Politics

The Sokoto State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the state governor, Ahmed Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of reckless spending. The state government, however, described the party’s statement as shameless propaganda. The PDP, in a statement made available to newsmen in the state, by its Publicity Secretary, Hassan Sayinnawal, on Saturday, alleged that the …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) on Friday, dismissed reports of a plot by the party and the Kwankwasiya Movement to occupy the Supreme Court and foreign missions in Nigeria. According to the party, the allegation was a figment of the imagination of a conceived coalition of some civil society organisations. The party’s acting National Chairman, Abba Ali stated this …

  Senator Elisha Abbo who was sacked by the Appeal Court on Monday as senator representing Adamawa North has apologised to the President of the Senate, Godswill Akpabio, over his earlier claim that Senator Akpabio influenced the judgment against him at the Court of Appeal. Speaking on Arise News Television on Tuesday night, Senator Abbo also denied any plot by …

The Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has secured the permission of the Federal High Court to continue its lawsuit seeking to compel President Bola Tinubu to probe alleged missing US$15 billion oil revenues and N200 billion budgeted to repair the refineries between 2020 and 2021. SERAP made this known on Friday night via its verified X page. It said: …

A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has overruled the judgment of the National and State Houses of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba which declared Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the February 25 House of Representatives election for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. The appellate court in two judgments on Thursday declared Labour …

Labour Party’s governorship aspirant in the forthcoming Edo 2024 election, Stephen Osemwegie, has expressed hope that the party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, would reclaim his mandate at the Supreme Court. Ripples Nigeria had reported last week that the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal led by Justice Haruna Tsammani struck out Obi’s petition, including that of the Peoples …

The Court of Appeal, Benin City, has affirmed Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party. The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, confirmed the development in a statement on Monday in Abuja. He added that the three member panel of the appellate court dismissed the suit filed by Mr. Lucky Shaibu against Abure and three other members …

The Senate on Wednesday announced new leadership positions within the red chamber, owing to the exit of former governor Dave Umahi. I’m the new arrangement, senator representing Kwara south, and deputy chief whip, Lola Ashiru, replaces Sen Umahi as deputy leader of the Senate. READ ALSO:Senate urges Nigerian govt to declare state of emergency on drug abuse Umahi who represented …

Some constituents from the four local government areas of Ogoni land say they had commenced a process to recall the four lawmakers representing the areas in the Rivers State House of Assembly. They named the four lawmakers as the Deputy Speaker of the Assembly, Dumle Maol; Barile Nwakor, representing Khana Constituency 1; Aforji Igwe, representing Eleme; Bernard Ngba, representing Tai …

Islamic scholar, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, on Thursday, alleged that the bombing on Sunday that claimed over 120 lives in Tudun Biri in the Igabi Local Government Area of Kaduna State was carried out on purpose by the Nigerian Army using a drone. On Sunday night, while the community in the state’s Igabi Local Government area celebrated Maulud, innocent citizens—including women …