New Anambra Acting Chief Judge, Justice Onwuamaegbu To Be Sworn-in Today

Justice Ijem Onwuamaegbu will be sworn-in today as the Acting Chief Judge of the State.
This follows the retirement of the State Chief Judge Justice Peter Umeadi from active service.
A release signed by the Chief Registrar of the State Judiciary Mrs Chinyere Ossy-Okoye says that the event will take place at the conference hall of the Government House Awka beginning at twelve noon.

Commentary: Ndigbo And Nigerian Presidency

 UZORDIMMA NZERIBE
The Yorubas in the six South Western states of Nigeria are bound to be in the good books of the winner of the 2019 presidential election. The reason is simple: they spread their votes between the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). To use a popular expression, the Yorubas did not put all their eggs in one basket. Alhaji Atiku won in two of the six states, namely, Oyo and Ondo. President Buhari emerged victorious in Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun and Osun. Even so, both Buhari and Atiku scored up to 25% of the votes cast in each Yoruba-speaking state.

Senatorial seats: APC wins Jonathan’s district, 64 others

The All Progressives Congress has so far won 65 seats in the ninth Senate with its latest victory in the Bayelsa East Senatorial District.
Otuoke, the  hometown of former President Goodluck Jonathan, who is a Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, is in the Bayelsa East Senatorial District.
INEC has so far declared  results of 101 senatorial elections that were conducted across the country on Saturday.

Police use tear gas on anti-Tinubu protesters in Lagos

Some operatives attached to the Area ‘F’ Police Command, on Thursday, fired tear gas at some anti-Bola Tinubu protesters in Lagos.
The group, Free Lagos Orange Movement, converged on the Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, to launch the ‘O to ge’ movement aimed at ending the political dynasty of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Bola Tinubu.

Ogun ADC senatorial candidate dumps party for APC

A senatorial candidate of the African Democratic Party in Ogun State, Deji Ashiru, and his supporters have dumped the party to support the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Dapo Abiodun.
Our correspondent learnt from a party member that Ashiru, who was defeated in the senatorial election by the APC, planned to work for Abiodun, as political parties and candidates forge alliances ahead of the March 9 governorship election.
 “Deji Ashiru, who contested under the Ogun East Senatorial District at the just concluded National Assembly elections believes the APC will form the next government in Ogun State,” the source added.

We’ll move against non performing APC govt –Youth group

Newly elected All Progressives Congress leaders in Kwara State have been advised not to deviate from principles of commitment to people that helped them to win the election.
Speaking with journalists in Ilorin on Thursday, after a victory rally round Ilorin metropolis, members of the Buhari Osinbajo Project 2019 warned that they would move against a non-performing APC government much as they had done for the PDP in the state.
The people, in their hundreds, went round major roads like Saw Mill, Ibrahim Taiwo, Post Office, Ahmadu Bello, Murtala Mohammed way, and terminated the rally at Fate road.
The state secretary of the organisation, Ayo Obisesan, who led the rally, said that the masses in the state were tired of the Peoples Democratic Party and its leadership, hence they came out en masse to vote them out of governance in the last general elections.

52-year-old molests, impregnates teenage niece in Ekiti

The Ekiti State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps has arrested a 52-year-old man, Dennis Kiyeve, for turning his niece, a minor, into a sex machine for over three years.
Kiyeve, who was said to have deflowered and impregnated the girl, was alleged to have conspired to kill her in order to cover his track.
The NSCDC State Commandant, Mr Solomon Iyamu, said in Ado Ekiti, on Thursday, that the suspect would be charged to court “to serve as a deterrent to other useless uncles, who are in the act of molesting their family members, and other adults, who molest minors.”

Falana’s law firm sues Gbajabiamila for unpaid N20m professional fee

The law firm of human rights lawyer, Mr Femi Falana (SAN), has sued the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, for his alleged failure to pay N20m professional fee for the legal services which it rendered to the legislator in 2015.

Falana & Falana Chambers, in the writ of summons which was filed before the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja and marked CV/1190/19 on Wednesday, stated that it had, to no avail, repeatedly demanded through letters of reminder the payment of its fees from Gbajabiamila since 2015.

PDP senatorial candidate too small to contest against me – Okorocha

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, has said that the senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for Imo West District in  last Saturday’s election, Jones Onyereri, was no match for him (the governor) by all standards.
Okorocha made the claim in a statement made available to journalists in Owerri, the state capital, on Thursday by his Chief Press Secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo.

Presidential poll results: Kukah, Abdusalami meet Atiku, Obi, others

A former military Head of State, Gen. Abdusalami Aboubakar (retd.); the Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, and other members of the National Peace Committee met with the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, in Abuja on Thursday night.
Others at the meeting included Cardinal John Onaiyekan and Rev. Fr Atta Barkindo of the NPC Secretariat.
Atiku’s running mate, Mr Peter Obi; President of the Senate, who was also the Director General of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council of the party,  Dr Bukola Saraki; PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus; Speaker,House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, and other PDP leaders also attended the meeting.