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…
Regrettably, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State has passed away. The governor, who had been contending with leukemia and prostate cancer, breathed his last in Lagos on Wednesday, December 27, at the age of 67. Late Akeredolu had been under the care of State House doctors in Lagos as his health condition prevented him from…
President Bola Tinubu is reportedly holding discussions with Rivers State Governor Siminalayi Fubara, former Rivers State Governor Sir Peter Odili, and other stakeholders from the state at the Presidential Villa in Abuja. According to Vanguard, the meeting commenced shortly after FCT Minister Nyesom Wike was observed at the State House. Although the specific agenda of…
Ahmadu Fintiri from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been officially confirmed as the duly elected governor of Adamawa State by a court of appeal. The appellate court, affirming the tribunal’s earlier decision on October 28 that dismissed Aishatu Binani’s petition and upheld the Independent National Electoral Commission’s declaration of Fintiri as the winner, declared…
Tony Okocha, the interim chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, disclosed that the dispute between Governor Simi Fubara and FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has escalated beyond control following the collapse of President Bola Tinubu’s intervention efforts. Speaking at a press conference held at the APC national secretariat in Abuja on Thursday,…
The Federal Government has distanced itself from the ongoing political turmoil in Rivers State involving the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, his supporters, and Governor Similaye Fubara. Following a Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu at the presidential villa in Abuja, the Minister of Information and National…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is urging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to promptly initiate the process of organizing new elections for the 27 State Constituencies in Rivers State. These constituencies have become vacant due to the defection of the 27 former State lawmakers in the Rivers State House of Assembly to the All…
