By Michael Chibuzo Following the recent judgments of the Appeal Court nullifying the election of Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and Governor Caleb Muftwang of Plateau State over issues bothering on their eligibility to stand for election in the first place, many commentators (mostly disgruntled supporters of the ousted political parties) have expressed worry that our democracy is fast turning to what they call ‘judiciocracy’. Their reason is hinged on what they argue is the increasing manner in which the judiciary tend to decide winners of elections instead of the voters. They contend that a situation where the courts…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
By Michael Chibuzo During the 2023 presidential election campaigns, the then candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu unveiled the Renewed Hope manifesto, which contains a bundle of promises and general policy directions his administration will implement if elected. Majority of Nigerians bought into the Renewed Hope Agenda and freely gave him the job of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on February 25th, 2023. From day one in office, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has not lost sight of the Renewed Hope manifesto and in line with his pledge to be a doer, the…
In keeping with his promise to decongest Correctional facilities across the country the Minister for Interior, Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo has flagged off the release of 4068 inmates who are being held custody due to their inability to pay their court-imposed fines. While flagging off the initiative at Kuje prison, in Abuja, Tunji-Ojo said that inmates who have fines not exceeding N1 million are qualified to benefit from the ministry’s initiative. According to him, the number of these inmates is about 4,068. He said the initiative will help in the decongestion of the correctional facilities and mitigate against overdue detention of…
President Bola Tinubu will be attending the 4th edition of the G20 Compact with Africa (CwA) Conference, being hosted by German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, which is scheduled to kick off in Berlin, Germany on Monday. The G20 CwA Conference will be taking place alongside the Fourth G20 Investment Summit, co-hosted by the German government and German business associations. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Ajuri Ngelale in a press release noted that the President will use the forum to sustain his momentum in advancing the cause for foreign direct investment in Nigeria as he leads…
The Supreme Court is set to fill its rank with at least 11 new Justices following the nomination of twenty-two Justices of the Court of Appeal by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC), for elevation to the Supreme Court of Nigeria. The FJSC sent the list of the 22 nominees to the National Judicial Council (NJC) for ratification and onward recommendation to President Bola Tinubu. The nominees include the chairman of the defunct Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC), Justice Haruna Simon Tsammani, who hails from Bauchi State. A breakdown of the list shows that the North-Central region has six nominees,…
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the order of the Kano state governorship election petition tribunal which sacked Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), as governor of the state. In a judgment delivered on Friday, a three-member panel of the appellate court held that the NNPP breached the constitution by sponsoring Yusuf who was not a member of the party. Details later…
The Appeal Court, Abuja Division, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party in the March 18 governorship election in Bauchi State. The panel of three justices in a unanimous judgment upheld the decision of the Bauchi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which dismissed the petition of the APC candidate, Sadiq Abubakar challenging the outcome of the election. There was no award of cost as the court ruled that each party to the matter should bear their costs. Bala Mohammed polled 525,280 votes to defeat Sadiq Abubakar, former chief of air staff, who secured…
The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) in sitting in Maitama, Abuja has ordered the remand of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele in Kuje Correctional facility pending ruling on his bail application. Justice Hamza Muazu issued the order on Friday following Emefiele’s arraignment and his not guilty plea to a six-count amended charge brought against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The Federal Government has reduced to six counts the fraud charges it filed against the immediate-past Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele. The charges, bordering…
The Labour Party (LP) has said it is not in merger talks with any political party. While reacting to news of a possible merger by the main opposition parties ahead of the 2027 general election, Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of the Abure faction of the party, in a statement on Thursday said that the news that the party is engaged in merger discussions is twisted to embarrass the Labour Party. “Kindly disregard the sensational news making the round which suggests that Labour Party is working out a merger arrangement with any other political party,” the statement reads. “It is…
The Senator representing Edo North Senatorial district and former President of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole has described the two-day nationwide strike embarked on by the Nigerian Labour Congress and some of its affiliate unions as a misplacement of priority. Adams Oshiomhole made this known during an appearance on Channels TV’s political programme, Politics Today on Wednesday. The former Labour leader while weighing in on the circumstances leading to the alleged assault of the NLC President in Imo State suggested that the NLC was vague in their demands in Imo State, which were not clear enough. He…