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Delta Governor and Vice-Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. (Dr) Ifeanyi Okowa, has felicitated with the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto, Most Rev'd Matthew Kukah, on his 70th birth anniversary.  He congratulated him for his meritorious service to the church and the nation, particularly as Secretary of National Peace Committee, saddled with the responsibility of ensuring peaceful elections in the country.  In a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa Ifeajika, in Asaba, the governor rejoiced with Kukah for his diligent and episcopal hard work, which saw him rise grandiosely in the Catholic priesthood to the exalted position of Bishop.  He remarked that Kukah’s outstanding leadership and contributions to national issues had contributed immensely to the growth and development of the nation.  Okowa expressed optimism that Kukah's wish and constant prayer for the country which he espouses in many ways in a clear and loud voice would...

The Nigerian Metrological Agency (NiMet), in its latest weather forecast, has predicted four days of heavy rainfall in five northern states, as well as the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). The states to be affected by the downpour include parts of Kaduna, Niger, Bauchi, Plateau, Nasarawa,  Delta State, and the FCT. NiMet in its latest weather report disclosed that moderate to heavy rainfall is also expected in states like Kwara, Oyo, Kogi, Ogun, Ekiti, Ondo, Sokoto, Katsina, Zamfara, Kebbi, Kano, Jigawa, Yobe, Borno, Gombe, Adamawa, Taraba, Benue, Cross River, Akwa Ibom, Ebonyi, Enugu, Abia, Imo, Anambra, Rivers, Edo and Delta. According to the report, low to moderate rainfall is expected in parts of the country within the period under review. “While lite or no rains are expected in very few states. As a result of the heavy rains expected over parts of central cities and the moderate rainfall expected over the southeastern part of the country for two consecutive days, t...

A 23-year-old pregnant lady simply identified as Chinaza, has approached doctors at the National Hospital in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, to seek a buyer for her unborn baby. Punch reports that Chinaza left her parent's house in Imo state for Lagos state where she lived with her friend. Her friend's house was later demolished and this caused her to be homeless. She decided to visit Abuja where she went to a hospital to seek a buyer for her unborn child. “A pregnant lady came to the hospital over the weekend and said she wanted to sell her unborn baby. She said she mistakenly got pregnant and left her parents house in Imo State to stay with her friend in Lagos State. While living with her friend, she said her residence was demolished and they travelled to Abuja to live with her friend’s uncle. She said her uncle’s landlady complained about the number of persons occupying the apartment, and they were later asked to leave. While wandering around, she said she ...

Gentlemen and Ladies, the decision of the Court of Appeal given today was not in our favor. The Appeal Court dwelt mostly on technical grounds and not the substance of the case. Of course, we saw this coming given the cases of bribery and influence. This is not strange with various cases at the Court of Appeal. For those who can recall so much about past election cases at the election tribunals, it was for this reason that the final judgment in electoral cases which used to terminate at the Appeal Court was extended to the Supreme Court. So, one thing is sure, we are heading to the Supreme Court. Let us not be dismayed. It is also a phase in the process. Sometimes, they have the upper hand, some other times, we have the upper hand. We won at the court of the first instance, they won at the intermediate court. Recall also that in the case of Degi in Bayelsa, the PDP won at the first court, Degi and the APC won at the Court of Appeal and finally, the PDP won at the Supreme Co...

Court Rulings are as follows: 1. Allegations of fraud such as fake documents can not be resolved by originating summon 2. Case of forgery cannot be decided by affidavit evidence 3. The court just held that the suit ought to have been commenced by writ of summons and not originating summons. 4. The court has also held that since the matter is founded on the presentation of forged documents will require the calling of witnesses 5. The court also held that the cause of action of David has not crystalized for the court to assume jurisdiction 6. Originating summon was wrongly done 7. Lower court had no jurisdiction to entertain the suit 8. Issue one is resolved in Favour of the appellant 9. Edevbie’s case was not ripe because Sheriff’s name has not been sent to INEC 10. The court has further held the right of David to approach the court can only accrue when INEC publishes the personal particulars of Sheriff 11. The court has held that the Federal Court misconstrued the provision...

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) has extended its six-month-old strike. The decision was taken after a series of heated discussions at the National Executive Council meeting held at the union’s headquarters at the University of Abuja on Monday morning. Speaking on the extension, the spokesperson for the Federal Ministry of Education, Ben Goong, told newsmen that the government had taken all possible steps to end the strike. He said, “As regards the next steps, the government has already inaugurated a committee to harmonize the IPPIS, UTAS, and UP3. This will ensure that the government will pay with only one payment platform that will harmonize all the technical peculiarities. “If you bring some demands and almost 80% have been attended to, there is no need to drag the strike anymore. “It is unreasonable for the strike to be lingering seeing as the government has worked towards fulfilling most of the demands.” ASUU declared the commencement of a strike on Mond...

A suspect identified as Agbism Joseph Allu has been arrested by the  Special Forces Command of the Nigerian Army in Doma Local Government Area of Nasarawa State while wearing full military camouflage.   The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Ramhan Nansel, disclosed in a statement on Saturday.    Two sets of combat shorts, a jackknife, two identification cards of Nigeria Merchant Navy carrying the name of the suspect, a belt, and two mobile phones were recovered from him