The recently concluded local government election conducted by the administration of Governor David Umahi in Ebonyi State was declared invalid on Thursday by a Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the state's capital. The court ruled that July 30, 2022, local government election violated the Electoral Act's mandates. In a ...

At a ceremony in Istanbul on Thursday, Karim Benzema received recognition for his tremendous seasons by being named the UEFA Men's Player of the Year. Real Madrid's triumph over Liverpool in the Champions League final was led by France striker Karim Benzema, who finished the competition with 15 goals. Before ...

Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, met with Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers State, and Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, on Thursday in London. Clariform reports that discussions leading up to the 2023 presidential election was the main aim of the meeting, although specifics were still hazy at ...

ASUU's demand for payment of the six months' worth of salary arrears for the time its members were on strike has been criticized by the National Association of Nigerian Students as being "wicked, greedy, and callous." Clariform recalls that the academic union has made the demand part of its terms ...

The Police Service Commission (PSC) workers union on Thursday issued a notice of indefinite strike to the management of the commission over breach of conditions of service. This comes amidst rising nationwide insecurity and acts of criminality. In a leaked letter, the workers, addressed to Musiliu Smith, PSC chairman, the ...

Clariform reports that Prof. Charles Quaker Dokubo, a former coordinator of the Presidential Amnesty Programme is dead. We gathered from reliable source that Prof. Dokubo passed on at an Abuja hospital on Wednesday night. The reliable source from the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs, who spoke to our reporter on condition of ...

Rufa’i Alkali, the National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), late Wednesday said the party was still open to alliances as the 2023 general elections draws nearer. The former presidential adviser on political affairs to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan, made this known while addressing press men at a Lagos ...

Fighting again broke out in Northern Ethiopia after five-month of calm. The fighting resumed on Wednesday, as Ethiopian authorities accused the Tigray rebels of launching a new offensive against federal forces in the country’s north, five months after a truce. BASIC FACTS Fighting restarted at the Ethiopian Tigray region on ...

The United States President, Joe Biden, Wednesday announced $2.98 billion in military aid to Kyiv. This will be the US biggest aid package so far Ukraine. The aid came as support to mark Ukraine’s independence day, and in support of the European country in their defense against invasion by Putin`s ...

The crisis engulfing the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has now turned to shouting match between Sule Lamido, the former governor of Jigawa State and Governor Nyesom Wike of River State, two PDP Chieftains, who are now disparaging each other in the public space. WHAT WE KNOW The Rivers State governor ...

According to official data released ahead of more searing temperatures on Thursday, serious drought exacerbated by a severe heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau. Clariform recalls that the Asian giant has experienced over 70 days of heatwaves, flash floods and droughts, a ...

Japan's head of National Police Agency announced his resignation on Thursday after an investigation confirmed a compromise in the security details for assassinated former prime minister Shinzo Abe. WHAT WE KNOW The police Chief, Itaru Nakamura whose addressed journalists admitted failings by the police in providing security to the murdered ...

NIGER DELTA: The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) championed by Chief Edwin Clark has warned Northern youths against brewing crisis in the Niger Delta with unnecessary and misguided statements. WHAT WE KNOW A Niger Delta elder and former minister of communication in Nigeria, Chief Edwin Clark and his PANDEF organization ...

Days after the Nigerian broadcasting commission (NBC) announced the withdrawal of broadcast license of 53 radio and television stations, the Nigerian labour congress has called on the regulatory agency to do a downward review of fees. BASIC FACTS The NBC had last week announced the withdrawal of broadcast liecence of ...

South Africa`s MTN commenced testing its 5G technology in the nation on Wednesday, with seven Nigerian cities set to be the first to receive it when the services officially launch. The mobile service provider made this announcement in a statement to the Nigerian Exchange. MTN 5G services will launch in ...

Lucky Uchechukwu Ndukwe, a manager with the Cubana Group, was charged by the Economics and Financial Crime Commission on Wednesday with a crime that may have been considered money laundering and conspiracy to launder. Ndukwe, also known as Cubana Prime Minister, was charged alongside Precious Omonkhoa Ofure by the EFCC's ...

Former Nigerian International and Atlanta 96 Gold winning goalkeeper, Dosu Joseph was Tuesday appointed the goalkeeper trainer of the 3SC football club of Ibadan ahead of the resumption of the Nigerian Football league. BASIC FACTS The management of the Shooting Stars Club (3SC) Ibadan, Tuesday confirmed the appointment of Dosu ...

Football, according to President Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retired), is still Nigeria's most popular sport and a national treasure. Buhari asserts that his government will fend off any efforts to interfere with its advancement. He made this statement on Tuesday in Abuja after receiving the 10-year Football Development Master Plan ...

In support of the nationwide strike declared by South Africa's largest labour union over rising inflation and frequent power outages, protesters marched to one of South Africa's key government buildings in Pretoria on Wednesday. As they made their way to the Union Buildings, where the presidency is housed, hundreds of ...

Adeyemi Israel Abiodun, the director of logistics for the National Association of Nigerian Students at Federal University in Oye-Ekiti has been found guilty of online fraud and sentenced to one year in prison by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission. WHAT WE KNOW The NANS leader is one of 40 ...

On Tuesday, officials of the Execution Unit of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja, working with the Nigeria Police Force seized cars owned by Senator Andy Uba in his Abuja residence over a N50 million debt resulting from a loan he took from Oranto Petroleum Limited. WHAT WE ...

Nnamdi Okafor, the majority leader of the Anambra State House of Assembly, has passed away. Before his passing, Okafor, also known as Akajiugo Awka, served as the state Assembly's representative for the Awka South Constituency 1. There are still many unknown issues surrounding his death, however unconfirmed sources claim that ...

Apart from the Annual General Conference of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) which holds from 19th to 26th August in Lagos, Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital, perhaps the next biggest news coming from the Bar at this time is the suspension of Mrs. Joyce Oduah as the NBA General Secretary. Mrs ...

PDP CRISIS: There are signs that the hopes of resolving the crisis rocking the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) may be fading as indications are beginning to merge that the rift between Wike and Atiku is getting deeper, and the aggrieved PDP big wigs are moving closer to collaborating with Peter ...

Nduka Otiono, an Associate Professor at Carleton University, Canada has been nominated for the Archibald Lampman Award for poetry for his new collection of poems titled "DisPlace: The Poetry of Nduka Otiono". Clariform reports that the Archibald Lampman Award is an annual Canadian literary prize awarded to the year's most ...

The Federal Government has signed an agreement with the US Government for the repatriation of the sum of $23 million, being assets looted by late General Sani Abacha. Abubakar Malami (SAN), the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice signed the agreement on behalf of the Federal Government on Tuesday ...

The Federal Road Safety Corps on Tuesday announced the ban on rotational number plate across the country. This was made known in a statement, issued by the Assistant Corps Marshal, Bisi Kazeem. Clariform gathered that the FRSC made the announcement following the circulation of a video of a vehicle that ...

In Cross River State, more than 1,700 workers who claimed to be civil servants under the state government took to the streets on Tuesday to protest alleged non-payment of five years' worth of salaries. According to our source in Calabar, the state capital, the protestors blocked the government secretariat's entrance ...

Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has explained his absence from the opening ceremony of the Nigerian Bar Association's 2022 Annual Conference, which took place on Monday in Lagos. Recall that Clariform reported that leading presidential aspirants like Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi of the ...

TAIWAN TENTION: President Tsai Ing-wen of Taiwan, said Tuesday that Taiwanese people remained resolved to defend the island following China’s military drills. The relationship between Taiwan and her aggressive neighbour China, has grown worse since USA House Speaker, Nancy Pelosi visited the small Island. BASIC FACTS Tension is high in ...