Author: Alade Adisa

Peace continues to elude the leading opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as a fight broke out at the party’s headquarters, where a meeting of the party’s Board of Trustees (BoT) is currently taking place. At present, the crisis-riddled party, being battered with self-inflicted problems for the last four years is holding its BoT meeting at its Wadata House National Headquarters on Wednesday. The violence ensued as Samuel Anyanwu and Sunday Ude-Okoye clashed over the position of National Secretary of the party. Both men laid claim to the position at the ongoing PDP Board of Trustees, BoT, meeting at the party’s…

Even after the presentation of paraphernalia to the new Alaafin of Oyo, there is still tension in the ancient town as kingmakers, better known as the Oyomesi, have instituted legal proceedings against the state governor, Seyi Makinde and others over what they described as the unlawful use of the Oyo State Anti-Corruption Agency (OYACA) to harass and intimidate them, including through threat of arrests. NEW DAILY PRIME reported that the crisis between both parties started when the governor called for a fresh process for the selection of the Alaafin of Oyo, which the majority of kingmakers rejected because they had…

The alleged money laundering case against a former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been adjourned to 3rd, 24th April, and 6th May, 2024. In her ruling on Wednesday, Justice MaryAnne Anenih of the Federal Capital Territory High Court, Abuja, adjourned the case for the continuation of the hearing after the first witness, Fabian Nworah, a property developer, was called to testify. At the day’s proceedings, the Prosecution Counsel, Kemi Pinheiro (SAN), informed the court that he had five witnesses to call for the day. However, Justice MaryAnne Anenih said she could only take one witness. Counsel for the…

In the face of the ongoing deportation crackdown initiated by President Donald Trump, the Nigerians in Diaspora Commission (NIDCOM) has said that the Federal Government is ready to welcome deported Nigerians from the United States. Speaking in an interview with Vanguard on Tuesday, NIDCOM’s Director of Media and Corporate Affairs, Abdur-Rahman Balogun, said the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was in charge of such development, adding that the Federal Government had already set up an inter-agency committee to handle the matter should Nigerians be deported from the US. Balogun said, “The Federal Government has set up an inter-agency committee, comprising the…

A former speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has lampooned Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State for antagonising the minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike. While reacting to the FCT minister’s criticism of his opposition to the tax reform bills, the Bauchi State governor had described Wike as a liability in President Bola Tinubu’s administration on January 24, Recall that Mohammed, who chairs the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum, has stridently and frequently kicked against the bills, alleging that they favour one region.AHowever, in a statement on Tuesday, Dogara said Mohammed is “an ingrate”…

The legal brickbat between legal giant, Aare Afe Babalola (SAN) and activist lawyer, Dele Farotimi has finally been laid to rest as the Federal High Court in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday struck out the defamation suit filed by the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun against Farotimi over the defamation of the senior lawyer and alleged cybercrime. As one of the most debated cases in recent time, the case, which stemmed from comments made by Farotimi in an interview about his book, ‘Nigeria and its Criminal Justice System’, particularly concerning the founder of Afe Babalola University, Ado Ekiti, Babalola, was…

Billionaire founder of social media group seeks to work more closely with Trump administration Mark Zuckerberg is exploring buying a property in Washington DC, according to two people familiar with the matter, as Meta’s billionaire founder steps up his efforts to shape US President Donald Trump’s approach to the tech sector. A potential property had been identified, one of the people said. The 40-year-old already owns multiple properties in California, where Meta is headquartered, as well as a compound in Hawaii. The move signals Zuckerberg’s ambition to work closely with the Trump administration, the people said, as he seeks a…

The recent 50 percent increase in call and data tariffs has continued to generate tension as telecom subscribers and advocacy groups are contemplating challenging the contentious action in court after failing to get the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) to have a rethink. In light of this, the subscribers’ umbrella group, the National Association of Telecommunications Subscribers (NATCOMS) on Wednesday, declared its intention to initiate legal proceedings against the telecom regulator, citing the NCC’s failure to address its demand for a reduction of the tariff hike to a more acceptable 10 percent. The NCC announced the tariff hike last week Monday,…

Out of the nearly two million persons classified as illegal immigrants by the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation from the country, 3,690 have been identified to be Nigerians. The deportations come as President Donald Trump enforces his crackdown on illegal immigrants in the country. According to a document from ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), titled “Noncitizens on the ICE Non-Detained Docket with Final Orders of Removal by Country of Citizenship,” Mexico and El Salvador top the list of nations facing the most deportation, with 252,044 and 203,822, respectively. The document revealed that as of November…

U.S. President Donald Trump still plans to make good on his promise to issue tariffs on Canada and Mexico on Saturday, White House spokeswoman Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday. Leavitt told reporters in her first White House press briefing that Trump also is still “very much” considering fresh tariffs on China for Saturday. Shortly after taking office last week, Trump set a Feb. 1 deadline for imposing 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada unless the countries move to halt flows of illegal immigrants and the deadly opioid fentanyl into the U.S. He also said he would slap a…