Justice Egwuatu Steps Down Amid Allegations of Bias in Senator Akpoti-Uduaghan’s Case

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4 days ago

March 25, 2025

Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court Abuja has recused himself from the case filed by the Senator Representing Kogi Central District, Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan.

At the proceedings on Tuesday, Justice Egwuatu announced his decision to withdraw from the matter after the usual court appearances.

He cited the allegation of bias from the third defendant in the case, Senate President Godswilll Akpabio, as the major reason for his decision.

It was gathered that the Senate President had expressed a lack of confidence in the ability of the court to do justice on the matter, hence the reason for the development.

Justice Egwuatu further added that the case file will be returned to the Chief Judge of the Federal High Court, Justice John Tsoho, for reassignment to another judge.

Sultanate Council Debunks Rumors on Non-Sighting of Shawwal Crescent

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2 hours ago

March 29, 2025

Nigerian Tracker

The Sultanate Council has refuted claims circulating regarding the non-sighting of the Shawwal crescent and the subsequent declaration of Eid-al-Fitr prayers on Monday. The council addressed the matter through an official statement posted on its verified Facebook page.

The post, written in Hausa, clarified that His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, has not made any formal announcement concerning the sighting of the Shawwal crescent or the date of the Eid prayer. The statement urged the public to disregard unverified reports and to await an official communication from the Sultanate.

The statement read:

*”Assalamu Alaikum. There is no place where His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, has declared that Eid-al-Fitr prayers will hold on Monday. Members of the crescent sighting committee are diligently performing their duties by gathering reports from various parts of the country.”*

It continued:

*”At any moment, His Eminence, the Sultan of Sokoto, will make an official statement either confirming the sighting of the Shawwal crescent or otherwise. Any platform claiming that the Sultan has made a declaration about the crescent sighting is spreading false information. Please await an official announcement.”*

The statement emphasized the importance of following established protocols for crescent sighting to ensure that decisions regarding Islamic observances are made accurately and in accordance with tradition.

This development comes amidst heightened anticipation as Muslims in Nigeria and across the globe await the official confirmation to mark the end of Ramadan and the beginning of the month of Shawwal.

The Sultanate Council reaffirmed its commitment to transparency and encouraged the public to rely solely on authorized channels for updates. The crescent sighting committee is currently assessing reports from different regions of the country and will provide recommendations to the Sultan once their analysis is complete.

In the meantime, the council urged Nigerians to exercise patience and to refrain from sharing unverified information that could cause confusion or misunderstanding within the Muslim community.

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Point Blank – Destiny and patriotism is what make Waiya exceptional

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6 hours ago

March 29, 2025

Nigerian Tracker

I did not intend to talk about what happened between Comrade Ibrahim Abdullahi Waiya and one unprofessional so called editor of a local Medium that is not even popular within the circle of colleagues in Kano Talkless of general readers.

But Patriotism and comderadism push me to write in order to call a spade a spade .

Some unpatriotic journalists and politicians are Helter skelter turning the situation into a different one .

Some of them are using the situation to settle their scores with Waiya whom His Excellency Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf find worthy to appoint as his commissioner of Information and Internal Affairs.

With his appointment governor Abba now begin to differentiate between those that are under mining his efforts because of their personal aggrandisement and the kind of Man that is ready to make his government more popular through amplifying it’s giant strides which they fail to do.

Ibrahim Waiya’s appointment as Commissioner is the handwork of destiny.

Evidently Kano Journalist are finding him very friendly in all interns .Even in the ministry he handles .His sense of welfarism is unconperable with those that call themselves fellow colleagues handling a position that ought to be use in painting governor Abba white but they behave other wise .

Waiya provided Ramadan welfare for the staff of the Kano state Ministry of Information and Internal Affairs beside facilitating for the establishment of a cooperative Society for more welfare .

Another development that makes me more excited is the Waiya’s pledge to the RATTAWU’s leadership of providing permanent Secretariate to the Union which is an Umbrella of the Radio,Television and Theatre Art Workers with hundreds of members in Kano state.

The Commissioner also announced the donation of One Million Naira to the Union on behalf of the Kano State governor .

Honourable Commissioner I want use this opportunity to plead with you