The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) begging to restore the revocation of the participation of Osun’s ex-governor Gboyega Oyetola and his deputy Benedict Alabi in the July 16, 2022 governorship election. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court led by Justice Centus Nweze on Thursday believed that the appeal by the PDP lacked merit and directed the counsel to the PDP Kehinde Ogunwumiju to withdraw it. The court held that the PDP could not, under the law, question the process leading to the emergence of Oyetola and Alabi as candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the election. Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja had in a judgment on September 30, 2022, nullified the participation of Oyetola and Alabi in the governorship election on the grounds that their nomination forms were endorsed by an acting Chairman of APC, who was also a serving governor of Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni. Justice Nwite’s judgment was set asid...

  Tom Brady announced that he is retiring from the NFL once again. However, the legendary quarterback says it's "for good." Brady's announcement came on social networking website, where he posted a 53-second video Wednesday that reported his decision. "I know the process was a pretty big deal last time," Brady said of his retirement, "So when I woke up this morning, I figured I'd just press record and let you guys know first. So, won't be long-winded. You only get one super emotional retirement essay and I used mine up last year." Brady had previously retired in February 2022, but the decision proved temporary as he returned for one more season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.He  said that it was "time to focus my time and energy on other things that require my attention." https://youtu.be/YDsfs44TxVI

The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed conveyed the Federal Government’s support for the proposal. He spoke during a speech at the 20th Edition of President Muhammadu Buhari Administration Scorecard Series (2015-2023) in Abuja, on Monday. He declared that the President Muhammadu Buhari-led government remains committed to ensuring free, fair and credible elections, adding that those who undermine the nation’s democracy must be sanctioned, and made to pay the penalty due their crime. “As a government, we are proud to say that no administration, since Nigeria’s return to democratic rule in 1999, has shown more fidelity to the democratic process than ours. “No President, since 1999, has been as unambiguous as President Muhammadu Buhari, in word and in deed, with regards to leaving office after the constitutionally-stipulated two terms,” the minister stated. “Let those who undermine our democracy be sanctioned, and let them carry their own cross. As a government, we have no r...

  Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says appointments in government are jagged and lopsided based on nepotism and mediocrity with omission for merit and competence. The prominent head of state made the statement in Abuja over the weekend while rejoicing with the old students association of the Federal Government College, Kaduna, on its 50th anniversary. He also said Nigeria is staring disunity in the face because many leaders are more concerned about their selfish interests than the survival and health of the nation. Obasanjo said the economic situation in the country has increased hardship, and insecurity, and affected the quality of leadership. He urged Nigerians to change the political outlook of the country by participating actively in the forthcoming elections. He said, “In addition to the economic hardship is political mischief. Never have we been so politically divided along religious, ethnic and other fault lines and deliberately so. Appointments in government are skewed ...

  The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has extended the deadline for the use of the old notes till February 10. CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, announced the extension in a statement signed on Sunday. Nigerian lawmakers,  m embers  of the  public and the  presidential candidate of  The  Peoples Democratic Party  [ PDP] Atiku Abubakar had called on the central bank to extend the Jan 31 deadline. The latter said that  an extension would help  in "reducing the financial consequences for citizens".

  Testimony Jaga A Lagos-based wife and mother Mrs Abimbola Agbede has demanded justice over an alleged physical assault by  a Nigerian Gospel  singer Salau Aliu Olayiwola, aka  Testimony Jaga  and his loyalists on January 17, 2023  in Agbado Local Council Development Area (LCDA).  Mrs Agbede Abimbola alleged that the singer poured urine and water on her after she accused him of obstructing vehicular movement in the estate. The victim, Mrs. Abimbola, told Vanguard that her trouble with him started after she invited her friend to deliver frozen foods to her in preparation for her son’s 15th birthday, last week. According to her, when I confronted him over the way the whole streets are blocked during his church sessions, he unleashed his church boys on me and I was beaten and bathed in urine. Mrs. Abimbola said she was still on the ground after being beaten when water was poured on her and also urine which splashed on some of the neighbors who tried to h...

  The prosecuting counsel for the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) Rotimi Oyedepo (SAN) said that the lead counsel to the former minister Norrison Quakers (SAN) had written to the court seeking an adjournment of the case to enable him to attend to some urgent personal issues. In response to our enquiries, Mr Oyedepo noted that the senior lawyer is not given to frivolous adjournments and so the EFCC was not opposed to the request for the adjournment. With the agreement of the parties in the case, the court subsequently adjourned to April 25th & 26th for the continuation of the trial. Mr Fani-Kayode himself was present in court today even though the proceedings did not go on. It was also learnt that the parties are before the court of appeal in respect of an appeal filed by the defendants on territorial jurisdiction. Fani-Kayode is charged alongside a former Minister of State for Finance Nenandi Usman; a former Chairman of the Association of Local Governments of N...