LAGOS MARCH 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Bayelsa state governor , Senator Douye Diri has suspended a Board chairman Hon Adolphus Ofongo whose statutory tenure would end in 2021 indefinitely. According to an impeccable source, the Board chairman though a People Democratic Party chieftain , but was allegedly involved in anti – party politics and clandestinely worked for…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-A Bill for an Act to amend the Labour Act to criminalise casualisation of workers after six months of engagement by employers in Nigeria on Tuesday passed second reading in the House of Representatives. The bill which seeks to prohibit engagement of casual workers beyond six months and outsourcing employment in core…
LAGOS MARCH 3RD (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court on Tuesday dismissed the application for review of its January 14 judgement which sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as Imo State governor and installed Hope Uzodinma in his stead. The apex court ruled against the application six-to-one. Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Tanko Muhammad, led…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 27TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Supreme Court has upheld its judgement which sacked David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the governor-elect of Bayelsa State. It will be recall that the apex court, on February 13, sacked Lyon of the APC barely 24 hours to his inauguration. A five-member panel of the apex court…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 17TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday ruled out any fresh governorship election in Bayelsa State as requested by the All Progressives Congress. INEC’s Director of Voter Education and Publicity, Oluwole Osaze-Uzzi, in an interview with one of our correspondents in Abuja, dismissed the APC’s demand for a fresh governorship poll in…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Senior lawyers on Friday backed the Supreme Court’s judgment on the governorship election in Bayelsa State. Senior Advocates of Nigeria ((SAN) Dr Paul Ananaba and Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa advised aggrieved persons to express their grievances lawfully. But a Lagos lawyer, Jiti Ogunye, said the judgment appeared to be punishing the All Progressives Congress…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 15TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The drama in Bayelsa State is not yet over. Barely few hours after he emerged as the new governor of Bayelsa State, Sen. Douye Diri faces another battle, which may threaten his mandate. He has a new date with his arch-rival, Timi Alaibe, who has asked a Federal High Court to declare…
LAGOS FEBRUARY 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole has said the Supreme Court’s judgment annulling the party’s victory in Bayelsa State lacks the fruit of justice. Oshiomhole said this at a media briefing in Abuja, on Thursday, signaling the party’s intention to challenge the judgment in court. He explained that by…