Power brokers in the Muhammadu Buhari administration are planning to appoint another northerner as a controller-general of Nigeria Correctional Service (NCS), instead of Yusuf Kasali Oladipo, an assistant controller who is the most senior officer. A source in the presidency told SaharaReporters that the plans were to disqualify and retire Oladipo, an indigene of Oyo State, from service based on a ‘cooked security reports’ from the Department of State Service (DSS). “Yusuf Kasali Oladipo is the most senior and the …
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The Federal High Court sitting in Benin has fixed January 18 for judgment in a suit challenging the exclusion of the African Action Congress and its candidate, Edith Isokpan, in the September 19 governorship election in Edo State. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission excluded AAC from political parties to contest the election even after the party had successfully conducted its primary election and produced Isokpan as its candidate. The primary election, which was peaceful and orderly, was witnessed …
The Nigeria Governors Forum has said that Boko Haram terrorists escaping from the military heat in the North-East are now infiltrating other parts of Nigeria as bandits and kidnappers, particularly in the North-West and South-West regions. The NGF Chairman and Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, stated this, against the background of the recent massacre of at least 78 farmers in Zabarmari, Borno State, by the Boko Haram fighters. Fayemi on Sunday noted that the insecurity in the country was not …
Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has suspended his chief of staff, Anthony Agbazuere. This was announced in a terse statement on Sunday. The statement was signed by the secretary to the state government, Chris Ezem. It noted that Agbazuere’s suspension takes immediate effect. ”Abia State Governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu, has directed the immediate suspension from office of the Chief of Staff to the Governor, Dr ACB Agbazuere,” the short statement read. The suspension was announced a few hours after a …
There was a low voter turnout on Saturday in Lagos State in the areas where the Lagos-East Senatorial District and Kosofe Constituency bye-elections took place. SaharaReporters gathered several polling units were deserted. This is the first election that would be taking place in Lagos since the #EndSARS protest. The development has led to mixed reactions on Twitter as Nigerians debated the low turnout. Most youths explained that their reason for not voting was because the Peoples Democratic Party as well …
Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, has boasted that nobody can stop the Nigerian government from prosecuting #EndSARS protesters. Mohammed gloated over the prosecution on Friday in Lagos during a meeting with newspaper editors. According to the minister, being a member of #EndSARS protest is not an immunity from being investigated or prosecuted for any offence. “Being a member of #EndSARS protest does not grant you immunity if you have committed any crime against the land,” he said. “The …