Kebbi State chapter of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) has suspended Dr. Sule-Iko Sadeeq over what it described as his unauthorised self-declaration as the party’s State Chairman. The announcement was made through a statement signed by Alhaji Abubakar Atiku-Musa, the party’s State Publicity Secretary, and made available to newsmen...
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Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang has declared an end to factional politics within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau State, urging the newly elected state executive members to embrace unity, forgiveness, and collective responsibility as the foundation for rebuilding the party ahead of the 2027 general elections. The...
Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has said that the tension within the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) following the adoption of Senator Tanimu Turaki as the party’s consensus candidate for national chairman is a natural part of politics. Speaking with journalists shortly after the inaugural meeting of the Convention Special...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja- Board of Trustees (BoT) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has firmly rejected allegations of forgery and signature falsification made by the party’s National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, describing them as “false, baseless, and misleading.” In a statement released on Thursday in Abuja, BoT Chairman,...
The trial of Nicholas Mutu, a serving member of the House of Representatives before Justice F. Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has been adjourned till December 8, 2025 for adoption of written addresses. Mutu, who served as Chairman, House of Representatives Committee on Niger Delta Development...
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has attributed the persistent wave of defections among Nigerian politicians to the absence of a clear ideological foundation in the nation’s political system. Makinde made this observation in Ibadan on Thursday during the public presentation of a book titled “Omituntun’s Political Ideology of Seyi...
National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has announced the expulsion of its former National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Musa Gabam, and several other key officials for what it described as gross misconduct and breaches of the party’s constitution. The decision was made public on Thursday in...
Police, on Thursday, told a Federal High Court in Abuja that the whereabouts of 24 foreigner hackers being prosecuted on allegations bordering on cybercrime was unknown. The police lawyer, Victor Okoye, told Justice Ekerete Akpan at the resumed hearing of their trial, after at least 85 of the defendants...
Abuja High Court has postponed the hearing of a motion seeking punitive sanctions against parties accused of flouting an existing court order in the ongoing dispute over the Apo Resettlement Market Scheme. The case will now be heard on November 13, following the absence of the presiding judge, Justice...
About 500 members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) from Fagge and Ungogo Local Government Areas of Kano State have dumped their party for the All Progressives Congress (APC). The defectors were formally received on Wednesday by the Managing Director of the Hadejia-Jam’are River Basin Development Authority, Rabiu...
The trial of the Head of Stakeholders Unit of the Federal Inland Revenue Services (FIRS), Emmanuella Eteta Ita, and her Surestart School Limited before Justice Giwa Ogunbanjo of the Federal High Court, sitting in Abuja, continued on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 with the judge slating December 8, 2025 for...
Mupun nation in Pankshin Local Government Area of Plateau State has endorsed Governor Caleb Mutfwang for a second term in 2027, citing his administration’s commitment to infrastructure and human capital development across the state. The endorsement took place recently during a rally and project inspection tour of Lankan, Kagu,...
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has scheduled October 30 for the formal arraignment of five individuals accused of cyberbullying Senator Shehu Buba Umar, who chairs the Senate Committee on National Security and Intelligence. The defendants were expected to enter their pleas on Tuesday. However, the proceeding was...
Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out a suit filed by legal practitioner Victor Nwadike, challenging Imo State Governor Hope Uzodinma over his alleged refusal to appoint the most senior High Court judge as the state’s Chief Judge. Presiding over the matter, Justice Mohammed Umar ruled on...
National Industrial Court sitting in Akure has begun hearing a ₦100 million lawsuit filed by a former Territory Manager of Guinness Nigeria Plc, Mr. Ntima Anya, who claims he was unlawfully and inhumanely dismissed by the multinational beverage giant. Anya, through his lawyer, Mr. Samuel Nmesi, opened his case...
Federal High Court in Abuja has postponed the cybercrime trial of Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to November 24, following a disruption of court activities on Monday. The matter, originally slated for hearing that day, was affected after Justice Mohammed Umar was unable to sit due to a protest led by...
Lagos chapter of Ohanaeze Ndigbo has declared its full support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s re-election bid in 2027, expressing confidence in his ability to secure another term. Speaking during a reconciliation gathering in Lagos on Monday, Chief Sunday Udeh, President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in the state, described President...
Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has given firm assurances that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is fully prepared for a smooth and successful National Convention scheduled for November 15 and 16. Speaking in Abuja on Monday after leading the inaugural meeting of the Accommodation Sub-Committee—where he serves as Chairman...
The remains of former Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga were laid to rest on Sunday, 19th October in Bondo, his country home in western Kenya, with tens of thousands of his compatriots and foreign leaders paying tribute to his exemplary life. Mzee “Baba Odinga,” as he was affectionately called by his supporters,...
High Court sitting in Kano has sentenced two men, Aliyu Hussaini and Amir Zakariyya, to death by hanging for the murder of Buhari Imam, a lecturer at Northwest University, Kano. The convicts, Hussaini of Sheka Sabuwar Abuja Quarters and Zakariyya of Unguwar Malam in Kumbotso Local Government Area, were...