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The All Progressives Congress, APC, has berated Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for rising in defence of Justice Walter Onnoghen, the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, over the decision of the federal government to charge the chief jurist for corruption. PDP had in a statement by its spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Sunday, said the develoment was part of a plot by the APC-led federal government to destabilise the Judiciary so as to rig the 2019 general elections. “This is particularly following allegations that the APC seeks a new CJN that will aid its rigging schemes as well as execute the plot…

The Ogoni community in Rivers State has floored Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) at the Supreme Court. Based on the judgment, the court has ordered First Bank of Nigeria Limited, the defendant’s bank to pay a judgment debt totaling N134 billion to the plaintiff community represented by Chief Ejama Ebubu of the Ogoni 10 community. In a Supreme Court ruling on Friday, Justice Kumai Bayang Akaahs said the notice of appeal filed by the oil giant was incompetent and struck out based on Order 8 Rule 7 of the court’s rules. Justice Akaahs also said motion filed by Shell on…

Organisers of famous reality TV show, Big Brother Naija, have announced that the 2019 edition would air after the general election in February. This was reportedly made known by a source at Payporte, the official sponsors of the reality show. Last edition of BBNaija kicked off in January 2018, and had Miracle as the winner. However, this year, the organisers decided to pause the anticipated show because of the soon to come general elections in the country. “Big Brother will still hold but because it’s a political year, we can’t really control to what extent what the housemates will say…

As reactions trail the planned trial of Hon. Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria by the Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, on Monday in Abuja, some Nigerians have fingered President Muhammadu Buhari in the travail of the judge as the petitioner is Buhari’s man. The Code of Conduct Bureau is acting on a petition written by Dennis Aghanya, a former aide of President Buhari and the Executive Secretary of the Anti-Corruption and Research-Based Data Initiative (ARDI). The group is accusing Onnoghen of financial mistrust, including operating domiciliary foreign currency accounts, in apparent disregard for the law that prohibits public officials…

As the endorsement wind of Akwa Ibom Governor, Udom Emmanuel for a second term in office blows across the state, the state All Progressives Congress, APC, has scored the administration low for allowing groups and persons to use the rally to fleece multi-millions of naira from the state government. Since the defection of Senator Godswill Akpabio from Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to All Progressives Congress, APC, prominent Nigerians- ex-president Chief Olusegun Obasanjo; Dr. Bukola Saraki, Senate President; Peter Obi- PDP Vice presidential candidate; Gabriel Suswan, the ex-governor of Benue State, first-class traditional rulers in the country, groups, organisations and bodies,…

Plots to remove Justice Walter Onnoghen, Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), have been hatched as the Danladi Umar-led three-man panel of the Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) may arraign him on Monday for allegedly failing to declare his assets as stipulated by law. Consequent upon this, the Federal Government has asked him to vacate office over alleged corrupt practices. However, the South-South Governors’ Forum has scheduled an emergency meeting on Sunday to discuss issues affecting the country including the alleged plot to sack Onnoghen. The call for CJN’s resignation followed an application filed by the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB)…

Akwa Ibom students and the state government may soon head to a collision course following the endorsement of Governor Udom Emmanuel for a second term in the office by some students and over unpaid entitlements to students of the state origin. This is as National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has given the state government a seven-day ultimatum to pay outstanding bursary entitlements to students of Akwa-Ibom State origin in the tertiary institutions. It is alleged that since the inception of Emmanuel administration in 2015, Akwa Ibom students in the tertiary institutions have not been paid N5,000 per student as…

After 25 years of marriage, Jeff Bezos, the richest man in the world and the founder of Amazon has concluded plans to divorce his wife, MacKenzie. The 54-year-old with an estimated wealth of $137 billion- some $45 billion ahead of Bill Gates, according to Bloomberg Billionaire Index- made the announcement on his twitter handle. pic.twitter.com/Gb10BDb0x0 — Jeff Bezos (@JeffBezos) January 9, 2019 The 48-year-old MacKenzie Bezos is a novelist, the author of The Testing of Luther Albright (2005) and Traps (2013). The couple has four children- three sons and one girl. Jeff founded Amazon, then an online book store, a year after…

Beans are a commonly ignored food that are super healthy, versatile and extremely affordable. Beans are high in fiber, antioxidants, protein, iron, B vitamins, potassium, magnessium, zinc and copper. Eating beans on a regular basis may lower the risk of heart disease, diabetes, colorectal cancer, and helps in managing weight. Beans are hearty, thus helping you feel fuller for long, steering your clear of overeating. As we age, we require more nutrition and fewer calories, and beans offer exactly that. Half a cup of beans only pack around 100 calories. Even though they may be notorious for making people gassy,…

The delay in handing over the sites of Ogoni Clean-Up Exercise in Nigeria’s Rivers State to contractors three years after its flag-off by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has been condemned by the state Governor, Nyesom Wike. Wike sees the Federal Government’s action as politikings, declaring that “Three years ago, the President represented by the Vice President flagged off the clean up during the rerun elections. One month to the general elections, the Minister of Environment has come to hand over the sites.” Speaking Thursday when Mr Suleiman Hassan Zarma, the Minister of Environment paid him a courtesy visit at Government…