Author: Vincent Osuwo

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has congratulated Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, on the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold his victory in the 2023 governorship election.  The Supreme Court’s five-member panel unanimously rejected All Progressives Congress candidate Timipre Sylva’s appeal contesting the election results. The PDP’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, issued a statement on Friday describing the Supreme Court verdict in favour of Diri as an important victory for democracy. The statement read in part, “The verdict of the Supreme Court is another victory for democracy, rule of law, and the expressed will of the people of Bayelsa…

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the appeal of Muritala Ajaka, the Social Democratic Party candidate in the Kogi State governorship election. Ajaka had contested the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) announcement of the November 11, 2023 election results, which showed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress as the winner. Following the dismissal of his petition by the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, Ajaka filed an appeal with the Court of Appeal in Abuja, which was also dismissed. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court unanimously validated Ododo’s victory, refusing to nullify the election as Ajaka asked. Justice Sadiq…

The Nigerian Customs Service’s Oyo/Osun Area Command, led by Dr. Ben Oramalugo, seized 2,280 wraps of Cannabis sativa weighing 1824 kg.  The substance was concealed in over 200 sacks of sawdust and transported in a six-tyre DAF truck along the Ilero axis of Oyo State. According to the command’s Public Relations Officer and Superintendent of Customs, Kayode Wey, the operation took place on Friday. Oramalugo disclosed that the operation was part of a broader strategy to combat the smuggling of illegal and harmful substances into the country, adding that it also underscored the command’s unwavering commitment to protecting public health…

The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Sen. Douye Diri’s re-election as governor of Bayelsa.  The Supreme Court denied the appeal filed by Timipre Sylvia, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), and his party. The lead judgement, delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, ruled that Sylvia and APC’s appeal was not only without merit but also a blatant abuse of the legal process. The unanimous decision of the Supreme Court confirmed the earlier decisions of the Court of Appeal and the Election Petition Tribunal. The Court of Appeal in Abuja had, on July 18, affirmed the re-election victory of…

Prominent music jockey and the daughter of Nigerian billionaire Femi Otedola, DJ Cuppy, has dedicated her life to Christ.  This occurred after she was christened at Holy Trinity Brompton in London. DJ Cuppy stated that committing her life to God was the best decision she had ever taken, and she uploaded photos of her baptism on her social media platforms on August 23, 2024. “This summer, I made the best decision of my life to fully dedicate my life to God. “Baptism isn’t just a ceremony; it’s a transformation. I am a new creation, reborn in His grace. The way…

President Bola Tinubu has sworn in Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun as Nigeria’s 23rd Chief Justice, pending approval by the Senate. On Friday, at 11.40 a.m., Kekere-Ekun took her oath of office and signed the oath register in the Council Chamber of the State House in Abuja. Kekere-Ekun succeeds Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, who retired Thursday, August 22, 2024, upon attaining the mandatory retirement age of 70 years. Tinubu also congratulated Ariwoola, whose journey in the judiciary he described as a “successful public service career,” commending him for his services to the nation. He congratulated Ariwoola on his success in public service. Ex-president…

A 40-year-old woman has reportedly set herself on fire after her husband divorced her in the Guri Local Government Area of Jigawa State. DSP Lawan Shiisu, the state’s Police Public Relations Officer, confirmed the incident in a statement in Dutse on Friday. Shiisu stated that the woman, who lives in Garin Mallam village, poured petrol on her body and set it on fire. Woman sets self ablaze over N70,000 debt in Ogun “On Thursday, at about 07:40 hours, the command received heartbreaking and pitiful news of an incident from Guri, which indicated that a 40-year-old woman at Garin Mallam village…

President Bola Tinubu has returned to Nigeria after a three-day work trip in France. The presidential jet Airbus A330 landed at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja at 2:25 a.m. on Friday. Tinubu had cut short his trip to swear in the new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, at the Council Chambers of the State House. The President had left Abuja for France on Monday for what the presidency described as a a “brief work stay.” Although it did not state the reason and duration of this visit, a statement signed by his Special Adviser on Media and…

Backlash has trailed the news that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) has transferred all its retained assets to OVH Energy Marketing Limited, the operator of Oando Petroleum and a company owned by President Bola Tinubu’s nephew, Wale Tinubu. Chronicle NG reports that the company has now transferred its retail ownership and assets to OVH following a court approval, People’s Gazette reported. The NNPCL Retail is the primary importer of petrol in Nigeria. According to reports, in October 2022, the NNPCL announced it had acquired OVH Energy Marketing, owner and operator of the Oando downstream assets, from Nueoil Energy…

The murder of Isa Bawa, the Head of Gatawa District in Sokoto State’s Sabon Birni Local Government Area, was barbaric, senseless, and unjustifiable, according to Minister of State for Defence Bello Matawalle on Friday. Bawa, his son, and six others were kidnapped in July while travelling from Sokoto to Sabon Birni, near the Niger border. The team sent to deliver the ransom demanded by the bandits discovered Bawa’s corpse. Before his death, a video of the 74-year-old king pleading for his freedom from his captors went viral last Saturday. According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence’s Director of…