IBRAHIM OBANSA, Lokoja – The Speaker, Kogi State House of Assembly, Prince Matthew Kolawole has said that he is not interested in contesting the governorship of the state in 2023. This is according to a statement issued by the speaker’s Chief Press Secretary, Femi Olugbemi to newsmen on Sunday...
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The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Charles Soludo, has reportedly defeated his main opponents, Andy Ubah of the All-Progressives Congress (APC) and Valentine Ozigbo of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in their local government areas. Mr Soludo has polled more votes than his two contenders...
By BARBARA KALU, Akwa – Former governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APPGA), Professor Chukwuma Charles Soludo is so far leading in the Anambra state gubernatorial election conducted by the Independent National electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday. The results...
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit asking the Federal High Court in Abuja to “stop President Muhammadu Buhari from spending N26bn in the 2022 presidency budget on local and foreign travels, meals and refreshments, ‘sitting allowance’, ‘welfare package’, and office building.” In the suit number FHC/ABJ/CS/1361/2021 filed...
The immediate past Attorney-General of Jigawa State, Sani Hussaini Garun-Gabbas, has been dragged to court over an allegation of diversion of funds belonging to the state government for a Supreme Court case. In a suit filed before the High Court of Jigawa State by the state government, Garun-Gabbas is...
Anambra Deputy Governor, Dr Nkem Okeke, has displayed his ballot paper to other voters on Saturday before casting his vote. He said that he did this to dispel the rumour making the round that he had re-defected to his former party, the All Peoples Grand Alliance (APGA). “I had...
Dr Chris Ngige, Minster of Labour and Employment, has expressed shock over poor functioning of the Biomodal Verification Machine or Car Reader, of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Ngige spoke to journalists at his Nkwoide Alor ward 1, in Idemili South Local Government Area, during the Anambra Governorship...
By BABARA KALU, Akwa – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended voting exercise in the Anambra governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for INEC in Anambra State, Dr Nkwachukwu Orji announced the extension of voting by one hour, from the previous 2:30pm to 3:30pm. Dr. Orji added...
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief John Bosco Onunkwo, has called on INEC to extend the voting deadline at the on-going Anambra governorship election beyond 2.30 p.m. “I call on INEC to give us additional three hours to accommodate the high number of people who are...
Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), has expressed shock over the technology breakdown of the Bimodal Verification Accreditation (BVA) system. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been experiencing technical challenges in the use of the...
Mr Valentine Ozigbo, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) alongside Orjiugo, his wife, cast their vote at PU 010, Social Centre square, Amaesi Ward in Aguata Local Government Area of Anambra at about 11am. Ozigbo, who voted after about 20 minutes of accreditation delay, expressed worry that all...
Voting has commenced in the 2021 Anambra governorship elections. Some 18 political parties are on the ballot as the race to replace current Governor, Willie Obiano, comes to a head. Although there have been hiccups with electronic voting equipment in some polling units, the exercise is well underway in...
Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, along with his wife, Erelu Bisi, has not anointed any candidate that will takeover from in 2022. Mr Yinka Oyebode, the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, denied an allegation by a group that the governor’s wife has anointed the Secretary to the...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has stopped the Federal Government from executing its plan to deduct $418 million from the bank account of the 36 states of the Federation. Justice Inyang Ekwo issued a restraining order against the Federal Government on Friday following an ex parte application brought...
A Borno State High Court, sitting in Maiduguri, has sentenced a civil servant, Ma’aji Shettima Arfo, to 28-years-imprisonment for engaging in an N86.1 million contract fraud. Arfo, who was sentenced to jail by Justice Haruna Mshellia, of Borno State High Court, 3, was the General Manager of the state-owned...
Widow of Dim Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Mrs Bianca Ojukwu has expressed worry over the dwindling political fortune of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Ojukwu made the remarks in a statement she signed on Thursday to mark the posthumous birthday of the late Biafra warlord, on Nov. 4. She...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – A federal lawmaker, Senator Gershom Bassey has said he is in total support of power shift to the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State. Senator Bassey explained that for the sake of unity, equity and fairness in the state, the continued rotation of the...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Wednesday, opened its case in the money laundering case it instituted against Mrs Beauty Apere at the Federal High Court Yenagoa. The absence of EFCC’s star witness on Oct 20 had stalled the N200-million money laundering suit against Mr Embelakpo Apere, and...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Jime, the Gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue state in the 2019 election has urged the people of Benue South Senatorial District (Zone C) to keep up their fight to produce the Benue state Governor in 2023. He...
The absence of counsel to the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) and the former Minister of Petroleum Resources, Diezani Alison-Madueke, in court on Wednesday stalled the money laundering trial. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that a Federal High Court, Abuja had fixed today, Nov. 3, for...