Abba Kyari Consequent upon his ongoing case in the country, a federal high court in Abuja has rejected a request to extradite a suspended senior police officer, Abba Kyari to the United States to face fraud charges. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Kyari was implicated in a case of money laundering, fraud and other crimes, involving a Nigerian social media influencer Ramon Abbas, alias Hushpuppi. Justice Inyang Ekwo said the request to surrender Kyari to the US would not be granted because he was already standing trial for another offence in Nigeria. Kyari is being tried in a separate case in ...

Roa By Sylvester Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher As users of Lagos-Ibadan expressway groan over excruciating gridlocks, caused by ongoing road constructions along the corridor, the Federal Government has urged Nigerians to endure, as the hardship would soon be over. Acting Federal Controller of Works in Lagos state, Forosola Oloyede, who conveyed the apology in a statement, said government feels the pains of the people, especially residents of Lagos and Ogun states, who are at the receiving end of the inconvenience caused by the gridlock. Long before now and even presently, motorists plying the route spend hours in traffic, a situation that ...

By Our Reporter with agency report Two Air France pilots were involved in an in-flight altercation and exchanged “inappropriate gestures” while in the cockpit of an A320 heading from Geneva to Paris, the airline confirmed yesterday. The spat, which happened recently led to the suspension of both pilots, who have not been named by Air France. “The incident was quickly resolved without affecting the conduct or safety of the flight, which continued normally,” an airline spokesperson said in a statement. “The pilots concerned are currently suspended from flying and are awaiting a managerial decision on the outcome/treatment of the incident. ...

Rabiu Kwakwaso By Steve Ndubueze, Correspondent The romance between Ex-governor of Kano state, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau and presidential candidate of New Nigeria People’s Party NNPP, Kwakwaso appears to be over, as the former yesterday defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. While collapsing his political structure into the PDP, Shekarau pledged to work for the party’s victory in 2023. Decamping to the PDP at an event held in his residence in Kano state, the former governor of Kano state told PDP supporters thus, “I have abandoned my candidacy and will not seek election into the Senate on the platform of ...

INEC Boss By Nnamdi Ukwatar, Correspondent The directive by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, not to campaign at the worship centres has attracted misgivings among many Nigerians. INEC had asked political parties to comply strictly with the provisions of the Electoral Act, to avoid sanctions as stipulated by the Act. Nigerians have disagreed with the INEC, saying there is nothing bad in political parties as well as candidates campaigning at worship centres. INEC also said, use of masqueraders and public facilities are not allowed. According to the INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Committee on Information and Voter ...

By Sylvester Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher Vice presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Kashim Shettima has come under severe attacks, as the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has wondered how a former governor, who could not protect Chibok schoolgirls, will have the capacity as well as political will to secure entire Nigerians, amid the growing security challenges in the country. Sounding a note of warning to Nigerians, the opposition party advised Nigerians not to commit management of the nation’s security apparatus to Shettima. Recalling that the Chibok schoolgirls were kidnapped under the governorship of Shettima in Borno state, ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher  Splinter groups of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Rivers state have dared the Governor, Nyesom Wike and vowed to mobilize a one million man match in support of the PDP presidential candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Pro-Atiku Abubakar supporter and House of Representatives member, Farah Dagogo, who has suffered prison detention as well as lost of Rivers state governorship election on account of differences with Wike said yesterday that. They have concluded plans to rally supports for Atiku, saying it would happen in a matter of days across the Niger Delta region. Dismissing ...

As the issue of Muslim-Muslim ticket of the All Progressives Congress, APC rages on, Governor Aminu Masari of Katsina state has dismissed the issue, insisting that Bola Ahmed Tinubu would win the presidential election. Dismissing the presidential candidate of Labour Party,  Peter Obi and that of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar, Masari said despite oppositions against same religious ticket, Massari said even though, Atiku is a well-known name in Northern politics and the general country, he will not win the presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (PDP), Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Masari who disclosed this recently during a media chat said, plans ...

By Sylva Emeka-Okereke, JP, Publisher  Aggrieved APC Senators undecided on defection The coast appears hazy, for the fifteen aggrieved lawmakers, elected under the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as they are yet to decide on their plans to dump the ruling party. It was learnt, that the Senators are still contemplating in which party to pitch their tents, as interventions of some party leaders appears not to be yielding desired results.   They say, they will no longer work for the victory of the party in the 2023 general elections, as initially agreed with party officials. Though, the ...