Imo state governor, Hope Uzodinma, has accused the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, of planning to cause anarchy in the state.

Uzodinma said this while he decrying the nationwide protest organised by the PDP, rejecting the Supreme Court judgement that declared him the governor of the state.

The governor called on President Muhammadu Buhari to caution the PDP over protest.

The apex court in a controversial circumstance last Tuesday sacked Emeka Ihedioha for Uzodinma, who finished in distant fourth in the March 9, 2019 governorship election.

However, during the rally, Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP in 2019, Peter Obi and national chairman of the party, Uche Sekondus wants the Supreme Court to reverse her decision on Imo.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Jibrin Okutekpa, however says taking to the streets is not the way to get the attention of the Supreme Court.

The Federal Government has filed a fresh 42-count charge against former Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF and Minister of Justice, Mohammed Bello Adoke and six others over alleged fraud in the $1.1 billion Malabu oil deal.

Adoke, to be arraigned today, is being charged alongside Rasky Gbinigie, A. Abubakar, Malabu Oil and Gas Limited, Nigeria Agip Exploration Limited, Shell Ultra Deep Limited and Shell Nigeria Exploration Production Limited.

The Federal Government, in a document filed at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, accused Adoke and others of receiving gratification to allegedly carry out a fraudulent oil deal.

According to the FG, as Attorney-General, Adoke mediated controversial agreements that ceded OPL 245 to Shell and Eni who in turn paid about $1.1 billion dollars to accounts controlled by former Petroleum Minister, Dan Etete, who is now at large.

A seven-man panel led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, Tanko Muhammad, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party’s Abba Yusuf to challenge the victory of the governor at the March 2019 poll.

Justice Sylvster Ngwuta, who delivered the lead judgment, held that YUSUF failed to demonstrate any cogent reason to warrant the setting aside of both the judgments of the Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal.

The courts had both affirmed the victory of Ganduje and his party, the All Progressives Congress in the election in the state.

It also upheld the election of Aminu Tambuwal, candidate of the PDP, as the governor of Sokoto state.

Ahmed Aliyu Sokoto, candidate of the APC, had filed an appeal challenging Tambuwal’s victory.

A pipeline belonging to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation has exploded in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos, killing at least two persons.

This was confirmed by the Director-General,Lagos State Emergency Management Agency, Olufemi Oke-Osayintolu.

He said the raging fire from the explosion was caused by the activities of pipeline vandals which caused panic among residents of AbuleEgba, Ile Epo and Ekoro Road.

This is coming less than a month after an oil pipeline running through Glory Land estate around IsheriOlofin, Egbe-Idimu local council development area of Lagos state exploded.

The LASEMA boss sounded a note of warning to vandals.