Category: Politics
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Alleged Certificate Forgery: DSS, NYSC Clears Bayelsa Deputy Governor
Alleged Certificate Forgery: DSS, NYSC Clears Bayelsa Deputy Governor June 2, 2020 By Udoma Anthony, Abuja The Department of State Service DSS and the authority of the National Youth Service Corps NYSC has cleared the air on Monday,over the unsubstantiated allegations of forgery of NYSC certificate of exemption submitted to INEC by the Deputy Governor…
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JUST IN: DSS confirms alteration in Bayelsa Deputy Gov’s certificate
JUST IN: DSS confirms alteration in Bayelsa Deputy Gov’s certificate By Eric Ikhilae, Abuja The Department of State Service (DSS) confirmed on Monday that its investigation revealed alteration in the exemption certificate issued by the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) to the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Oborawharievwo Ewhrudjakpo. The Head, Legal Department,…
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BAYELSA GUBER: LIBERATION MOVEMENT AND VIJAH OPUAMA’S PETITION; CHIEF SYLVA, CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE, OTITA-FORCE AND OTHERS, RIDING A DEAD HORSE
BAYELSA GUBER: LIBERATION MOVEMENT AND VIJAH OPUAMA’S PETITION; CHIEF SYLVA, CHIEF TIMI ALAIBE, OTITA-FORCE AND OTHERS, RIDING A DEAD HORSE By William Jumbo Why? As earlier reiterated in my first epistle, its unethical to discuss matters pending in court or the tribunal in the media, but since iron sharpen eth iron and also to be…
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Court discharges Adeleke Over Examination Misconduct
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Friday discharged a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, over examination malpractices charges. Justice Inyang Ekwo made the order following an amendment of the charges which saw Adeleke’s name dropped as a defendant in the case. The prosecuting counsel, Simon Lough,…
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Fresh Loan: Buhari, APCi Auctioning Nigeria, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said with the volume of foreign loans being accumulated by President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), the country and her cituzens have been placed on the international auction market. The PDP in a statement by Kola Ologbondiyan said the fresh bid to take a fresh…
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Deregistration of Political Parties by INEC in Order, Court Rules
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday gave a nod to the power of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to deregister political parties which failed to comply with the provisions of the law particularly Section 225 A of the 1999 Constitution as amended. Justice Taiwo O. Taiwo in a landmark judgment delivered in…
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Bayelsa : Liberation Movement and Vijah Opuama’s Petition: Dead on Arrival and A Storm in a tea cup.
Bayelsa : Liberation Movement and Vijah Opuama’s Petition: Dead on Arrival and A Storm in a tea cup. By William Jumbo Why? It is not ethical to discuss pending issues in court. However, the barrage of recent misleading, fallacious, defamatory, frivolous reports being fed the public by the deregistered Liberation Movement and its candidate, Vijah…
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Breaking: Tribunal dismisses PDP petition, upholds BELLO/ONOJA election
Breaking: Tribunal dismisses PDP petition, upholds BELLO/ONOJA election The Kogi State gubernatorial election petition tribunal sitting at the Federal High Court has dismissed in its entirety, the petition filed by Mr Wada Musa against Governor Yahaya Bello and his running mate Chief Edward David Onoja. The petitioner had alleged violence, irregularities and ballot stuffing,…
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Abiola Invited Abacha To Overthrow Shonekan In Agreement To Handover To Him After. – SDP Party Chairman
Abiola Invited Abacha To Overthrow Shonekan In Agreement To Handover To Him After. – SDP Party Chairman. “I was returning from one of such trips to a prominent Emir one afternoon when I heard from my car radio Chief Abiola calling on General Abacha to come and ease Chief Shonekan as he eased out Babangida,…
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TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT: Kogi Speaker congratulates Bello/Onoja, says victory long expected
TRIBUNAL JUDGEMENT: Kogi Speaker congratulates Bello/Onoja, says victory long expected Speaker of the Kogi State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Prince Matthew Kolawole has congratulated His Excellencies, Governor Yahaya Bello and Chief David Edward Onoja, the Executive Governor and Deputy Governor of Kogi State on their victory at the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal…