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Ahead of the forthcoming 2023 general elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has set dates for the commencement of campaigns by political parties for the presidential, national assembly, governorship and state assembly. The commission said the campaign for presidential and national assembly elections will commence on September 2022 while that of governorship and State House of Assembly will commence on October 12, 2022. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Kaduna, Hajiya Asmau Sani Maikudi, made the announcement during a press briefing in the state during the ongoing voters’ registration as he noted that the last day of campaign by political…

Renowned legal luminary, Mr. Etigwe Uwa SAN has been ranked by Chambers and Partners Global Guide 2022 in Dispute Resolution. Rankings are based on interviews with clients and peers. Chambers & Partners is one of the world's leading legal research companies, developing rankings and offering insight about law firms across more than 200 jurisdictions. Its researchers praised Etigwe Uwa and its ranked attorneys, who were recognized as industry leaders both globally and in Nigeria. Uwa is the Senior Managing Partner in the commercial law firm of StreamSowers & Kohn, where he heads the firm's Litigation and Arbitration departments. He is…

Oyo State police commissioner Ngozi Onadeko is set to become the Deputy Inspector General of Police from the South-East following the demise of Joseph Egbunike. Per inside sources in the police service and the official course list seen by Peoples Gazette, Ms Onadeko is next in line to assume the vacant office. Mr Egbunike died on Wednesday at the National Hospital, Abuja after he was taken in for an undisclosed illness. Ms Onadeko was born on July 2, 1965. She graduated from Imo State University with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 1985 and joined the police in 1988. Since…

Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi has appealed the Federal High Court judgement which ordered the removal of him and his deputy, Eric Igwe, from office. According to a notice appeal filed in Suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/920/2021 on Wednesday and obtained by Channels Television, Umahi and his deputy stated that the Federal High Court erred in his ruling and they, therefore, disagreed with the entire judgment which ordered their sack for defecting to the All Progressive Congress (APC) from the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). They listed eight grounds of appeal against the lower court’s judgment. Read Notice Of Appeal As Obtained By…

The upper chamber of the National Assembly on Wednesday unanimously voted against the Bill seeking to amend Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. President Muhammadu Buhari had on the 28th of February, 2022, written to the Senate after assenting to the Electoral Act, to amend Section 84(12) of the Act. The Section states that “No political appointee at any level shall be a voting delegate or be voted for at the Convention or Congress of any political party for the purpose of the nomination of candidates for any election.” Buhari had in his letter to the Senate drew the…

NBA Tackles Gov Umahi, Describes Response To Court Order As Executive Rascality. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, in a statement on Wednesday, described Umahi’s response as “impunity of the highest order and executive rascality taken too far.” The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has slammed Ebonyi State Governor Dave Umahi for refusing to obey a court order which has asked him to vacate office as governor of the state. NBA President, Olumide Akpata, in a statement on Wednesday, described Umahi’s response as “impunity of the highest order and executive rascality taken too far.” Mr Akpata said the NBA has absolutely no interest…

DIG Joseph Egbunike Dies of Obesity Complications A source at the Force Headquarters told FIJ Egbunike was obese, a condition he managed for years with a combination of measures, including owning a standard bed in his office for intermittent resting. Joseph Egbunike, a Deputy Inspector General of Police in charge of the Force Criminal Investigations Department (FCID), has died. Egbunike died in Abuja in the late hours of Tuesday. A source at the Force Headquarters told FIJ Egbunike was obese, a condition he managed for years with a combination of measures, including owning a standard bed in his office for…

A chieftain of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) from Ohafia local government area of Abia state, Hon. Iroha Awa has lambasted political leaders, stakeholders, and leaders of thoughts from Ohafia clan over their inability to unite ahead of the 2023 governorship election in the state. Awa, who is the deputy director general of Abia Good Governance Initiative stated this in a statement signed by him, Tuesday in Umuahia, noting that the lack of direction by leaders of the clan was worrisome. According to him, following the crisis in the Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC), he expected…