Politics

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, reserved judgment in the appeal filed over the Kano State governorship election. A five-member panel of justices presided over by Justice Inyang Okoro reserved the judgment after listening to lawyers in the matter. Ripples Nigeria reports that Governor Abba Yusuf of Kano State and the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) had filed the appeal challenging …

The Imo State Government has inaugurated a small claims court to adjudicate in claim cases within the range of N5 million. The State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma, during the inauguration of the court, on Wednesday, in Owerri, the state capital, noted that the court would speed up justice in the state. Uzodimma, represented by his deputy, Placid Njoku, explained that …

The former Ogun State governor, Ibikunle Amosun, on Wednesday accused the ex-National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, of spreading falsehood about his removal from office in 2020. Oshiomhole, who spoke at the launch of a book titled: “APC and Transition Politics,” written by the party’s former national vice-chairman North-West, Salihu Lukman, on Tuesday in Abuja claimed …

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has declared the seats of former Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi and his Yobe State counterpart, Ibrahim Giadam, vacant following their appointments as ministers. Umahi (Ebonyi South) and Gaidam (Yobe East) were appointed as ministers of works and police affairs respectively by President Bola Tinubu in August. Akpabio declared the seats vacant at Wednesday’s plenary …

The Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, on Wednesday signed the state’s 2024 budget of N258.2 billion. The governor signed the budget a few hours after its passage by the state’s House of Assembly. The event held at the Government House in Lokoja was attended by the Governor-elect, Usman Ododo, Speaker of the Assembly, Umar Yusuf, and other government functionaries. Bello, …

The former minister of water resources, Mukhtar Shehu Shagari has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for All Progressives Congress (APC) in Sokoto State. Shagari, who served as minister in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, is one of the oldest members of the PDP. He was also the deputy governor of Sokoto State during Aliyu Wamakko’s administration from …

A women advocacy group, Gender And Development Action (GADA), has said its advocacy efforts were paying off as statistics indicated that more women were indeed involved in politics as compared with the past. In a chat with Blueprint in Calabar, GADA Project Coordinator in Cross River state, Mrs Francisca Effiom, said “A total of 80 women got elected in the …

The intervention of President Bola Tinubu in the political crisis in Rivers State has started yielding results, as members of the state House of Assembly have withdrawn the impeachment notice that was previously sent to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. The lawmakers officially began their sessions in the state capital of Port Harcourt on Wednesday. The lawmakers gathered solely to focus on …

The former minister of state for petroleum resources, Timipre Sylva, has demanded the immediate withdrawal of the amended list of candidates for the Bayelsa governorship election released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The commission had earlier on Wednesday omitted Sylva’s name in the amended list of candidates for the election. This followed the October 9 ruling by the …

Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged President Bola Tinubu to publicly instruct the former governors who are now serving as ministers in his administration to stop collecting life pensions, exotic cars and other allowances from their states while they serve as ministers. SERAP urged him to “instruct the former governors to immediately return any pension and allowances that …