Author: Timilehin David

A 37-year-old woman, Linda Stephen, on Tuesday, approached a Kaduna Customary Court, seeking divorce over her husband, Felix Stephen’s excessive sexual demands. In her petition, Mrs Stephen, a resident of Ungwan Sunday in Kaduna, also accused her husband of beating her whenever she rejected his sexual advances. They were said to have been married for six years. She informed the court that she was no longer interested in the marriage as she can no longer cope with the husband’s excessive demand for sex. “I urge the court to dissolve this marriage because I can’t stand his excessive sexual urge. He…

A bill seeking an amendment to the 1999 Constitution, as amended, to make the Court of Appeal the final court for the hearing and determination of petitions on governorship, National Assembly and state House of Assembly elections has passed first reading in the House of Representatives. The bill, marked HB 1212 and sponsored by the member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani federal constituency, Mr. Nnamdi Ezechi, aims to streamline the appeal process for the aforementioned elections by designating the Court of Appeal as the final appellate authority. According to Ezechi, the initiative was driven by the intention to mitigate delays and save cost…

Former Military Head of State under whose government the National Youth Service Corps was established, General Yakubu Gowon, has given accolades to the scheme’s managers for working in alignment with the vision that led to its establishment over five decades ago. General Gowon made the remarks during a courtesy visit by the newly appointed NYSC Director General, Brigadier General Olakunle Nafiu, at his residence in Asokoro, Abuja. In a statement signed by the Acting Director, Information and Public Relations of the NYSC, Caroline Embu, on Wednesday, Gowon acknowledged the initial resistance the NYSC faced from Nigerian students at its inception…

The Head of Civil Service in Rivers State, George Nwaeke, has resigned. “The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Admiral (rtd) Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas CFR, is saddened to announce the resignation of the Head of Service, Rivers State, Mr Nwaeke.” Mr Nwaeke’s resignation is contained in a letter made available to pressmen on Tuesday morning by the chief of staff to the sole administrator. No reason was given for his resignation, but the administrator thanked the resigned head of service for his service to the state and wished him well in his future endeavours. “In the interim, Iyingi Brown, Permanent Secretary…

Nigeria’s former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, has decried the failure of democracy in Nigeria, and by extension, Africa due to what he described as its foreigness to native ideas. According to him, the western-styled  democracy which Nigeria has adopted is not working because it is not autochthonous to the African socio-political milieu.  Obasanjo made this remark on Monday at an event in Ladi Kwali Hall, Abuja Intercontinental Hotel. Commenting on the improprieties in the corridors of power, Obasanjo bemoaned the frequent use of the courts to subvert the will of the people. He criticised politicians who are fond of taunting people…

The Federal Government has promised to pay the backlog of the new N77,000 monthly allowance to members of the National Youths Service Corps (NYSC), after several months of delay. Recall that the Federal Government increased corps members’ allowance from N33,000 to N77,000 in September 2024. Despite repeated promises and backlash, the new allowance structure is yet to be implemented. However, serving corps members and those in the scheme when the increment was announced in September 2024 will receive a backdated payment. The Minister of Youth Development, Ayodele Olawande, gave this assurance in an interview, ‘Politics Today’ a programme on Channels…

After a period of protracted public dissent, especially from particular sections of the country, the Senate is prepared to pass the tax reform bills forwarded by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly today (Tuesday). This development was confirmed by two prominent senators who preferred anonymity, due to lack of authorisation to speak on the matter. “This should have been done last week had the Rivers State of emergency issue not come up,” one source explained. “But certainly, the four bills will be approved tomorrow.” Efforts to reach the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Media and Publicity, Senator Yemi…

Joining the queue of dissenters, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Chief Chukwuemeka Eze, has frowned at the declaration of a state of emergency in the state, describing it as unconstitutional and a threat to democracy. Consequently, the APC chieftain demanded an immediate reversal of the declaration and a lift of the suspension placed on the state governor, deputy governor and the state assembly.  The party stalwart gave President Tinubu seven days to vacate the order or face serious legal action.  President Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of emergency in Rivers State…

Renowned human rights activist, social justice crusader and presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC) in the 2023 elections, Omoyele Sowore, has scorned those who attempt to use the Social Democratic Party (SDP) as political refuge, calling it one of the branches of Tinubu’s “ministry.” In an interview with TVC on Sunday, Sowore explained that before President Tinubu won the All Progressives Congress primary election, he had significant influence over the SDP. As such, Sowore argued that any efforts to use the SDP as a vehicle to challenge Tinubu in the 2027 elections would be futile. “One thing I…

Seven PDP governors ably led by the Bauchi State Governor, Bala Mohammed, have vowed and put all necessary preparations in place to challenge the imposition of state of emergency on Rivers State. President Bola Tinubu had on March 18 declared a state of emergency in Rivers State following a series of unending political crises which have engulfed the state since October 2023. The President, placing reliance on section 305 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria (as amended), cited the unresolved impasse between the state governor and the Rivers State House of Assembly as well as bombing…