Politics

The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has rejected the judgement of the governorship election petitions tribunal on the outcome of the March 18 election in the state. The three-member panel headed by Justice Mikhail Abdullah on Monday upheld Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s victory in the election. The panel dismissed the petitions filed by Rhodes-Vivour and his Peoples …

The Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, on Tuesday declared his support for the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi’s decision to appeal the verdict of the presidential election petitions tribunal at the Supreme Court. The five-member panel led by Justice Hassan Tsammani had on September 6 dismissed the LP candidate’s petition challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election for …

The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, on Sunday promised to undertake comprehensive reforms in the Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) and three other agencies in the ministry to enhance their operational capabilities. In a public address in Abuja, the minister listed the other agencies to include the Nigerian Correctional Service (NCOs), the Federal Fire Service and the Nigerian Security and Civil …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has fixed dates for the 2024 governorship elections in Edo and Ondo States. The INEC National Commissioner and chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun, who confirmed the development in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said the elections would take place on September 21, 2024, and November 16, 2024, respectively. He said …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Timipre Sylva from the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The judge delivered the verdict in the suit filed by an All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship aspirant in the state, Mrs. Ogbomade Johnson. Johnson had in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/575/2023, asked …

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday adjourned till November 30 hearing of a suit seeking the disqualification of the Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri, and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, from this month’s election in the state. A member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Blessing Clement Azibanagbal, in the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/1448/23 …

The Nigerian government has debunked allegations by the Zamfara State governor, Dauda Lawal that the federal government was secretly negotiating with bandits without the involvement of the state government. The denial was made by the Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, while reacting to statements credited to Lawal alleging that the federal government was negotiating with the bandits to secure …

The House of Representatives is set to beam its searchlight on the petroleum industry to assist the federal government in recovering lost revenues totalling about $20 billion. They lawmakers also intend assisting the federal government in achieving early remittance of federal revenues, probe subsidy beneficiaries, scrutinize loan transactions, and pre-export financing arrangements, and review loans associated with crude oil. Ikeagwuonu …

The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, has dismissed the claim on the service of the impeachment notice on him by the state House of Assembly. The Assembly had last Wednesday directed the clerk of the House to write the deputy governor on the allegations of gross misconduct levelled against him. The Chairman of the House Committee on Information, Olatunji …

Ari Fekorigha, the National Director of Mobilisation for the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC), issued a warning over attempts by certain political figures to remove Siminalayi Fubara, the Governor of Rivers State. Ijaw youths were concerned that some politicians intended to throw Rivers into disarray by forcibly toppling Fubara as governor on false accusations, according to Fekorigha, who made this revelation …