Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has ordered the Heads of Local Government Administration (HLGAs) to take over the administration of the 23 local government councils immediately. Fubara issued the directive in a statewide broadcast on Sunday at Government House, Port Harcourt. In response to the Supreme Court judgment, Fubara...
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Ekaette Akpabio, the wife of Nigeria’s Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has filed multiple lawsuits against Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan at the Federal High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The lawsuits allege a breach of her fundamental rights and defamation stemming from statements made by Akpoti-Uduaghan on Arise News....
During the recent National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu commended the leadership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) under the watch of former Kano State Governor, Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje for doing a great job for the Party. Tinubu cited the APC electoral victories in...
Supreme Court on Friday, nullified the Local Government election in Rivers, which was conducted on Oct. 5, 2024. A five-member panel of the apex court unanimously held that the election was conducted in violation of relevant laws. Justice Jamilu Tukur, in the lead judgment, agreed with the appellant, the...
Four leaders of the Imo Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have prayed the Federal High Court in Abuja to order Rep Ikenga Ugochinyere to vacate his seat, having been expelled from the party. The chieftains, in a fresh suit filed by their lawyer, Johnson Usman, SAN, also...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Federal Capital Territory Minister of State, Dr. Mariya Mahmoud has declared that the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the nation’s capital is more focused and determined to win the six area councils in the forthcoming area council elections and the general elections....
President Bola Tinubu has expressed confidence in the ability of the All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership to build the nation, and significantly contribute to Africa’s growth. Tinubu said this on Tuesday while addressing the APC Caucus meeting at the State House in Abuja. He reaffirmed his commitment to the...
Osun State Governor, Ademola Adeleke, has cast his vote in the ongoing local government elections in the state. Adeleke voted at Unit 9, Sagba Abogunde Ward 2, Ede North Local Government Area at about 7:56a.m. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor arrived at the polling...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has barred Nigeria’s main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), from electing its Zonal committee members, and national ex-officio for northeast. The election, which was slated for Saturday, February 22, 2025 became halted following a suit No: FHC/ABJ/CS/298/2025. Delivering...
Spain’s High Court on Thursday found a former soccer federation boss Luis Rubiales guilty of sexual assault for kissing a player Jenni Hermoso without her consent and fined him over 10,000 euros ($10,434). The court, however, acquitted him of charges of coercion. Prosecutors had sought a prison sentence for...
A support group, Nigerian Youths for Atiku (NYFA), says internal disputes within Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would not determine former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar’s fortune in the 2027 general elections. The group, which has been throwing its weight behind Abubakar, the 2023 PDP presidential candidate, stated this in a statement...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday, declined to grant an application filed by Sen. Samuel Anyanwu seeking to stop his planned removal as National Secretary, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling on Anyanwu’s motion ex-parte moved by his lawyer, Ken Njemanze, SAN, rather...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja– Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called for a thorough investigation into a viral video showing armed operatives from the Department of State Service (DSS) at the Lagos State House of Assembly. Abubakar, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, described the action of the security...
A Kano State High Court, on Monday, issued an order of perpetual injunction restraining the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from withholding funds from the Federation Account to the 44 Local Governments of the state. The applicants are the Chairman of NULGE, Ibrahim Muhd, Ibrahim Uba Shehu, Ibrahim Shehu...
There were pockets of violence in some local governments on Monday as members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) engaged in skirmishes over control of local government secretariats. A correspondent of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), who was at Ife East Local Government...
The family of the late chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, led by his wife, Mrs. Bose Ojougboh, marked his one-year memorial anniversary with a series of charitable initiatives aimed at honoring his legacy of philanthropy and service to society. The memorial activities included...
An Ikeja High Court on Tuesday fixed March 11 for the arraignment of First City Monument Bank (FCMB) and three others over alleged forgery and mortgage fraud. Other defendants in the case are Okogun Polycarp, Batik Line International Ltd, and Bolaji Adebajo. Justice Ismail Ijelu, adjourned the arraignment due...
An Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court on Tuesday sentenced a 47-year-old shopkeeper, Seydou Garuba, to life imprisonment for defiling his neighbour’s eight-year-old daughter. Justice Rahman Oshodi, in his judgment, held that the prosecution proved the charge of defilement against Garuba. He stated that the survivor’s evidence corroborated...
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun, has said it is worrisome that in spite of concerted efforts, allegations of corruption, delays in justice dispensation and bias still persists in the judiciary. Justice Kekere-Ekun said this on Monday in Abuja while declaring open the 2025 hybrid refresher...
A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),Chief Olabode George, has faulted calls for the creation of 31 additional states in the country . Speaking in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN)on Sunday, the PDP chieftain said creation of additional states would not solve...