Salihu Lukman, a former vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, has resigned as a member of the ruling party. Last year, Lukman resigned from his position as a member of the national working committee (NWC) of the APC. He said, “the party is completely at variance with the founding vision […]
Anambra State Governor, Chukwuma Soludo, on Wednesday, threw his weight behind the growing calls for single term for elected office holders, arguing that any form of autonomy for local government areas in the country is against the tenets of true federalism. The former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) proposed a single-parliament […]
FOLLOWING the recent decision of the Labour Party, LP, to create a directorate for the Obidient Movement in the party, the presidential candidate of the party in the 2023 general elections and the principal mentor of the Obidient Movement In Nigeria, Mr. Peter Obi has said that the group is beyond a political party […]
Kano Governor Abba Yusuf has banned all forms of public demonstrations in the State. He imposed stringent restrictions on all public gatherings intended to protest within the state. The Governor, in a statement by his Media and Publicity Director Sanusi Bature on Wednesday, said he was exercising the authority vested in him as the […]
A Kano State High Court presided over by Justice Amina Adamu Aliyu on Monday, May 27, ordered the commissioner of police in Kano to immediately evacuate Aminu Bayero from the Nasarawa palace where he is presently staying. According to TheNation, the court issued an interim injunction restraining Alhaji Aminu Ado Bayero and four other […]
Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, says he will only be part of a merger of political parties if it is geared towards making Nigeria better. Speaking in an interview with NoireTV-GlobalBlackTV, Obi said he is not interested in the merger of parties merely for the purpose […]
The Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, on Monday, affirmed Usman Ododo as the Governor of Kogi State. In upholding the election of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the tribunal dismissed the petition of Muritala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). More to follow…
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, upheld the election that produced Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State. A three-man panel led by Justice Adekunle Adeleye dismissed the petition filed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Timipre Sylva, and the party for lacking in merit. In a […]
The Federal Government has instituted a legal action against the Governors of the 36 States of the Federation at the Supreme Court over alleged misconduct in the administration of Local Government Areas, LGAs. FG, in the suit marked: SC/CV/343/2024, which was filed by the Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Prince […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has said that the deposed Emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, couldn’t have returned to the ancient city without the Federal Government’s backing. In a Saturday post on X, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), warned that any attempt to destabilise the peace of […]
