Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Thursday, declared the Peoples Democratic Party, February 22, 2024, primary election, that produced Asue Ighodalo as its governorship candidate invalid. Justice Ekwo made the declaration while delivering judgment in a suit marked FHC/ABJ/CS/165/2024, which was instituted by the aggrieved delegates, particularly, one Kelvin Mohammed […]
Former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has disclosed that the issue of releasing Nnamdi Kanu was not part of his discussion with the South-East governors in Enugu State on Tuesday. The former President and Chief Emeka Anyaoku met with the governors on their own invitation to discuss regional development issues. According to a statement on Wednesday […]
Bill to alter the 1999 Constitution as amended to create Anioma State from the present Delta State was read the first time in the Senate The Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999( Alteration) Bill, 2024( SB. 481 was sponsored by Senator Ned Nwoko, PDP, Delta North. I See Myself As Beautiful And […]
Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), says Ireti Kingibe, senator representing the nation’s capital, will not be reelected in 2027. Wike spoke in Abuja on Monday at the flag-off ceremony of the construction of the Mabushi bus terminal. “If we have done well, we have done well. If we haven’t done […]
The Rivers State Independent Electoral Commission has announced October 5 for the conduct of local government elections. The commission made this known on Monday in Port Harcourt, the state capital, after meeting with the leaders of political parties and major stakeholders in the state. Part of the highlights of the meeting includes the unveiling […]
Governor Siminialayi Fubara of Rivers State said the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, had failed the people of the state in the face of the lingering political crisis. Fubara said the state was now relying on what it can do based on truth instead of party politics. How my mum’s arthritis made me study Wood […]
Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon. Benjamin Kalu confirmed on Tuesday that he has met with the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPoB), Nnamdi Kanu, a couple of times at the Department of State Security (DSS) facility, expressing high hopes that he will soon regain his freedom. It will […]
Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress national transition committee, on Tuesday, stormed the headquarters of the Labour Party in Abuja, demanding the immediate resignation of the National Chairman, Julius Abure. The Acting Chairman of the transition committee, Aduwaheed Omar, led members of the labour union to the secretariat, chanting solidarity songs and calling for […]
The Sokoto government has asked Vice-President Kashim Shettima to always cross check facts before going public. At the inaugural north-west security summit in Katsina on Monday, Shettima said the Sultan of Sokoto represents an idea that must be jealously guarded and projected for the growth of the nation. “And to the deputy governor of […]
The police have reportedly stormed the emir’s palace in Kano state and displaced the local guards protecting Muhammadu Sanusi, the recently reinstated emir. According to Premium Times, the hunters who served as local guards left the palace as soon as the police officers took over the security of the building. This was said to […]
