Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has nominated Olayide Owolabi Adelami as the new deputy governor of the state. Adelami’s name has been submitted to the state House of Assembly for formal approval. Previously serving as the Deputy Clerk to the National Assembly until his retirement in April 2018, Adelami’s nomination follows the vacancy in…
Justice Chinwendu Nwogu of the State High Court in Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers State, has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the Rivers Elders and Leaders Forum challenging the constitutionality of President Bola Tinubu’s “peace pact” between Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike. Led by former Governor Rufus Ada-George, the…
The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, emphasized that politicians pose the most significant challenge to the conduct of elections in Nigeria. Speaking on Wednesday during a meeting with Hawa Habibu, the director of election and party monitoring for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Ganduje acknowledged the pressing issue of…
On January 12, the Supreme Court confirmed Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s election as the governor of Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu had been declared the winner of the March 2023 Lagos State governorship election by INEC. However, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour (GRV) of the Labour Party and Abdulazeez Adediran (Jandor) of the PDP, who secured 312,329 and 62,449 votes, respectively, contested…
The Supreme Court has confirmed Abba Yusuf, the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, as the duly elected governor of Kano State. This decision set aside the judgments of both the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal and the Court of Appeal, which had earlier declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the…
The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Alex Otti as the Governor of Abia State in the March 18, 2023, governorship election. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji, in delivering the lead judgment on January 12, declared that the appeals brought before the court by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Chief Okey Ahiwe, and the All…
The Supreme Court has upheld the election victory of Dauda Lawal from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor of Zamfara State. The court’s decision, delivered on January 12, overturned the Court of Appeal’s ruling, which had initially declared the governorship election in Zamfara State inconclusive. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Bello…
Governor Hyacinth Alia has mandated that Local Government Area Chairmen in Benue state must obtain his approval before leaving their Council Headquarters. The approval process for their departure will be facilitated through the Special Adviser, Bureau for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs (BLGCA). This directive aims to empower the chairmen to effectively oversee their respective…
Six individuals have been apprehended in connection with an assault on Senator Isah Echocho, who represents Kogi East in the National Assembly. According to Kogi State Police spokesperson William Aya, the attack occurred on Tuesday, January 9, in Lokoja, the state capital, following Senator Echocho’s visit to Governor Yahaya Bello. The Senator, accompanied by other…
Two ex-aides who previously served under the late Ondo state Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, have recently stepped down from their roles in the aftermath of his passing. The resignations, effective Thursday, December 28, involve Olawale Abolade, the former governor’s Special Assistant on Photography, and Doyin Odebowale, the Senior Special Assistant on Special Duties and Strategy. This…
