The trial of former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode could not go on at the Federal High Court Abuja on Monday due to the absence of his lead counsel, Mr Ahmed Raji, SAN. At the resumed hearing, the Prosecution Counsel, Mr Farouk Abdullah told the court that the business of...
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An Aiyetoro High Court in Ogun has sentenced one, Adelake Bara, to death by hanging on Monday for shooting and killing one Olaleye Oke, whom he accused of having illicit affairs with one of his three wives The court convicted Bara on a one-count charge of murder. Delivering judgment,...
The alleged culpable homicide suit against Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi in a Federal Capital Territory High Court on Monday, was stepped down in order for his lawyers to align themselves to represent him. When the matter slated for hearing before Justice Njideka Nwosu-Iheme came...
Former governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, has rejected the outcome of the just concluded governorship election in the state. Mr Moses Jolayemi, who is a media aide to the former governor, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “We received it with shock,” he said...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has more work to do for ordinary Nigerians and to ensure an ideal society. The declaration was made in Lagos on Sunday by Pastor Cornelius Ojelabi, the APC Chairman in Lagos State. He was welcoming the party’s presidential election standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola...
The Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the Saturday governorship election in Ekiti state, Otunba Olabisi Kolawole, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Biodun Oyebanji on his victory at the poll. Kolawole in a congratulatory letter he personally signed, was addressed to the APC candidate, Oyebanji and...
By DAVID IORJA, Abuja – President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over his electoral victory in Saturday’s Ekiti State gubernatorial election. The president, in a congratulatory message issued by his spokesman, Mr Femi Adesina, on Sunday in Abuja, described the...
The presidential aspirant of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has revealed that his camp is in talks with Peter Obi and members of the Labour Party over a possible alliance. There have been speculations of a “third force” to challenge the APC-PDP duopoly and Kwankwaso and Obi...
A Chieftain of the All Progressives Congress,(APC), Prof. Adio Afolayan, has described the seamless operation of BIMODAL Accreditation System for the conduct of ongoing governorship election in Ekiti by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as excellent. Afolayan, who is also the Commissioner for Local Government Affairs in Ekiti,...
The 988,923 registered voters in Ekiti State across 16 local government areas are going to the poll to elect the governor and the deputy governor of the state today. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election will hold in 2,445 Polling Units (PUs) in 177 Registration...
Former presidential spokesperson Dr Doyin Okupe on Friday said he is ‘standing in’ as vice presidential candidate of the Labour party. Dr. Okupe made the announcement on Channels Television’s Politics Today. If his candidacy holds, he will run alongside Peter Obi in the 2023 presidential elections. However, Dr Okupe...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate Bola Tinubu has named Kabiru Masari as his running mate for the 2023 elections. A chieftain of the party Kabiru Faskari said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today. “Ibrahim Kabiru Masari is our vice presidential nominee. He was the Welfare...
A Makurdi Magistrates’ Court on Friday remanded a 34-year-old native doctor and driver, who resides Behind Mobile Barracks, Makurdi, Benue State for allegedly defiling a minor who came for treatment. The Magistrate, Mr. Vincent Kor, didn’t take Iordye Edwin’s plea for want of jurisdiction. Kor ordered that the defendant...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – More groups within the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the northeast have continued to reject the Muslim/Muslim ticket being muted in the party for the presidential election in 2023. Speaking with journalists in Bauchi separately, the groups said that choosing a Muslim from the...
Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has said it is time for the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) return to power at the centre, after being in the opposition for many years. Governor Okowa said this when he spoke with newsmen shortly after his official announcement as the party’s running mate...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP-GF) has congratulated Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta on his emergence as the Vice Presidential candidate of the PDP for the 2023 general elections. The Chairman of PDP Governors Forum, Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State made the...
The absence of social media celebrity, Ismaila Mustapha (alias Mompha), on Thursday stalled his trial in an Ikeja Special Offence Court for alleged N6 billion money laundering. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on on June 10, accused Mompha of...
Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has revealed why he chose Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate. Recall that he announced the Delta State Governor as his running mate today. In a long speech at the event, he said that he chose Okowa because he’s someone he...
The Governor of Delta state, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa and Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike have arrived the Peoples Democratic Party’s headquarters in Abuja. Their purpose is to attend the party’s vice presidential screening. More to follow . . .
The All Progressive Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has been urged to consider Gov. Babagana Zulum as his running mate for 2023 poll. Chief Ekene Enefe, founder, The Southeast Destiny Movement for Bola Ahmed Tinubu (SDMBAT), made the call when he addressed newsmen in Awka on Thursday....