Politics

The Kano State governorship election petition tribunal will deliver the verdict in the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yusuf Gawuna against Governor Abba Yusuf on Wednesday. The tribunal announced the date in a notice sent to the parties on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as …

Former Plateau State governor, Simon Lalong, may have resigned from his position as the Minister of Labour and Employment, thus ending weeks of speculations. One of President Bola Tinubu’s media aides, Imran Mohammad who posted the development on X on Monday, said the President had accepted the resignation while a valedictory will be held at the Federal Executive Council (FEC) …

President Bola Tinubu on Monday held a meeting with the Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, a former governor of the state, Peter Odili, and some other stakeholders from the state at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There are reports he had also met with the FCT Minister, Nyesome Wike as he was earlier seen at the State House. The meetings are …

The House of Representatives on Tuesday summoned the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Olayemi Cardoso, over the apex bank’s decision to lift the ban on 43 items. This followed the adoption of a motion of urgent public importance sponsored by the lawmaker representing Jibia/Kaita Federal Constituency of Katsina State, Sada Soli, at the plenary in Abuja. The …

The Senate on Tuesday defended the purchase of 360 Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) for its members. The Senate has come under criticism after reports on the planned purchase of 360 SUVs worth N57.6 billion for the lawmakers emerged last week. The unit value of each vehicle was pegged at N160 million. .A civil society group, Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project …

The Kano State governor, Abba Yusuf will know his fate on Thursday December 21, as the Supreme Court has fixed that date to hear his appeal agains the judgement that had sacked him from office. This was made known on Monday by the governor’s counsel, Bashir Tudun Waziri, who said a hearing of notice had been given to their legal …

A High Court sitting in Enugu State has ordered the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP), to replace Senator Samuel Anyanwu as the party’s National Secretary. Anyanwu is the PDP governorship candidate for the forthcoming election in Imo State. The order was granted while ruling in a motion on notice filed by Nwabueze Ugwu seeking the court to declare Senator Anyanwu’s seat …

The crisis between Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki and his estranged deputy, Philip Shaibu has assumed a new dimension as the deputy governor was on Monday barred from entering the Government House. Shaibu, was said to have gotten the shock of his life  when he got to his office Monday and found that the gate to the office of the …

More revelations have continued to surface concerning the crisis rocking Rivers State as the State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike continue to dig deep into the trenches. This is as the National Coordinator, South-South Leadership Forum, Chief Anabs Sara-Igbe, on Saturday claimed Governor Fubara offered to resign his position before the …

The former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Adamu, said he had retired from active politics on Saturday. The former chairman stated this at the launch of a book titled: “Progressive Governance, Showcasing The Achievements of His Excellency, Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State 2019 – 2023,” by Abdullahi Tanimu. He commended the author for recognising the …