The National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said the new National Working Committee (NWC) of the party will be guided by consultation, team-work, internal democracy and national interest. Senator Ayu stated this in his address at the inauguration of the NWC in Abuja on Friday,...
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The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division has dismissed an appeal by the Chairman of Global Fleet Group, Mr Jimoh Ibrahim, challenging the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON)’s seizure of his 12 assets and freezing of all his accounts over his alleged N69.4billion debt. AMCON’s Head of Corporate Communications...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has threatened to grant an Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) suit, seeking an order to freeze the Adamawa State Government’s salary accounts over inability to pay back N84 million loan six years after borrowing. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, gave the state...
The Progressive Youth Movement (PYM), on Friday, prayed a Federal High Court to stop Gov. Mai-Mala Buni of Yobe from parading himself as the National Chairman, Caretaker Extra-Ordinary Convention Planning Committee of the All Progressives Congress (APC). PYM, a support group, made the call in a suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1577/2021...
President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the international community of free and fair elections in 2023 general elections, and peaceful transfer of power. Mr Femi Adesina, the president’s spokesman in a statement on Friday in Abuja, said the president gave the assurance in his remark at a Virtual...
Co-defendants of alleged kidnap kingpin, Chukwudimeme Onwuamadike (alias Evans) on Friday prayed an Ikeja high court to acquitted and discharge them of charges of conspiracy and kidnapping brought against them by Lagos State Government. Uche Amadi, Ogechi Uchechukwu, Chilaka Ifeanyi, Okwuchukwu Nwachukwu and Victor Aduba made the prayer via...
Senator Muhammad Musa (APC-Niger) has joined the race for the All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairmanship, promising to re-engineer its internal structure if elected. Musa said this on Friday in Abuja when he spoke with newsmen on his plans for the party, assuring also to ensure the supremacy of...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Ahead of the 2023 general election, Cross River State’s youths have endorsed Senator Gershom Bassey as the next governor of the state. They also resolved that 2023 is the turn of Cross River South Senatorial District to produce the next governor of the state...
By YUSUFU IDEGU, Bauchi – The Tax Appeal Tribunal, North East Zone sitting in Bauchi State has dismissed an application of the Taraba State Board of Internal Revenue seeking to compel First bank Ltd to make security deposit in disputed tax matter. The ruling was delivered by Chairman of...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia says the party has the human and material resources to wrestle power away from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in 2023. The Chairman of the state Caretaker Committee, Chief Donatus Nwankpa, said this at a news briefing in Umuahia on Thursday. Nwankpa,...
The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP Delta) has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will face an inevitable and crushing fall in 2023 after which it will go into political oblivion. According to a statement by his Senior Legislative Aide, Tony Ayaegbunam,...
The Minority Leader, House of Representatives, Mr Ndudi Elumelu, has called for urgent steps to reunite the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) members in the South West ahead of upcoming governorship elections in the region. Elumelu made the call at a special inauguration dinner organised in honour of the PDP...
The Lagos Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday arraigned one Ishaq Abubakar before Justice Peter Lifu of the Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi on 11 counts bordering on cybercrimes. The suspect was arrested by officers of the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) on August...
The National Chairman-Elect, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Iyorchia Ayu, has said the outgoing National Working Committee (NWC), has justified the vision of the party’s founding fathers. Ayu stated in his remarks at a valedictory session, organised for the outgoing NWC of the party on Wednesday, at the party’s...
By MARY RONKE, Minna – The Niger State Chapter of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has adopted Sen. Zaynab Kure, wife of late Gov. Abdulkadir Kure, as it leader. The state PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Suleiman Aliyu, disclosed this in a statement issued on Tuesday in Minna. Aliyu said that...
By IBRAHIM OBANSA, Lokoja – North-Central youths under the aegis of Yahaya Bello Network (YBN) have endorsed Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi for the 2023 presidency, saying that only through him would the Nigerian dreams of unity, safety and economic advancement be achieved. The youths in their thousands who...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Former State Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Ntufam Ekpo Okon has explained why he has returned back to the PDP alongside other party faithful. He explained that he was unable to resist Donald Duke and Venatious Ikem’s call when they both called him...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has affirmed the expulsion of 15 members in Kebbi state, by the Kebbi state chapter of the party. The party disclosed this in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, on Monday in Abuja. The...
A coalition of northern groups under the umbrella of Arewa Concerned Civil Society Organisations of Nigeria has declared support for the zoning of the 2023 presidency to the South-East in the interest of equity, fairness and justice. The group said that zoning the presidency to the South-East will automatically...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The cracks in the All Progressives Congress have continued to widen following a court order obtained by one of the chairmanship aspirants in the last state congress, Hassan Sheriff, restraining Babayo Misau, from parading himself as the chairman of the party in the state. This...