Category: Politics and Governance

By Adeosun Christiana Pelumi (SIWES student D S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic) In a recent development, the Supreme Court dismissed Atiku Abubakar’s attempt to introduce new evidence challenging President Bola Tinubu’s election. Justice John Inyang Okoro, leading a seven-member panel, expressed concern that allowing such new evidence could extend the proceedings and potentially plunge the country […]

By Idowu Ibraheem Oluwadamilare (SIWES student D S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic) The Lagos State Government, led by the Special Adviser to the Governor on Transportation, Sola Giwa, has impounded more than 100 vehicles that were parked inappropriately on various bridges within the state. This enforcement action comes following a seven-day notice issued on Monday, October […]

By Adeosun Christiana Pelumi (SIWES student D S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic) The Nigerian federal government has officially announced its commitment to allocate resources from the Basic Healthcare Provision Fund to revitalize Primary Health Care Centers (PHCs) across the nation. Coordinating Minister of Health and Social Welfare, Professor Ali Pate, disclosed this during a press briefing […]

Adeosun Christiana Pelumi (Siwes Student, D.S. Adegbenro Polytechnic) In a recent decision, the Supreme Court upheld the ruling of the Appeal Court, stating that presidential candidates are no longer mandated to secure a minimum of 25 percent of votes in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to be eligible for the nation’s presidency. Justice Okoro stressed […]

By Adeosun Christiana Pelumi (SIWES student, D S Adegbenro ICT Polytechnic) The Federal Government of Nigeria, in partnership with GAVI, the vaccine alliance, has launched a campaign to distribute approximately 8 million doses of the HPV vaccine. This initiative is aimed at ensuring the ongoing immunization of Nigerian girls against cervical cancer. In a noteworthy […]

By Adebeso Precious (SIWES Student, DS Adegbenro Polytechnic) Dr. Kayode Fayemi, the former Governor of Ekiti State, hailed President Bola Tinubu’s victory at the Supreme Court as a demonstration of fairness and justice by the apex court. The cases brought by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party […]

By Abioye Ayomide (SIWES student, West Land Poly) In Lagos, 26 individuals have been convicted by a Magistrate Court in Ikoyi for engaging in illegal waste disposal throughout the state. These offenders, apprehended by the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) in collaboration with the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC), were found disposing of their […]

By Ojo Jeremiah Oladipupo (Siwes student, Efon Poly) A 400-level student of Petrochemical Engineering at the University of Port Harcourt, Demain Okoligwe, has been arrested by the Rivers State Police Command for the murder of his girlfriend, Justina Otuene, a 300-level Biochemistry student at UNIPORT. He is accused of harvesting her organs for ritual purposes. […]

By Ojo Jeremiah Oladipupo (Siwes student, Efon Poly) The Enugu State High Court, under the leadership of Justice A. O. Onovo, has ruled that the ban on the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) imposed by the South-East Governors’ Forum was illegal, unconstitutional, and null and void. This ban was initially established in 2017, leading to […]

By Abioye Ayomide (SIWES student, Gate Way Polytechnic) The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje, stated that there’s an opportunity for presidential candidates Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi to realize their presidential ambitions after President Tinubu’s second term in 2031. He also commended the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold President Tinubu’s victory […]