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Gani Fawehinmi The National Conscience Party (NCP), founded by the late human rights lawyer, Gani Fawehinmi, has voiced concerns that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) was plotting with the National Assembly to de-register more political parties in order to suit the interests of those already in power. In a state-of-the-nation address to the press yesterday, the party’s national chairman, Yunusa Tanko, alleged that INEC was requesting the powers from the National Assembly to reduce the number of political parties in existence. The party condemned a move by INEC to acquire the power to disqualify candidates, adding that disqualifications should be left to political parties. Mr. Tanko advised INEC to focus on addressing rigging and other electoral problems. Earlier this year, the NCP had filed a court case to stop INEC’s moves to de-register political parties. The NCP also criticized INEC’s decision to uphold a law that allows office holders to defect after a...

Jonatha / OBJ *Jonathan’s response, shallow – NEF, CNPP *President responded well – Afenifere, IYM, others *They should refrain from evil things – Sagay *Obasanjo jealous of Jonathan –Ezeife BY SONI DANIEL, CLIFFORD NDUJIHE, OKEY NDIRIBE, DAPO AKINREFON, PETER DURU,BASHIR ADEFAKA & DAUD OLATUNJI FORMER President, Chief  Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday, declined to respond to President Goodluck Jonathan’s reply to his December 2 letter, saying that he stands by the contents of his missive. Obasanjo who spoke to newsmen at his hilltop mansion in Abeokuta through his media aide, Tunde Oladunjoye, said he would not reply the letter because he has chosen to maintain his serenity. President Jonathan in a 14-page response to Obasanjo’s 18-page letter, said he only had time to respond to the most serious of the charges which question his sincerity, personal honour and commitment to his oath of office. He said Obasanjo did him grave injustice by accusing him of “deceit, decept...

Arowolo the alleged killer An Ikeja High Court, yesterday, reserved judgement in the trial of Akolade Arowolo, who allegedly knifed his wife, Titilayo, a banker, to death sometime in 2011. Justice Lateefat Okunnu informed both counsels in the case that the date for judgement would be communicated to them later by the court. Okunnu stated this after both parties re-adopted their final written addresses. Arowolo, 31, was arraigned on December 21, 2011, on a charge of killing of his wife by stabbing her several times, but he pleaded innocence of the crime. The State Director of Public Prosecutions, Mrs. Olabisi Ogungbesan, had earlier told the court that the accused murdered Titilayo on June 24, 2011, at their residence, No. 8, Akindeinde St., Isolo, Lagos. Re-adopting the address, Ogungbesan argued that the prosecution had proven its case against the accused beyond reasonable doubt. She said:“The evidence we have that led us to the fact that the deceased was killed is not in doubt....

The allegation of training snipers to assassinate political opponents is particularly incomprehensible to me  – President President Goodluck Jonathan on Sunday formally replied the 18-page letter written to him by former President Olusegun Obasanjo, saying it was a threat national security. Unlike Obasanjo’s letter which was dated December 2 but leaked to the press on December 11, Jonathan’s letter was made available to journalists by his(Jonathan) Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Reuben Abati in Abuja. In the letter titled “Re: Before It is too Late,” an obviously angry Jonathan said the former President did him grave injustice with the open letter in which he was accused of deceit, deception, dishonesty, incompetence, clannishness, divisiveness and insincerity, amongst other ills. He gave 10 reasons why he chose to make his own letter public. One of them, according to him, is because  Obasanjo’s  letter is clearly a threat to national security, as it may...

When on December 14, 2013, 18-year-old Ikenna Onyeizu and 21-year-old Moses Aiyenuro, attended a Christmas party at Dele Hotel, Ijora Badia area of Lagos State, little did they know that they would not return home. Residents of the area told PUNCH Metro that the two boys were killed by drunken policemen attached to Ijora Badia Police Station around midnight. Our correspondent also learnt that another youth, Mike Banji, was also shot by the policemen but survived. Police Public Relations Officer, Ngozi Braide, had told our correspondent last week that the boys were stabbed to death by some hoodlums during a fight that broke out at the hotel. Braide had said when the police arrived at the scene, the boys were rushed to the hospital where they eventually died. “There was a stampede at Dele Hotel where they were holding an end-of-the-year party around 11pm on December 14. Hoodlums engaged in a fight with machetes and bottles. Moses Aiyenuro was slashed on the neck. A team of policemen ...

Mr. Michael Akinola A Prince of Ilawe Ekiti, Ekiti State, Mr. Michael Akinola, 90, in this interview with AKINWALE ABOLUWADE, talks about his triumphs and struggles. Tell us about your childhood? I was born into the family of Oba Adefolalu Akinola, who reigned between 1929 and 1967. We are of the royal family in Ilawe Ekiti. My mother is Osunmadewe. I was born on November 2, 1923, six years before my father was crowned king in Ilawe Ekiti. I was born a twin. My twin brother died long ago when we were 15 years old. He was sick. I said earlier that I was born six years before my father was crowned king, so I witnessed the transition from low-life as a child of a poor prince to son of a ruling king in my community. It was a great heritage bestowed on me. Though my parents were not rich, royalty earned me a lot of respect as a prince. Everybody respected me and other princes and princesses in the palace. We were a point of attraction because royalty towers riches. All our peers and...