By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Borno State has suspended six party officials involved in an unlawful assembly of some party members, who claimed to have suspended the state chairman and other party officials in an attempt to cause confusion and disunity in the...
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The Nigeria Democracy Defence Watch has appealed to the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Sen. Bola Tinubu, its presidential candidate against presenting a Muslim/Muslim ticket in the 2023 presidential election. The group made the appeal in a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari titled: “APC’s Muslim/Muslim Ticket in Nigeria’s 2023...
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has explained why he cannot be a running mate to a former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, in the forthcoming presidential election. Both men are in the race to become the next president when President Muhammadu Buhari completes his second term in...
Former Kano State Governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, has ruled out the possibility of the Labour Party winning the presidential election in 2023. Kwankwaso, who is contesting the election on the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), made the comment during his appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. Rather,...
Pastor Adewale Giwa of Awaiting The Second Coming Of Christ Ministry has said that Nigerians are confused about the candidate to vote for in the 2023 Presidency elections due to hunger caused by politicians. According to Giwa, starvation had been weaponised among Nigerians by politicians in order to have...
A Political support group, under the aegis of Obi Campaign Mobilisation Team, on Sunday drummed support for Peter Obi, Labour Party’s Presidential candidate ahead of 2023 general elections. The group also called on eligible voters to take advantage of the ongoing voters registration to get registered to enable them...
Mr Ifedayo Adedipe, Ondo Central Senatorial Candidate on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says the crisis rocking the party will not stop it from winning the 2023 general elections. The senatorial candidate is optimistic that the crisis trailing the opposition party after its presidential primary election...
Major Hamza Almustapha (rtd), Presidential Candidate of Action Alliance (AA) on Saturday in Zaria said his party would not compromise Nigeria in the hands of people who cared less about its future. He made the remarks during his consultations with senior members, academia from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) Zaria,...
Rabiu Kwankwaso, the Presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), on Saturday, said accepting to be running mate to any presidential candidate would lead to the collapse of NNPP. Kwankwaso, a former Governor of Kano State, who was in Gombe State to inaugurate the state office of...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has denied rumours that he held a meeting with Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike in France. Tinubu had recently flown to the European nation to continue high-level engagements with stakeholders. However, a chieftain...
Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former Nigerian Army Major and intelligence Officer, who served as Chief Security Officer to General Sani Abacha has said that he has no regret working with the late military dictator. The presidential candidate of the Action Alliance (AA) in the 2023 general election, said this while...
The Lagos Division of the Court of Appeal today July 1, 2022 convicted and sentenced Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, senator representing Delta North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, to 7 years imprisonment. The Appeal Court also ordered that his two companies, Golden Touch Construction Project Ltd and Suiming Electrical...
The Federal High Court, Abuja on Friday, granted the request of the mother of late 14-year-old student of Premiere Academy, Lugbe, Karen-Happuch Akpagher to be joined in the suit filed by the school. The school filed the suit seeking to stop the Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC)...
Osun State Governor, Gboyega Oyetola on Friday, expressed confidence that he will emerge victorious in the July 16 governorship election, to enable him to secure a second term in office. Governor Oyetola said this during a re-election campaign in Ila-Orangun, Ila Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. “It...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Court of Appeal Sitting in Gombe State on Friday sentenced the former General Manager of Maiduguri Flour Mills, Ma’aji Shettima Arfo to 7 years imprisonment. Alhaji Arfo was sentenced to jail for stealing millions of naira belonging to the Borno State Government and...
A Federal High Court in Kano, presided over by Justice Abdullahi Liman, on Friday restrained the Kano State Government from borrowing N10 billion for the installation of Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV) cameras. A coalition of NGOs, the Kano First Forum (KFF) filed a motion exparte dated June 27, sworn by...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi A 70-year old man and two others have been sentenced to death by stoning for engaging in homosexuality in Ningi, Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State. The convicted persons: Mal. Haruna (70), Abdullahi Abubakar Beti (30) and Kamilu Ya’u (20), were sentenced by an Islamic...
A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered the release of the official details of David Nwamini Ukpo to a former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, and his wife, Beatrice. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the order in a judgement delivered on Friday, directed the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS),...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Jackson Ude, has tasked all aggrieved members of the party to sheath their swords and accept as an act of God, the emergence of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as presidential and vice-presidential candidates respectively. Ude who is...
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said the party is taking steps to address the concerns of each of its members. Reports of a crisis in the opposition party has intensified in recent weeks after Atiku emerged as...