The Supreme Court has reinstated the terrorism charges filed against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Independent People of Biafra (IPOB) by the federal government. The Court in a judgment it delivered today upheld the Federal Government’s Appeal challenging the verdict of the Appeal Court which had earlier dismissed some of the charges filed against Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. In upholding the government’s appeal, the Supreme Court held that Kanu must face trial at the Federal High Court. Delivering judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agim held that the Court of Appeal was wrong to hold that Kanu could not be tried again…
Author: Michael Chibuzo
By Michael Chibuzo Rivers State, an oil-rich state along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean is a very intriguing state not necessarily because of its diverse topography or the multitude of rivers that traverse the state, which earned it the name Rivers. It is intriguing because of its politics. When states with less than straightforward political climate are mentioned, Rivers is a sure candidate for the top spot alongside Kano. Since the start of the fourth Republic, Rivers State has had five governors with Celestine Omehia lasting just few months. Despite being a one-party state until recently, Rivers State have…
The candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi has donated a sum of N1 million to about 1,000 hospital staff members treating victims of the recent Drone Strike mistakenly carried out in Tudun Biri, Kaduna State by the Nigerian Army. The former Anambra governor said the donation should be used to buy a bottle of Coke for each of the hospital workers stating that he acknowledges the important role they are playing in the hospital. The visit by the former Anambra State governor is coming 48 hours after the reports of a brutal attack…
By President Bola Ahmed Tinubu As the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, I lead a country of more than 200 million people. At the same time, in my role as Chair of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), I preside over a region battling with security threats and socioeconomic challenges. These pressing issues and their link to climate change were at the forefront of my mind during my participation at the COP28 World Climate Action Summit in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. COP28 marked a critical milestone with the first Global Stocktake on implementing the Paris Agreements,…
By Michael Chibuzo On December 7, 2023, the Nigerian media space was awash with news of the winding down of the on-ground presence of American multinational consumer goods firm, Procter & Gamble (P&G) in Nigeria. The Chief Financial Officer of P&G, Andre Schulten announced in New York that the company will be transitioning from manufacturing its products in Nigeria to importing its products into Nigeria. P&G is the manufacturer of popular personal care and hygiene products such as Pampers diapers, Always sanitary pads, Oral B toothpaste, Ariel detergent, Safeguard deodorant/soap, Olay skincare, Ambi Pur air freshener and Gillette shaving products.…
Nigerians especially on the social media app X (formerly known as twitter) have called out the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr. Peter Obi over his glaring boycott of many popular church programmes after his loss at the presidential elections. Many critics including supporters of Mr. Peter Obi popularly called Obidients expressed their reservation on the absence of the Labour Party opposition leader in many annual events/programmes of popular churches especially Pentecostal Churches, which Mr. Peter Obi made sure he attended (sometimes uninvited) last year during the presidential election campaign season. Last Friday, the…
The Nigerian Navy has taken delivery of 12 new Comstrac System Ovation Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) it acquired to improve its fight against maritime crime. The Chief of Naval Staff (CNS), Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ogalla, on Friday, commissioned and inducted the UAVs into service during a ceremony held at the Naval Air Base in Ojo, Lagos. The CNS who was represented by the Chief of Training and Operations, Rear Admiral Zakariyyah Muhammed said that the surveillance UAVs would complement the already existing air assets of the Nigerian Navy, while supporting the surface ships and maritime domain awareness platforms. “In an…
The Nigerian Navy Forward Operating Base (FOB) Igbokoda in Ondo has announced the arrest of a 77-meter-long Motor Tanker (MT) VINNALARIS 1 LAGOS. According to a statement by the Nigerian Navy, the vessel had 17 crew members onboard at the time of arrest in the early hours of Thursday 7 December, 2023 and were caught engaging in illegal siphoning of crude oil from one of the well heads at EBESAN oil field about 7 nautical miles off the coast of Awoye riverine community in Ilaje Local Government Area of Ondo State. The apprehension of the vessel, the Navy revealed, was…
A UK Commercial Court handling legal battle between Process & Industrial Developments Limited (P&ID) and the Nigerian government has awarded Nigeria £20 million in damages and compensation to be paid within 28 days. This ruling follows Nigeria’s historic victory in October 2023, which saw the court quash the fraudulent $11 billion arbitration award which was in favor of P&ID. After Nigeria’s victory, the legal team of Nigeria sought at least £20 million back from P&ID as compensation to cover for damages and legal fees expended in the case. The P&ID lawyers fought to reduce the amount it would pay to…
By Hon. Kamen Chuks Ogbonna My attention has been drawn to the above titled release from Dr Alex Obiogbolu, the Special Adviser on political matters to Governor Charles Soludo, recently in response to Senator Dr Ifeanyi Ubah’s factual statement that Anambra has not grown under the ruling All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) and that time has come to rid the state of the APGA toga of deceit in order to commence an immediate advancement to meet up with other states and compete favourably with other developed cities of the world. My response to Chief Obiogbolu is simple, allow the real…