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PDP postpones inauguration of Edo gov election campaign council
The party’s National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made this announcement in a statement in Abuja, saying the postponement was due to the industrial action embarked upon by Labour unions in the country. According to him, a new date for the inauguration will be communicated in due course. He said the PDP charged all members of […]
Cross River Assembly Reaffirms Ayambem As 10th Speaker
According to a statement by the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache the reaffirmation of Ayambem followed a rapprochement brokered by the state governor, Bassey Otu and critical stakeholders with the 25-member Assembly in Calabar.The speaker was impeached on Wednesday by 17 members out of the 25-member House over allegations of misappropriation of […]
LP suspends national chairman Abure for alleged anti-party activities
A letter of suspension dated May 14, 2024 and another on May 15, 2024 were ratified at a meeting of the state executive committee on Friday night in Benin which stated that the suspension was with immediate effect.It advised Abure to stop holding out or parading himself as a member of the party.The letter of […]
Kogi governorship dispute: Tribunal fixes Monday in Ajaka’s petiton against Ododo
Ajaka and his party are challenging the declaration of Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress ,APC, as the winner of the election held on November 11, 2023.The three-member tribunal, headed by Justice Ado Birnin-Kudu, announced the date yesterday in a message communicated to counsel to the parties through its Secretary, David Mike.Hearing in the […]
N19.4bn fraud: Court grants Sirika, brother N200m bail
One of the sureties must own a landed property in the Federal Capital Territory, in like sum.The court also held that the defendants are not to travel outside the shores of Nigeria without the permission of the court.While delivering the ruling on the bail application, Justice Belgore held he sees no reason to depart from […]
Atiku: I’ll keep contesting for presidency as long as I’m healthy
Abubakar, who is 77-years-old, was the standard-bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election.The politician will be 81 by the time the next presidential election comes around in 2027.Abubakar has run for the number one office six times but has been on the ballot as a presidential candidate on three occasions — […]
Court orders Phillip Shaibu to join Speaker, new Edo Deputy Gov in suit challenging impeachment
The Judge also granted order to the former Deputy Governor to join his successor as a defendant in the suit.Delivering ruling in a motion on notice filed by Shaibu, the Judge agreed with his counsel, Ayotunde Ogunleye SAN, that both the Speaker and the new Deputy Governor are necessary parties in the suit.The Judge held […]
Alleged Money Laundering: Court Adjourns Mompha’s Trial Till July 1
The Lagos Zonal Command of the EFCC, had on January 12, 2022 arraigned Mompha alongside his company, Ismalob Global Investment Limited, on an eight-count charge bordering on conspiracy to launder funds obtained through unlawful activity, retention of proceeds of criminal conduct, laundering of funds obtained through unlawful activity, failure to disclose assets and property, possession […]
Ekiti APC leaders kick against appointment of Fayose’s men by Oyebanji
A statement by convener of the Concerned Ekiti APC Stakeholders, Prince Aderobaki Adeleye, noted that in spite of their numerous sacrifices and contributions to the success of APC in the last poll, appointments were given to members of the Peoples Democratic Party ,PDP.Adeleye, who described the action as unacceptable and capable of creating division in […]