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2023 Presidency: Tinubu on his own, no MoU with Buhari
Former governor of Zamfara state and three-term Senator, Ahmed Sani Yarima has tipped himself as an aspirant for Nigeria’s presidency in 2023 and has declared as unworkable any power…
I fear no gang-up against my second term bid- Akeredolu
Ondo State Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has declared he fears no gang-up against his second term bid. He was reacting to the pronouncement of Senator Ajayi Boroffice…
Supreme Court to hear APC’s request for Bayelsa judgment’s review Feb 26
The Supreme Court has scheduled hearing for this Wednesday (February 26) in the application by the All Progressives Congress (APC) seeking among others, a…
2023 Presidency: PDP leaders at loggerheads over zoning
Discordant tunes are growing in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) over the party’s 2023 presidential ticket as prominent members intensify consultations on which part of the…
Lyon: Ex-militant Leaders Dare RNDA over Threat of Violence
A Coalition of Niger Delta Ex-Militant leaders has challenged a militant group, the Reformed Niger Delta Avengers (RNDA) to desist from threatening to attack oil facilities over sacking of…
Scrutinise certificates of candidates for Edo, Ondo gov polls – INEC tells voters
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that it will display the personal particulars, including academic qualifications of all the…
Court orders DSS to probe Bayelsa deputy governor for ‘certificate forgery’
An Abuja Area Court, on Wednesday, ordered the Department of State Security to investigate the allegation of forgery of a National Youth Service Corps certificate leveled against the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Lawrence…
Supreme Court verdict stain on me – Lyon’s Deputy
All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy governorship candidate in the Bayelsa State governorship election in Bayelsa State Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo on…
Social media now yardstick to measure wealth – Rita Dominic
Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic has expressed disappointment and wondered when social media became the yardstick for determining who is wealthy and who is not. The…
“I will never sponsor violence” – Lyon breaks silence
Sacked Governor-Elect of Bayelsa State, Chief David Lyon, has asked his supporters and loyalists of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain calm and eschew violence following the…
Kwankwaso asks supreme court to review Kano governorship case
Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former senator, has asked the supreme court to review the governorship case of Kano state. In its ruling last month, the apex court had upheld the victory of Abdullahi Ganduje, governor candidate of the All…
Soyinka disowns report linking him with Uzodinma, Ihedioha electoral tussle
Nobel Laureate, Prof. Wole Soyinka on Tuesday disowned a report claiming that he has been engaged to serve on a monitoring team regarding a forthcoming Supreme…
Ex Oyo lawmaker, Alli Balogun Sarumi is dead
A former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Alli Adebayo Balogun Sarumi, is dead. He was 81. He represented Ibadan North Federal Constituency between 1999…
Ondo guber poll: APC Youth, women declare support for Abraham
Ahead of the October 10 governorship election in Ondo state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Youth and Women Forum for Good Governance has unanimously expressed their support for the 2016 APC…
BREAKING: Why Buhari can’t sack Service Chiefs now, by SGF
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha on Tuesday criticised those calling for the sack of Service Chiefs. Mustapha…
Nigeria stagnated due to monopoly by old politicians – Oby Ezekwesili
Dr. Obiageli Ezekwesili, a former minister and presidential candidate, has said Nigeria is stagnated because old politicians exercise a political monopoly over the country. To address this anomaly, she said that Nigeria must…
Nigerians in Diaspora can’t vote until we amend the Constitution – Gbajabiamila
Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, says that constitutional amendment is needed before Nigerians in diaspora can be allowed to vote. Gbajabiamila said…
EFCC foils father’s attempt to smuggle hard drug to detained son
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, has arrested a 60-year-old fish-farmer, Muyiwa Otuyalo, for attempting to smuggle a substance…
Supreme Court adjourns Ihedioha’s appeal until March 2
The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned until March 2, hearing in an application filed by Chief Emeka Ihedioha, a former governor of Imo, seeking a review of the Jan.…
Imo guber: Fresh issues before apex court on two-thirds majority
As the Supreme Court, today, begins hearing of the appeal filed by former Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, challenging the nullification of his election, fresh facts show that Senator Hope Uzodinma may not have got the…
Muslim-Muslim ticket my most daring decision – El-Rufai
Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says the most daring decision he ever took is the selection of a Muslim as his running mate in the 2019 election. Speaking at the government house,…
Justice Tanko heads seven-man panel of justices to review Bayelsa, Imo verdicts
Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Ibrahim Tanko Muhammad will chair the seven-member panel of justices to review Bayelsa and Imo governorship election verdicts, that have triggered huge controversies and misgivings about the…
PDP writes CJN, asks him to step aside from Imo case
Ahead of the Tuesday’s hearing of the application by Emeka Ihedioha for the supreme court to review its judgment on the 2019 Imo state governorship election, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has written to Tanko Mohammed, chief…
Court stops INEC from deregistering 31 political parties
The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from deregistering 31 political parties. Justice Anwuli Chikere, in her ruling, said having failed to counter the…