The absence of a defence counsel in an FCT High Court on Monday stalled the trial of suspended Accountant-General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris and three others. Idris was dragged before Justice Yusuf Halilu, by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) alongside Geoffrey Olusegun Akindele; Mohammed Kudu Usman...
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Former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke, has prayed a Federal High Court, Abuja to vacate an order granted to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for final forfeiture of her seized assets. Alison-Madueke, in an originating motion, sought an order extending the time within which to...
Officials of the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC) can stand as prosecution witnesses in bribery cases, an FCT High Court ruled on Monday. Justice Peter Kekemeke gave the ruling in a N10 million bribery suit filed against former Chairman of Gwagwalada Area Council, Malam Adamu Danze. The ICPC had...
Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja has dismissed a suit by a former presidential candidate of Hope Democratic Party (HDP) Ambrose Owuru, against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari who was the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2019 election. The suit...
Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi on Sunday began the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential/National and State Assembly campaign in Anyingba, Kogi East amidst tumultuous crowd and assurance of victory. The governor, who said the APC was a strong united family in Kogi, assured of an outstanding outing at the February and March...
Gov. Babagana Zulum of Borno says that the victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the presidential election in the state is certain. Zulum, who stated this on Sunday in Maiduguri while addressing APC members at a stakeholders’ meeting, however, urged members to work for a landslide, with big...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) alleged on Sunday that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had recruited social media actors to mount campaign of calumny against it and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) made the allegation...
Dr Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is to address the people of South-West region on his political ambition on Tuesday in Ibadan. Kwankwaso is to feature at a Presidential parley organised by the South-West Development Stakeholders Forum (SWDSF) This is contained in...
Sen. Chimaroke Nnamani, says he decided to align with Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, because the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has breached its Constitution, by subverting the principle of power rotation. Nnamani said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. He said the PDP’s constitution prescribed that key political offices...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) received 10,000 defectors from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) and All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) into its fold in Kano on Sunday. Receiving the defectors, the convener of Tinubu Northwest Project 2023, Hajiya Umma-Salma Isyaka-Rabiu, said the purpose...
What began as a promising campaign season is about to end up as a roving circus of political emperors and their minions. As the campaigns for next month’s elections wind down, we probably now have a convenient summation of the surreal experience. We might as well call it ‘the...
Sen. Victor Umeh, candidate of the Labour Party (LP) for Anambra Central Senatorial District in Anambra, says he will appeal the Court judgement which disqualified him from contesting the Feb. 25 election. Umeh said the judgement was on the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its...
A Federal High Court sitting in Jalingo on Saturday night, dismissed an alleged certificate forgery case brought by chief David Kente, against the governorship candidate of the APC, Sen. Emmanuel Bwacha, for lack of evidence. Justice Bala Usman, in his ruling, said the plaintiff and his counsel failed to...
Mr Amobi Ujar, an All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) supporter in Ebonyi, has been arrested by operatives of the Ebubeagu security outfit for alleged vandalism and destruction of All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign materials. Mr Friday Nnanna-Ujor, the State Commander of the security outfit, confirmed the arrest to newsmen...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced itself from the purported letter of suspension of its Governorship Candidate in Akwa Ibom, Pastor Umo Eno. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, on Saturday in Abuja, said that Eno remained the party’s candidate in...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Presidential Candidate, Prince Adewole Adebayo, has promised to reduce the rate of poverty in Nigeria and provide more opportunities for the youths when elected. Adebayo, who was represented by his Vice Presidential Candidate, Yusuf Buhari, said this during a visit to Oba Joseph Olubiyi...
The Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation has charged Nigerians to use the extension of deadline for collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to collect their cards. The organisation gave the charge in a statement by its Spokesperson, Kola Ologbondiyan in Abuja on Saturday. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Barely a month to the 2023 general elections, member representing Awe/Doma/Keana Federal constituency of Nasarawa State, Senator Abubakar Nalaraba, has inaugurated his campaign council and commission some projects. The inauguration of the campaign council consisting of old time politicians carefully selected by the legislature...
A man identified as Bestman Lekia, aka Biggie, has been sentenced to death by hanging for killing four persons and using their intestines to prepare a meal in a community in Khana Local Council of Rivers state. Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt sentenced and convicted Biggie...
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), has urged the electorate to give him a chance to create a new Nigeria where people will have equal opportunities. Speaking at a rally in Maiduguri on Saturday, Obi said that other parties had failed, making it necessary for Nigerians to...