Court Judgment Won’t Stop National Convention – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that the judgment of the Federal High Court will not halt its preparations for the forthcoming national convention scheduled to hold in November. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this known in a statement on Thursday following the court’s ruling. Ologunagba described the judgment as an…
New Juve Manager Spalletti Eyes Scudetto
New Juventus manager Luciano Spalletti said on Friday that his seventh-placed team are capable of challenging for the Sere A title. “Of course, I hope this team can still get involved in the title race,” he said Friday, on the eve of Juve’s game at Cremonese. Spalletti, who succeeds the sacked Igor Tudor, added: “As…
Turkish Football Suspends 149 Referees Accused Of Betting
The Turkish Football Federation (TFF) on Friday suspended 149 referees accused of betting on matches. The TFF said in a statement that its disciplinary committee had handed out suspensions ranging from eight to 12 months, the TFF said, adding that investigations are continuing into three other referees. An investigation by the federation into 571 referees…
Court Stops 2025 PDP’s National Convention
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the planned 2025 National Convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) until the party complies with the statutory requirements of the party, the Constitution and the Electoral Act are met. Delivering judgement on Friday in a suit filed by three aggrieved members of…
Presidential Pardon: ‘Govt That Thinks After Acting’ – Atiku Blasts Tinubu
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday lashed out at Bola Tinubu, saying Nigerians are witnessing a “government that thinks after it acts.” Atiku described Tinubu administration’s return on the list of presidential pardons which includes drug traffickers, kidnappers, and other hardened criminals as an act of shame and not wisdom. The presidency had released…
Drama As JAMB Officials Walk Out On House Committee
There was mild drama at the National Assembly on Wednesday when representatives of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) staged a walkout during a session with the House of Representatives Committee on Basic Education and Examination Bodies. JAMB Registrar, Prof. Ishaq Oloyede, was absent and sent a Director, Mufutau Bello, to represent him. Trouble…
Kidnappers Stop Communicating With Family After Taking Ransom for Imo Lawyer
Kidnappers have stopped communicating after collecting a N2.1 million ransom for Jeffery Ucheagwu, a lawyer and active member of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Young Lawyers’ Forum, Anaocha Branch. He was kidnapped along the Owerri axis in Imo State. A close friend of Ucheagwu told FIJ that the victim, who was previously with the Barnawa…
Tinubu Reverses Maryam Sanda’s Pardon, Reduces Sentence To 12 Years
Bola Tinubu has reversed the presidential pardon granted to Maryam Sanda, who was convicted of the killing of her husband, Bilyaminu Bello, in Abuja. In the official gazette released by the President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, on Wednesday, her sentence was reduced from death to 12 years imprisonment. It revealed that…
Senate Steps Down Debt Report For Screening Of New Service Chiefs
The Senate has dissolved into a Committee of the Whole to commence screening of the newly appointed service chiefs about two hours after they arrived the National Assembly complex. At the start of proceedings, the report of the Commitee on Local and Foreign Debts on New External Borrowing in the 2025 Appropriation Act, Refinance of…
We’ve Received Threats From Terrorists To Bomb National Assembly Complex – Reps
Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, says the National Assembly has received threats from terrorists to bomb the complex. Garba made this disclosure at a public hearing on a bill seeking to establish the Legislative Security Directorate, which seeks to enhance security management, protect lawmakers, staff members and visitors to the…