Author: ODUNLAMI SEUN ORIYOMI
The Federal High Court sitting in Abeokuta on Tuesday, 14th July, 2020 maintains the court’s proceedings and orders of 9th June, 2020 where the Judge recused himself from suits FHC/AB/CS/24/2020 and FHC/AB/CS/44/2020.The counsel to the applicants, Barr. Ifeoma Essom addressed the court based on the motion on notice dated 10th June, 2020 requesting the court to set aside all proceedings and orders made by the court on the 9th of June, 2020. She submitted that the applicants and counsel were not available in court.In his response, the Counsel to the 1st defendant (PDP) Barr. Muyiwa Obanewa established the fact that…
The West African Examination Council, on Tuesday, released guidelines for the conduct of the 2020 West African Senior School Certificate Examination.The Minister of State for Education, Emeka Nwajiuba, had on Monday at a briefing by the Presidential Task Force on COVID-19 in Abuja announced that the 2020 WASSCE would hold between August 4 and September 5, 2020.The Head of the Nigeria National Office of WAEC, Mr Patrick Areghan, appealed to state governments and corporate organisations for funds to provide personal protective equipment for officials who would conduct the examination.He said, “In conducting the examination, we have taken due cognisance of…
The Presidential Candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 Presidential election has called on the Federal Government of Nigeria to protect Farmer’s lives and properties especially those in the northern part of Nigeria.The call was made through his Facebook Page “Atiku Abubakar””Farming is not just an occupation for the majority of the people of Nigeria, but also, the lifeblood of the North. Northern Nigeria is synonymous to agriculture”. “However, the insecurity the region is battling with at the moment is hampering any meaningful farming activities. As someone engaged in agriculture myself and whose company is dependent on products from…