By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo- Taraba State Governor, Agbu Kefas, has described the judgement delivered by the Governorship Election Tribunal in the state, as an affirmation of the will of the people. The tribunal in a judgment delivered on Saturday, upheld Kefas’ election as governor of the...
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The Sokoto Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Saturday dismissed the petition against Gov. Ahmed Aliyu and his Deputy, Idris Gobir, filed by Sa’idu Umar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The petitioner, Umar was challenging the election of Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Gobir...
Kefa The Taraba Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Jalingo, on Saturday upheld the election of Gov. Agbu Kefas of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), as the governor of the state. The three man panel headed by Justice Ayo Sunmonu dismissed the petition filed by the New Nigerian Peoples...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Security personnel protecting The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Governorship Candidate in Kogi State, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu Ajaka on Friday, successfully repelled gun attacks by thugs known to be working for the State Governor Mr Yahaya Bello. Several supporters of Ajaka sustained bullet wounds...
A Federal High Court sitting in Kano on Friday ordered the Kano State Government to pay N30 billion as compensation to shop owners whose properties were demolished at Kofar Mata Eid praying ground in Kano city. The applicants Incorporated Trustees of Masallacin Idi Shop Owners, Traders Association and...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, has said the party has all it takes to win the Nov.11 Bayelsa governorship election. Ganduje stated in Yenagoa on Friday when he inaugurated the National APC Campaign Council for the Nov. 11 governorship election, headed...
Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki on Friday in Benin said he is not in the position to determine, appoint or anoint a successor. “All I know is that in the process of seeking my successor, there must be fairness, equity, and a sense of inclusion because our goal is...
Sen. Jibrin Echocho (APC-Kogi) on Friday declared that he has neither political thugs nor killer squad as being insinuated in some quarters against his good image and character. The senator representing Kogi East Senatorial District, made the declaration in a statement he made available to the News Agency...
The Akwa Ibom Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday upheld the election of Gov. Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The tribunal, in a two and a half hours’ judgment, also dismissed the petition of Sen. Bassey Akpan of Young Progressives Party (YPP) who had challenged...
Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the Delta Governorship Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) says he plans to challenge the ruling of Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed the election of Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori. Omo-Agege said this in a statement he personally signed on Friday in Asaba. ...
The Delta Governorship Election Tribunal sitting in Asaba on Friday affirmed Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Delta. This was after it dismissed a petition filed by Chief Ovie Omo-Agege, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) challenging the...
The Board of Trustees (BoT) of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has officially confirmed the expulsion of the party’s Presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Sen. Rabiu Kwakwanso. The BoT also dissolved the Abba Kawu-led National Working Committee (NWC) of the party. This is contained in...
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, on Thursday in Abuja set up a nine-man committee to intervene in the impeachment crisis rocking Ondo State Government. Mr Edwin Olofu, Ganduje’s Chief Press Secretary announced this in a statement. He said the committee...
Kogi State Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the Nov. 11 poll, Senator Dino Melaye, has said his party is out to win the election, without fear of intimidation from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Melaye said this at the inauguration the state PDP executive...
Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has accepted the public apology by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, but noted that “his aberrant behaviour contradicts what the people of Edo stand for. “To name a few, the deputy governor needlessly filed unfounded petitions in the Nigerian courts restraining me, the State...
The Kaduna State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in the state capital has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the 2023 election, Isah Ashiru against the victory of Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a dissenting...
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Thursday arraigned the Chief Executive Officer of Emee Oil And Gas Nig. Ltd., Florence Onojame, who allegedly defrauded Access Bank of N4.4 billion. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Onojame appeared before an Ikeja Special Offences Court alongside her...
The Lagos State government on Thursday arraigned a man, Stephen Monday, before an Ikeja Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence Court for allegedly defiling his lover’s four-year-old daughter. Monday, whose residential address was not given, is facing a count of defilement. He, however, pleaded not guilty to the charge...
The Supreme Court on Thursday fixed Oct. 3 for judgment in a suit filed by Sen. Smart Adeyemi challenging the conduct of the April 14 primary election of the All Progressives congress (APC) for Kogi governorship election. Justice John Okoro fixed the date after taking arguments...
The Bayelsa governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Udengs Eradiri, has criticised claims by Gov. Douye Diri, that he spent N30 billion to complete the 10.2-km phase two of the Glory Drive dual carriageway. Eradiri wondered how the road project, which was almost completed by former Gov....