The immediate past Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, who was absent for his scheduled arraignment and plea bargain, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, Thursday, wrote the court a letter that he would prefer to be tried in his state. Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello Bello, in the letter he wrote through his team of lawyers led by Abdulwahab Mohammed, claimed that only the Kogi High Court in Lokoja has the territorial jurisdiction to preside over the allegations that were brought against him. Adeola Adedipe, one of the lawyers in Bello’s team, told the court about the letter. Addressing the court, Adedipe said after the close of the last sitting, he reported back to his team what transpired in court and he was informed that a letter had been written on behalf of the defendant to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court. “Requesting in substance, that this matter be administratively transferred to the Federal High Court, Lokoja Judicial Division, which we believe has territorial...

NEWSPAPER HEADLINES FOR FRIDAY 21ST JUNE 2024    PUNCH Nasarawa communities disown lithium mining firm, allege illegal operation After Sallah, tomatoes, pepper prices remain high as North groans FUL gets N250m modern research centre from ASR-Africa Katsina gov mourns Emir’s son, Saraki’s mother Fintiri asks indigenes to invest in Adamawa Kogi dep gov advocates awareness campaign over perennial flooding Cholera: Death toll rises to 37 as Lagos records 401 cases Humanitarian workers implicated in Adamawa IDPs’ sexual harrasment cases Lagos trains 60 engineers in bridge construction Ekiti team understudies Lagos emergency services Rivers: Protests as IG extends LG secretariats’ barricade Police convoy and IGP Group holds concert on wildlife protection FG orders 50 fighter jets as terrorists occupy Kainji Protesters demand El-Rufai’s trial for alleged N423bn theft Court scraps 33 Ondo LCDAs created by Akeredolu N10bn fraud: Yahaya Bello nephew’s trial resumes July 15 Ododo assents...

Akure, Ondo State - In a major development, the Ondo State High Court has nullified the creation of new Local Council Development Areas (LCDAs) within the state. Federal High Court of Nigeria Akure Division (Photo: Google) The ruling, issued today, cancels the entire process that established these new council areas. Details surrounding the specific reasoning behind the decision are still emerging. However, speculation suggests the judge may have taken issue with the way the LCDAs were created. Governor Akeredolu reportedly signed the bill establishing the LCDAs in Ibadan, Oyo State, rather than within Ondo State itself. This move sparked controversy at the time, and it appears the court may have deemed it a violation of protocol. Governor Akeredolu had been receiving medical treatment in Germany and returned to Nigeria, but instead of resuming his duties in the state capital, Akure, he began working from his residence in Ibadan. This situation has left many questioning the le...

  A polling official cuts the seal of a ballot box at a polling station during the elections for a new parliament in Cotonou on April 28, 2019. - The people of Benin voted on April 28, 2019 for a new parliament but without a single opposition candidate to choose from, as rights groups warn of a crackdown in a country once seen as a model for democracy. (Photo by Yanick Folly / AFP The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission said it had begun the process of conducting local government elections in the state. This is contained in a public notice signed by the Chairman/Chief Electoral Commissioner of RSIEC, Justice Adolphus Enebeli (retd.) and sent to newsmen on Wednesday night. This came barely 24 hours after the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, while swearing in caretaker committee chairmen for the 23 LG council, said their tenure will not be long as the local government election will be held soon. Fubara stated, “Let me also sound it very clear here that your tenures are no...

  President Bola Tinubu 18th President Bola Tinubu has said that Nigerians are not the only ones facing poverty in the world. While admitting that there are poverty and suffering in the land, Tinubu said the challenges must be tackled. One of the ways of tackling them, he explained, is to eliminate banditry and terrorism so that farmers cab return to the farm. According to a statement on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity Ajuri Ngelale, the President said this in Lagos on Monday when he received a delegation from the National Assembly who came to felicitate with him on the occasion of Eid-el-Kabir. The delegation was led by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, alongside the Deputy Senate President, Jibrin Barau and Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Benjamin Kalu, among others. According to him, it is imperative for Nigerians to have a change of value system for the nation to make progress. “Yes, there is poverty; there is suffering in the land. W...

Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf By  Tukur Muntari The Kano State Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has said that the ongoing legal battles surrounding his tenure are not merely personal attacks but rather attempts to undermine the political legacy of his mentor, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso. He stated this late Sunday during a stakeholders meeting of the Kwankwasiyya movement and other party supporters in Kano. Yusuf who spoke at length for the first time since the appellate court affirmed the judgement of the tribunal that sacked him, said, “All his political travails including his losses at the Elections Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal are targeted attacks against his mentor and political godfather, Eng. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso.” The meeting, which was held at the instance of Kwankwaso, also had in attendance the Deputy Governor, Aminu Abdussalam, Speaker of the state House of Assembly, Ismail Falgore; federal lawmaker for Kiru/Bebeji constituency, Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, lea...