The People’ss Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate Atiku Abubakar says he will ensure Nigeria is restructured within six months of his administration if elected in 2023 election. He said this at the PDP Presidential Diaspora Campaign Grand Finale held in Abuja. Atiku, who was represented by former National chairman...
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Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi has asked Nigerians to hold him accountable if a new Nigeria fails to emerge with him as president. Mr. Obi threw the challenge in Abakaliki on Friday at his campaign rally. He pledged to reform Nigeria back from consumption to...
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Dongban-Mensem on Friday said the court has so far received 600 pre election matters from its 20 Divisions. Dongbam-Mensem made this known when Amb. Samuela Isopi, Ambassador, EU Delegation paid her a visit in her office. “The court received over...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) naira re-design is ill timed. Mr Bayo Onanuga,Director, Media and Publicity APC PCC said this in a statement on Friday in Abuja. “The naira re-design policy has become a burden too heavy to...
The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed an appeal instituted by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Ahiazu Mbaise Ezinihitte Federal Constituency of Imo. The Apex Court threw out the appeal on the ground that APC has no legal right to dabble into the...
By OLA MUDOPE, Osogbo – Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, of Osun says he has faith, trust and confidence in the judiciary to right the wrong as chamber of justice and remedy. Governor Adeleke stated this while receiving Unit-to Unit Ambassadors of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from Osun West...
President Muhammadu Buhari has met behind closed doors with governors elected under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the agenda of the meeting was not officially made known to newsmen as at the time...
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed Mr Agbu Kefas as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba . Justice Emmanuel Agim dismissed the appeal brought before it by Prof. Jerome Nyameh challenging the May 25, 2022 Taraba governorship primary election that produced Kefas as its...
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Awka, has granted Victor Umeh, Anambra Central Senatorial Candidate of the Labour Party, the permission to serve his Notice of Appeal on Sen. Uche Ekwunife of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) through substituted means. Chief Alex Ejesieme, counsel to the appellant in a...
Fr. Hyacinth Alia has been declared the winner of the rerun primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue having polled 410,682 votes. Chairman, Rescheduled Election Committee, Sen. Basheer Lado, announced Alia as winner in Makurdi on Thursday. Lado said the first runner-up was Dr Matthias Byuan...
An Upper Shari’a Court sitting in Kano on Thursday dissolved the 16-year-old marriage between Asiya Ganduje and Inuwa Uba. Asiya is a daughter of the Kano State Governor and Inuwa Uba. Delivering a ruling, the Judge, Malam Abdullahi Halliru said the marriage was dissolved through Khul’i (divorce by Islamic means)....
Sen. Bola Tinubu, presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), on Thursday said he would tackle youth unemployment in the country, if elected the next president of the country. Speaking during the APC presidential campaign in Osogbo, Tinubu said he would establish more industries to address unemployment in the...
The sixth prosecution witness, Insp. Sunday Akagu, in the trial of Darambi Vandi, the alleged murder suspect of a Lagos-based lawyer shot dead on Christmas Day, has testified before the Lagos High Court. Akagu said on Thursday while giving evidence before a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has promised an upward review of workers salaries and pensions if given the mandate in the Feb. 25 election. Obi said this on Thursday at his presidential campaign rally in Birnin Kebbi, pledging to build a new Nigeria devoid of mass...
Mr Peter Obi, Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has promised to tackle insecurity, poverty, hunger and youth unemployment, if elected in the Feb. 25 presidential poll. Obi, while addressing a large crowd of LP members on Thursday in Gusau at the presidential campaign rally also promised to open...
The Ebonyi Governor, Chief David Umahi’s younger brother, Austin, has said that he is eminently qualified to head the All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Council in the state. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor and his wife, Rachel, head the men and women wing of...
Elder statesman, Edwin Clark, has urged Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta to step down as the Vice-Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the 2023 general election. Clark said this at a news conference in Abuja on Thursday. He said that Okowa’s running as the PDP Vice-Presidential...
Governor Babagana Umara Zulum was in Gwoza town of southern Borno on Sunday. He announced the upgrade of Gwoza’s General Hospital to a Specialist Hospital which will undergo some expansion, get more equipment and consultants for different specialized areas of medical needs. Zulum also announced a plan to establish...
Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council, Mr Charles Aniagwu, says PDP’s presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is already working to secure debt relief for Nigeria. Aniagwu, also Delta Commissioner for Information, stated on Thursday in Asaba that Atiku and his running mate, Delta’s Gov. Ifeanyi...
Traders in Nsukka have assured Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Enugu North Senatorial District of 100 per cent votes during National Assembly election. The traders gave the assurance when Gov. Ugwuanyi and his campaign team stormed Ogige Market,...