Politics

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has rejected the judgment of the state election petition tribunal on the outcome of the March 18 election in the state. The three-member panel led by Justice Ofem I. Ofem had earlier on Thursday upheld Governor Nasir Idris’ victory in the election. In a statement issued on Thursday night, the PDP chairman …

The former President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA), Olumide Akpata, has joined the Edo State governorship race. Akpata, who declared his intention to vie for the Labour Party ticket on Thursday in Benin City, described the party as the only people-oriented platform in the country. The former NBA president said he was motivated by his desire to serve the …

The National Judicial Council (NJC), on Thursday, said it was not aware of the shortlist of 22 justices made by the Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) for elevation to the bench of the Supreme Court of Nigeria. NJC Director of Information, Barrister Soji Oye, said that the nomination has not been brought to his knowledge. The FJSC had reportedly sent …

The National Peace Committee, chaired by former Head of State Gen. Abdulsalami Abubakar, denounced on Thursday various acts of violence, intimidation, and vote-buying during last Saturday’s off-cycle governorship elections in the states of Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa. In a statement on Thursday, the peace committee said, “We are not unaware of the glitches recorded during the elections. Sadly, we have …

The Lagos State chapter of the Labour Party (LP) has called on President Bola Tinubu to urgently address all the problems militating against stable electricity supply in the country. According to the party, improving the supply of electricity in both urban and rural areas would further reduce the hardship encountered due to the removal of fuel subsidies in the country. …

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has insisted that the certificate from the Chicago State University (CSU) presented by President Bola Tinubu for the 2023 elections was fake. He therefore called on his fellow major presidential contestants in that election, Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), to join him in …

A former Deputy Minority Whip in the Federal House of Representatives, Fatima Binta Bello, has resigned her membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe State. In a letter dated 5th October, 2023 and addressed to the Chairman of the party in the Shongom ward, Shongom LGA of Gombe State, Hon. Binta conveyed her decision to quit the party. …

The Court of Appeal on Thursday granted the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Delta, Ken Pela, approval to return to the Delta State Election Tribunal to continue his petition against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. that the Tribunal had dismissed LP’s petition against Governor Sheriff on the ground that he abandoned his pre-hearing. Not satisfied by the ruling, Pela took the …

Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, restrained the Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki, from going ahead with the planned impeachment of his deputy, Phillip Shaibu. The two men have been at loggerheads in recent times over irreconcilable differences. The judge gave the order while ruling on a motion on notice filed by the deputy governor. …

Former National Deputy Chairman (South-West) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has written an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, warning the Nigerian leader against the planned invasion of Niger Republic by armies drawn from the West African sub-region. The regional bloc has been mulling a military intervention as part of measures to restore democracy in the …