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Supreme Court to decide Onnoghen’s fate May 17 February 28, 2019 Halimah Yahaya justice-walter-onnoghen The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed May 17 to deliver judgment on the suit seeking to set aside the six-count charge of non-assets declaration against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Walter Onnoghen. The suit filed by the Attorney General of Cross River State on behalf of the state government is challenging the suspension and trial of Mr Onnoghen at the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT). Mr Onnoghen is from Cross River State. The suit marked SC/45/2019 and dated January 22, 2019, has the Federal Republic of Nigeria (FRN) and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) as defendants. But the Federal Government has asked the apex court to dismiss the suit as the plaintiff has no right to institute it. When the matter came up for hearing on Thursday, counsel for the plaintiff, Locius Nwosu (SAN), adopted his brief of argument, urging the ...

"We have original results," PDP rejects INEC's presidential election result   FEB 26TH, 2019 Atiku Abubakar [Twitter/@atiku] ...

Friday, February 22, 2019 NG Election Allegations of Islamization wicked, deceptive and ungodly – Buhari By TONY AILEMEN, Abuja On Feb 22, 2019 Less than 40 hours to Presidential Election, chairman of the PDP in Yobe State dumbed the party, joined APC and visited President @MBuhari on Thursday. 0 55 Share As politicians engage in a last minute desperate moves to attract votes 24 hours to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, President Muhammadu Buhari, on Friday described rumour of planned Islamization of Nigeria as “ wicked, deceptive and ungodly” The President in a statement signed by Presidential Spokesman, Femi Adesina ahead of the forthcoming elections, said “some unscrupulous Nigerians are again falsely and wickedly claiming that his a...

Rochas Okorocha causing crisis in APC – Imo elders October 14, 2018 Rochas Foundation The Imo APC Elders Council has reacted angrily to the claims by Governor Rochas Okorocha that Senator Hope Uzodinma was causing crisis in the state chapter of the party, whereas, the governor has been stoking controversy and crisis in the state. It said contrary to the claims, the governor was actually the one destabilising the party not only in Imo State but the entire South East. It noted that the “desperation and greed” of the governor in trying to foist his son-in-law as the governorship candidate of APC against the express wish of the majority who voted Senator Hope Uzodinma to the position, was responsible for the crisis rocking the party. In a statement it issued in Owerri, the group frowned at what it called, “the unguarded and irresponsible outburst” of Okorocha in the Sun Newspaper of yesterday, against the winner of the Imo APC Governorship primaries, Senator Hope Uzo...

2019 ORLU SENATE ELECTION: IT’S BETWEEN GOV OKOROCHA AND HON ONYERERI, BUT…… --------WHY SEN IZUNASO may have impediments; ---------WHY HON JERRY ALAGBOSO MAY GO FOR   3 RD TENURE IN HoR The election in regard to who represents Orlu zone in the Senate in the 2019-2023 Senate kicks off on Saturday, February 16 th .The race is a two-horse race between the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and incumbent Governor, Owelle Rochas Okorocha, and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon Jones Onyereri, who is also presently representing the largest Federal Constituency in Imo State: Nkwerre/Njaba/Isu/Nwangele Federal Constituency. Both combatants were elected into their present positions in the 2011 election. In this part 1 of the analysis, the klieg light will focus on reasons that the candidate of the All Progressives   Grand Alliance(APGA), Senator Osita Izunaso may not be a strong contender in the race , in spite of the fact that he had se...

Military should stay off Nigeria’s elections — Former SSS Director February 21, 2019 Oge Udegbunam Nigerian Army A former Director of the State Security Service, Dennis Amachree, says the military should stay off the election process in Nigeria. Mr Amachree said this on Thursday on the Sunrise Daily programme of Channels Television. He said the primary assignment of the military is to protect the territorial integrity of the nation. President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday stirred the hornet’s nest when he said he had given the military and police instructions to be ruthless with anybody who snatches a ballot box. Premium Times reported that the Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai, took the cue and warned those planning to disrupt the upcoming election to desist as the army will not tolerate such actions. The official said the Nigerian Army would not hesitate to deal with such people “appropriately.” But Mr Amachree said soldiers should not be involved in elec...

Ballot Box Snatchers: Obey Orders Or Resign, Buratai Tells Soldiers .PDP Cautions Army Chief Against Dragging Military Into Politics .Says Subsisting Court Rulings Forbid Deployment Of Military For Election By Our Correspondents - February 21, 2019 2 Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff Samuel Ogidan and Ubong Ukpong Abuja –  Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, Chief of Army Staff, on Wednesday gave officers and men of the Nigerian army with doubtful loyalty to the Federal Government Friday deadline to resign from the service. Buratai gave the ultimatum at an expanded weekly meeting with Principal Staff Officers (PSOs), General Officers Commanding (GOCs) and some field commanders at the army headquarters in Abuja. He said, “The foundation of military professionalism is discipline and without discipline an army cannot stand. “One of our core values is loyalty to constituted authority. Lo...

Buhari behaving like Abacha, planning to rig elections – Obasanjo January 20, 2019 Former President Olusegun Obasanjo [Photo credit: Ventures Africa] Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Sunday attacked President Muhammadu Buhari, accusing him of plotting to rig the general elections. Mr Buhari is seeking re-election on the platform of his party, APC. The presidential and National Assembly elections will hold on February 16. In an open letter titled “Point for Concern and Action” which he distributed to journalists at a press conference held at his house at the Olusegun Obasanjo Presidential Library, Abeokuta, Mr Obasanjo also alleged that the president was acting like a former military dictator, Sani Abacha. “Buhari has succeeded in deceiving us the first time and we will be fools to allow ourselves to be deceived the second time,” Mr Obasanjo wrote. “Buba Galadima, who knows Buhari very well as a confidant and National Secretary of Congress for Progressive Chan...