President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted 32 names to the Senate for ambassadorial confirmation. Among them are former governors, media aides, a former minister, spouses of former governors and Mahmoud Yakubu, the former chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission. While many of these nominations are questionable, Yakubu’s nomination in particular demands our attention and […]
The inter – party advisory council ( IPAC) has raised the alarm over alleged plots by a serving minister to procure an exparte order to stop the senate screening of Professor Mahmoud Yakubu as chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC). Subsequently, IPAC petitioned President Muhammadu Buhari and Chief Justice of the federal […]
…as Prince Afegbua defects to PDP AGAINST the back drop of the results of the Osun State governorship election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Edo State chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Dan Orbih has called on the Chairman of the Commission ,Professor Mahmoud Yakubu to resign from office. […]
Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday reaffirmed the order on the Police to arrest the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu and bring him to the court to face his contempt charge. The court had, last week issued a bench warrant of arrest […]
The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu on Thursday filed a notice of appeal at Court of Appeal, Abuja Division challenging the decision of the Federal High Court which on Wednesday issued a bench warrant for his arrest for disobeying court orders. Justice Stephen Pam on Wednesday issued a bench […]
…Oshiomhole, Kalu woo workers, Ndigbo for Fayemi Show of rivalry between supporters of All Progressives Congress (APC) and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday, ended in a clash that brought to an abrupt end of the stakeholders’ meeting convened by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris and the National Chairman of the Independent […]