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Palliatives: Sokoto Govt to spend N3.7bn on rice, millets for residents

September 2, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Sokoto State Government has allocated about N4bn on food items to be distributed across the various local government areas as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of the removal of fuel subsidies on

Suspended Ogun LG boss regains freedom from DSS custody

Embattled Ogun LG Chairman Set to Challenge Suspension in Court Next Week

September 2, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Wale Adedayo, the embattled Chairman of Ogun State’s Ijebu-East Local Government Area, has announced plans to challenge his suspension in court the following week. According to a Gistlover report from earlier in the week, Adedayo

Man criticizes Gov Adeleke for pardoning man sentenced to 14 years imprisonment for stealing fowl

Adeleke Issues Stern Warning to Osun IPMAN Over PMS Hoarding

September 2, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has caution the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria, Osun State Chapter againt hoarding ofPremium Motor Spirit, or PMS. During a courtesy call from the IPMAN leadership, the Governor issued

Qua Iboe hits over $100 per barrel on Global Market

Fuel will sell less than N200 per liter with functional refineries – IPMAN predict

September 2, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Joseph Obele, the chairman of the Rivers State chapter of the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria(IPMAN), has urged the federal government to see that the nation’s refineries are mended in accordance with schedule. If

BREAKING: Tribunal discharges APM’s petition against Tinubu, Shettima The complaints filed by the Allied Peoples Movement against President Bola Tinubu and his Vice President, Kashim Shettima, were dismissed by the Presidential Election Petition Court for lack of merit. The PEPC dismissed and labeled APM's case to overturn Tinubu's election as "incompetent." The court ruled that the APM's appeal concerned pre-election issues that could only be resolved by the Federal High Court. The verdict was read aloud by the panel's chairman, Justice Haruna Tsammani. The APM petition against the Independent National Electoral Commission and four others was also dismissed by the tribunal. INEC, the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, and Kabiru Masari are among the first to fifth respondents. The panel made decisions on all of APM's arguments. Tsammani stated that the petitioners failed to show their allegations and that the petition lacked merit. The judge also upheld all of the Respondents' preliminary challenges to the petition's competence. Tsammani ruled that because the petition was about Tinubu's eligibility to run for president, the APM should have gone to court within 14 days following Tinubu's nomination by the APC. He argued that because the cause of action was pre-election, the APM lacked locus standi to dispute Tinubu's candidacy. Tsammani further argued that the legislation did not permit one political party to question the method used by another political party in nominating its candidate.The judge also held that invalid nomination or double nomination did not qualify as a ground for disqualification in respect of presidential election as provided in sections 131 and 137 of the Constitution. Details later…

Presidential Tribunal: Over 100 Nigerians Sign Petition Demanding Justice from the judiciary

August 31, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

A petition for fairness and openness in the present presidential electoral tribunal procedures has received at least 100 signatures from Nigerians. The action is being taken as the petition against President Bola Tinubu, the All

Niger Junta orders Police to Expel French Ambassador from Country

August 31, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The police have been instructed by the Niger junta to expel Sylvain Itte, the French ambassador, from the country by force. Itte was given 48 hours to leave, according to a statement from Niger’s foreign

Coup: African Union meets to Address Political Crisis in Gabon

August 31, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Peace and Security Council of the African Union announced that it would meet today, Thursday, to discuss the military takeover in Gabon. According to Al Jazeera, the leaders are considering how to react to

FG To closedown Murtala Mohammed Int’l Airport Temporarily

August 31, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

According to a statement from the Federal Government The Muritala Mohammed International Airport (MMIA) terminal will be temporarily shut down beginning on October 1, 2023. Festus Keyamo, the minister of aviation and aerospace development, made

Coup: We will not condone disloyalty to Mr. President- Nigerian Army Warns Soldiers

August 31, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Nigerian soldiers have been ordered to maintain their unwavering loyalty to the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, President Bola Tinubu President Bola Tinubu, as disloyalty will not be condone Major General Mohammed

Kano to sponsor mass wedding worth ₦800m for 1,800 couples

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

As part of its mass wedding program, Kano Hisbah (Sharia police) confirmed on Wednesday that it had acquired furniture, food, and clothing supplies for 1,800 intended couples. Sheikh Aminu Daurawa, the commander-general of the Kano

Wike’s International Achievement Sets New Historical Benchmark

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Nyesom Wike, a former governor of Rivers State and current minister in the FCT, has been named one of Africa’s “100 Most Notable Peace Icons.” According to Gistlover, the Organiser published a list of Africans

President Tinubu Rejects Retirement Age Bill For National Assembly Staff

BREAKING: President Tinubu Speaks on the Coup in Gabon

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

Nigeria’s president, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, responded to the overthrown of the democratically elected president of Gabon, Ali Bongo, by a military junta in the most recent coup in Africa. Top military officials reportedly made an

Blue Line Rail to Commence Operations on Monday in Lagos

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

The Blue Line Rail will start operating commercially next week, on Monday, September 4, 2023, according to a statement released on Wednesday by the Lagos State Government, led by Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Gistlover recalls that

Gabon: General Nguema Faces Allegations of Embezzlement and Drug Connections

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

General Brice Clothaire Oligui Nguema, the commander of the Gabonese Republican Guard who overthrew democratically elected President Ali Bongo, has been implicated in theft and drug trafficking. Following the overthrow of Mohamed Bazoum, the president

The WHO, WHAT, and WHY of Gabon Coup

August 30, 2023 Rhoda Gistlover 0

In Gabon, soldiers declared that the most recent election results had been invalidated and that state institutions had been dissolved. At the African Union’s 5th mid-year coordination meeting, which was held on July 16, 2023,