It is no longer news that the Supreme Court Tuesday declared Hope Uzodimma as governor of Imo State. The seven-member panel of justices held that Emeka Ihedioha was not duly elected as governor, even as the justices, expectedly, reserved reasons for the judgement for a later date. In a unanimous judgement by the panel headed by Justice Kudirat Kekere Ekun, the Supreme Court said the results of 388 polling units were wrongly excluded by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), which ought to have been given to Uzodinma. “The votes due to the appellant, Hope Uzodinma and the All Progressives Congress (APC) from 388 polling units were wrongly excluded from scores ascribed to them. “It is hereby ordered that Emeka Ihedioha, was not duly elected by majority of lawful votes cast at the said election. His return as the elected governor of Imo State is hereby declared null and void and accordingly set aside. “It is hereby declared that the first appellant (Uzodinma) ho...

Africa’s richest man Aliko Dangote has disclosed his new plans of taking over the ownership of English Premier League outfit Arsenal from current majority shareholder Stan Kroenke.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “I’m trying to finish building the company and then after we finish, maybe some time in 2021 we can,” Dangote said in a recent interview on the David Rubenstein Show.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ The Nigerian businessman has made no secret of his desire to take over the north London club in the past and has made several statements about launching a future takeover bid.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ He said in 2018 that he would likely bid to buy the London club in 2020. But he is currently working towards the completion of his refinery in Lagos.⁣⁣ ⁣⁣ “It is a team that yes I would like to buy someday, but what I keep saying is we have $20billion worth of projects and that’s what I really want to concentrate on,” Dangote said.⁣⁣ Dangote has a net worth of more than £8.5 billion ($11 billion) and has been heavily linked with a takeover at Arsenal in...

Amidst outrage over her usage of the presidential jet for a private event, the Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has described Hanan, daughter of President Muhammadu Buhari as an inspiration to Nigerian youths. . Hanan, a photographer, was invited to the Durbar by the Emir of Bauchi, Rilwanu Adamu, on Thursday, January 9, 2020. . She is expected to document the event and other tourist attractions in the state in her gallery. . Trouble, however, started when pictures of her disembarking from Nigerian Airforce One private aircraft hit the internet. . The President, Vice President, Senate President and Speaker of the House of Representatives use presidential jets, maintained with taxpayer's money, for official duties. . But in a statement on Monday, January 13, 2020, MURIC director, Ishaq Akintola, argued that Hanan passed a "strong message" to the Nigerian girl-child by covering the Durbar. . The statement reads: “How private is private? Are we saying th...

The rate with which human beings are terminating the lives of fellow human beings nowadays calls for greater attention. This dasterdly act poses a great source of worry to the clergy, Muslim Cleric and the court of public opinion on the way forward to curb this act of insolence. In an Interview with Nigeria Television Authority NTA Abuja, Dominic Ojogbane , a clergy  said nobody can create human beings reason he or she cannot terminate the live of a fellow man. The clergy lamented over the incessant attacks on unarmed people overnight in Kogi and called for reorientation of people at the grassroot level to be their brothers keeper especially the one who do not share the same faith with the other person.   “I stand here as a minister of God to advice Nigerian. Nobody should take arm against one another . I have never seen anywhere human beings created by God to be replicated by Human beings as well. Even in the western world , we have created everything but nobody h...

"I have not found among my belongings anything as dear to me or that I value as much as my understanding of the deeds of great men, won by me from a long acquaintance with contemporary affairs and a continuous study of the ancient world; these matters I have diligently analyzed and pondered for a long time, and now, having summarized them in a little book, I am sending them to your magnificence”  - Letter from Niccolo Machiavelli to the Magnificent Lorenzo De Medici (The Prince by Niccolo Machiavelli) Your Excellency this is the second letter I will be writing to you in less than Three months but this is radically different form the first, the first letter was a critique of your government shortly before four years (first tenure) but this is a letter of ideas. Criticisms does not change the world but it moves it, ideas in itself; is what changes the world. Politics is over, it is now time for the serious business of governance, you are now at the point where boys are s...

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday evidence indicates an Iranian missile downed a Ukrainian jetliner late Tuesday and that the strike “may have been unintentional.” Trudeau said Canadian and allied intelligence supports that conclusion. He declined to get into the specific intelligence, but said it appeared it was a surface-to-air missile that struck the plane. “We have intelligence from multiple sources including our allies and our own intelligence. The evidence indicates that the plane was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile,” Trudeau told a news conference. He added: “This may well have been unintentional.” Earlier, U.S. officials said it was “highly likely” that an Iranian anti-aircraft missile downed the jetliner, killing all 176 people on board. They suggested it could well have been a mistake. At least 63 Canadians were on the plane. It crashed just a few hours after Iran launched a ballistic attack against Iraqi military bases housing U.S. troops am...

Kogi State Gubernatorial candidates under Social Democratic Party (SDP), Natasha ’s H. Akpoti defeat Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at the appeal court. Recall that Natasha’s was disqualified by INEC to contest for Kogi gubernatorial election that was held on the 16th of November 2019, over what INEC described as age disqualification. According to INEC, the vice gubernatorial candidate to Natasha’s did not meet the age requirements by the constitution. Natasha was reinstated few days to elections, after legal battle, which she clinch victory at the supreme court. INEC disagreed with supreme court judgment, and heads to appeal court. The appeal court this morning strike out the case, over what is describe as lack of merit. Upon hearing of counsel on both sides, Court held that since crux of Appeal was whether the Fed High Court rightfully held that INEC had no power to disqualify Respondent Natasha Akpoti from contesting Kogi Gov. election, whic...