Gov. Bello Matawalle of Zamfara on Wednesday swore-in Sen. Hassan Nasiha as the state new deputy governor, following the impeachment of Mahdi Aliyu by the State House of Assembly. Speaking at the ceremony in Gusau, Matawalle said that the action was to fill the vacuum created by Aliyu’s exit....
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A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, gave an interim order forfeiting 10 properties of former Governor of Zamfara, Abdulaziz Yari, to the Federal Government. Justice Obiora Egwuatu gave the order following an ex-parte motion marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1342/2021 moved by counsel for the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences...
The Zamfara House of Assembly has confirmed the appointment of Sen. Hassan Nasih, as the state new deputy governor, following his nomination by Gov. Bello Matawalle. Matawalle had in a letter signed by Secretary to the State Government, Kabiru Balarabe and read at Wednesday’s plenary by Speaker Nasiru Magarya,...
Sen. Victor Umeh, former National Chairman, All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has expressed optimism that the party would secure all the legislative seats in the 2023 general elections. Umeh made the statement at a consultative forum of APGA stakeholders in Awka North Local Government Area (LGA), on Wednesday. He...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Wednesday, threatened to strike out a suit filed by a former Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Kenneth Minimah and two others. Minimah in the suit, is challenging the validity of a criminal charge instituted against them by the Economic and Financial...
An FCT Family Court sitting at the Magistrate District, Wuse Zone II, Abuja, has restrained Precious Chikwendu, from making comments that could lead to identification of children whose custody issues have been submitted before it for determination. Chiwendu is the former wife of ex-Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode,...
The PDP National Working Committee (NWC) has constituted a National Campaign Council and Election Management Team for by-elections in Cross River, Imo, Plateau and Ondo state. This is contained in a statement issued by PDP National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Tuesday. The PDP said that...
Former Gov. Rabiu Kwankwanso of Kano State and a group of prominent politicians on Tuesday launched a new political group -“The National Movement”, ahead of 2023 poll. Speaking at the launch in Abuja, Kwankwaso, also the convener, said the movement was formed with a collective desire and commitment of...
A bid by Coca-Cola company to stop Pop Cola from continuing its business pending the hearing and determination of its substantive suit has been denied. The Federal High Court sitting in Kano denied granting the interlocutory injunction. In his ruling on Tuesday, Justice Muhammad Nasir Yunusa ordered an accelerated...
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has urged party women leaders to reconnect with women and young people at the grassroots. Ayu, while speaking at the PDP zonal and State Women Leaders meeting in Abuja on Tuesday, said that without women and youths...
Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have agreed on a simple and equitable zoning formula for all geopolitical zones. The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, said this on Tuesday after the governors met with President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja, and in reaction to criticisms that the party...
A Federal High Court in Jos on Tuesday sentenced former Minister of Water Resources, Sarah Ochekpe and two others for N450 million fraud. The court also sentenced Raymond Dabo and Leo Jitung to three months imprisonment each. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) charged them in 2018 with...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, granted the request by the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) permission to further detain suspended Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Abba Kyari for 14 days on allegations bordering on drug trafficking. The NDLEA, in an ex-parte application moved before Justice Zainab...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Barely few days to the Cross River State byelections in Ogoja Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency, the State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Alphonsus Ogar has declared the River State Governor, Nyesom Wike as a security risk to the state. Mr....
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan on Monday allayed fears of Nigeria’s disintegration, saying the country will still remain. He stated this during the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)’s Council of the WISE strategic retreat and planning workshop which held in Lagos. “When...
The Progressives Governors Forum (PGF) says it will comment on the postponement of the All Progressives Congress (APC) national convention after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday. The forum is the platform of all APC governors. The APC Caretaker and Extra-ordinary Convention Planning Committee (CECPC) postponed the party’s...
▪︎ Passes vote of confidence in Etsako East APC Party Exco The move by Senator representing Edo North in the Senate, Francis Alimikhena, to secure a third term bid has run into a storm as his APC Ward 3 in Etsako East Local Government Area has rejected his bid....
Top politicians in Zamfara State have started jostling for the position of the deputy governor of the state following a move by the state House of Assembly to impeach the current occupant, Mahadi Aliyu Gusau. The assembly has already begun a process to impeach the deputy governor. Eighteen members...
By OLA MUDOPE, Lagos – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has postponed its outstanding State Congress for the purpose of electing new State Executive Committee in Lagos State. National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Debo Ologunagba revealed this in a statement issued to newsmen on Monday. Mr. Ologunagba noted...
Delta Commissioner for Information, Mr Charles Aniagwu, has said that the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no written agreement on zoning for the governorship election, come 2023. Aniagwu disclosed this at a news conference on Monday in Asaba. He noted that there were capable men...