Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the Lagos PDP governorship candidate in the March 18, 2023 governorship election, has expressed sadness over the death of a prominent party chieftain from Mushin Local Government, Mr Jude Obiekwe. Adediran expressed his condolences in a statement on Saturday in Lagos, signed by Mr Gbenga Ogunleye,...
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Edo High Court judge, Justice Emmanuel Aihamoje, on Friday in Benin, dismissed the notice of suspension issued against the National Chairman, Labour Party (LP), Mr Julius Abure, by some ward executives in the state. The action filed by Mr Abure and some of the executives of the Ward 3...
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has appealed against the ruling of the Ogun Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, dismissing its petition against the election victory of the APC candidate, Dapo Abiodun and INEC. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that NNPP had filed the petition...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, awarded a total sum of N17 million against three applicants and their lawyer in a suit, seeking to stop the swearing-in of Sen. Bola Tinubu on May 29 as fifth Nigeria’s democratic president. Justice James Omotosho, in a ruling, described the suit...
The supreme court has dismissed the suit seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu and Kashim Shettima as presidential and vice-presidential candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC). A five-member panel of the supreme court held on Friday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the locus standi to institute...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – Nigeria’s Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, has been named by The Commonwealth to lead the Commonwealth Observer Group (COG) in the forthcoming Sierra Leone general elections. Prof Osinbajo, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), has also accepted the offer to lead the team, constituted...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ondo State has rebutted allegations by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that the Gov. Oluwarotimi Akeredolu–led government had grounded the economy of the state In a statement made available to journalists on Wednesday in Akure, the Publicity Secretary of APC in Ondo State, Mr Alex...
Police in Benue arraigned a 21-year-old mother, Nguse Nyita before a Makurdi Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for allegedly feeding her one-year-old child with herbicide causing her death. Police prosecutor, Insp Samuel Itodo, told the court that Nguse of Agam Community in Logo Local Government Area of Benue thereby committed...
A Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State, on Wednesday, refused an application by the police to formally arraign afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. Kuti, who was released from custody on Tuesday night, had been on remand for six days on the orders of the court. The police had on...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has declared his total support for the ambition of Senator Godswill Akpabio for the office of the Senate President of the 10th Senate. Wike spoke on Tuesday when he received members of the Stability Group, a group of Senators-elect,...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has warned Nigerians against a ‘scam alert’ issued by some unscrupulous elements through a fake EFCC Help Desk. EFCC sokesman, Wilson Uwujaren, said in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday that the ‘Scam Alert’ trending in the social...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – A Federal High Court sitting in Akure on Tuesday remanded four persons for Registration Impersonation and Examination malpractices of the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB) exam in Ondo State. The registration impersonation suspects are Timilehin Akinwale, Olayinka Mustapha and Peter Okereke, while Feranmi...
Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, the endorsed All Progressives Congress (APC) aspirant for the speakership of the 10th National Assembly, has tasked the party to redouble its efforts in ensuring his emergence as the speaker. Abbas, who represented Zaria federal constituency at the National Assembly, said this when he led a...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – President of Senate, Ahmad Lawan has debunked media reports that he has joined the race for the Presidency of the 10th National Assembly. Senator Lawan debunked the report in a statement in Abuja on Tuesday. “I have read some media reports that I have...
Chief Ifeatu Obiokoye, former Special Adviser on Political Affairs to immediate past Gov. Willie Obiano of Anambra, has emerged the state chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Obiokoye also former state chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) before joining APGA, was elected during the state congress...
The Police on Tuesday arraigned an alleged 35-year old fake medical doctor, Afeez Adegoke, at Ota Chief Magistrates’ Court in Ogun, over hynia surgery that endangered the life of a patient. Adegoke of No. 6 Eri Antena Bus-Stop, Onibukun Ota in Ogun, is facing a two-count charge of false...
The delayed rape trial of Senegal’s opposition leader Ousmane Sonko resumed in the capital Dakar on Tuesday as his party called for “resistance” and a national shutdown. Security forces patrolled crossroads and enforced a temporary ban on motorcycles as the city braced for another round of protests that have...
Absence of Chief Magistrate Adeola Olatubosun of a Sabo-Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos State on Tuesday stalled proceedings in the case of assault brought against afrobeat singer Seun Kuti. The chief magistrate was said to be on an official assignment. The information was communicated to counsel in the...
Rep. Fredrick Agbedi (PDP-Bayelsa), Convener “Greater Majority” says the group has not adopted any candidate for the 10th speaker of the House of Representatives ahead of the June 13 inauguration. Agbedi said this at a meeting of the greater majority caucus in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has received a group of former members of the PDP from Igalamela/Odolu Local Government Area of the state into the ruling APC. The governor received the defectors on Monday at the Government House Lokoja. He expressed appreciation to the defectors for recognising the achievements...