The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has told the opposition to “bury the thought of policy reversal” by the President Bola Tinubu-led government and support the government in delivering on the Renewed Hope agenda of the President. The party also dispelled claims by the opposition that it rigged the September 21 governorship election in Edo…
The crisis within the Peoples Democratic Party. (PDP), has taken a turn for the worse as a faction of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC), which suspended the Ag. National Chairman, Amb. Umar Damagum has appointed Yayari Ahmed, the party’s Treasurer, as his replacement. This was contained in a statement signed by the PDP…
The Federal High Court in Abuja has restrained the National Executive Committee (NEC) and Board of Trustees (BoT) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Umar Damagum as the Acting National Chairman of the party. Justice Peter Lifu ordered that no person other than Damagum should be recognised as PDP national chairman until the…
A former governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has been summoned to appear before the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja over allegations of criminal breach of trust and possession of unlawfully acquired property. The summons, issued by Justice Maryann E. Anenih, alleged that Bello committed the offences between 2016 and 2023. The summons,…
The ongoing crisis in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), took turn for the worst on Friday with the suspension of Iliya Damagum, the party’s acting national chairman and Samuel Anyanwu the National Secretary. Debo Ologunagba, national publicity secretary of the party had issues a statement early, Friday morning announcing their suspension over alleged anti-party activities….
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won 15 of the 17 chairmanship positions in Plateau LG elections. Planji Cishak, chairman of the Plateau State Independent Electoral Commission (PLASIEC), announced the results of the elections on Thursday in Jos, the state capital. The local government and councillorship election was conducted on Saturday. Cishak said the results…
Nigeria’s First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, has defended her husband, President Bola Tinubu, against allegations of having a hand in the country’s economic hardship. Oluremi Tinubu made the remarks while speaking at the Palace of Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi on Thursday. Mrs. Tinubu said that President Tinubu should not be blamed for the…
The lawmaker representing Egbeda/Ona Ara Federal Constituency Honourable, Akin Alabi has set a new legislative records in the National Assembly by presenting ten bills within one week. In a historic move this week, Alabi, who is the Chairman of the House Committee on Works, was said to have presented a series of impactful bills on…
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has slammed President Bola Tinubu for being undisturbed by the hardship his policies including the removal of petrol subsidy has inflicted upon Nigerians. In an X post on Thursday, Atiku, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), labelled Tinubu as “T-Pain” for drowning the well-being of Nigerians….
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, affirmed Hon. Martin Amaewhule as the authentic Speaker of the Rivers State Assembly. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of Justices, equally validated the Amaewhule-led members of the Assembly as bonafide lawmakers for the state. While dismissing an appeal that…