difference between them should end,” he declared. “I, Wasiu Ayinde,…

The All Progressives Congress APC has said the New Nigeria Peoples Party NNPP will suffer electoral defeat in 2017 due to its bias toward the Kano Emirate crisis. State Chairman of the APC, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas in a statement Monday in Abuja said rather than the issue affecting the electoral chances of President Bola Tinubu, NNPP would instead suffer the consequences. Noting that the NNPP presidential candidate, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso lacks national appeal to be Nigeria’s president, APC said it is now more united, popular and will deliver triple of what it got in the last presidential election in…

DailyTrust has admitted to accusations that it allegedly spread misinformation about the Samoa Agreement signed by the Federal Government of Nigeria on 28 June 2024 at the Organisation of African, Caribbean, and Pacific States (OACPS) secretariat in Brussels, Belgium. On July 4, 2024 DailyTrust posted an article titled “LGBT: Knocks as Nigeria signs $150 Billion Samoa deal,” which garnered backlash and criticisms from the Federal Government. The Federal Government threatened to take legal actions against Daily Trust for alleged misinformation and fake news in the Samoa agreement report. Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris stated this on Saturday,…

A looming fuel crisis is hitting Lagos and other regions in Nigeria, as private depot owners have raised the wholesale price of petrol from N630 to N720 per liter. The recent price increase has exacerbated the fuel shortage in Abuja and neighboring states, leading to a crippling supply crisis, with some filling stations selling petrol at an exorbitant price of N900 per liter. According to report, numerous filling stations in Lagos, Ogun, and other states have run out of fuel and are hesitant to buy the more expensive fuel from private depots. Hammed Fashola, the National Vice President of the…

Three employees of Fouani Company, the local representative for LG and Hisense products, have been apprehended by Lagos police for their alleged role in the kidnapping of four Lebanese nationals last month. The incident occurred while the victims were traveling from Apapa to Victoria Island by sea. According to police sources, the suspects include a driver and two other staff members. Their arrests followed thorough investigations by detectives after the Marine Police and Nigerian Navy successfully rescued the victims at Orogbo Iddo. The investigation faced challenges initially, as the families of the victims and the Lebanese community were reluctant to…