The Federal High Court, Abuja has disqualified the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta, Sheriff Oborevwori, from contesting the 2023 election. Delivering judgment on Thursday in a suit filed by Mr. Olorogun Edevbie, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, held that Oborevwori lacked the legal competence to participate in the election. Edevbie […]
The trial of Ike Ekweremadu and his wife, Beatrice, has been adjourned till August 4, 2022. The couple was arraigned at Westminster Magistrate’s Court over alleged organ harvesting on Thursday. Gavin Irwin was the counsel who represented Ekweremadu, while Szilvia Booker represented the wife. A high-powered Nigerian delegation was in court for the trial […]
The British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, has resigned as Conservative leader, amid the UK government crisis. The government woke up to more ministerial resignations on Thursday, after 40 ministers quit the BBC reports. Pressure piled on Johnson as New Education Secretary Michelle Donelan and Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis, resigned. Ministers Helen Whately, Damian […]
The women’s European Championship got under way with pre-game fireworks for a tournament record crowd but there was little sparkle from hosts England as they laboured to a 1-0 win over Austria at Old Trafford on Wednesday. The crowd of 68,871 was the largest for a European Championship game, beating the previous best of […]
Boris Johnson, UK prime minister, will resign on Thursday following pressure from members of his government. Several ministers had resigned from the government, citing a loss of trust in Johnson. The resignations followed the latest scandal to engulf Johnson’s government his handling of the concerns raised over Chris Pincher, deputy chief whip, over allegations […]
Malam Tukur Mamu, an aide to Islamic Scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, revealed the terrorist group behind the attack on Kuje prison in Abuja on Tuesday night. Mamu, who is leading a negotiation team for the release of the kidnapped Abuja-Kaduna Train passengers, said the group which, launched the March 28 attack on the Kaduna-bound […]
Inmates held at Kuje Correctional Centre in Abuja are threatening a deadly riot after officials claimed a large chunk of money kept for the prisoners had been carted away by Boko Haram insurgents who breached the facility on Tuesday night, two sources with information have informed Peoples Gazette. The money had been kept […]
The Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, says 64 Boko Haram suspects in Kuje prison in the federal capital territory (FCT) are missing. The minister confirmed this on Wednesday at a media briefing at the facility in Abuja. Gunmen had attacked the prison with explosives on Tuesday night. Shuaib Belgore, permanent secretary, ministry of […]
Reports that suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police, Abba Kyari, was among inmates that escaped from the Kuje Medium Security Custodial Centre, Abuja, on Tuesday night, are false. A top official of the Nigeria Correctional Service, who spoke to Vanguard, said the terrorists that bombed the facility attempted to gain entry into Kyari’s cell, […]
Legal luminary, Femi Falana (SAN), on Wednesday said the general elections in 2023 may be postponed if the current climate of insecurity persists. Falana was speaking on Channels Tv Sunrise Daily programme, monitored by our correspondents. “2015, the Goodluck Jonathan administration was compelled to postpone the election because the terrorists were occupying some […]
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