November 17, 2019

Dickson

APC To Dickson: Stop Making Unguarded Statements

The All Progressives Congress, Bayelsa State Chapter has accused Governor Henry Dickson of making unguarded and spurious statements to sway public opinion against the APC regarding Saturday’s governorship polls.

In a statement issued in Yenagoa, the State Chairman of the APC, Hon. Amos Jotham, condemned Governor Dickson for displaying, once again his garrulous character trait which is nothing but offensive.

Hon. Jotham expressed shock that Governor Dickson is calling for the cancellation of results in Nembe and Southern Ijaw and other LGAs that have not been announced, saying that Dickson, in a desperate bid to incite the public and all …

Lesotho Vs Nigeria: AFCON Qualifiers Today At 5pm

Lesotho and Nigeria will face off for the third time on the international scene as they continue their qualification campaign for the 2021 african cup of nations.

Super eagles head into sunday’s encounter as group L leaders following their 2-1 win Over benin at the godswill akpabio stadium on wednesday.

While the crocodiles fought back to hold sierra – leone on a 1-1 draw on wednesday.

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The last two matches between the two countries were during the 2008 Afcon qualifiers. With nigeria wining the two leged fixtures. 1-0 in maseru and 2-0 …

Is It Uhuru In Court For Bayelsa APC?

In May this year, the Supreme Court had declared null and void, the elections of all the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Zamfara State in the 2019 general election and held that the Appeal Court in Sokoto was right, when it agreed with the party that the APC did not conduct primaries in the state.

In a unanimous pronouncement by a five-man panel led by the then Acting Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, the apex court declared the party with the highest number of votes cast at the election aside the appellants (APC and co) …

Dakolo Vs Fatoyinbo: Between Morality And Law

The one lesson from the recent ruling against celebrity photographer, Mrs. Busola Dakolo in the rape charge against Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo of Commonwealth Zion Assembly is that the law does not pander to emotions but facts. Tobi Soniyi writes

The judgment of Justice Oathman Musa of a Federal Capital Territory High Court sitting in Bwari, Abuja, dismissing the suit filed by celebrity photographer, Mrs. Busola Dakolo, against the Senior Pastor of the Commonwealth of Zion Assembly, Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, would not be a surprise to lawyers, who know their onions.

This is because it was obvious that Mrs. Dakolo did …

As Telcos Jostle for Mobile Money Space

Nigeria is an untapped market for mobile money with significant revenue potential. The telcos operating in the country have, therefore, positioned themselves to grab the opportunities presented by the evolving business expected to rapidly drive the cashless policy of the Central Bank of Nigeria and deepen financial inclusion, writes Bamidele Famoofo

Mobile money is a service whereby customers use their mobile phone device to send and receive monetary value – or more simply put, to transfer money electronically from one person to another using a mobile phone as mobile wallet.

The planned incursion of telcos into the space, as they …

Judges As New Targets Of Kidnapping

With the recent abduction of Justice Chioma Iheme-Nwosu, a judge of the Benin Division of the Court of Appeal, it might have become profitable targeting judges for kidnapping, Davidson iriekpen writes

After two weeks in captivity, a judge of the Court of Appeal in Edo State, Justice Chioma Iheme-Nwosu, who was kidnapped in Benin City, the state capital, last Wednesday, regained her freedom. Information reaching THISDAY said the judge was released in the city in the dead of the night from where she made her way home.

The Edo State Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Danmallam, who later confirmed the …

Soyinka

Don’t Join The Rank Of Killers, Soyinka Cautions Lawmakers

  • As CLASFON kicks against attempts by FG to muzzle free speech

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, has advised lawmakers not to join the rank of killers with their plan to pass the Hate Speech Bill into law.

Soyinka, in a statement he issued on Friday tittled ‘Is it now cool to kill? – An anguished letter to Nigerian lawmakers,’ advised the legislators to reconsider their position even as he reminded them that they might be victims of the law in the future.

Also yesterday the Christian Lawyers Fellowship of Nigeria (CLASFON) called on the kicked against any attempt by …