Adeleke Urges IGP to End Support for Sacked LG Chairmen, Faults Political Parties Deregistration Ruling By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, on Monday called on the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) to direct the Osun State Police Command to withdraw support from local government chairmen whose tenure was declared invalid by a Federal…
Drama as Federal High Court Judge Proceeds with Judgment, Deregisters ADC, Accord, Others Despite Appeal Court Order By Kayode Lawal A legal controversy erupted on Monday as Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court in Abuja delivered judgment in a suit seeking the deregistration of five political parties, despite an existing order of the…
ADC Condemns Court Ruling on Deregistration, Alleges Plot to Weaken Opposition By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned a Federal High Court ruling reportedly ordering its deregistration, describing the judgment as a threat to Nigeria’s democratic process and alleging that it forms part of a broader effort to undermine opposition parties…
Adeleke Rejects Deregistration Ruling, Says Accord Will Remain on August Ballot By Waliu Adetokun, Osogbo Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has faulted the Federal High Court judgment deregistering five political parties, describing the decision as a violation of a subsisting order of the Court of Appeal and an abuse of court process. In a…
Senator Adams Oshiomhole is one of Nigeria’s most recognizable political figures. As a former labour leader, governor, national party chairman and now senator, his words carry enormous weight. That is why his recent assertion that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, NNPCL, is “filled with rogues” deserves serious scrutiny. No institution should be immune from…
