A Kaduna State High court on Wednesday confirmed Alhaji Yusha’u Ibrahim of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), as the elected Chairman of Birnin Gwari Local Government in Kaduna State. Justice Binta Zubair, who delivered the ruling, dismissed the application by the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission (KADSIEC) asking it...
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Sen. Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC)’s presidential candidate and his vice, Kashim Shettima, have asked a Federal High Court, Abuja to dismiss the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s suit against them for being incompetent. Tinubu and Shettima told Justice Inyang Ekwo in two motions on notice: FHC/ABJ/CS/1734/22 and...
Gov. Samuel Ortom of Benue alongside three other People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday paid solidarity visit to their counterpart of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ortom was accompanied in the visit by Nyesome Wike of Rivers, Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia and...
About ten months after he was removed as non-executive Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja with a suit seeking an order reinstating and restoring him forthwith with all the appurtenant...
About 10 months after he was removed as non-executive Chairman of the Board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd), Senator Ifeanyi Godwin Araraume has approached a Federal High Court in Abuja with a suit seeking an order reinstating and restoring him forthwith with all the appurtenant...
By HARUNA AHMED, Birnin Kebbi – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled the campaign visit of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, its presidential candidate to Kebbi State from Nov. 12 to Jan. 28. This is according to a statement issued on Wednesday in Birnin Kebbi by the Chairman of...
A 51-year-old man, Daniel Ogbonna, was on Wednesday docked in a Yaba Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos for alleged N1. 4 million ponzi scam. The police charged Ogbonna with conspiracy, obtaining by false pretences, breach of public peace and theft. He however, pleaded not guilty to the charge. The...
Some of the governors in Nyesom Wike’s camp will support the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar. This is according to the spokesman of the Atiku/PDP Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) Dino Melaye. The main opposition party has been in crisis following Atiku’s victory at the presidential primary...
The Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS) on Wednesday urged the Tax Appeal Tribunal sitting in Abuja not to accept an appellate’s witness as expert in tax transaction. At the resumed hearing, FIRS through its counsel, Mr Daniel Onukun, submitted that the appellant’s witness, Mr Martin’s Aroke was just an...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) said it received with shock the ruling by Justice Chizoba Oji of an FCT High Court committing its Chairman, Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa, to prison for contempt. The commission, on its verified twitter handle, described its chairman as an apostle of rule of...
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed reports that Gov. Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom has resigned his appointment as the Chairman of the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Organisation. This is contained in a statement issued by the Spokesperson, Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation, Kola Ologbondiyan...
The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), Mr Abdulrasheed Bawa said the commission has appealed the judgement of the FCT High Court, convicting the chairman of contempt of court for failing to comply with an earlier order of the court. Justice Chizoba Oji, of the FCT...
By JACOB KUBEKA – Former Nigerian High Commissioner to Canada, Professor Iyorwuese Hagher, has observed that the Flag-off of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign in Benue State on Monday was significant proof that the party was big and strong enough to absolve internal shocks and contrarian forces without...
Ogun residents and supporters of the All Progressive Congress (APC) staged a solidarity walk in Abeokuta on Tuesday. It was designed to show their support for the presidential and governorship bids of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, respectively. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the committal of the Chairman, Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to prison over contempt. The presiding judge, Justice Chizoba Oji also directed the Inspector-General of Police to ensure the committal order is executed. Oji gave the order dated Oct. 28,...
Sen. Teslim Folarin, the Coordinator, Tinubu-Shettima All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council in Oyo State, has assured that the party’s presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu, will get massive votes in the state. This is contained in a statement issued on Tuesday in Ibadan by Mr Kehinde Olaosebikan, Director...
Two lawyers have urged the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to stop making blanket statements against other professionals. The lawyers gave the advice on Tuesday while reacting to the allegation made by the commission’s chairman, that lawyers were involved in using their law firms to aid politicians launder...
Director- General of APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Gov. Simon Lalong, has approved the inclusion of members of Kannywood into the council. Lalong, who is also the governor of Plateau, announced the approval in a statement issued by his Spokesperson, Dr Makut Macham, on Tuesday in Jos. He said...
After months of postponement, a United States court in Los Angeles, California, on Monday, sentenced international fraudster, Ramon Olorunwa Abbas popularly known as Hushpuppi to over 135 months – over 11 years — in federal prison. The US District Judge Otis D. Wright II ordered the 40-year-old convict to...
By JACOB KUBEKA, Abuja – The Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, on Tuesday, nullified the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that produced Dauda Lawal-Dare as the governorship candidate of party in the state. This came as the Independent National Electoral Commission...