A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, discharged former Governor of Imo, Sen. Rochas Okorocha, of N2.9 billion fraud charge preferred against him by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, struck out the EFCC’s suit for being in contravention with Section 105...
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By OLA MUDOPE, Ibadan – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its presidential campaign rally scheduled for Tuesday in Ibadan indefinitely. The APC Publicity Secretary in Oyo State, Mr Olawale Sadare, announced the postponement in a statement issued on Monday in Ibadan. Mr. Sadare said the decision was...
The arraignment of a business mogul, Abdulsalam Abdulkarim-Zaura, before a Kano Federal High Court over alleged 1.3 million dollars fraud was again stalled due to a change in defence counsel. NAN reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) filed a charge of criminal conspiracy and obtaining money...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – A group known as The Sokoto Network for Good Governance has passed vote of confidence on all candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 general elections. Addressing a world press conference on Sunday in Sokoto, the convener general, Comrade Faruk...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – As political parties intensify efforts to woo the electorate in the forthcoming general elections, the FCT Minister of State, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, has described the APC presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as the vanguard of women empowerment above other candidates. The minister spoke...
The supreme court on Monday affirmed Ahmed Lawan, senate president, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe north. In a majority judgment delivered by Justice Centus Nweze, the apex court allowed the appeal filed by the APC against Bashir Machina’s candidature. The lead majority judgment of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja b- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to protect Nigerians by going after political leaders and saboteurs mopping up the new Naira notes. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the call in a statement issued on Sunday in...
Adams Oshiomhole has accused the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) of deceiving President Muhammadu Buhari over the redesign of the naira notes. President Buhari last year approved the redesign of the N1,000, N500, and N200 notes. The move, has, however, created hardship among Nigerians who battle to lay hands...
Chief Ikechi Emenike, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Candidate in Abia, on Sunday unveiled his manifesto with a mission to “Rescue and Develop Abia State”. He presented the document before party stalwarts, supporters and journalists at his Umukabia, Ohuhu country home in Umuahia North Local Government of the...
A Former Chief of Army Staff, retired Lt.-Gen. Tukur Buratai, has urged Nigerians to support the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu in the Feb. 25 presidential election. Buratai, who was the immediate past Ambassador of Nigeria to the Republic of Benin, made the...
Alhaji Abubakar Kwaire, a Special Adviser to Gov. Aminu Tambuwal has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the 2023 general elections in the state. Kwaire, according to a statement by Bashar Abubakar, the Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to Sen....
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Mr Peter Obi has appealed to banks to expedite action to reduce the pains and discomfort small depositors and the unbanked are currently going through. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council’s media team,...
Mr Issac Kekemeke, APC National Vice-Chairman for South-West, has described Sen. Bola Tinubu’s presidential aspiration as a divine project which no one could stop or truncate. Kekemeke told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) on Sunday in Akure, that it was high time Nigerians began to see Tinubu’s presidential candidacy...
The Concerned Stakeholders Forum All Progressives Congress (APC)has alleged that some government appointees are sabotaging the administration of President Muhammadu Buhari. Mr Dominic Alancha Convener of the forum said this at a news conference on Saturday in Abuja, Alancha supported the claim by Gov. Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State,...
Chief Okey Ahiwe, who resigned unannounced a few days ago as Chief of Staff to Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia, has emerged PDP’s Governorship Candidate. Ahiwe emerged from Saturday’s rerun primary election held at the Umuahia Township Stadium, having defeated four other aspirants, including Dep. Gov. Ude Oko-Chukwu. He...
Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti has urged members of the All Peoples Congress (APC) to intensify door-to-door campaigns for the party’s presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu’s victory in the forthcoming general election. This is just as Oyebanji expressed his appreciation to the national leadership of APC, Ekiti chapter and members...
The protest on scarcity of fuel and new naira notes rocking some parts of Ibadan, Oyo State, on Saturday stalled the appearance of Mr Peter Obi, Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate at a forum. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Obi was billed to attend a presidential...
The Imo chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured Nigerians that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s presidency will facilitate wealth and job creation through agricultural value chain. The state PDP Chairman, Mr Charles Ugwuh, gave the assurance on Saturday at a townhall meeting with stakeholders during the party’s presidential...
President Muhammadu Buhari has formally endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, as his successor. The president, who made his position known at the APC political rally in Lafia, Nasarawa State on Saturday, therefore, called on the electorate to massively vote for Tinubu/Shettima...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has warned cabals reportedly trying to scuttle the February 25 and March 11 general elections to desist from the plot, saying no to any form of ‘interim government’. “Let nobody try to scuttle this election,” the governor warned on Saturday during a campaign in...