VAT Imbroglio: It’s an ill-wind; all parties must tread with caution
A few days ago, I obtained a copy of the judgment of the Federal High Court, Holden at Port Harcourt, presided by His Lordship, Hon Justice Stephen Dalyop Pam in suit No: FHC/PH/CS/149/2020, between Attorney General for Rivers State vs Federal Inland Revenue Service &…
Secondus: No way out of the woods
… How his kinsmen in Andoni nailed him Efforts by Prince Uche Secondus, National Chairman of the PDP to remove a strangulating suspension order placed round his neck have failed. Lawyers representing the Rivers born politician who appeared before a Port Harcourt High Court on…
APC: It Is Congress Day! How ploys to halt the exercise in Rivers flopped
Across the country, supporters of the All Progressives Congress who are yearning for internal democracy would file out of their homes. They would be participating in the second lap of party congresses scheduled by the National Secretariat. In Rivers, expectations are high. Members of the…
Frivolous injunctions : CJN, NBA swoop on “cash and carry” judges
… Leave political money bags in limbo The Chief Justice of Nigeria as well as the Nigerian Bar Association have swung into action to frustrate attempts to convert the judiciary into a marketplace. Already, the reaction that is coming from the top echelon of the…
Developing story: APC Reels Out Fresh Accusations Against CJ
The All Progressives Congress has alleged that the Rivers Chief Judge, Justice SC Amadi may be part of a scheme being hatched to stop it from going ahead with its ongoing party congresses. The party said in a statement that it was no longer a…
APC : No Retreat, No Surrender
… Sets time-line for LG Congress The All Progressive Congress has picked the first week of September, 2021, for the conduct of its local government congresses across the country. It is however tentative, according to a statement credited to the Secretary of the party’s Caretaker…
Atiku struggles to remove obstacles on the road to the Presidency
Can there be truth in the speculation that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, former Vice President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria was not born in Nigeria? Is it also possible that a Nigerian who is not born in the country is qualified to contest as a…
Rivers APC strongman admits challenges
“It is true that lately, we are facing a lot of challenges”, Dakuku Peterside, APC strongman in Rivers State told journalists Tuesday. Peterside, former Gubernatorial candidate of the APC in 2015, was reacting to two court decisions delivered in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. Justice…
