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Buhari, Tinubu, govs, ACF, NPAN mourn Leadership publisher, Nda-Isaiah Leke Baiyewu The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday, expressed shock and sadness over the death of the publisher of Leadership Newspapers, Sam Nda-Isaiah. Nda-Isaiah died on Friday evening at 58. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Femi Adesina, in a statement titled ‘Nda-Isaiah; He was a friend and ally, says President Buhari,’ said Buhari condoled with Nda-Isaiah’s...

Punch Newspapers Sections Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Federal High Court in Abuja, has fixed December 15 for ruling on an application by the Governor of Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, seeking an indefinite adjournment of the certificate forgery suit instituted against him by the All Progressives Congress. Justice Ahmed Mohammed fixed the date for ruling after hearing the lawyers representing parties to the suit on Thursday. Obaseki’s lawyer, Mr. Ken Mozia (SAN), urged the court to grant an order of ...

Punch Newspapers Sections Our Correspondents Prominent Senior Advocates of Nigeria and the opposition Peoples Democratic Party members, on Wednesday, faulted the claim by the Attorney-General of the Federation and the Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, SAN, that the National Assembly had no powers to summon the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.) over the rising insecurity in the country. Malami had said this in a statement titled, ‘Buhari’s summons: NASS Operates outside c...

At least that’s what his aides have been saying all week. During deliberations on December 1, the House of Representatives had resolved that the president should visit the national assembly to explain what he is doing to stem the frightening scale of insecurity in the country. The House arrived at the resolution after more than 43 farmers were killed in the Jere local government area of Borno State on November 28, by terrorists. First, After the presi...