By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – It was jubilation unlimited Friday January 12th,2024 in Bauchi metropolis as news of Sen. Bala Abdulkadir Mohammed’s victory filtered in the state capital through the waves. Governor Bala Mohammed, a known protagonist of Doctrine of Necessity, and an elected sitting Governor of Bauchi...
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The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Zanfara 2023 governorship poll. The five-member panel of justices in a judgment read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, set aside the judgment of the Court of appeal...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Mr Caleb Mutfwang as the duly elected governor of Plateau. The appeal filed by Mutfwang, sought of to restore his mandate to lead the state was allowed and the judgment of the Court of Appeal set aside. Justice Emmanuel...
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Bala Mohammed as duly elected governor of Bauchi State. The Judgment was delivered by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa. Details later……
President Bola Tinubu on Thursday met with Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. Fubara who arrived at the Presidential Villa at about 5:40 pm went straight to the office of the President where they are currently meeting behind closed doors. The reason for...
By AUSTINE TSENZUGHUL, Bauchi – Bauchi State Police Command has warned the general public that all forms of celebrations and rallies by political party supporters for or against winners/losers of the Gubernatorial Election Petition judgment from Supreme Court, must not infringe on the right of others. The...
The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed three separate appeals brought before it by some governorship candidates seeking nullification of election of Akwa Ibom Governor, Umo Eno on account of alleged certificate forgery. The petitions of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Young Progressive Party (YPP) and New Nigeria Peoples...
The Edo Central Senatorial District has endorsed Dr. Asue Ighodalo, as its sole aspirant ahead of the February 22, 2024, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo. The decision is contained in a statement signed by Archbishop Anthony Okosun, the senatorial caucus Chairman and two others,...
The Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Umar Ardo, its candidate in the 2023 Adamawa governorship election against Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri. Justice John Okoro who led the five-member panel led by subsequently dismissed the appeal after the counsel for the candidate prayed...
The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgement on a suit filed by Gov. Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State seeking to restore his mandate to lead the state. John Okoro who led a five-member panel of justices reserved the judgment after he took arguments from lawyers to both parties...
Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, a Lagos PDP chieftain and former member, Atiku Abubakar 2023 presidential campaign council, says there is still hope for the main opposition party in Nigeria. Pearse, a former PDP national chairmanship aspirant and gubernatorial candidate in Lagos state, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Benue State has said it is not disturbed by the defection of its officials to the All Progressives Congress (APC). The state PDP Publicity Secretary, Mr Bemgba Iortyom, said this in a statement in Makurdi. ‘’PDP notes the...
A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Daniel Bwala, on Tuesday, said opposition political parties will come together to form a strong coalition that will wrest power from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in the 2027 general elections. Bwala, who was a guest on Channels...
By OLA MUDOPE, Akure – The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the state chairman, Fatai Adams, over alleged anti-party activities. The PDP working committee in the state announced the suspension of the state chairman in a statement on Tuesday. ...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Monday slammed President Bola Tinubu over his New Year address, describing it as a “harvest of deceit, false claims and empty promises”. In his nationwide broadcast to Nigerians on Monday, Tinubu urged the citizens not to falter despite the tough times...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday insisted that the 26 Rivers House of Assembly lawmakers who dumped the party for the All Progressives Congress (APC) were no longer members of the state legislature. PDP National Legal Adviser, Adeyemi Ajibade, SAN, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
A PDP Chieftain in Lagos State, Dr Adetokunbo Pearse, has said the party’s fortune in the forthcoming bye-election in Surulere Federal Constituency depends on how it organises itself. Pearse, also a public affairs analyst, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Thursday in Lagos that the PDP...
A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, extended the Dec. 15 interim order stopping the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from taking any action step against the 26 Rivers House of Assembly members who defected to All Progressives Congress (APC). Justice...
Rivers, a state so rich because God blessed it with an abundance of crude oil and gas, is named after the many rivers that border its territory. Forty per cent of Nigeria’s output of crude oil is produced in the state. It also has deposits of silica sand,...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – The Minister of Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Barrister Nyesom Wike, has said President Tinubu should be appreciated for intervening in the political situation in Rivers State. Speaking during the 20th Wedding Anniversary/Thanksgiving of Hon Dr & Dr (Mrs) George-Kelly D.A. Alabo at The...