The Osun Independent Electoral Commission (OSIEC) has declared all the 69 chairmanship and 393 councillorship candidates of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as winners of Saturday’s local government election in the state. The Chairman of OSIEC, Mr Segun Oladitan, while announcing the official results, as well as issuing...
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The Police Command in Gusau, Zamfara on Sunday confirmed the killing of one man and 18 others sustained injuries during a clash by members of two youth groups. The Police said the groups were suspected to be members of APC and PDP in the state. The Police Public Relations...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Nasarawa – The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) Keffi chapter has elected a new leadership to pilot the affairs of the noble profession. The election which was conducted under a peaceful atmosphere in the High Court premises, Keffi in Nasarawa State gives victory to Barrister Egya John...
Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) support groups in the state to embark on door-to-door campaigns to ensure the success of the party. Tambuwal, made the call at the inauguration of a volunteer forum for the state PDP governorship candidate, Malam Sa’idu...
The Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has visited the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli, after attending the seventh edition of Kaduna Investment Forum. Tinubu, who was accompanied by his host, Gov. Nasir el-Rufai, and APC stalwarts, were in the palace to seek...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has commenced his campaign tour to Kaduna State with a visit to the Emir of Zazzau, Malam Ahmed Bamalli. Abubakar was accompanied by the Director-General of the PDP Presidential Campaign, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, former...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu has expressed his confidence in winning the 2023 presidential election. Tinubu made the declaration while speaking at the 7th edition of the Kaduna Investment Summit on Saturday in Kaduna. He promised to solve all the challenges confronting the country,...
Stakeholders and chieftains of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River say the party is better organised to win elections, especially the 2023 general elections in the state. Mr Idi Yakubu, an elder and chieftain of the party in Ogoja, stated this during a million-man solidarity walk in...
A businesswoman, Rashida Yusuf, on Friday begged an Upper Area Court in Mararaba, Nasarawa State, to dissolve her marriage to husband for not ready to father a child. Rashida said that she married her husband, Mohammed Lawal, under Islamic Law and Customs in Aug. 30, 2020 and that the...
A Kwara High Court sitting in Ilorin on Friday convicted one Basheeru Seyi, a student of Kwara Polytechnic, Ilorin for offences bordering on internet fraud. The Presiding Judge, Justice Adebayo Yusuf, in his judgment, sentenced the defendant to six months imprisonment with N200,000 as option of fine. Yusuf also...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has asked the party’s National Chairman, Sen. Iyorchia Ayu to assure members that he would resign his position after the 2023 general elections. The BoT acting Chairman, Sen. Adophus Wabara, disclosed this in a communiqué after the board’s...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, retrained the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) from confiscating six property traced to Zamfara Governor, Bello Matawalle. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, hinged the order on Section 308 of the 1999 Constitution which grants absolute immunity to serving governors from...
A Federal High Court sitting in Yola on Friday nullified the Adamawa governorship primary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) which produced Sen. Aishatu Binani, as the party’s gubernatorial candidate for 2023 election. Ruling on the case filed by Malam Nuhu Ribadu, the court declared Binani’s candidature null and...
The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation (PCO) Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State, says the organisation has not set aside its drive for votes kick-started on Monday. Special Adviser Media and Publicity to the governor, .Mr Mohammed Bello in a statement on Thursday...
Dr Peter Mbah, the Enugu State People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate says his administration will move the state Gross Domestic Product (GDP) from its current $4.4 billion to $30 billion in the next eight years if elected. Mbah made the promise during a press conference organised by the...
The Osun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has fixed Oct. 26 for hearing of the petition filed by Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) against the declaration of Sen. Ademola Adeleke (PDP), as the governor-elect. The Chairman of the tribunal, Justice Tertsea Kume, fixed the date...
Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Anambra, Mr Basil Ejidike, said in Awka on Thursday that members have huge confidence to win the 2023 general elections. He told a news conference that the party in the state has full confidence in its presidential candidate, Sen. Bola Tinubu...
Labour Party (LP) says it is set to release a supplementary list for its Campaign Council, saying that Ayuba Wabba and Festus Osifo were erroneously included. The party’s National Chairman, Julius Abure, made this known in a communique he read at the end of the Expanded National Working Committee...
A Federal High Court sitting in Dutse, Jigawa on Thursday struck out a N36 billion corruption case against the former governor of Jigawa, Alhaji Saminu Turaki. Delivering a ruling, Justice Hassan Dikko, struck out the case for want in diligent prosecution by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)....
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has discharged the embattled leader of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu. Kanu is being prosecuted by the Federal Government at the Federal High Court in Abuja for 15 count charges bordering, including treasonable felony and terrorism, offences he allegedly committed...