Kano
5 Dec
No fewer than 500 private legal practitioners have offered to render their services for free to ensure the victory of the Kano state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate (APC), Dr Nasiru Gawuna at the Supreme Court.
5 Dec
Members of the Coalition against terrorism yesterday rose from an emergency meeting raising the alarm of subterrene plot to sabotage the President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led administration. Led by Mr Terrence Kuanum, the group at a press conference in Abuja pointed accusing fingers at the leadership of the opposition New Nigeria Peoples party (NNPP) bent on…
29 Nov
The New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) has kicked against the unfortunate killing of an innocent man by a police inspector in Kurna quarters in Kano on Wednesday. Kano State Police command has confirmed the killing during a clash between two rival groups where a police inspector name is not revealed, opened fire killing one and…
26 Nov
A coalition of youths drawn from various political parties yesterday rose from an emergency meeting in Abuja with a call on the judiciary to resist ongoing efforts by antidemocratic forces to influence the outcome of the Supreme Court decision on the tussle for the governorship seat of Kano State.
26 Nov
A Non-Governmental Organisation, Advocacy for Justice and Good Governance (AJGG) has warned a section of the political elites in Kano state against any act that could portray the judiciary in bad light. Led by Mr. Francis Nzeoke, the group in a statement argued that the ongoing effort by aggrieved politicians to drag the name of…
25 Nov
Barely a last-minute decision, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), finally withdrew their planned political protest on the raging Kano Governorship election trial. The two warring political parties had issued strong notice to shutdown business and commercial activities with massive demonstration against, and in favor of the recent Judgement of…
23 Nov
A chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Olufemi Ajadi, has called on the National Judicial Commission (NJC) to investigate the controversy surrounding last Friday’s Court of Appeal judgement which affirmed the sack of Kano Governor, Abba Kabir Yusuf, from office. Ajadi noted that the investigation becomes necessary after a paragraph in one of pages…
22 Nov
*** Give clarifications on Yusuf party membership The National Working Committee (NWC) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) called on the National Judicial Council (NJC) to commence an investigation into the judgement of the Court of Appeal, which sacked Governor Kabir Yusuf as the Governor of Kano State. Addressing journalists in Abuja, the National…
21 Nov
Ogun State governorship candidate for the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) in the March 2023 election, Olufemi Ajadi Oguntoyinbo, has issued a stern warning to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, urging him not to meddle with the judiciary's functions. Emphasising the need for an unbiased judiciary in a democratic governance, Ajadi cautioned against stifling its independence.…
19 Nov
Twenty-six civil society groups under the auspices of Eye on the Judiciary Coalition(EJC) have responded to the Appeal Court’s recent judgement on the Kano State gubernatorial elections. In a recent meeting in Lafia, Nasarawa state, the group expressed shock as it described the judgement as a clear confirmation that justice in Nigeria is now available…
17 Nov
Ahead of the Appeal Court’s judgement in the Kano Governorship election in Abuja, the executives of the two main rival political parties, the NNPP and APC, have signed a peace accord before the State Joint Security Committee.
12 Nov
No fewer than two officers of the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) confirmed dead and seven were critically injured after a ghastly road accident in Kano.