The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal, on Wednesday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir-Yusuf, of NNPP. Delivering the judgement, the three-man panel led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan-Osadebay, held that the margin of votes scored by NNPP were invalid and was not conducted in compliance with the 2022 electoral act. The tribunal declared Nasiru Yusuf-Gawuna…
The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Abubakar Atiku has officially filed an appeal at the Supreme Court praying to nullify the judgement of the Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) which upheld the victory of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2023 Presidential polls. Atiku is asking the…
By Damilola Adeleke Gov. Alex Otti has appointed Professor Udochukwu Ogbonna as the Chairman of Abia State Board of Internal Revenue. Professor Ogbonna had headed the BIR under the administration of former Governor Theodore Orji, and while he held sway, Abia IGR for the first time witnessed a leap. The Governor also appointed theExecutive Director,…
The Zamfara Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed the petition filed against the state governor, Dauda Lawal by the All Progressive Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle. The Tribunal Chairperson, Justice Cordelia Ogadi, who led two other members, dismissed the petition for lack of merit and inability of the petitioners to prove…
The United Nations representative to Sudan, Volker Perthes has announced his resignation. Mr Perthes reported to the UN Security Council that the Sudan conflict, which erupted between rival military factions in April, risked becoming a full-blown civil war. This is coming more than three months after the embattled North African nation declared him unwelcome after…
President Bola Tinubu has condoled with the government and people of Libya over the devastating impact of Storm Daniel and the subsequent flooding that has severely affected the eastern region of the country. In a statement, the President further commiserates with families who have lost loved ones in the monumental disaster and extends his best…
By DAMILOLA ADELEKE On Wednesday, September 13th, 2023, Dr. Nasir Idris, the Governor of Kebbi State, will lead a group of 25 cabinet commissioners on a four-day retreat in Abuja. The purpose of this retreat, as stated by Alhaji Yakubu Ahmed BK, the Commissioner of Information and Culture, is to familiarize the commissioners with…
Similarly, the Press Crew attached to the office of the deputy governor has been disbanded. Photo: Archive/Radio NigeriaAll media aides appointed by Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu of Ondo state, and seconded to the office of the deputy governor have been relieved of their appointments with immediate effect. A statement by the chief press secretary to the…
With some months to the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, a previous deputy governor of Kogi State, Yomi Awoniyi, has officially joined the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Awoniyi had previously Submitted his resignation letter to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Awoniyi was warmly received into APC at the party’s national headquarters…
A group under the All Progressives Congress (APC) is advocating for the ministerial nomination slot of Nasir el-Rufai to be given to southern Kaduna. The convener of the Southern Kaduna APC Concerned Members, Samuel Barnabas Kambai, said this was necessary to give all parts of the state a sense of belonging. In an interview with…
The National and State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal in Benin City has ignored two petitions filed against the declaration of Dennis Idahosa as the winner of the February 25 Ovia Federal Constituency election for lack of merit and being incompetent. The petitioners, Epele Asemota of the Labour Party (LP) and Barr Omosede Igbinedion of the…
Ebonyi State Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Friday summoned the Federal Government and contractors to stop the proposed use of concrete technology and direct labor by the Minister of Works, David Umahi, for the construction of federal highways in the country. It said the direct labor approach to road construction deployed by the…
House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating disposal of public property has denied the report by the managing director, Niger Delta Basin Development Authority, Mark Derefake. This is as the lawmakers frowned at the agency’s disposal of 48 items, including vehicles at N1.4 million without details of the cost of the items at procurement. The committee…
Ebonyi State House of Assembly member, Victor Nwoke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), representing Abakaliki North Constituency, has rated Governor Francis Nwifuru’s first days in office. He applauded the governor for setting to work cooperative clashes that rocked various communities in the thirteen LGAs of the state. Nwoke, who spoke to newsmen in Abakaliki,…
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 presidential election, Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has rejected the judgement of the presidential election petition court and asked his lawyers to seek redress at the supreme court. The former Vice President who briefed journalists at the PDP headquarters in Abuja said he would…
The Election Petition Tribunal in Benin City has rejected Mr. Okhuarobo Henry Osamuede’s PDP petition against INEC’s declaration of Omoruyi Murphy Osaro of the Labour Party as the victor in the Egor/Ikpoba Federal Constituency election on February 25, 2023. Justice O.A. Chijioke, who delivered the unanimous verdict, stated that the petition lacked merit because the…
The authorities in Zambia have arrested Esther Lungu, the wife of former President Edgar Lungu, along with three others. Esther Lungu and three others have been charged with theft of a motor vehicle and a certificate of title for a property in Lusaka. They are also accused of possessing property that is believed to be…
The Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) has rejected a copy of the report on the last presidential election made by the European Union (EU) Election Observers Mission that was tendered by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP). The court held that the document was obtained by the petitioners from its registry, which was certified…
Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno state has presented a cheque of two billion naira to the Nigerian Labour Congress, for disbursement as interest-free loans to workers to cushion the impact of fuel subsidy removal. This was part of the nine-point demands earlier presented by Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress to the state Governor….
As the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) initiated a nationwide warning strike today, some areas of Osogbo, the capital of Osun State, experienced deserted streets and closed businesses. Many business owners did not open their shops, and residents stayed indoors. However, at the Owode-Ede market on the outskirts of Osogbo, traders and commercial transporters continued their…
Professor Ihonvbere and other members of the committee at the hearing on Monday in abuja. Photo: Ibrahim Shehu/Radio Nigeria The House of Representatives has commenced investigation into the alleged illegal disposal of public property by some government agencies between 2010 and 2022. The Chairman of the Ad Hoc Committee set up to conduct the investigation,…
The Kano State Government has commenced the distribution of food items to the vulnerable and the less privilege people across the 44 Local government areas of the state. Governor Abba Yusuf who disclosed this during the Flagg off of the agricultural intervention programme in Kano, said the gesture was aimed at cushioning the effects of…
The judgment for the three pending petitions before the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC) is set to be delivered on Wednesday, September 6, provided there are no unexpected developments. Justice Haruna Tsammani, who leads the PEPC, has scheduled this judgment date for the petitions brought forth by the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Atiku Abubakar and…
Rivers State Government has close down the Daar Communication subsidiaries, both Africa Independent Television, AIT, and Raypower FM operations in Port Harcourt. The media organization on its official X on Sunday, announced that the State Government shut down its operations through contracted telecommunications engineers accompanied by armed security operatives. “The contractors disconnected the wave guard…
President Bola Tinubu will depart Abuja on Monday to attend the G-20 Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi, India, on the special invitation of Indian Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser to the President (Media & Publicity) stated this @NigeriaGov. government of Nigeria twitter handle on Sunday. According to the statement, the President will…
In a recent turn of events within the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), former Kano State governor and 2023 presidential candidate for NNPP, Alhaji Musa Rabi’u Kwankwaso, found himself suspended for six months due to alleged anti-party activities. This suspension stemmed from a parallel National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting held in Lagos, led by former…
The President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Tinubu has ordered the immediate recall of all career and non-career ambassadors from their duty posts worldwide. However, Nigeria’s United Nations Permanent Representatives in New York and Geneva will be exempted from this recall due to the upcoming United Nations General Assembly later this month. The…
President Bola Tinubu has recalled all Ambassadors, both career and non–career. The Minister of Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Yusuf Tuggar, disclosed this on Saturday, September 2. This was confirmed in a statement by the special adviser on media and communications strategy to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Alkasim Abdulkadir. It states that “Sequel to the inquiries…
Victor Akinjo, the nominee for the Niger Delta Development Commission’s (NDDC) Ondo State Representative, has been removed for immediate replacement by Mr. Otito Atikase.. This is contained in a statement by the Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Chief Ajuri Ngelale who says the President has equally approved the immediate replacement of…
The Niger State government has declared three day work free to fastrack the distribution of palliative to the 25 local government councils, from Wednesday to Friday next week. The state governor, Alhaji Mohammed Umar Bago, stated this at his maiden press conference in Minna, the state capital. He explained that the work free day for…
President Bola Tinubu has approved the provision of 5 million glasses for Nigerians with sight impairments across the country. The President stated this on Friday when he received the Founder and CEO of Peek Vision Foundation and Co-Founder of the Vision Catalyst Fund, Prof Andrew Bastawrous at the State House in Abuja. President Tinubu said…
