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CJN Walter Onnoghen was due to swear in members of the 2019 Election Petition Tribunals tomorrow. Predictable! New CJN, Justice Muhammad, to set up election tribunal tomorrow The new Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Muhammad, will on Saturday (tomorrow), swear in members of the National Assembly, governorship and state assembly election petition tribunals, The PUNCH has learnt. Muhammad was sworn-in by President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday afternoon shortly after announcing the suspension of the substantive CJN, Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is facing charges of corruption before the Code of Conduct Tribunal. The election petition tribunals will be expected to handle disagreements that may arise from the conduct of the elections which begin in three weeks. Born on December 31, 1953 at Doguwa – Giade, a local government area in Bauchi State, Justice Muhammad attended Ahmadu Bello University where he received a bachelor’s degree in Law in 1980. He later obtained a...

The leadership and entire members of the Young Progressive Party Ogun state under the leadership of our Chairman Prince Tolu Ajayi (PTA) wishes to express our absolute satisfaction to the excellent and exceptional performance of our presidential candidate, Prof. Kingsley Moghalu at last night's Presidential Debate organised by the Nigeria's Election Debate Group (NEDG) and Broadcasting Organisation of Nigeria (BON). To us, this is a sign of huge success and victory for the Young Progressive Party in the forthcoming February presidential election as our presidential candidate has proven himself to Nigerians and the global community that he's the best man for the job. Prince Tolu Ajayi (Chairman YPP OGUN)  He has displayed his readiness to take Nigeria along the path of a paradigm shift of leadership experience based on capacity, competence, commitment and political will to doing something new, something different and something bold. As a party, Prof. Kingsley Moghal...

The Independent National Electoral Commission says no voter will be allowed to vote with the temporary voter card,  in the forthcoming general elections. Prof. Francis Ezeonu, Imo State Resident Electoral Commissioner, made this known at an interactive meeting with religious bodies; members of the Christian and Muslim communities in Imo, on Tuesday in Owerri. He noted that the smart card reader which would be deployed for the elections was structured to read only the Permanent Voter Cards which has special features embedded on it with the voters’ personal information.

Acting IG Mohammed Adamu has reportedly reversed some last-minute postings and redeployments carried out by former IGP, Idris few days before his retirement. It was gathered that the redeployment of the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Imohimi Edgal, by the former IG was overturned while other senior officers who were also posted to new commands and formations had been asked to stay action until further notice, Punch claims. This development, sources said to the paper, meant that the redeployment order by Idris would not be obeyed unless sanctioned by the acting IG. Shortly after meeting with the DIGs in his office at the force headquarters, Adamu was seen going from floor to floor, meeting officers and familiarising himself with his men.

Egypt will host the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, the Confederation of African Football (Caf) has announced. Egypt beat South Africa, the only other nation to bid, by 16 votes to one with one abstention at a Caf executive committee vote in Senegal. Original host nation Cameroon was stripped of staging duties in November because of slow preparations. "I want to thank the (Caf) Executive Committee for the trust, and I thank the government for this support," said Egypt FA (EFA) president Hany Abu Rida. "We organised the tournament on 2006 and that make us against a challenge to make better and better, we are ready for this honour."

The Lagos State Police Command have declared a leader of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Mustapha Adekunle aka Seigo wanted. The police said the suspect attempted to disrupt a rally of the All Progressives Congress at Skypower Ground, Ikeja today. The police spokesperson, CSP Chike Oti, said MC Oluomo, who was stabbed during the clash, was in a stable condition in a hospital. “The said Mustapha Adekunle, aka Seigo, an NURTW chieftain, came to the rally with a group of people and were identified at the entrance as supporters of the party. “However, at the tail end of the event, Seigo and his group, for a reason yet to be determined, violently engaged other supporters of the party. “In the ensuing melee, one MC Oluomo, another NURTW chieftain, was stabbed and was rushed to EKO Hospital where he is currently recuperating while two other victims of the attack were taken to the Lagos State University Teaching Hospital for treatment. “The crisis was quickly contained by ...

Lagos Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Dolapo Badmus has now waded into the new trend of stealing female underwear for rituals.  Dolapo reacted to this via her instagram page, saying anyone caught henceforth with stolen pants won;t be charged for theft but attempted murder. Her words; ''What is the in thing about increase in stealing of underpants?! Learnt the ones caught in the act always confess to be using it for rituals whereof the owner dies prematurely🙄….. Henceforth anyone caught stealing pants might not be charged for stealing but attempted murder👮🏾‍♀️👮🏾‍♀️This has to stop''