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Oct

28

2023

Supreme Court ruling: Atiku to handle matters of national concern On Monday

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Next Level, Nigeria, Politics

On Monday, Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate, will speak with the media on national concerns. This was revealed in a statement released on Saturday by the PDP Publicity Office. This follows the ruling by the Supreme Court, which upheld President Bola Tinubu as the victor of the February presidential election and rejected the appeal of the former vice president for being without merit. The statement claims that Atiku will speak on matters that are extremely important to the country. "The former vice president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar, and the presidential candidate of…

Oct

28

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Police detain teenager for murdering a mother of 8 children in Gombe.

NewsCrime, Metro, Rape, RIP, Rivers State, Security

The Gombe State Police Command presented eighteen-year-old Mustapha Adamu Isa, also known as Abbati, on Friday in connection with the alleged murder of Aishatu Abdullahi Adda Damori. Unknown individuals murdered Damori, 58, a mother of eight children, in her bedroom last Friday. Speaking at the procession, ASP Mahid Mu'azu Abubakar, a spokesman for the Gombe State Police Command, stated that Muhammad Sani Abdullahi, the deceased's son, filed a formal complaint at Pantami Division, stating that his mother had been killed at 9:30 p.m. with a knife by an unidentified individual.. After receiving reliable information, the investigative team led by Assistant…

Oct

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Tax tribunal orders MTN to pay $72.5m

News5G Network, Business, Economy, Metro, MTN

The Lagos State division of the Tax Appeal Tribunal has ordered MTN Nigeria Communications to pay $72,551,059 in tax default to the Federal Inland Revenue Services from 2007 to 2017. However, the Tribunal absolved the telecommunication firm from paying the sum of $21,039,807 as penalties and interest on the principal sum. A five-person panel led by Professor A. B. Hamed gave the verdict and order recently while delivering judgment in an appeal numbered TAT/LZ/VAT/075, filed by the telecommunication company against the request by the FIRS to pay the default. The Office of the Attorney General of the Federation released a…

Oct

25

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

The Supreme Court will rule on Atiku and Obi’s petitions on October 26.

News2023, Atiku Abubakar, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Court, Peter Obi

The Supreme Court has finally scheduled Thursday, October 26, for the delivery of final rulings in the two surviving cases contesting the validity of President Bola Tinubu's declaration as the victor of the most recent presidential election. These are the petitions that Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate, and Peter Gregory Obi, the Labour Party's candidate, both filed. Dr. Awemeri Festus Akande, the Supreme Court's Director of Press and Information, verified the news on Wednesday.According to him, sufficient security measures have been put in place to guard against security lapses both inside and outside the courthouse.On Monday, attorneys for the…

Oct

10

2023

By Amos Oge Kalu

Court fires Timipre Sylva, an APC candidate for governorship of Bayelsa

Metro, News, Politics2023, Bayelsa, Court, Politics

The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor, Chief Timipre Sylva, has been disqualified from running in the Bayelsa State election on November 11 by the Federal High Court in Abuja. Monday saw the announcement of the judgment by Justice Donatus Okorowo. Okorowo decided that Sylva would violate the 1999 constitution as modified if he were to run for office again after serving as the state's governor for five years and being sworn in twice. The judge ruled that Sylva was ineligible to participate in the upcoming November election because, should he prevail and be sworn in, he would have…