The Supreme Court has upheld the Governor Abdullahi Ganduje faction of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State against the party’s faction loyal to former Governor Ibrahim Shekarau. In a unanimous decision of the five-member panel of justices read by Justice Inyang Okoro, on Friday, the apex court held that the appeal against the…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party, on Wednesday night, approved the update of the Party’s Timetable and Schedule of Activities for the 2023 general election, which shifted dates for its Governorship and Senatorial primary elections, among others. This is contained in a statement signed late Wednesday by the National Publicity Secretary of…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday received the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the State House in Abuja. He was received by top government officials. Buhari’s conversation with Guterres centred on the need to ensure peaceful and democratic elections as well as the robust participation of women and young people in all areas. He also…
The Ebonyi State Police Command has found a 26-year-old lady, Miss Ugochukwu Nworie dead in a hotel. The Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah, on behalf of the Commissioner of Police, Aliyu Garba, on Wednesday in Abakaliki, vowed to arrest killers of the victim. She disclosed that investigation confirmed that the Lady was gang-raped,…
Former President Goodluck Jonathan on Thursday paid a tribute to his former boss, Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. Yar’ Adua was elected Nigeria’s President in 2007 with Jonathan as Vice President. The former succumbed to illness on May 5, 2010, allowing Jonathan to replace him as President. “Twelve years ago, our nation lost a patriot, a selfless…
* SAYS HE HAS PENDING PETITION AT LPPC * ‘I HAVE NO COMMENTS,’ MAIKYAU TELLS CITY LAWYER An embattled aspirant to the Nigerian Bar and erstwhile student of the Nigerian Law School has urged the Electoral Committee of the Nigerian Bar Association (ECNBA) to bar one of the leading presidential aspirants in the forthcoming NBA Elections,…
The Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, on Tuesday said his friends and political associates donated N135 million worth of vehicles in Kebbi State. Malami, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is believed to be nursing a governorship ambition to succeed outgoing Governor Atiku Bagudu. Addressing journalists in…
Nigerian Army has described as callous and despicable the gruesome murder of two of its soldiers – master warrant officer (MWO) Audu M. Linus (retired) and private (Pte) Gloria Matthew, by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed affiliate, Eastern Security Network (ESN) while on transit to Imo State for their traditional wedding….
*Adds that they must also speak against “violent non-state actors propagating genuine causes but with mindless violence leading to destruction of lives, property” Religious leaders and faith communities must join hands with governments and play a significant role in ensuring fraternity and harmony in West Africa. This is because an integrated, peaceful and prosperous sub-region…
Ahead of the 2023 general election, former President Olusegun Obasanjo says Nigeria needs men and women of integrity to pilot the affairs of the country. Obasanjo spoke on Tuesday at a global crusade of the Deeper Life Bible Church in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital. He said Nigeria and the entire world required God’s visitation…