President Muhammadu Buhari has forwarded the name of the acting Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, to the Senate for confirmation of his appointment. His request for the confirmation of the appointment of Justice Ariwoola as CJN was contained in a letter that was read on the...
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55-year-old Beatrice Nwanneka Ekweremadu, wife of Senator Ike Ekeremadu has been granted bail. Recall that the former Deputy Senate President and his wife are facing trial in the United Kingdom after being accused of allegedly plotting to traffic a man whose age has been established to be 21, to the UK to harvest...
A Competition and Consumer Protection (CCPC) Tribunal sitting in Abuja has fixed Sept. 6 for judgment in a suit filed against MultiChoice, the operator of Govt and DStv, over the recent price hike on their products and subscription rate. The tribunal, headed by Mr Thomas Okosun, fixed the date...
A dismissed soldier, Victor Aduba, on Monday denied being accomplices to the crimes of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike, alias Evans. Aduba, a co-defendant, made the denials during the resumption of trial at an Ikeja Special Offences Court in Lagos while being led in evidence by his defence counsel,...
The Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, has expressed optimism that right-thinking Nigerians will vote for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2023 general election. Fashola said this when he appeared on Channels TV today. Responding to a question on the possibility of the ruling party winning...
Two Lagos-based lawyers, Mr Chibuikem Opara and Mr Chris Ayiyi, on Sunday charged the judiciary to improve on service delivery in the coming new legal year. According to the lawyers, it is important to take stock of the judiciary now that the courts are about to embark on annual...
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti has said that the Muslim-Muslim ticket adopted by the All Progressive Congress Party (APC) was not done to undermine the influence or relevance of Christians in the country. Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, in a statement on Sunday in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned Prince Dotun Babayemi to stop further legal action against the Governor-elect, Sen. Ademola Adeleke, in the overall interest of the party. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Babayemi contested in the PDP primary in Osun that produced Adeleke as its...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State on Sunday, urged political parties to engage credible and trained party agents, assuring that votes would count in the 2023 general elections. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Lagos state, Mr Olusegun Agbaje told the News Agency of Nigeria...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Emmanuel Ogidi, has said the party is focused on rescuing Nigeria from its security and economic challenges. Ogidi, a former National Vice Chairman of the PDP, South-South, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged the presidential candidate of the NNPP, Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso and flagbearer of Labour Party, Peter Obi to declare their assets publicly. SERAP made the call in a series of messages via its Twitter handle. It...
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers on Saturday said he would soon “speak out” on recent happenings in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the country. Wike disclosed this in a statement by Mr Kelvin Ebiri, his Special Assistant on Media in Port Harcourt. Wike said it had become pertinent...
The recent blame game between the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has taken a new twist with the latest jab coming from the former vice president’s camp. In a statement on Saturday, Atiku’s media adviser,...
The Tinubu Campaign Organisation (TCO) has said that Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 2023 presidential candidate is not prepared for the job. Mr Bayo Onanuga, TCO Director, Media and Communications, said this in a statement on Saturday in Abuja while reacting to comments made by Atiku in...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has said all Nigerians should feel great pity and sadness for the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. Tinubu noted that in his desperate attempt to win the 2023 election by stoking religious...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – A federal lawmaker representing Calabar Municipality/Odukpani in the House of Representatives, Hon Eta Mbora, has called on The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) members to do away with bickerings arising from party primaries and form a united front ahead of 2023. Hon. Mbora stated unequivocally...
By RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – A senatorial hopeful of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Barrister Labaran Shuaibu Magaji, says he remain a committed member of the ruling party despite dragging it to court over alleged electoral fraud . Barrister Magaji stated this on Friday shortly after the hearing of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked Senator Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to withdraw from the 2023 presidential election. PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, stated this at a press conference on Friday in Abuja. Mr. Ologunagba said the party believed that the APC presidential...
A Federal High Court in Abakaliki on Friday, dismissed suit filed by Gov Dave Umahi seeking the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept him as the Ebonyi South Senatorial candidate for 2023 polls. The court also recognized Mrs Ann Agom-Eze, who came second in the May 28 primary...
Sen. Eyinnaya Abaribe (APGA-Abia) has called on the electorate to be wary of fake promises and elect credible leaders in the 2023 general elections. He made the call on Friday, at the investiture of Rotarian Max Amuchie, the 6th President of the Rotary Club of Abuja (Central Business District)...