Politics

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has challenged the Appeal Court ruling which sacked Abba Yusuf as governor of Kano State. A three-member panel of the appeal court led by Justice M. U. Adumeh on November 17 upheld the verdict of the state governorship election petition tribunal which nullified Yusuf’s victory in the March 18 election. The court declared the …

Dele Momodu, the Director of Strategic Communications for the Atiku/Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, on Wednesday night, said the judges of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) turned the constitution upside down to uphold the election of President Bola Tinubu. Momodu, a journalist, was reacting to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal verdict that upheld the victory of President Bola Tinubu on …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday, listed the former Edo State governor, Adams Oshimhole, and his Sokoto State counterpart, Aminu Tambuwal, among the new chairmen of the Senate standing committees. He named the committee chairmen after the senators had confirmed 45 of the 48 ministerial nominees forwarded to the parliament by President Bola Tinubu at the plenary in Abuja. …

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reminded political parties that the portal for the upload of party and collation agents for the Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states governorship elections would automatically shut down at 12:00 midnight on Tuesday 10th October 2023.  Warning that there shall be no extension, the commission called on all parties sponsoring candidates for the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, on Sunday, accused the presidency of twisting facts on President Bola Tinubu’s academic records in a bid to confuse Nigerians on the matter. The Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity to the President, Temitope Ajayi, in a chat with journalists on Sunday, alleged that the former Vice President was giving …

The senator representing Kogi central, Abubakar Ohere, said on Wednesday night he would appeal the judgment of the election petition tribunal that voided his victory in the February 25 election in the constituency. Ohere, who disclosed this in a statement in Lokoja, expressed shock over the judgment of the tribunal. He, however, expressed confidence about his chances at the Court …

The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has resolved to challenge the verdict of the presidential election petition tribunal which upheld President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election at the Supreme Court. A five-member panel of the presidential election court headed by Justice Haruna Tsammani had on Wednesday night dismissed the petitions filed by Atiku and …

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday night expressed happiness on his success at the presidential election tribunal. A five-member panel of the presidential election court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani had a few minutes ago upheld Tinubu’s election in the February 25 election. Justice Tsammani, who read the judgement, held that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his …

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu declared Sunday that with the hitherto abandoned Ajaokuta Steel Complex now nearing completion, the project would have the capacity to employ 500,000 Nigerians once designated as a free trade zone. The President said this in Lokoja, the Kogi state capital, during the flag-off of the All Progressives Congress (APC) campaign for the November 11 governorship election. …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, on Monday met with President Bola Tinubu at the State House, Abuja. Akpabio had arrived at the State House shortly after the Senate adjourned for a closed-door session as a result of the rowdy session that followed the screening of the former Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo. READ ALSO: Senate in …