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Judiciary’ll nullify Presidential Election if it fails substantially to comply with Electoral Act – Onitsha NBA boss

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Alphonsus Nweze The chairman of Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Onitsha branch, popularly called “Premier Bar”, Mr. D. I. Uba, has expressed confidence in the judiciary to deliver justice to all parties concerned in the Election Petition arising from the just concluded 2023 general election. The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, his People’s Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar have taken to Court, and Ahmed Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC), who the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the winner of the Presidential Election are among…

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Court rejects Kola Abiola, PRP’s objection to aggrieved presidential aspirant’s plea

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The last is yet to be heard as the People’s Redemption Party continues it intra party fracas. On Friday the Federal High Court (FHC), Abuja, declined to grant the prayer of Mr Kola Abiola, the presidential candidate, People’s Redemption Party (PRP), against the plea of an aggrieved aspirant in the June 5 primary election conducted by the party.Justice Fadima Aminu, in a ruling, however, granted the application filed by Madam Patience Ndidi Key, a female presidential aspirant in the poll, seeking to amend her originating summons.Madam Key had, on June…

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God’ll give Nigeria a man after his heart in 2023 if we praise – Arum, gospel artiste

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•As Unusual Praise kicks – off in Onitsha Alphonsus Nweze No fewer than 14 gospel artistes have stormed Onitsha, the Anambra State commercial hub for the annual unusual praise concert. Briefing newsmen yesterday at SOPRUM hotel, 33 Onitsha, the head of the Organising Committee of the event, Mrs.Agustina Igbokwe, said the event starts this evening by 5pm at Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, till dawn.She said that the concert with adequate security which has been provided would be rounded off with a holy mass celebration.One of the artistes, James…

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2023: CAN President, Bishop Nwachukwu ask Christians to get involved in electing their leaders

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Alphonsus Nweze The President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Archbishop Daniel Okoh and the Presiding Bishop of Grace of God International, Dr Paul Nwachukwu, have urged Christians in Nigeria to be actively involved in electing the next president of Nigeria in 2023. Both men of God spoke at the Grace of God Headquarters, 3-3 outskirt of Onitsha in Anambra State during the celebration of Pastor Nwachukwu’s 75 years anniversary and 55 years in the Ministry. Archbishop Okoh who is the General Superintendent of Christ Holy Church International told Christians…

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You lied about my position on 2023 Presidential Poll, Ajulo tells Igbokwe

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Popular constitutional lawyer and Coordinator, Progressive Lawyers For Osinbajo (PYO), has described the comments credited to him by Mr. Joe Igbokwe, Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State on Drainage and Water Resources, as falsehood. Ajulo said the interpretation of his statements by Igbokwe on his social media page is untrue and do not represent the content and context of his TV interview. He stated this on Saturday in a statement signed by him in Abuja. “Apparently, Pa. Igbokwe must have watched another version of interview to have…

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Alleged N400m fraud: Court okays arraignment of ex-PDP Spokesman, Olisa Metuh

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The Federal High Court, Abuja on Tuesday fixed Oct. 14, 2021 for the arraignment of former National Publicity Secretary of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Olisa Metuh, over alleged N400 million fraud.The date was fixed following the absence of the new trial Judge, Obiora Egwuatu, in court.At the court, all the parties in the matter, including Mr Metuh, were in court. But Metuh’s retrial could not proceed because of the judge’s absence.Recall that the Court of Appeal, Abuja on Dec. 16, 2020, nullified a Federal High Court judgement that convicted and…

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