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  “The court decides which side’s evidence is heavier, not by the number of witnesses called by either party or on the basis of the one being oral and the other being documentary, but by the quality or probative value of the evidence be it oral and/or documentary.” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 7, 2025 In other climes, people learn ...

  “Painfully, since the Buhari administration, the excesses of these people have been defended by their kith and kin in the north even when the victim of their terrorism is the host community. The rise of Miyetti Allah to national prominence is based on the inglorious fight to accept the terrorism of these invaders” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | APRIL 7, ...

  Again, on the “dormant” and “useless” BVAS machines, the tribunal said Ighodalo failed to demonstrate their contents in court. Hear what the chairman said, “the BVAS machines were clearly dumped and remained dormant. They were not demonstrated at trial, or did any witness testify on their content”. What Ighodalo brought them to do in court is what I am ...

  In his rage against his “enemies,” Kanu hasn’t spared his lawyers, whom he’s disparaged – even in open court – as not properly handling the many continuously-amended count-charges against him, thereby changing the counsel as frequently as one changes clothes. But suddenly, and surprisingly on Friday, March 21, 2025, Kanu set aside his confrontational attitude, and “apologised” for his ...

  “Al-Tayyib Salih’s Season of Migration to the North serves as a powerful response to colonial literature, particularly Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness. Through the character of Mustafa Sa’eed, Salih challenges the Western portrayal of Africa as a land of darkness and savagery, instead offering a nuanced exploration of the complexities of African identity in the postcolonial world” PEGASUS REPORTERS, ...

  “In interpreting the Constitution and Laws derivable from the GRUNDNORM, what’s not expressly provided is subject to discretional authority, which President Tinubu exercised in the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, Deputy Governor Ngozi Odu, and Members of the Rivers Assembly for six months” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 24, 2025 Whether they expected it or not, members of an ...

  “Back home, the behaviour of Senator Natasha Akpoti Uduaghan leaves so much to be desired. One, are we to believe that she is not conversant with the rules of procedure in the House? Even if Mr. Akpabio showed interest in her for whatever reason, why did she wait until she was asked to change seats, to spill the beans?” ...

  “PDP/Ighodalo and five other political parties (six initially but one withdrew midway) have queried the declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that Okpebholo (APC, Edo Central) won the election, with 291,667 votes (about 51.1%) to defeat Ighodalo, a Lagos-based Lawyer and business tycoon, who polled 247,274 votes (about 43.3%)” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 17, 2025 As ...

  “John Donne’s religious poetry, composed later in his life after his conversion to Anglicanism, reflects his personal and spiritual struggles, his meditations on mortality, and his understanding of divine love. Unlike his amorous poetry, which is often sensual and playful, his religious poetry is more serious, focused on the divine and eternal” PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | MARCH 11, 2025 ...

  El-Rufai admitted he might not possess the same clout in 2027 as in 2023 to determine who and from which region the APC candidate will emerge. “Now, I am a private citizen. I am not sure I would be in the APC 2027, so I cannot answer that question (about his support for a Southern candidate). Now, in 2027, ...