A former member of the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Muhammad Aminu Tukur, has described the leadership crisis rocking the state assembly as a case of a tattouer, who does not want to be tattooed. According to him, the conflict that came with the inauguration of the house was not in the interest of the […]
The National Chairman of Action Alliance, AA, Kenneth Udeze, has said Nigerians are very angry and hungry as a result of attacks by suspected herdsmen in the country. According to him, the Federal Government, led by President Muhammadu Buhari, should not stop Nigerians from expressing their grievances regarding the continued attacks by herdsmen in different […]
Zamfara Police Command has denied media reports of attack on witnesses of the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in the state. Counsel to Atiku had told the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal at its last sitting that the witnesses were attacked on their way to Abuja from Zamfara. However, the […]
A socio-Political group in Akwa Ibom state has described as unfounded, allegations by the state chapter of All Progressives Congress (APC) against the elections petitions tribunal. The Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement, AILM, rreacting to the allegation made during a press briefing on Saturday, advised the APC to exercise restraint and resist from raising false alarm. In […]
By Deji Abdulwahab The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it will review petitions from some stakeholders in Kogi in reaction to Indirect Primaries adopted for the election of the party’s candidate for the Nov. 16, Kogi governorship poll. The ruling party said this in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Malam Lanre Issa-Onilu […]
By Emmanuel Oloniruha A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Aspirant from Kogi, Mr Abubakar Ibrahim, says his vision is to make the state self sufficient. Ibrahim said this while speaking with newsmen shortly after obtaining his nomination and expression of interest forms at the PDP national secretariat in Abuja on Wednesday. “I hope to see […]
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The 13th petitioners’ witness, Audu Sani, told the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday that he could not remember the date of the last presidential election. Sani, who was the Peoples Democratic Party’s collation agent in Lapai Local Government Area of Niger State for the presidential election, had alleged that there were […]
With the strengthening of our institutions under the Next Level administration of President Muhammadu Buhari, the administration has decided to give financial autonomy to the 774 local government councils in Nigeria. These and so many other reengineering and repositioning of institutions must be applauded by every responsible citizen of Nigeria. The financial strangulations of the […]
By EricJames Ochigbo The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rep. Ndudi Elumelu (PDP-Delta) has expressed shock over his suspension by the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Elumelu in a statement on Friday in Abuja said that he was surprised that the National Working Committee (NWC) of the party would suspend him […]
By Ebere Agozie The Supreme Court on Friday validated the election of Adegboyega Oyetola as the governor of Osun. In a judgment delivered by Justice Bode Rhodes-Vivour, the Apex Court declared the proceedings and judgment of trial tribunal a nullity on the grounds that Justice Peter Obiora, the judge who had read the majority judgement […]
