Today is election day in the off-cycle states of Kogi, Imo, and Bayelsa, where citizens will choose new governors. Voters in the South East, South South, and North Central areas of Nigeria will cast ballots in this round of voting. The current governors of Imo and Bayelsa are running for reelection, while Kogi State will choose a new leader. To keep their respective states in power, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will focus on Kogi and Imo, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) will focus on Bayelsa. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has held sway in Bayelsa since 1999, and…
Author: Ifeanyi Nwagboso
Athan Achonu, the candidate for governor in today’s off-cycle election from the Labour Party (LP), has claimed that the election is being rigged. Achonu claims that there is a conspiracy to cause BVAS problems at the polls all around the state. He claimed that the goal was to tamper with the vote in places where the riggers were weak or to achieve a skewed outcome. While speaking to reporters in Owerri, the state capital, the LP candidate made his appeal. According to a statement released by Achonu’s Director of Media and Publicity, Chibuikem Diala, Achonu has asked the REC to…
The Saudi government has committed to funding the modernization of Nigeria’s refineries and maintaining the country’s foreign exchange reforms. During a bilateral discussion with Nigerian President Tinubu on the margins of the Saudi-Africa Summit in Riyad, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman made these promises. The Saudi government has pledged to make a sizable deposit of foreign exchange to increase forex liquidity in Nigeria in support of the Central Bank’s ongoing reforms of Nigeria’s foreign exchange regime. Prince bin Salman praised President Tinubu’s economic reforms, saying that the Saudi government is committed to supporting them and helping Nigeria realize their…
Zone 16 of the Nigerian Police Force Headquarters has a new Assistant Inspector General (AIG) in AIG Paul Ojeka Odama. Zone 16 is located in Yenagoa. CSP Ikwo Kevin Lafieghe, the Zonal Police Public Relations Officer (ZPPRO), made the announcement on Friday in Yenagoa. According to Lafieghe, AIG Idrisu Dabban Dauda recently retired, and a new captain of Zone 16 has taken over. After AIG Idrisu Dabban Dauda retired, the announcement added, “This is to bring to the notice of the public that the Inspector-General of Police, IGP Olukayode Adeolu Egbetokun, has appointed AIG Paul Ojeka Odama, to take over…
House of Representatives Deputy Spokesperson Philip Agbese is confident that President Bola Tinubu’s support of Tajudeen Abbas as Speaker of the House will be well received by Nigerians in the near future. In April of 2023, the governing All Progressives Congress (APC) endorsed Abbas as their Speaker candidate. Tinubu’s advice led to the party’s support for Abbas, resulting in other contestants standing down in time for the 10th Assembly’s inauguration. Addressing the media from his office, Agbese acknowledged the decisiveness of both the President and the APC in selecting Abbas. In his words, “recommending Hon. Tajudeen Abbas, to be Speaker…
Elections free of violence have been called for in the states of Imo, Bayelsa, and Kogi on November 11th, 2023, by the Institute for Peace and Conflict Resolution (IPCR). In a statement, Institute Director General Dr. Joseph Ochogwu called on all parties involved to prevent violence and bloodshed during the upcoming elections in the three states. He pointed out that the violence in several areas throughout the campaigns stands out as a unique difficulty of the off-cycle elections. Ochogwu also urged the major players in the elections to avoid undermining the legitimacy of the process by adhering to the…
The governorship candidates for the Action Alliance and the Accord Party in Akwa Ibom State, Akpan Jeremiah and Emem Coffie, respectively, filed challenges with the Appeal Court in Lagos challenging the election of Governor Umo Eno. On Friday, the three-person tribunal ruled that Eno should continue to serve as governor of Akwa Ibom State. Emem Coffie, the Accord Party’s gubernatorial nominee, appealed the tribunal’s ruling in the hopes that it would be reversed. Kofie, through his attorney, Chidi Nwachukwu, contended that he deserved to be declared the governor as other contestants in the race were not qualified to fight the…
In a ruling released on Friday, an appeals court in Lagos upheld Barr Peter Mbah’s election as governor of Enugu State. Barr Chijioke Edeoga, a member of the Labour Party, LP, brought the case, which was heard by a three-person panel of the Appeal Court. The court upheld the Enugu Tribunal decision from September 9, 2023, which had been presided over by the Hon. Justice K.M. Akano. Mbah, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was successful in all three of his appeal’s claims. The three-person panel chaired by Justice Tijani Yusuf Hassan ruled that Mbah was eligible to…
Yobe State’s Nguru Local Government Education Authority has stated that it is committed to repositioning and improving the level of education offered in the area. This information was made public on Thursday by the Secretary of the Local Government Education Department, Mallam Hamisu Ado Nguru, during the launch of the 2023 Enrollment Drive and Back-to-School Campaign in partnership with the UNICEF Maiduguri Field Office. According to him, the administration of Governor Mai Mala Buni is determined to ensuring that all children who are not currently enrolled in school return there regardless of the obstacles that may stand in their way.…
The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) is concerned about the split that has developed between two prominent Northern businessmen, Alhaji Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad Rabiu of BUA Company. Additionally, the NEF expressed its concern regarding the divide that has developed between the previous governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, and the current governor, Dauda Lawal. The Convener of the NEF, Professor Ango Abdullahi, issued a statement on the organization’s behalf stating that the development was having an effect on the region’s economic and political stability. A portion of the statement read as follows: “The current conflicts between Aliko Dangote and Abdussamad…
In response to the ongoing humanitarian catastrophe in Benue, the Federal Government has demanded that all development partners and donor agencies urgently deploy and intervene in the situation. On Thursday, in Makurdi, during the distribution of relief items to Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs), Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Dr. Betta Edu made the plea. Ichwa Camp is where the IDPs are currently staying. Edu stated that it was necessary to make the appeal because of the great suffering that was being experienced by IDPs in the state of Benue. She stated that the Federal Government would officially write…
The 64th National Council on Health is going to be held in Ekiti State, and the state’s Ministry of Health and Human Services, along with the federal government’s Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, are going to put on the event. Dr. Oyebanji Filani, who serves as the Commissioner for Health and Human Services in the state of Ekiti, made this announcement on Thursday during a news conference that was held to honor the program. According to him, the program will take place in the state capital between the dates of November 13 and November 17 in 2023, and it…
On Thursday, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar stormed the ancient City of Lokoja, which serves as the capital of Kogi State, in an effort to persuade the public to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the next election for governor, which will take place on November 11. Atiku, who criticized the governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, for reportedly denying the PDP the use of Confluence Stadium Lokoja to host their campaign rally, stated that it was time to sack the ruling APC in order to put an end to unfavorable policies in Kogi State.…
The White House has reported that Israel has agreed to impose daily cease-fires in the fighting between its military and Hamas militants in the northern Gaza strip for a period of four hours. The outbreak of this severe combat between the Israeli military and Hamas militants occurred less than a month ago. John Kirby, spokesperson for the National Security Council of the White House, stated that an announcement will be made three hours in advance. He stated that “We’ve been told by the Israelis that there will be no military operations in these areas throughout the pause and that this…
On Thursday, the Federal High Court in Abuja struck down “offending provisions,” thus eliminating the right of appeal for tax debtors. The Federal High Court of Nigeria (Federal Inland Revenue Service) Practice Directions (2021), the Federal High Court of Nigeria (Tax Appeals) Rules (2022), and the Tax Appeal Tribunal (Procedure) Rules (2021). The measures were deemed illegal by Justice James Omotosho, who wrote that they violated the freedom to appeal guaranteed by the constitution. The court initially struck down Rule 6(a) of Order III of the Tax Appeal Tribunal Procedure Rules (2021). Any taxpayer who wishes to appeal a decision…
Party leaders from the All Progressives People Congress (APC) have been detained by security forces in the Kogi county seat of Dekina LGA, and the APC has demanded their release. During a press conference on Thursday in Ilorin, the party’s governorship candidate’s campaign spokesperson, Mr. Kingsley Fanwo, voiced concerns over recent security operations in several areas of Kogi East. He saw party leaders being detained in Dekina LGA for no apparent reason. Fanwo urged the state’s law enforcement to act responsibly and that his party supported violence-free elections. He detailed the APC’s campaigning strategies and the difficulties that have arisen…
At the Federal High Court in Abuja, the effort by the Lamidi Apapa’s group to prevent the Labour Party’s candidate, Athan Achonu, from running in Saturday’s Governorship election in Imo State was soundly defeated. The contentious Labour Party faction’s attempt to have their candidate disqualified from the governor’s race was denied by the court. Justice Inyang Ekwo ruled against the ex-parte application to prevent Achonu from running in the election, despite the fact that the application was argued by Mohammed Ndarani Mohammed, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria SAN and a member of the faction’s legal team. Instead of accepting Apapa’s…
Governors Yahaya Bello and Hope Uzodinma of Kogi and Imo States have been warned by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) not to try to rig the governorship election on Saturday. The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has mobilized the people of Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi States to go to any lengths allowed by law to preserve their votes in the upcoming governorship elections on Saturday. Debo Ologunagba, the PDP’s official spokesman, called on Bello and Uzodinma to concede defeat after their alleged disastrous tenure in office. Addressing a press conference in Abuja, Ologunagba said the PDP will not allow anybody to…
Kaduna State Governor Uba Sani has praised the state’s security forces for helping to bring stability back to formerly unstable areas. After Wednesday’s meeting of the State Security Council, Governor Sani made the announcement on his Facebook page. He claims that thousands of IDPs are returning to their original communities. He pleaded with them to increase funding for security forces so that they can keep up the pace of land and air operations in regions where terrorists, bandits, and kidnappers are active. “Today, I chaired the Kaduna State Security Council Meeting and received briefings from heads of security agencies on…
Nigeria’s National Population Commission (NPC) has 20 new commissioners, nine of them were reappointed by President Bola Tinubu for another term. Among the new appointees are: Hon. Emmanuel Trump Eke — Abia Dr. Clifford Zirra (reappointed) — Adamawa Mr. Chidi Christopher Ezeoke (reappointed)— Anambra Barr. Isa Audu Buratai (reappointed) — Borno Bishop Alex Ukam — Cross River Ms. Blessyn Brume-Ataguba — Delta Dr Jeremiah Ogbonna Nwankwegu — Ebonyi Dr Tony Aiyejina (reappointed) — Edo Mr Ejike Ezeh (reappointed) — Enugu Mr Abubakar Damburam (reappointed)— Gombe Prof. Uba Nnabue (reappointed) — Imo Ms Sa’adatu Dogon Bauchi Garba — Kaduna Dr Aminu…