The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State has congratulated former vice president Atiku Abubakar and its 2023 Lagos State governorship candidate, Dr Olajide Adediran (Jandor) on their birthday celebrations. The party in separate statements signed by its Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Hakeem Amode, said both Atiku and Adediran...
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The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the Nov. 11 off-cycle election in the state to the Social Democratic Party (SDP). It also ordered INEC to allow SDP’s forensic experts to examine some electoral materials....
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has promised to resuscitate the party’s Rivers chapter. Ganduje said this on Friday in Abuja when he inaugurated a seven-member Caretaker Committee for the chapter following Wednesday’s dissolution of the executives by the national body. He...
Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun on Friday said the judiciary had once again shown its commitment to upholding the rule of law in the country, with the appeal court judgment on the March 18 governorship election in the state. The governor spoke in Abeokuta on Friday while reacting...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Court of Appeal, Abuja, on Friday, sacked Abubakar Suleiman, the Speaker of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, from his seat as the member representing Ningi Central Constituency of Bauchi State. Suleiman, the immediate past Chairman of the Conference of...
President Bola Tinubu has advised governors elected on the platform of the governing All Progressives’ Congress (APC) to always put the interest of the people first and work for the good of their states. He said this when he received Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi , the...
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, upheld the election victory of Gov. Nasir Idris of Kebbi. The three-member panel, in a unanimous judgment, dismissed the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Aminu Bande, for lack of merit. The appellate court,...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta has congratulated Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori on his Appeal Court victory of Friday in Lagos. The party in a statement by its State Publicity Secretary, Dr Ifeanyi Osuoza in Asaba, described the victory as well-deserved, while urging the opposition party to end...
Chairman of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN), Osun Chapter, Mr Oluwagbemiga Eludire, says the union is only fighting for the rights of its members in the state, without allowing any distraction. Eludire also said that the ongoing strike would continue until further notice, adding that the union...
The convener of the National Peace Committee, Bishop Matthew Kukah, on Friday, expressed sadness over what he described as members of the judiciary and Catholic priests getting sucked into politics. Kukah spoke at the 8th House of Justice Summit held in Kaduna State with the theme ‘Electoral...
A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, granted the ex-parte motion moved by Joshua Musa, SAN, on Thursday,...
The Nasarawa State chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC), has hailed the Appeal Court judgment that upturned the decision of the Governorship Election Tribunal and affirmed Gov. Abdullahi Sule as winner of March 18 governorship poll in the state. This is contained in a statement signed by the...
The Kano State High Court has again granted bail to the former managing director of Kano Agricultural Supply Company (KASCO), Bala Inuwa Muhammad, who is standing trial for alleged diversion of N4 billion Kano state fund. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Muhammad was granted bail...
The Peoples Democratic Party Governors Forum (PDP) has called on the Federal Government to introduce a new revenue allocation formula that would give more money to states and local government councils. The forum said this in a communique issued after its meeting on Thursday in Abuja and read...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Sen. Sandy Onor has rejected the Wednesday 22nd November 2023 Appeal Court judgement affirming Sen. Bassey Otu as the governor of Cross River State. In a statement on Thursday shortly after the judgement in Lagos, Onor said he’s seeking further legal action as...
The Labour Party (LP) has demanded for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the just concluded Imo off-circle governorship election result from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The LP members made the request at the INEC’s Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday during the party’s peaceful protest to...
Two factions of Labour Party (LP), on Thursday, exchanged words shortly after a Federal High Court in Abuja adjourned for hearing an application to discontinue a suit against its Imo governorship candidate in the Nov. 11 election, Athan Achonu. Justice Inyang Ekwo adjourned the hearing until Jan. 11...
Sen. Jonah Jang, the former governor of Plateau has denied the allegation making the rounds that he advised Gov. Caleb Mutfwang, to resign his position as governor of the state. Jang denied the allegation in a statement by his Media Consultant, Mr Clinton Garuba, issued on Thursday...
The Kogi Off-Cycle Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, constituted by President of the Court of Appeal (COA), Justice Monica Bolna’an-Dongban, is set to begin sitting on Saturday, an official has disclosed. Mr David Umar-Mike, Secretary of the tribunal, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja...