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The Kwara State House of Assembly Rerun Election Petition Tribunal has sacked Adam Rufai, candidate of the All Progressives Congress, in the by-election for Patigi Constituency. The tribunal consequently declared Hon Salihu Yahaya Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party winner of the exercise held in March 2020. The seat became vacant when Rufai’s brother, Saidu Ahmed, died in December 2019 after a brief illness. Delivering judgment, Chairman of the tribunal, Aminat Aliyu, said, “Adam’s name on the EC9 form was different from the one on his primary school certificate, declaration of age, voter card, and in the letter forwarded to the INEC on January 15, 2019.” However, the Kwara State chapter of APC had rejected the judgment. The party explained that the ruling was based on the difference between ‘Adam’ and ‘Adama’ on the certificate of the candidate of the APC. Legal Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisem...

With due respect to the efforts of the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency President Muhammadu Buhari, in fighting corruption especially sanitising the Niger Delta Development Commission and other agencies, the mindset and inclination to corruption have continued to fester over the past few years in spite of the change mantra. We know that the efforts of Mr President will always come to naught if the people he had put in positions of trust and authority refused to align themselves with his desires, mandate and agenda, which are to rid Nigeria of corruption. Howbeit, corruption in Nigeria has become a bloodline disease that can only take God to detect and cure. For this reason, the Conduct and Due Process Group; an anti-corruption platform based in Nigeria, in collaboration with several civil society groups and the media decided to come together to coordinate efforts to fight corruption Nationwide. It may interest you Mr President a...

Abubakar Malami As more revelations of malpractice by Nigeria’s Attorney-General, Abubakar Malami, comes to light, SaharaReporters has uncovered new information on how he is scheming to manipulate a Supreme Court ruling on the outcome of the Bali/Gassol Federal Constituency elections in Taraba State. Abdulsalam Gambo Mubarak, Garba Hamman Julde and Ibrahim Na’awe were all contenders for the federal seat and contested the primaries of the All Progressives Congress keenly with Mubarak winning the primaries, Na’awe coming second place and Julde coming last place. AGF Abubakar Malami A bribe was, however, paid by Julde to the APC and his name was forwarded to the Independent National Electoral Commission instead of Mubarak’s name.  This sparked the first legal battle as Mubarak filed a suit to challenge the misconduct by the APC in suit No FHC/JAL/CS/17/2018 at the Federal High Court in Jalingo. The court in its ruling ordered the APC to submit Mubarak’s name to contest for...

Policemen in Asaba, Delta State, on Monday teargased Ogbeogologo Market women numbering over 50 while protesting the planned demolition of their shops. The women were also demonstrating against a request by the state government for them to pay N6m each to acquire new spaces to sell their wares. The protesting women, who barricaded the market along Nnebisi Road, accused the Oshimili South Local Government Chairman, Uche Osadebe, and Commissioner for Trade and Investment in the state, Chika Ossai, of bias and making life unbearable for them. The market women appealed to Governor Ifeanyi Okowa to stop the planned demolition as there was no way they could afford N6m for new shops in the market when the reconstruction was completed. Speaking with our correspondent, one of the protesters, who simply identified herself as Mrs Blessing Monye, lamented the situation, saying, “We just resumed our businesses after the lockdown. Before, we were coming here three times a week, it was...

Pius Anyim Mr Friday Ovia, a member of the Ovumnte community in Ishiagu, Ebonyi, which filed a law suit against Ex-Senate President, Pius Anyim, on a land grabbing issue, has escaped a kidnap attempt. Ovia was attacked by thugs reportedly loyal to Anyim, who brutalised and attempted to whisk him away but for the intervention of community residents. Pius Anyim Eyewitnesses, who confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters, said “Ovia was trailed by three men on a motorcycle who accosted and assaulted him while a Toyota Camry car approached and three more men who were armed with guns joined in the assault.  “They attempted to force Mr Ovia into the car after inflicting grave wounds on parts of his body.  “Villagers and bike men who observed the incident shouted for help which apparently made the kidnappers to flee.”  Ovia has reported the incident to the Divisional Police Command in Ivo LGA.  See Also Politics Ex-Senate President Of Nigeria, Pius Anyim,...

Immediate-past governor of Delta State, Emmanuel Uduaghan, has dumped the All Progressives Congress for the Peoples Democratic Party. He switched sides at a ceremony on Monday at Abigborodo, Warri North Local Government Area of the state. Addressing his supporters after receiving his PDP membership card, Uduaghan said, “I am back to join forces with other party greats to strengthen our party, the largest party in Africa (PDP). “Having tasted the other side, it feels refreshing to be back home. Thank you all for receiving me back. It feels like I never left.” Uduaghan had earlier defected from the PDP to APC to contest his senatorial district election but lost to James Manager of the PDP. Politics News AddThis :  Original Author :  SaharaReporters, New York Disable advertisements :  from 24HRSNEWS via 24HRSNEWS from EDUPEDIA247https://ift.tt/338keQ0 via EDUPEDIA

Senator Elisha Abbo A Federal Capital Territory High Court has ordered Elisha Abbo, lawmaker representing Adamawa North Senatorial at the National Assembly, to pay N50m as compensation to Osimibibra Warmate for assaulting her at a sex toy shop in Abuja. In July 2020, a magistrate court in Zuba found the senator not guilty of criminal assault.  Senator Elisha Abbo However, Warmate proceeded to file a fundamental human right suit marked CV/2393/19 before the FCT High Court. Delivering judgment on Monday, the judge found Abbo guilty and ordered him to pay the sum to the young lady. “I was a leading member of the team, with @nellymacaroni which filed the court papers in a civil suit between Ms Warmate vs Senator Elisha Abbo for the assault of Ms Warmate at an adult shop in Abuja. Excited to announce that the court slammed damages of N50m against Senator Abbo today,” Lugard Tare-Otu, a lawyer to the victim said. SaharaReporters recalled that the May 11 incident occurred bar...

Bayo Oluwasanmi As we approach the October 1 nationwide peaceful rally, we are succumbing to the tragic evils of dictatorship in a representative democracy. The newest jolt to an angry, divided, and fragile nation is the plan by General Muhammadu Buhari to kill the October 1 peaceful rally. If there’s a single consensus about Buhari’s regime, it is that the government isn’t working. Buhari’s highest education is high school. It should come as no surprise that he is sorely lacking in sophistication, knowledge of the world, understanding of government and a rudimentary grasp of economics. Buhari remains blissfully ignorant on a range of subjects. He surrounds himself with dim yes-men, who know little more than him. His Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who knows more than him, trembles at the prospect of correcting their “Great leader.” Buhari behaves with a shocking propensity with reckless violation of the constitution, brazen despotism, naked nepotism, outward bigotry, unrivalled...

Bayo Oluwasanmi As we approach the October 1 nationwide peaceful rally, we are succumbing to the tragic evils of dictatorship in a representative democracy. The newest jolt to an angry, divided, and fragile nation is the plan by General Muhammadu Buhari to kill the October 1 peaceful rally. If there’s a single consensus about Buhari’s regime, it is that the government isn’t working. Buhari’s highest education is high school. It should come as no surprise that he is sorely lacking in sophistication, knowledge of the world, understanding of government and a rudimentary grasp of economics. Buhari remains blissfully ignorant on a range of subjects. He surrounds himself with dim yes-men, who know little more than him. His Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo, who knows more than him, trembles at the prospect of correcting their “Great leader.” Buhari behaves with a shocking propensity with reckless violation of the constitution, brazen despotism, naked nepotism, outward bigotry, unrivalled...

Nigerian labour leaders and government delegation after they reached agreement on Monday morning File Photo of NLC leaders visiting President Buhari NLC President, Ayuba Wabba. Top insiders have revealed how leaders of the Nigeria Labour Congress betrayed the trust reposed in them by workers and citizens at large to strike a deal with the Nigerian Government that saw to the cancellation of the planned protest and industrial action scheduled for Monday (today) across the country. Following the increase in the prices of Premium Motor Spirit widely known as petrol and electricity tariff by the President Muhammadu Buhari administration, the NLC, Trade Union Congress and other groups across the country had vowed to lead Nigerians in protest and indefinite strike action to condemn the move by the government. See Also Sahara Reporters NLC Vows To Proceed With Planned Strike Action Over Petrol, Electricity Tariff Hike 0 Comments 5 Days Ago The pump price of petrol was i...