Supreme Court Justice Emerges New Emir Of Lafia

Justice Sidi Bage of the Supreme Court has emerged the 17th Emir of Lafia Emirate following the demise of Alhaji Mustapha Agwai I on January 10. Haruna Osegba, Nasarawa State Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, made the announcement on Tuesday in Lafia after the state traditional council meeting.

An Abuja lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi has dragged the Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed to court over an allegedly false claim he made against the embattled suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Walter Onnoghen who is currently undergoing trial over alleged non-declaration of assets.

Following an Appeal Court judgment nullifying the participation of all candidates of the All Progressives Congress in the recently concluded general elections Zamfara state, over noncompliance with the electoral law in the conduct of its primaries, former Governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to immediately withdraw certificates of return issued them.

The Caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the upper legislative chamber have cautioned Members of All Progressives Congress to stop dragging the name of President of the Senate Bukola Saraki into their problems. In a statement jointly issued by the Majority Leader, Abiodun Olujimi and Senator Dino Melaye on Tuesday in Abuja.

A repeat of the 2015 senate leadership's debacle seems to be in the offing as the senator representing Borno South Mohammed Ali Ndume has disagreed with the position taken by the national leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) that Senate Leader Ahmad Lawan should be the next Senate President.

President Muhammadu Buhari's Presidential Campaign Organization has called on the Inspector General of Police and the Director General of State Security Service, DSS, to invite, interrogate and investigate the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP leadership and its Presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, over their illegal access to the server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC.