The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election. The presiding judge, Justice Isa Hamma Dashen gave the judgement on Friday. Justice Dashen also held that Jonathan’s right to vie for the...
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ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Following his declaration as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election in Bauchi State, the immediate past Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Abubakar Saddique (Rtd) has vowed to unseat Governor Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party. Saddique who polled...
The National President of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Deputy President of NLC, Dr. Nasir Idris has been elected Governorship Candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi state. Nasir Idris garnered one thousand and fifty five (1055) votes to defeat two other contestants at the...
Sen. Bassey Otu, a former lawmaker who represented Cross River South in the National Assembly, has emerged governorship flag bearer of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that at the party’s governorship primary election, held at the U.J Esuene Stadium in Calabar, Sen....
The Speaker, Plateau House of Assembly, Mr Yakubu Sanda has been declared winner of All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election for Pengana State Constituency. The Chairman, Primary Election Committee, Mr Auwal Jibrin made the declaration in Pengana. Jibrin said that the Sanda scored 15 votes to defeat four other...
By HARUNA AHMED, Kano – Kano State Deputy Governor, Nasiru Gawuna has emerged governorship candidate of the All Progress Congress (APC) for 2023 general election in the state. Gawuna polled 2,289 votes to defeat his only opponent, Sha’aban Sharada, a member representing Kano Municipal Federal Constituency, who scored 30...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the State House Assembly primaries in Nasarawa state over alleged tampering with the authentic list of delegates in the state. Dr John Mamman, Nasarawa state APC chairman, in a press conference on Friday in Lafia, said the party was sad after discovering...
The Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has held that the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers in seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria contrary to the provisions of the extant Advertising Practitioners (Regulation) Act of 2004. The court also declared that the NBC...
Mazi Sam Ohuabunwa, PDP presidential aspirant, says whoever emerges as the party’s candidate may likely win the 2023 presidential election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the PDP presidential primaries is scheduled for May 28 and 29. Addressing newsmen in Lagos on Thursday, Ohuabunwa who said he...
Below is the full text of Governor Babagana Zulum’s remark when he accepted nomination as candidate of the APC in Borno for the 2023 governorship: “Only at the weekend, more than 30 youths were killed around Kala-Balge. This should remind us of the reality of our problems and the...
Says rebuilding Borno more urgent By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Borno State Governor, Professor Babagana Zulum has been declared winner of the APC governorship primaries ahead of the forthcoming general elections in 2023. Uba Maigari Ahmadu, Chairman of the APC Governorship and House of Assembly primaries for Borno State,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Sandy Onor has emerged as the winner of the governorship primaries of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State. Senator Onor, the Federal lawmaker representing Cross River Central Senatorial District polled 236 votes to defeat his closest rival, Senator Gershom Bassey,...
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Thursday won the All Progressives Congress’ governorship primary by 1,168 votes to defeat five other aspirants. Meanwhile two of the aspirants, Adekunle Akinlade and Biyi Otegbeye, had rejected the chairmanship of the election committee and passed a vote of no confidence on the...
Chief Bartho Igwedibia, Chairman Accord Party, Anambra, says the resignation of Mr Peter Obi from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has became a blessing in disguise for smaller parties in the state. Igwedibia, who made the assertion while briefing journalists at the state secretariat of the party on Thursday...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Former Sokoto State Deputy Governor, Barrister Mukhtari Shehu Shagari has announced his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), describing the party as a dead one in Sokoto. The decision by Shagari to quit the party according to pundits stems from Governor Aminu Tambuwal’s...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Few hours to the commencement of the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Bauchi State, one of the eight aspirants, Muhammad Al-Amin, has withdrawn from the race. Al-Amin while speaking to journalists at a press conference held on Thursday at the NUJ Secretariat...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – As the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Sokoto State prepares for its governorship primaries today, 6 out of the seven aspirants have insisted on direct primaries. The six governorship aspirants, include: Senator Abdullahi Umar Gada, Hon Dr Abdullahi Balarabe Salame, Ambassador Faruk Malami Yabo,...
By EJIROGHENE BARRETT, Asaba – The Delta State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primaries held in Asaba on Wednesday resulted in a major upset as the Speaker of the Delta State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Sheriff Oborevwori, emerged as the party’s choice for the top job, defeating former...
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment in the suit filed by the President Muhammadu Buhari and Attorney-General of the Federation Abubakar Malami, to void the provisions of Section 84(12) of the Electoral Act, 2022. The court will announce a date to parties involved. The News Agency of Nigeria...
Abba Kyari, the suspended DCP, on Thursday, approached a Federal High Court for another bail plea. Kyari and three of his co-defendants, through their counsel, urged Justice Emeka Nwite to admit then to a bail because their lives in the Kuje Correctional Centre where there are being remanded were...