Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi has said that he prayed for Sen. Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win the presidential election of February 25. Umahi said this on Tuesday in Abakaliki, while addressing stakeholders and people of Izzi clan ahead of the March 11 Governorship...
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Veteran Nollywood actor, Pete Edochie, has said he was unhappy, as he celebrates his 76 years birthday on Tuesday, March 7, 2023. Pete Edochie highlighted some of the reasons behind his unhappiness on his Instagram page on Tuesday. The veteran said, “I’m 76 today and thank God who has...
The world over, politicians try to win elections by fair and foul means. That tendency is the reason institutions and laws exist and are operated by men of honour and integrity, who are sticklers to rules and unyielding to pressures from partisan interests. The February 2023 Presidential election in...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, threatened to strike out a suit filed by Mr Festus Keyamo, spokesperson of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), against former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar. Justice James Omotosho, who gave the warning, said if Keyamo was not ready to diligently...
The Economic Community of West African States, (ECOWAS) says it will honour President Muhammadu Buhari with an award in recognition of his achievements in the defence and promotion of democracy in the subregion. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s spokesman in a statement, said the ECOWAS Chairman, Guinea Bissau’s Umaro...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Chairman of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Julius Abure has dissolved the River State Executive Council in Rivers State with immediate effect over alleged anti-party activities and mismanagement of funds. Mr. Abure announced the dissolution in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 Senatorial elections in Nigeria The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu made the presentation at the National Collation Centre in Abuja. Yakubu had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423...
The Appeal court will on Wednesday deliver ruling in the application by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking leave to configure the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the governorship election. INEC in its motion dated March 4, asked the appellate court to vary the ex parte order...
The INEC and Police in Kebbi State have dismissed alleged plans between them to connive with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to rig the forthcoming gubernatorial election in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the PDP gubernatorial candidate in the state,...
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has been warned against the consequences of disregarding the Supreme Court’s judgment directing that the old naira notes should co-exist with the new one until Dec. 31. Mr Seun Abimbola, a former Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice in Oyo State, gave the warning...
Gov. Simon Lalong of Plateau has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress (APC) party will win in the Governorship and State Assembly elections in the state. The governor stated this on Tuesday in Jos, while addressing newsmen at the end of his inspection of some ongoing projects in...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday affirmed Akan Udofia as the duly nominated All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Akwa Ibom State. A former senator, Ita Enang, had sought to nullify Udofia’s nomination as the governorship candidate of the party in the state. Delivering the judgement, a five-member panel...
Some traders and marketers in Lagos have said they would accept the old denominated naira notes of N500 and N1,000, only when President Muhammadu Buhari gives the order. The people told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in separate interviews that they were being careful and at the same...
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun said that his administration, in its first 100 days, had redirected the government’s efforts toward meeting the needs of the people. Adeleke, who was sworn in on Nov. 27, 2022 as the sixth executive governor of the state, said this on Tuesday at a...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – A Group known as Benue For Tinubu 2023 has called on Law Enforcement Agencies and The Independent National Electoral Commision (INEC) to be dispassionate and unemotional in handling the allegations involving their Chairman, Board of patrons and the current House of Representatives Majority Leader,...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Tuesday in Abuja, assembled a team of highly qualified and experienced lawyers to represent it at the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal. According to a statement by Ahmad El-Marzuq, APC, National Legal Adviser, the team comprised legal luminaries with vast experience in election petition...
Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe (PDP-Cross River) says he will deploy every legal means to defend his hard earned reputation and victory at the polls. He said this on Tuesday in Abuja while briefing newsmen on the aftermath of the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly Elections in Cross River....
The Managing Director of Galaxy Backbone (GBB) Prof. Muhammad Abubakar said the Federal Government had blocked over 200 cyberattacks during the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Feb.25. Abubakar made this disclosure at the opening session of a two-day Ministerial Training for GBB’s Board members and Management staffers...
Fighters from Somalia’s al Shabaab Islamist group on Tuesday overran a military base that they had lost to the army in January, a Somali officer and a local resident said. The military base is located in the southern Jubbaland region. Al Shabaab, an affiliate of al Qaeda, has come...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Ahead of the March 11, state elections, The ObiDat Alliance has reaffirmed its total support for the actualization of Dr. Alex Otti Governorship bid in Abia state. The group made their resolve know in a statement issued by the Media Directorate.of The ObiDat Alliance,...