The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Enugu on alleged NYSC certificate forgery against the state Governor, Mr Peter Mbah has adjourned its pre-hearing session to June 13 for continuation. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice K. M Akano, announced the adjournment at the end of Thursday’s sitting. In her ruling, Akano granted the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) the right to reply to the petitioner’s application in three days. The tribunal is hearing the petition filed by the Mr Chijioke Edoga, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party against Mbah of the PDP and INEC. Edoga is praying the tribunal…
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The Police Command in Anambra has rescued two victims wrongly accused of ritual act by angry mob in Ihiala, Ihiala Local Government Area of the state. DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, Anambra Police Public Relations Officer, made the disclosure in a statement made avaliable to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Awka. Ikenga said that its operatives rescued two victims and a suspect who was about to be lynched by an angry mob at the Total Junction in Ihiala. He said to set the records straight, the incident was not a case of ritual killing but a pure incident…
President Bola Tinubu is meeting with Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State and his Akwa Ibom counterpart, Umo Eno, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. Our correspondent learnt that the meeting commenced a few minutes past 11 am. Eno was not present at the maiden parley the President had with the Nigerian Governors’ Forum (NGF) on Wednesday. The agenda of the meeting is unknown at the moment. (PUNCH)
The International Federation of Professional Footballers (FIFPRO), a global representative body for professional footballers, has advised foreign players against signing for Egyptian clubs. A statement issued by FIFPRO said the decision followed series of alleged frequent contractual disputes and abusive behaviour by club officials. The statement has already triggered a strongly-worded response from the Egyptian Football Association (EFA). FIFPRO said a player moving to a club in the country had “a high chance of resulting in legal proceedings”. “In recent times FIFPRO has seen a spike in labour conflicts in Egypt, concerning both the non-payment of salaries and abusive behaviour…
Bendel Insurance FC of Benin on Wednesday recorded a 1-1 draw against Enyimba International FC in the opening match of the day three at the ongoing 2022/2023 Nigeria Professional Football League (NPFL) Super Six play-offs. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the NPFL Super 6 play-off fixtures took place at Mobolaji Johnson Arena (formerly Onikan Stadium). The Monday Osagie-tutored team needed at least three points against the eight-time league winners, Enyimba International FC of Aba. This was not to be as Bendel Insurance had to fight back from one goal deficit to level through their inform striker, Divine…
The President of the Senate, Dr Ahmad Lawan on Wednesday, announced that the senate has rescheduled its valedictory session from Thursday, June 8 to Saturday, June 10. Lawan had announced on Tuesday at plenary that the senate would hold its valedictory session on Thursday. The senate president, however, told members of the senate Press Corps that the shift in the date was due to a scheduled meeting of President Bola Tinubu with the lawmakers of the incoming 10th National Assembly on Thursday. “By the grace of God, we will still hold plenary tomorrow (Thursday) and then our valedictory session will…
High interest rates and the Russian war in Ukraine continue to significantly slow global economic growth, according to a new report from the World Bank. Following growth of 3.1 per cent last year, the global economy would slow to 2.1 per cent in 2023, the World Bank said on Tuesday in its latest forecast. The figure for 2023 was, however, 0.4 percentage points higher than an estimate released by the bank in January. It is still one of the weakest growth rates in the past five decades, said the World Bank’s chief economist, Indermit Gill. “The world economy is in…
UN and partners have distributed nearly 12,000 bottles of water to children on the move in Kherson and in the city of Mykolaiv, following the destruction of the Kakhovka dam in southern Ukriane. UN Spokesperson, Mr Stéphane Dujarric, said this at a news conference on Wednesday at UN headquarters in New York. Dujarric said more than 1,700 kits with essential supplies were also distributed for children on the move, and 10,000 purification tablets to five municipalities in Kherson and in the city of Mykolaiv. “We also distributed ready-to-eat food for about 400 people within hours of their evacuation. And today…
Olanrewaju maintained that a well-dressed man in suit came to campus and was eventually seen stealing phones from the bags of students who were sitting for their examinations.
Mr Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) on Wed tendered more documents before the presidential election petition court (PEPC). Documents presented were form EC8B series from four states, EC8C, from 13 states, EC8D from 36 states and FCT, lastly, form EC8D(A) which is the national result. Mr Peter Obi and his Labour Party (LP) are petitioners in the petition marked CA/PEPC/03/2023 challenging the election which brought president Bola Tinubu into power Respondents are Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) president Bola Tinubu and Vice president Kashim Shettima and All Progressives Congress The petitioners through their counsel , Paul Ananaba, SAN…