The Supreme Court, on Friday, upheld the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. The apex court vacated the November 16, 2023 judgement of the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal, which declared the governorship election that held in the state on March 18, as inconclusive. It held that Lawal, who was the…
Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf was restored by the Supreme Court on Friday, as the valid winner of the governorship election held on March 18, 2023. The five-member panel of justices of the Supreme Court led by Justice Inyang Okoro delivered the unanimous verdict in Abuja. Okoro-led ruling reversed the verdict of the appellate court…
…. vacates order recognising APC’s candidate, Ganuwa as winner The Supreme Court has restored Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, as the valid winner of the governorship election that held in Kano State on March 18. The apex court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel of Justices, on Friday,…
By Michael Achimugu There are a million flowery word combinations I could say to sound like an intelligent person. But today is not a day for semantic gymnastics. The aviation industry can be sobering but we must, here and now, decide if we want to be remembered as mere statistics in Nigeria’s aviation history or…
The leadership of the Association of Local Government of Nigeria in Osun State has pledged support for the State’s Governor, Ademola Adeleke, to seek a second term in office. Addressing journalists in Ikirun on Wednesday, the Osun ALGON chairman, Mr. Sarafadeen Awotunde, said Adeleke’s endorsement for another term by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic…
A new Commandant of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Dr. Akintayo Adaralewa has been deployed to Osun State Command. Adaralewa is succeeding Agboola Sunday who has been redeployed to Ekiti State. This was contained in a statement issued by the command’s spokesperson, Kehinde Adeniyi on Thursday and obtained by SAHEL STANDARD correspodent in…
Osun State Commissioner for Transportation, Hon. Sesan Oyedele has called for the blockage of revenue leakages as well as staff commitment to duty as ways to improve the State’s Internally Generated Revenue(IGR). He identified wastages and leakages as the bane of robust IGR generation in the State over the years, stressing that the administration of…
Osun State Government has warned residents, builders, tipper drivers against dumping of sand and other building materials on the road side within the state. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ademola Adeleke on Transportation, Hon. Salaam Adewale stated this while responding to questions on a popular radio programme tagged ‘Aabo Loju Popo’, monitored in Osogbo….
Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has unveiled a comprehensive Cocoa revival agenda of his administration as a major contributor to boosting agricultural production in the state. Speaking as a guest speaker at the International Cocoa Conference in Lagos, Governor Adeleke who was represented by the Osun State Commissioner for Agriculture and Food Security described…
Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday fixed February 5 and 5 for continuation of hearing in the charges brought against Ali Bello and others by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFCC. The charge marked FHC/ABJ/CR/550/2022: FRN v. Ali Bello & others was pushed forward to February 5 and…
