By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – Labour Party (LP) has debunked news reports making the rounds on social media that the LP was working out a merger arrangement with a political party. The National Publicity Secretary, Labour Party, Mr. Obiora Ifoh made this known in a statement on...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The lawmaker representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke Federal Constituency, Rep. Yusuf Gagdi has said that the judiciary is doing well in the handling of cases arising from this year’s general elections. Rep. Gagdi, made his position known in a statement in Abuja on...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – Only 6 out of the 19 registered political parties are set to participate in the forth coming Taraba State Local Government Council elections which would hold on the 18 of November, 2023 across the state. The Executive Chairman, Taraba State Independent Electoral...
Women from the 17 Local Government Areas of Plateau have called on the National Judicial Council (NJC), to review recent Court of Appeal judgments that sacked some members of the National Assembly from Plateau. They made the call during a peaceful protest on Wednesday in Jos. Mrs Martina...
Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has commended the ruling of the Court of Appeal sitting in Lagos that affirmed his victory in the last governorship election. The appellate court on Wednesday, dismissed the appeals brought against the re-election of Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat by the Peoples...
The Department of State Services (DSS) on Wednesday in Abuja re-arraigned Husseni Ismaila (aka Maitangaran), the alleged mastermind of the 2014 multiple bomb attacks in Kano at the Federal High Court. When the matter was called, the prosecuting counsel, Mr E.A. Aduda, told the court that the DSS...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Plateau, has said that Jonah Jang, a two-term governor of the state and former senator, remains its leader in the state. Mr John Akans, its Publicity Secretary, said this in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Wednesday in Jos...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja on Wednesday, threatened to strike out the case of the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore if the prosecution fails to put it’s house in order. The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that the...
The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has said that nothing will make him quarrel with his successor, Gov. Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi, whom he described as ‘a worthy son’. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there are insinuations in the political circles that Umahi’s ‘boys’ who fought...
The Court of Appeal on Wednesday reserved judgment on the appeal filed by Gov. Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State challenging the annulment of his election by the Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the tribunal, in a split 2-1 judgment on Oct....
The Senate has passed a resolution urging the organised labour to call off the ongoing national strike in the interest of the country. This followed the adoption of a motion “On need for NLC to reconsider its stand on the ongoing strike at plenary on Wednesday by Sen....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Wednesday, warned the parties in the trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde and four of his children, against frivolous adjournment. Justice Inyang Ekwo, who gave the warning following a plea for an adjournment by B.A....
Senator Austin Akobundu (PDP- Abia-Central) on Wednesday at plenary took his oath of office and allegiance. The administration of Akobubdu’ s oath of allegiance, followed his declaration as winner of the Abia -Central senatorial election by the Appeal Court. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu · Akubueze,...
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful, in a major blow to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s promise to “stop the boats”. Five justices at the UK’s highest court unanimously rejected the government’s appeal over its policy of removing asylum seekers to the...
The Contractor handling the renovation of the House of Representatives chamber says the Dec. 31st deadline given by the Speaker of the House Representatives, Rep. Tajudeen Abbas, to complete the renovation as not sacrosanct. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Project Manager of the contract,...
A former House of Representatives member, Isaac Kwallu (PDP-Plateau), whose election was recently nullified by the Court of Appeal has vowed to reclaim his seat from the incumbent in 2027. Kwallu, who represented Shendam, Qua’an-Pan, Mikang federal constituency, stated this in an interview with the News Agency of...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it is reviewing last Saturday’s governorship elections in Kogi and Imo, before making a pronouncement on its next line of action. The PDP National Chairman, Alhaji Umar Damagum, stated this at a news conference after the meeting of the National Working...
— But Prof. Jega cautions ECOWAS ‘Don’t meddle in Liberia poll’ The West Africa Elders Forum (WAEF) Election Mission to Liberia led by former President of Nigeria, Goodluck Ebele Jonathan, arrived in Monrovia on Sunday ahead of the country’s run-off presidential election that held on Tuesday. Mr Jonathan is...
Former Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Benjamin Dikki, on Tuesday told an FCT high court that EFCC operatives forced him to make a commitment to refund N1 billion. Dikki is being prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), alongside his company, Kebna Studio...
The Senate has said it is looking at the possibility of privatising the Nigeria Postal Service(NIPOST) for optimal performance. The Chairman, Senate Committee on Finance Sen.Sani Musa said this at an interactive session on 2024-2026 Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) Fiscal Strategy Paper (FSP). The Postmaster General of...