Falana: I May Sue Political Parties Over Nomination Fees

He said, “The conditions for contesting elections from local government, to the House of Assembly, governorship, House of Representatives, Senate and presidential levels, are all in the constitution. 

“There are decisions of the court to the effect that the Independent National Electoral Commission and state electoral commissions cannot collect fees from candidates who are contesting elections. 

Human rights lawyer, Mr. Femi Falana (SAN), on Saturday, restated his opposition to the sale of nomination forms to aspirants for elective offices by political parties.

Falana, in an interview with SUNDAY PUNCH, threatened to take legal action

Boko Haram terrorists mark eid-el-fitri in Sambisa Forest, Nigerian Army, where are you?

Members of Boko Haram praying in Sambisa Forest. 

The Nigerian Army is nowhere to be found,

The Boko Haram terrorists in a flagrant show of defiance have again openly celebrated this Year’s Eid-el-Fitr in Sambisa Forest.

The five minute, 17 second video footage seen by NAN correspondent in Maiduguri shows

U.S condemns Damboa terrorist attack

The U.S Government has condemned last Saturday night’s terrorist attack in Damboa, Nigeria, that killed many and left others injured.

The Department of State, in a statement in Washington D.C., however, expressed the government’s condolences to the families and friends of those that were killed and injured in the attack.

According to it, the incidence is a reminder of the

FINALLY!!! The Fearless Senator Shehu Sani Concludes Plan To Dump The APC, Issues An Official Statement

The Senator representing Kaduna Central at the National Assembly, Shehu Sani, has lamented the inability of the Leaders of the All Progressive Congress, APC, to address the internal crisis rocking the party in the past three years, and has threatened to leave.

The Senator, who has consistently criticised the policies of his own party, stated that the party has been in prolonged crisis since 2015, and listed States like Kaduna, Kano, Bauchi, Kogi, Rivers, and many others, as affected.

Sani who was speaking with Journalists during the Sallah celebration, at his Kaduna residence, on Monday, revealed that the State

I Will Not Interfere!!! President Buhari Blows Hot On APC Governors, Sends Clear Signals To Bukola Saraki, Rabiu Kwankwaso, Others, Ahead Of The 2019 Elections

President Muhammadu Buhari, has said that he is not ready to meet with members of the New Peoples Democratic Party, nPDP, bloc within the ruling All Progressives Congres, APC, led by Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, among others.

It was learnt on Monday night, that the President made his position known at a secret meeting with some APC Governors, at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja.

Members of the nPDP, who defected from the PDP before the 2015 general elections, had recently protested, among other things, what they called their marginalisation in the ruling APC.

Sources at the meeting, revealed that President Buhari insisted that

2019: Our Re-election Will Be Easy – Lai Mohammed

The Minister of Information and Culture, Mr Lai Mohammed, has expressed confidence that President Muhammadu Buhari will emerge victorious in the 2019 general elections.

The minister made this known on Tuesday while inspecting the dualisation of the Ibadan-Ilorin road in Oyo state.

 “We are so confident that our re-election would be easy,” he said. “Whether it is in terms of infrastructure, whether it is in terms of social intervention, every day we are working for the people.”

According to Mohammed, the Buhari administration has kept its promises to the people of Nigeria.

He also believes that the President has

BREAKING: PDP Shakes The Entire Nation, Quickly Disowns Its Recently Released 40-Page Document, Ahead of The 2019 General Elections

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that its guidelines for the 2019 Presidential primary election, were not yet ready.

The party disclosed this in a statement issued by its National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobundu, on Monday morning.

Akobundu stated that the clarification became necessary, following a publication by a National Daily, titled: “PDP Lists Guidelines for Presidential Aspirants, Demands N12m For Forms.”

“We wish to state categorically that the party is still in the process of drawing up the guidelines for its Presidential primary election.

“It is therefore misleading to claim that the party has

2019: U.S.-based woman declares for presidency under PDP

A U.S.-based woman, Princess Oyenike Oyedele Roberts, has declared for the presidency of Nigeria on the platform of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2019 presidential election.

Nike Roberts, as she is called, while addressing supporters in New York, also dissociated herself from corruption, vowing never to accept any donation from corrupt Nigerians to fund her campaign.

She said her aspiration was built on five-cardinal plans: Uninterrupted power supply, quality healthcare for all, creation of one million jobs annually, quality affordable education and security of lives and property.

The PDP presidential aspirant, whose campaign slogan is

EXPLOSIVE!!! The 6 Strongest Army Generals President Buhari Must Defeat, If He MUST Return Back To Power In 2019

President Muhammadu Buhari’s public rating may have scaled up, on account of his recognition of the June 12, 1993 Presidential election, and appreciation of the efforts of late Moshood Abiola, and other Human Rights Campaigners, like late Chief Gani Fawehinmi, SAN, but he still has a hurdle to scale, in order to come out successful in the much anticipated 2019 general elections.

For the President, his Military constituency may still be his major opposition, as many of those who had worked in the past to stop his ascendency to the Presidency of Nigeria, may still be watching from the flanks, while plotting their next move for 2019.

Within the Military community, are some Retired Generals, who are not yet tired of stirring the nation’s political compass; and a few of them have already spoken out over their mindset concerning Buhari and his race for 2019.

The question is, can Buhari take them on, and come out unscathed?
See those President Buhari may have to take on,

Iwobi: Super Eagles Will Take Inspiration From Friendly Win Over Argentina In Russia

Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi says the side will take inspiration from their 4-2 win against two-time world champions Argentina in a friendly encounter last year when they take to the field against their opponents at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.

Gernot Rohr’s men came back from 2-0 down in the encounter to register the historic win against La Albiceleste with Iwobi scoring twice.

Leicester City forward Kelechi Iheanacho and Bryan Idowu who made his debut for Nigeria in that encounter got the other goals.

The West Africans will begin their campaign in Russia 2018 against Croatia on Saturday and will also face Iceland and Argentina in the same group.

“This victory (against Argentina) has shown

SHAMEFUL!!! President Buhari’s June 12 Announcement Speech Gets “F” For Bad Grammar, As He Faces Big National Embarrassment

Grammarian and Newspaper Columnist, Professor Farooq Adamu Kperogi, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s June 6th statement, announcing the change in Democracy Day, and conferring National Honour on Late Mooshood Abiola, would get a “F”, Fail, if a WAEC examiner were to grade it.

Farooq in his article for Daily Trust, titled:

U.S., Mexico and Canada to host 2026 World Cup

The 2026 World Cup will be held in the United States, Mexico and Canada after FIFA’s congress voted on Wednesday to back the tri-nation joint bid for the tournament.

All 211 Member Associations of FIFA voted at the body’s 68th Congress in the Russian capital to choose between African candidate Morocco, and the joint bid of the USA, Canada and Mexico.

The North American bid beat the rival Morocco proposal, winning 134 votes to 65 for Morocco.

 Morocco was bidding for the fifth time to host the world’s biggest single-sport fiesta, and has launched

Court Sacks Nigeria Senator

Kogi State

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the immediate sack of a senator, Atai Aidoko, as the member representing Kogi East.

The court presided over by judge,
Gabriel Kolawole, ruled that Mr Aidoko was wrongly presented as the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the December 2014 Primaries conducted by the PDP.

Following the presentation of Mr Aidoko as the party’s flag bearer, Mr Aidoko’s challenger, Isaac Alfa, began a legal battle for the nullification of Mr Aidoko’s election.

An appeal court had ordered parties to return to

JUST IN: President Buhari Has Announced The June 12 1993 Presidential Election Results, Shuts Up The Bukola Saraki-led Senate Once And For All

 The Director General, Voice of Nigeria, VON, Osita Okechukwu, on Sunday, said that President Muhammadu Buhari, by his profound proclamation, has announced the results of the annulled June 12, 1993 election, and by extension ported Generals Ibrahim Babaginda and Olusegun Obasanjo, into the Anti-Democratic Hall.

Buhari also conferred the highest order of Grand Commander of the Federal Republic, GCFR, on MKO Abiola, the winner of the annulled election.

The DG of VON, stated this

Good News For Olusegun Obasanjo, As Human Rights Activist, Femi Falana, Vows To Defend The Ex-President, But Only On One Condition

A Human Rights Lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, SAN, Femi Falana, has asked former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, not to be worried about anything.

He said this during his appearance on Channels Television’s ‘Sunday Politics’, while reacting to the recent allegation by the Elder Statesman against the Federal Government.

Former President Obasanjo, had accused the Federal Government

BREAKING: More Heartbreaking Revelations As Governor Fayose Endorses The Immediate Arrest Of Ex-President, Olusegun Obasanjo

The Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has weighed in on the recent alarm raised by former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration was plotting to frame and arrest him.

Fayose, in a statement, mocked Obasanjo, saying that: “When other Nigerians were at the receiving end of President Buhari’s dictatorship, Obasanjo was going in and out of the Presidential Villa.”
Fayose added that Obasanjo deserves the humiliation he is receiving.

“Nigerians are being humiliated and tried everyday by the dictatorial Government of President Muhammadu Buhari that he (Obasanjo) helped to

VERY STRATEGIC!!! Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo’s ‘Boy’, Announces His Intention To Run For The 2019 Presidency

The former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has declared his interest to contest for the Office of President of Nigeria, in the upcoming 2019 general elections.

He made his intentions known, while speaking at the Annual
Law dinner of the University of Nigeria, Anambra State.

While speaking on the topic:

JUST IN: Great Tension!!! All World Leaders Alerted, As Bukola Saraki Faces Immediate Impeachment, Aso Rock To Be Shut Down By Fed-Up Nigerians

A coalition of some Civil Society Organisations in the country, have demanded for the immediate resignation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, following his links to the alleged Offa Banks robbery and gang leaders’ confession, non declaration of his assets, and the killing of over 33 people in Kwara State by political thugs.

The group under the aegis of the Coalition of Civil Society for Good Governance and Democracy, insisted that the path to honour for the Senate President, was to step aside to clear his name.

Addressing the Media on Friday, in Abuja, the Convener of the group,

BREAKING: UPDATE!!! Senator Dino Melaye Shakes The Entire National Assembly, Announces His Immediate ‘Defection’ To PDP

The embattled Senator, Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West on the platform of the All Progressives Party, APC, has defected to the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.

He announced his defection on the floor of the Senate, on Wednesday.

Dino Melaye, attended the Senate plenary
on Wednesday, after some weeks absence.

Melaye has been bed-ridden since he landed in the Hospital, after a failed attempt to evade being taken to Kogi State by the Nigerian Police.

The Senator raising a point of order on Wednesday,

Great Tension As President Muhammadu Buhari Receives Yet Another Threat Message, His Latest Policy Gets Thrown In The Dirty Gutters

As the 2019 general elections draw nearer, Airline Operators in Nigeria, have threatened to boycott President Muhammadu Buhari’s policy on Value Added Tax, VAT, as they said that members will no longer pay, as from June 14, 2018.

Post-Nigeria gathered the group, on Thursday, May 30, said the decision was taken after deliberations by the Chief Executive Officers, CEOs, of Airlines in the country.

It said: “The AON has resolved that effective June
14, 2018, its members shall cease to make VAT remittances, as doing so is unfair; as some Airlines are paying, while some other Airlines are not paying domestic VAT charges.

“Also, Nigerian Domestic Airline travel is the only

JUST IN: DSS withdraws operatives from Saraki, Dogara

The Department of State Services (DSS) on Sunday recalled half of its operatives assigned to Senate President Bukola Saraki and Yakubu Dogara, TheCable can report.


This is coming ahead of Monday’s talks between Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and the nPDP team to be led by Dogara.

Saraki is also a member of nPDP, the faction that broke away from the PDP in 2013 to team up with APC for the 2015 elections.

TheCable understands that the

JUST IN: TENSION!!! Nigerian Christians On Red Alert, As President Buhari’s Alleged Second Term Agenda, Set To Tear The Entire Country Apart

The Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has called for the immediate cancellation of the Police recruitment test, conducted nationwide by the

 Joint Admission and Matriculation Board, JAMB; stating that, with the recent events, there is no certainty of President Muhammadu Buhari to keep Nigerian Christians alive in his second term in office as President.

CAN attacked the Federal Government, for allegedly making the Arabic language compulsory in the aptitude test conducted last week, for all applicants shortlisted for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force.

The Association, made its position on the
matter public, in a statement released by its National President, Reverend Samson Ayokunle.

CAN therefore, called for the cancellation of the aptitude test which was organised by JAMB, in 156 centres nationwide.

According to the Association, it is a violation of the