– People of IMO state have reacted to the recent directive that the immediate past governor of the state, Rochas Okorocha – The secretary to the Imo state government, Uche Onyeaguocha, was said to have made the order – The MIM urged the governor, Emeka Ihedioha, to immediately relieve Onyeaguocha of his position before he … Read more
– A suit querying the authenticity of President Buhari’s academic has been disqualified by the supreme court – The suit was filed by Kalu Kalu, Labaran Ismail and Hassy El-Kuris – The apex court through its five-man panel, averred that the suit lacked the jurisdiction The Supreme Court has dismissed a suit querying the authenticity … Read more
– Victory of PDP candidate, Bamidele Salam, has been disqualified by election petition tribunal – Justice Eyo Ita ordered a re-run in the seven units of the federal constituency – Reacting to the judgment, Salam said he was not “moved” over the judgment The Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, has … Read more
Ahead of the primary elections of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi, seven aspirants are said to have stepped down. The aspirants who stepped down are from Kogi East and have decided to support Captain Idris Wada The decision of the aspirants came after a meeting between elders in the area and the politicians … Read more
– Alleged demolition of a mosque in Portharcourt by Governor Nyesom Wike has caused a lot of reaction – The Coalition of Northern Youth Groups said the reports were orchestrated by politicians – The coalition said the politicians want the furnace of ethnic, religious or regional division just for self-serving and fiendish gains The Coalition of … Read more
– The people of Ezinator Community in Anambra have staged a peaceful protest at the state Government House – The people protested against what they called town union crisis – According to them, the community was lagging behind in so many things in the state The people of Ezinator Community in Awka South local government … Read more
The election that led to the emergence of Bamidele Salam as the representative of Ede Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives has been nullified by the Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Osogbo, the Osun State capital. The decision was made this morning, Monday. Mr Salam is a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari has described the late veteran broadcaster, Alhaji Bashir Ismaila Ahmed, as “one of Nigeria’s finest journalists that I have ever known.” President Buhari on Sunday, September 1, made this known in statement issued by his senior special assistant on media and publicity, Malam Garba Shehu, in Abuja. Buhari said: “I am greatly … Read more
– The PDP has blamed the insecurity in Nigeria on President Buhari’s adminstration – The opposition party claimed that the administration has failed to take decisive steps to the end bloodletting in the nation – According to the party’s spokesman, most, presidency officials sit in the safety without concrete security measures to rout perpetrators The … Read more
– President Buhari has returned to Nigeria from Japan – The president was received at the airport by top government officials – He attended the Seventh TICAD7 in Yokohama President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday night, August 31, returned to Abuja after attending the Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD7) in Yokohama, Japan. Buhari’s … Read more
The Abuja Division of the Federal High Court, on Wednesday, August 7, restrained both the Senate and the House of Representatives from taking over legislative duties of the Edo State House of Assembly. The court, in a ruling that was delivered by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, ordered parties in the matter to maintain status quo, pending … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, August 7, met behind closed doors with the members of the National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC). According to a report by The Nation, the meeting started around 12noon at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The national chairman of APC, Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, was among those attending … Read more
The friction between the governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, and his deputy, Elder Simon Achuba, has taken a new dimension as the youths in the state have cried to President Muhammadu Buhari to protect the latter. The Kogi youths also called on the nation’s security agencies to ensure the deputy governor’s safety following an allegation … Read more
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar is directly responsible for the pauperisation of millions of Nigerians as head of the National Council on Privatisation (NCP), the Buhari Media Organisation (BMO) said on Tuesday. It said this contradicted his claims that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration ruined the country. In a statement by its Chairman Niyi Akinsiju and … Read more
Another setback for PDP as Kano state Governorship Election Petition tribunal, on Tuesday, dismissed the application by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Kano state chapter requesting for a Leave of the court to amend the list of the petitioners witnesses. The counsel to the petitioners, barrister Adegboyega Awomolo(SAN) filed a motion requesting for a Leave … Read more
The Imo state governor, Emeka Ihedioha, has said that his state, “is completely devastated.” Ihedioha spoke at the government House in Owerri, while interacting with a delegation from the Department of International Development, DFID, led by O.C Ronnie, as captured yesterday, by Ihedioha’s Chief Press Secretary, Chibuike Oyeukwu. The governor’s reasons of saying that Imo is devastated was … Read more
The Court of Appeal in Lagos has ordered the continuation of the petitions filed by the defeated governorship candidates of the Alliance for Democracy (AD) in Lagos State, Chief Owolabi Salis, and his Labour Party counterpart Ifagbemi Awamaridi challenging the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu at the March 9 guber election. In a unanimous decision, … Read more
The Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal has reserved judgement in the petition filed by the Hope Democratic Party (HDP). The party through their counsel, Chukwunoyerem Njoku, is challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 23 election. The Tribunal reserved judgment in the petition on Monday after parties in the petition had adopted their … Read more
The Delta State All Progressives Congress’ candidate in the 2019 House of Representatives election, Prince Collins Eselemo, has asked the President, Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa, to probe the state election petition tribunal members for delivering judgment after he sought the transfer of his case to another court. Eselemo said the tribunal delivered the … Read more
Protest in currently going on in Auchi, headquarters of Estako West local government area Edo state over suspension of the council chairman, Yakubu Musa popularly known as Yakson. The protesters used trips of sand to block entrance to the council secretariat to prevent staff from resuming for duties. They stormed some streets on Auchi with … Read more