By BARBARA KALU, Abakaliki – The Labour Party (LP) has called for the immediate release of its Ebonyi South Senatorial Candidate, Mr Linus Okoriebeen, who was kidnapped on Sunday by people suspected to be members of South East Vigilance group, the Ebubeagu Ebonyi. The Labour Party’s National Chairman, Mr...
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Justice Tijani Ringim of a Federal High Court in Lagos on Monday, ordered some commercial banks in Nigeria, to appear and show cause in a N20 million suit against the Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA). The court made the order for parties to appear and show cause, following...
Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has said that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) owes Nigerians an explanation and an apology following some rather controversial statements made by Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the party. Atiku had on Sunday in Kaduna asserted that the north does not need Yoruba...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Abubakar Atiku, will not play to the gallery to score cheap political points for the 2023 Election. This is according to a statement issued by Atiku’s media adviser, Mr Paul Ibe on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Ibe...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is undeterred by plots from anti-democratic forces which have been mobilised to cause tension and disrupt the party’s presidential campaign rally in Kaduna State. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, stated this in a statement issued...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is a symbol of national unity, cohesion and tolerance who is comfortable and is loved in all parts of the country. This is contained in a statement by the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, in...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) 2023 Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) says Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) presidential candidate is only paying lip service to national unity. Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity of the council stated on Sunday in Abuja that Abubakar had resorted to...
An All Progressive Congress’ (APC) stalwart in Katsina State, Alhaji Shafi’u Abd-Duwab, says the defection of the immediate past Secretary to the State Government (SSG), Mr Mustapha Inuwa, from the party to the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) is a betrayal. Abdu-Duwab, who is also the state’s APC welfare Secretary,...
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...
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...