The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has submitted a notice of withdrawal to discontinue an appeal against a Kogi High Court’s order restraining it from arresting the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In the notice filed on April 22, the EFCC cited that events have surpassed the appeal and acknowledged that…
Three out of the sixteen aspirants in the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election have formally petitioned the party, urging for the annulment of the election results. The aspirants who lodged their appeals with the party’s appeal committee include Wale Akinterinwa, Olugebenga Edema, and Jimi Odimayo. The election committee, chaired by Kogi…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, were present at the PDP’s national caucus meeting held in Abuja this evening, April 17. This gathering precedes the party’s upcoming National Executive Committee meeting, slated for Thursday, April 18.…
Omobayo Godwin has officially assumed office as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. This follows the impeachment of Philip Shaibu by the State House of Assembly, paving the way for Governor Godwin Obaseki to nominate Omobayo Godwin, aged 37, as the new Deputy Governor. Omobayo Godwin was sworn in at approximately 1:40 pm on Monday…
Rewrite Two judicial commissions of inquiry have been inaugurated by Kano state government to probe alleged cases of misappropriation of public property, political violence and missing persons between 2015 and 2023 when Abdullahi Ganduje was Governor of the state. Governor Abba Yusuf who inaugurated the committees on Thursday, April 4, charged them to work…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has again taken another shot at his former benefactor, Nyesom Wike’s camp, days after he stated that his implementation of the presidential peace pact they reached should not be taken as weakness. Fubara who spoke at the ground breaking of automobile spare parts market in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, April 4,…
Twenty-seven lawmakers of the Rivers State Assembly have once again issued threats of impeaching Governor Siminalayi Fubara. During a briefing after a meeting held in Port Harcourt on Saturday, March 30, the lawmakers emphasized their readiness to remove Fubara from office as a last resort due to his persistent violation of critical provisions of the…
Following the painful death of Dr. Paul Akintelure, a group under the auspices of DEMOCRATS ARISE are set to pick up the APC nomination & expression of interest form on his behalf for any member of immediate family whose attributes with the late Akintelure are similar for purposes of mankind. According to news report, they…
A verdict from the Rivers State High Court has determined that Celestine Omehia is not recognized as a former governor of Rivers State, and therefore, he is not entitled to the pensions allocated for former governors and their deputies. After the conclusion of Peter Odili’s tenure, Celestine Omehia assumed office as governor of Rivers State…
Dr. Umar Abdulahi Ganduje, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), emphasized that the only path to ending the marginalization of the South-East is by aligning with the ruling party. Speaking at a rally in Nnewi, Anambra State, on Saturday, March 23, Ganduje asserted that joining the ruling party is crucial for the…
