Row in Senate over Yar’Adua – Vanguard
January 15, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Agitation raged in the Senate, yesterday, over the continued absence of President Umaru Yar’Adua, with a group of senators poised for a showdown with its leadership and President Yar’Adua.
Besides a motion seeking to urge President Yar’Adua to temporarily cede executive powers to Vice-President Goodluck Jonathan, the senators are also considering a shutdown of the Senate to drive home their frustration.
APGA: Court of Appeal Upholds Okorie’s Expulsion – Thisday
January 14, 2010 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Court of Appeal in Abuja Division yesterday upheld the expulsion of former National Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Chief Chekwas Okorie, from the party.
Okorie had challenged the decision of an Abuja High Court which affirmed his expulsion from APGA for alleged anti-party activities. Read more
Alleged forgery: Police re-arraign Aregbesola, lawyer – Police have no case against me – Aregbesola – Tribune
November 24, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The Police, on Monday, re-arraigned Osun State Action Congress (AC) candidate in the April 14, 2007 governorship election, Mr. Rauf Aregbesola, before an Abuja high court over alleged forgery of police report on the said election.
Anambra: Court okays Soludo as PDP candidate – Dissolved exco refuses to leave office – Tribune
November 17, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
An Abuja high court, on Monday, lifted the judicial embargo on the candidature of Professor Chukwuma Soludo, as the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) standard-bearer in the 2010 governorship election in Anambra State.
Dariye loses bid to retrieve passport from EFCC – Tribune
November 4, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
Attempts by the former governor of Plateau State, Chief Joshua Dariye, to retrieve his passport from the custody of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), suffered a setback on Monday, as Justice Abimbola Banjoko of the Abuja High Court, Gudu, turned down the request.
AP shares: Dangote sues Otedola for N2bn – Daily Trust
July 23, 2009 by Bunmi Awolusi · Comments Off
The hostility between billionaire businessmen Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Mr. Femi Otedola has moved to the courts as Dangote sued Otedola’s African Petroleum Plc (AP) for alleged libel in a newspaper publication accusing him of complicity in the fall of AP’s share price. Read more
