The Election Petition Tribunal in Adamawa State has upheld the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri in the 2019 gubernatorial election. The tribunal dismissed the suit filed by the All Progressive Congress APC challenging the victory of Governor Fintiri at the governorship election in the state. The Tribunal announced the judgment … Read more
The Peoples Democratic Party PDP, has called on the Chairman, Presidential Advisory Committee on Corruption, Prof. Itse Sagay to tell President Buhari that corruption resides in his Presidency. The opposition party in a press statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, on Friday noted that Sagay should be bold enough to tell … Read more
With less than six weeks to the November 16 Bayelsa State gubernatorial election , another major crisis is presently rocking the state chapter of the All Progressive Congress ( APC ) as two factions emerged yesterday. While the two factions laid claim to leadership , they were also suspending each other ’s executives . The … Read more
The Presidency has debunked the rumor making wave round social media platforms that President Buhari was getting married to a second wife today (Friday). According to the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, confirmed that the alleged wedding of Mr President was nothing but a fabricated news to attract public attention. … Read more
The Presidency has debunked the rumor making wave round social media platforms that President Buhari was getting married to a second wife today (Friday). According to the Special Adviser, Media and Publicity to the President, Femi Adesina, confirmed that the alleged wedding of Mr President was nothing but a fabricated news to attract public attention. … Read more
The Kogi State Election Tribunal has sacked the Senator representing Kogi West senatorial district, Senator Dino Melaye. The tribunal nullified the election that brought senator Dino Melaye to the Senate on the grounds of election irregularities recorded in the senatorial election. Melaye revealed the development on Thursday via his twitter handle. He said “I just … Read more
The Buhari led Federal Government has announced a stop to the evacuation of Nigerians living South Africa who were victims of the recent xenophobia attacks. A statement from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs made the declaration on Thursday. The statement noted that Xenophobia attacks that led to the evacuation had stopped adding that, Nigerians were … Read more
The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi has defended his frequent foreign trips , stating that it was for the purpose of attracting investors to the state. The Governor revealed this on Thursday during a Town Hall meeting at at Ikere Ekiti. Fayemi stressed that his foreign trips had yeilded good result for the state. … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, has granted the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC to detain the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son, Faisal, in its custody pending the conclusion of ongoing investigation. The order empowered the anti-graft agency to remand … Read more
The Federal Capital Territory High Court, Bwari, has granted the suit filed by the Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC to detain the former Chairman of the Pension Reform Task Team, Mr Abdulrasheed Maina, and his son, Faisal, in its custody pending the conclusion of ongoing investigation. The order empowered the anti-graft agency to remand … Read more
The Coalition of United Political Parties has raised alarm over the alleged plot by the ruling All Progressive Congress APC to undermined seniority in the selection of panel of justice as the Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar goes to the Supreme Court. Atiku has appealed the verdict of the election tribunal upholding … Read more
The former President Goodluck Jonathan has refused to comment on the meeting he had with President Buhari at the State House. Jonathan had yesterday (Thursday) paid a visit to the Aso Vila where he held a closed door meeting with President Buhari. Findings revealed that the purpose the of meeting which lasted for about 20 … Read more
The Vice President, Yemi Osinbajo has said that no country in Africa can boast of being corruption free. The VP revealed this through the Special Adviser to the President on Rule of Law, Office of the Vice President, Fatima Waziri-Azi at the public and media launch of FLAG’IT – an application created by the Akin … Read more
The Chairman Senate Committee on Culture and Tourism, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has revealed that he lacked expertise in culture and tourism. The All Progress Congress Senator made this known while addressing Stakeholders in the Tourism sector on Thursday in Abuja. Okorocha noted that tourism and culture were not his area of expertise as he preferred … Read more
The People Democratic Party PDP has berated President Muhammadu Buhari over his claim that statistics provided by foreign groups were wild estimations that do not confirm with Nigeria’s reality. The opposition party alleged Buhari’s moves to commence conjuring statistics to cover for the incompetence of his administration. The party made this known in a statement … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered the sale of all assets forfeited to the Federal Government on the grounds of corruption. Buhari gave the order while meeting with the Presidential Advisory Committee Against Corruption today(Thursday), at the State House. The President revealed this via his Twitter handle @MBuhari. Buhari further directed that the proceeds from the … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has emphasized that Nigeria’s challenges could only be solved by ‘homegrown solutions’. Buhari said this while addressing the Presidential Economic Advisory Council on Wednesday in Abuja. He noted Nigeria must domesticate her policies to Nigeria’s local reality. The President said “We must domesticate our policies to reflect our local realities. While we … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has vowed to devote his time to the unity of the country. The President made the declaration on Wednesday while addressing the delegation from Benue State Council of Traditional Rulers at the state House. The senior Special Adviser on media and Publicity to the President, Garba Shehu, noted that the Benue State … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has omitted the Social Democratic Party SDP and seven other political parties from the ballot paper of gubernatorial election in Kogi state. The commission also noted that a total number of 23 political parties would be contesting the governorship election in the state. The INEC National Commissioner, and Chairman, … Read more
The Bayelsa State chapter of the All Progressives Congres (APC) has issued warnings to the Governor Seriake Dickson to desist from using the names of traditional rulers for political gain ahead of the November 16 gubernatorial elections. The party noted that Dickson and the PDP had been making false claims that traditional rulers adopted their … Read more