A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has cleared the All Progressives Congress (APC) to participate in Saturday’s Governorship Election in Bayelsa State. In a ruling document obtained by the APC’s Principal Counsel, D. D. Dodo SAN, in Abuja on Thursday, the appellate court panel led by Justice Steven Adah also cleared the APC Deputy […]
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PDP, Dickson responsible for Nembe mayhem
The All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has been vindicated with the violent outcome of the political rally held by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at Nembe Local Government Area, on Wednesday where souls were lost and several others injured, saying the Bayelsa state government and its party should be blamed and held responsible. The […]
Kogi election: Police teargas IGP, INEC chair as thugs disrupt stakeholder meeting
An on-going stakeholders’ meeting in Lokoja, Kogi State capital, has been disrupted by suspected political thugs. The meeting — the second in the series — had in attendance the Inspector General of Police Mohammed Adamu, and National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu. Trouble started when the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party was […]
Breaking: APC, Kogi govt planning to shift election by two weeks -PDP
The Kogi State Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council on Tuesday accused the All Progressives Congress and the Kogi State Government, under Governor Yahaya Bello, of engaging in moves to shift the November 16 governorship election in the state by two weeks. The Deputy Director Public Communication of the Campaign Council, Mr. Austin Okai said the […]
Senate seeks to establish agency for hate speech
The Senate has introduced a bill which seeks to establish a federal government agency to check hate speech in the country. The bill, sponsored by a former Senate spokesperson, who is now the Deputy Senate Whip, Sabi Abdullahi, passed first reading on the floor of the red chamber on Tuesday. It is titled National Commission […]
Bayelsa election: APC accuses PDP of releasing 100 inmates, underhand activities
Ahead of the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has alerted the security agencies and the general public on the secret release of about 100 awaiting trial inmates from Okaka Prison in the state capital, Yenagoa by the state government. The APC also exposed the plot by the Peoples […]
Third Term Agenda: Falana intoxicated with early wine – group
Pro-democracy group, National Democratic Front (NDF), believes Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana’s recent attacks on President Muhammadu Buhari is a product of “intoxication with early wine”. In a recent scathing onslaught, among others, the self-acclaimed human rights lawyer had insinuated that President Buhari is contemplating a third-term agenda in 2023. However, in reaction, […]
Kogi Governorship: Natasha defeats INEC as Court recognises SDP candidate
The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Thursday, ordered the electoral umpire to reinstate the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Natasha Akpoti, for the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. Delivering judgement on Thursday, Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa held that the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) was wrong to have excluded Ms Akpoti from the forthcoming governorship […]
House of Rep member challenges Fashola to 90-day road travel tour
The statement that roads in the country are not as bad as they are portrayed, attributed to Babatunde Fashola, Minister for Works and Housing, has earned him a response from a member of the House of Representatives, Bamidele Salam. Mr Salam (PDP–Ede North/Ede South/Egbedore/Ejigbo federal constituency) challenged Mr. Fashola and other relevant stakeholders to boycott […]
Appeal Court sacks APC senator, declares PDP’s Olujimi winner
The Kaduna Division of the Court of Appeal has nullified the election of spokesman of the Senate, Senator Dayo Adeyeye. The Appellate Court subsequently upheld the tribunal judgment which declared Senator Biodun Olujimi and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party as winner of the Ekiti South Senatorial election held on February 23. It would […]