Kano State Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje on Tuesday pardoned 12 inmates on death row and also commuted the death sentences of 6 inmates to life imprisonment. The spokesperson, Kano State Command of the Nigerian Correctional Service, SC Musbahu Lawan K/ Nassarawa who confirmed this in a statement made available to newsmen in the state, said…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has visited Mrs. Jennifer Efidi, the woman in a viral video who was attacked by political thugs while queuing to vote at her polling unit in Surulere, Lagos. Efidi became a viral sensation during the presidential election last week after she defied all odds to cast…
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Abdullahi Adamu, on Tuesday held a closed door meeting with some governors and the party’s candidates for governorship and State Assemblies. The political roundtable, which was held at the APC National Secretariat, also had members of the National Working Committee in attendance. The development is coming…
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has appointed 12 Senior Advocates of Nigeria (SANs) to defend the mandate of its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu in the just concluded polls. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes in 12 of Nigeria’s 36 states, almost two million votes more than his closest rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday issued Certificates of Return to winners of the February 25, 2023 Senatorial elections in Nigeria The Chairman of INEC, Mahmood Yakubu made the presentation at the National Collation Centre (the International Conference Centre) in Abuja. Yakubu had on Saturday said winners were declared for 423 legislative seats,…
The National Chairman of the Labour Party, Julius Abure has dissolved the party’s State Executive Council in Rivers State for alleged anti-party activities and corruption in the management of party’s funds. Abure, in a statement on Tuesday, said the dissolution is with immediate effect. He said those “who were at the helm of affairs in…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has removed the name of the embattled leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, from the list of election winners. This comes after the electoral body declared him as the winner of the February 25 election in the Doguwa/Tudunwada constituency. According to the returning officer, Professor Ibrahim…
The president-elect, Bola Tinubu, breezed into Lagos on Sunday where he was received by a mammoth crowd of supporters and party members after his private jet landed at the Presidential wing of the Murtala Muhammed Airport in Ikeja. The development is coming five days after the former Lagos State governor was announced as winner of…
Chrisland School Ikeja is to stay shut pending further probe of safety risks affecting its students. NAN reports that Folashade Adefisayo, Lagos commissioner for education, revealed this in a statement on Sunday. Whitney Adeniran, a pupil of Chrisland High School in Ikeja, died on February 9 during sports in Agege Stadium. Blessing Adeniran, Whitney’s mother,…
The Federal High Court will, on March 31, commence its Easter vacation. The Chief Judge, Justice Tsoho, disclosed this in a statement signed by the FHC’s Assistant Director of Information, Dr Catherine Oby-Christopher, saying the vacation would last till April 17. “This is pursuant to the provisions of Order 46, Rule 4 (b) of the…
