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Court Clears Jonathan To Contest 2027 Election
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan to participate in the 2027 presidential race.
A faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), under the leadership of Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, last week offered a waiver to Jonathan as the only presidential candidate of the party.
But one Johnmary Jideobi had instituted a suit seeking an order restraining Jonathan from presenting himself to any political party as a candidate for the 2027 presidential election.
The plaintiff had earlier asked the court to stop INEC from accepting, processing or publishing Jonathan’s name as a presidential candidate.
He asked the court to determine whether, having regard to Sections 1(1), (2), (3) and 137(3) of the 1999 Constitution, Jonathan remains eligible to seek the office of president again.
But in his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Peter Lifu held that Jonathan could participate in the election as a contestant.
He also awarded a N20 million fine against Jideobi and in favour of the ex-president.
He equally awarded a one million fine against the plaintiff and in favour of the Attorney-General of the Federation (AGF).
Justice Lifu held that Jideobi lacked the legal right to have instituted the suit having not suffered any loss from his perceived Jonathan’s intention to vie for the next year poll.
The judge, who said that a Federal High Court in Yenagoa and an Appeal Court had already held that Jonathan was eligible to run, said he was bound by the decision of the appellate court.
The judge then described the lawyer’s suit as “an abuse of court process.”
Justice Lifu also dismissed the Jideobi’s motion seeking the judge’s withdrawal from the case for being frivolous.
Tunisia head coach Sabri Lamouchi has been sacked after defeat on World Cup opening game against Sweden.
Plans are under way to appoint Mondher Kebaier as the new national team coach on an interim basis, Federation confirm.
A statement released on the Tunisian FA Instagram read:
“An agreement has been officially reached to dismiss coach Sabri Lamouch.
“Plans are under way to appoint Mondher Kebaier as the national team coach [on an interim basis].”
Tunisia play Japan in their second group game on Saturday before facing the Netherlands.
The Commander-General of the Kano State Hisbah Corps, Sheikh Aminu Ibrahim Daurawa, has said preparations are in top gear for the mass wedding of 1,500 couples sponsored by the state government, with the sum of ₦1.5 billion earmarked for the programme.
Daurawa disclosed this while addressing newsmen in Kano on Monday, saying part of the preparations includes premarital medical tests such as HIV, hepatitis, pregnancy and genotype screening, among others.
He explained that about ₦1 million would be spent on each couple to provide household items including beds, mattresses, bedsheets, pillows, furniture and food items.
According to him, a dowry of ₦100,000 will be paid for each bride, while an additional ₦100,000 will be given to the bride as seed capital to support small-scale businesses after the wedding.
“Mass wedding was one of the promises made to the people of Kano by Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf during his election campaign, and he has now fulfilled it,” Daurawa said.
“The governor has approved ₦1.5 billion for 1,500 couples, with each couple benefiting from about ₦1 million meant for furniture, food items and empowerment.”
The Commander-General also disclosed that the Hisbah Corps had informed intending couples of a guiding rule that discourages divorce without the prior involvement of the Hisbah Board.
He advised intending couples to ensure they undergo genotype tests before marriage because of the risks associated with giving birth to children living with sickle cell anaemia.
Daurawa added that the date for the mass wedding would be announced once it is approved by Governor Yusuf.
Nigeria’s inflation rose for the third consecutive month to 15.93 percent in May 2026 from 15.69 percent recorded in April.
The National Bureau of Statistics disclosed this in its Consumer Price Index and inflation data released on Monday.
This means that in May, the country’s inflation rose on a month-on-month basis by 1.75 percent.
Also, the report showed that food inflation also skyrocketed to 16.96 percent in May, up from 16.06 percent recorded the previous month.
“In May 2026, the headline inflation rate on a month-on-month basis was 1.75 percent, which was 0.39 percent lower than the rate recorded in April 2026 (2.13 percent).
On a year-on-year basis, the headline inflation rate rose to 15.93 percent, up from 15.69 percent in April 2026 and down from 26.06 percent in the same month of the preceding year (May 2025).
“The Food inflation rate in May 2026 on a month-on-month basis was 2.98 percent, down by 0.65 percentage points from April 2026 (3.63 percent). On a year-on-year basis, it was 16.96 percent and stood at 24.55 percent in the same month of the preceding year, May 2025”.
Recall that the headline inflation rate dropped in March and April, respectively even as the Central Bank of Nigeria retained the country’s interest rate 26.50 percent in its 305th Monetary Policy meeting.
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