The Lagos State Domestic Violence and Sexual Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area has convicted and sentenced Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, popularly known as Baba Ijesha to 16 years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a judgment that lasted two hours also convicted...
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The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has appointed Pastor Isaac Idahosa as his running mate for the 2023 general elections NNPP disclosed this in a post on its Twitter handle on Thursday. Bishop Idahosa is the Senior Pastor of God First Ministry, a.k.a Illumination Assembly,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, his running mate, Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and other officials on Thursday arrived in Osun State in honour of the party’s candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke. This is coming two days to the governorship election in the state where Adeleke has once...
Dr Salihu Lukman, All Progressives Congress (APC) National Vice-Chairman, North-West, says the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) is not a threat to APC in 2023 general election. Lukman, also the immediate past Director-General of Progressives Governors Forum (PFG) said this when he spoke with newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Governor, Ben Ayade, on Thursday emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, (APC) for Cross River North Senatorial District election come 2023. Governor Ayade was elected at a primary by-election conducted at Ogoja Local Governmet headquarters. He emerged unopposed as he was...
A political support group, Project 37 for Tinubu- Shettima, says it has activated campaigns in the 774 local government areas in the country. Project 37 says the move will ensure the emergence of Sen. Bola Tinubu and Sen. Kashim Shettima as president and vice president, come 2023. Project 37...
An Ikeja Special Offences Court has convicted the embattled Nollywood actor, Olanrewaju James, alias Baba Ijesha, of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old minor. Justice Oluwatoyin Taiwo, in a two-hour judgement on Thursday, convicted Baba Ijesha of indecent treatment of a child, sexual assault and attempted sexual assault Taiwo, however, discharged...
The former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, has denied defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He was reacting to reports which emerged online on Wednesday suggesting that the PDP chieftain has pitched a tent with the ruling APC to work...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, in Saturday’s Governorship Election holding in the state. Delivering judgment, Justice Inyang Ekwo, declared that the suit filed by a chieftain of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Chairman of The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has expressed confidence that the party would win Saturday’s governorship election in Osun State. Dr. Ayu stated this in a statement issued on Wednesday in Abuja by the party’s National Publicity Secretary,...
Absence of convicted kidnap kingpin, Chukwudumeme Onwuamadike (a.k.a. Evans) on Wednesday stalled a suit filed against him by a kidnap victim, Chief Donatus Duru. Duru had, in 2018, filed the suit before a Lagos High Court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, He is demanding refund of 223,000 pounds he...
Thirteen political parties on Wednesday signed a peace accord toward peaceful conduct of the July 16 Osun governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that some of the parties included the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Action Alliance (AA). Speaking at the...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta State, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, has appointed former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Elder God’sday Orubebe, as the Director-General of his Campaign Organisation. The Director, Communications and Media Strategy of the organisation, Mr Ima Niboro, disclosed...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed Thursday to deliver judgment in a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Adegboyega Oyetola of Osun State as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the July 16 governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo fixed the date on Wednesday after counsel for...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – The Council Chairman of Sabon Birni Local Government Area of Soko State, Hon Idris Mohammad Gobir has emerged as the running mate to Sokoto All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Hon Ahmad Aliyu. Addressing newsmen at the party Secretariat, the state party chairman, Hon...
Pa Ayo Adebanjo, leader of the pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, has endorsed presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi. Speaking on Yoruba Gbode, an online radio programme, Adebanjo said only Peter Obi can rule independently among the current crop of presidential candidates. The Afenifere leader also accused Presidential candidate...
Sen. Abdullahi Adamu, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, the party’s Presidential candidate and the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, have urged people of Osun to re-elect Gov. Gboyega Oyetola, during Saturday’s governorship election. Also, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, Dapo Abiodun of Ogun...
Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Babachir Lawal, has faulted the announcement of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Lawal, in a note he personally signed on Tuesday, described the decision as a “disastrous error.” Mr Tinubu on...
*Why VP argued for a Christian running mate for APC presidential flagbearer. The eventual adoption of a Muslim-Muslim ticket by the presidential flagbearer of the ruling APC has ignited a new wave of tension in the party as the country’s most senior Christian official, the Vice President is said...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Lagos State PDP Governorship candidate, Olajide Adediran, has unveiled popular Nollywood actress, Funke Akindele as his running mate for the forthcoming 2023 election in the state Actress Akindele took to her Instagram page to confirm her political appointment on Tuesday. In the video she...