BY GODWIN OBI The Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking to declare vacant the seat of Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade. Justice Taiwo Taiwo cited the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Enugu that defection is not a ground for removal from office.Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI President Muhammadu Buhari is seeking an increase in the provision for petrol subsidy for 2022 from N442 billion to N4 trillion. The Nigerian leader has therefore written to the House of Representatives for a review of the 2022 fiscal framework. The Speaker of the House of Representatives,Continue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Gunmen have attacked the headquarters of Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra where Governor Chukwuma Soludo hails from. The incident happened on Thursday. Some of the buildings were also set ablaze during the attack in Aguata town. Security officials and men of the fire service are atContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Troops of Operation Delta Safe have destroyed thirty-one illegal refining sites and also recovered over twelve million litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) in different operations in Delta, Rivers, and Bayelsa states. The Director of Defence Media Operations Major General Bernard Onyeuko said this whileContinue Reading
BY GODWIN OBI Wole Soyinka has lamented the rising level of insecurity in the country, saying many Nigerians go out unsure they would return home safely. He believes the country needs help to tame insecurity. The Nobel laureate spoke on the sidelines of a media briefing held in Lagos onContinue Reading