Buhari Is At Liberty To Appoint From One Zone - Utomi

Political economist and dean of Lagos Business school, Professor Pat Utomi, has added his voice to the growing concerns in some section of the country over President Muhammadu Buhari’s appointments that tends to focus on a particular zone in the country.

Utomi stated that Buhari has the power to appoint whoever he feels can help deliver on his change mandate to Nigerians.

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Forgery Of Senate Rule: Court Can't Stop Investigation

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase, has asked a federal high court in Abuja to dismiss a suit filed by Senator Gilbert Nnaji (PDP/Enugu East), seeking to stop the police from investigating the alleged forgery of the 2015 Senate Standing Order.

Responding to Nnaji’s suit on Tuesday, August 4, through a counter-affidavit, Arase pointed out that no court of law has powers to stop the police force from performing its statutory functions of investigating crimes.

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APC Trying To Evade Justice, Begs Monarchs, Fayose - PDP

The Ekiti state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has accused the leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), of running to some notable monarchs and other influential indigenes of the state for help over the murder cases filed against its members.

The PDP alleged that the APC had approached about five first-class traditional rulers in the state to appeal to the governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose in order to evade being brought to book, Punch reports.

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War Against Insurgency: Boko Haram begs for dialogue

Following President Muhammadu Buhari’s declaration of his administration’s readiness to dialogue with genuine members of the Boko Haram, some members of the terrorist group have contacted the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC) to initiate a dialogue process with the Federal Government on their behalf.

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Senate Standing Order: Court threatens to quash police report

Justice Gabriel Kolawole of Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, yesterday, threatened to quash any police report on the alleged forgery of the Senate Standing Order.

The judge maintained that the police ought to refrain from taking further action on the matter pending the determination of a suit lodged before the court by Senator Gilbert Nnaji.

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PDP crisis deepens as Police block staff from entering secretariat

The lingering crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, following a sharp disagreement between  the national leadership and staff over  plans to reduce the staff strength,

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