In the News…Ohanaeze-Ndigbo drags Oba Akiolu to Human Rights Commission

As reactions continues to trail the threat by the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akiolu to drown Igbo in Lagos if they failed to vote his candidate, Akinwumi Ambode, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Saturday’s governorship elections in the state, Igbo groups in Lagos have dragged the Oba to the National Human Rights Commission, NHRC.

Ohanaeze-Ndigbo Lagos and Igbo Justice Congress in petition to the Executive Secretary of NHRC, Prof. Bem Angwe, called for the intervention of the Commission to forestall the threat by Oba Akiolu.

In the News…FHC Lagos Clears Ambode

The Federal High Court Lagos on Wednesday dismissed a suit seeking to stop the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode, from contesting the April 11 poll.

Justice Mohammed Yunusa declared that the plaintiffs had no locus standi to institute the action. The judge also held that the plaintiffs failed to establish any reasonable cause of action to sustain their prayers.

“None of the plaintiffs in the instant suit is an aspirant to be conferred with locus standi,” Yunusa held as he dismissed the suit.

In the News…Federal Government to close borders

The Federal Government has directed that all land borders be closed from midnight of Thursday to midnight of Sunday for the success of the governorship election.

Quote of the day…

‘I don’t believe in post-election petition at tribunal because it distracts the incoming administration’.

President Goodluck Jonathan

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Quote of the day…

I pledge myself and our in-coming administration to just and principled governance. There shall be no bias against or favouritism for any Nigerian based on ethnicity, religion, region, gender or social status. I pledge myself and the government to the rule of law, in which none shall be so above the law that they are not subject to its dictates, and none shall be so below it that they are not availed of its protection.

General Muhammadu Buhari, GCFR

President-Elect,

Federal Republic of Nigeria

Yayi makes Nigerian history

Solomon Olamilekan Adeola aka Yayi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) made history yesterday by becoming the first lawmaker in Nigeria to be consecutively elected from the House of Assembly to the House of Representatives and finally to the Senate.