After the electoral petition tribunal nullified their election, two members of the 8th Adamawa State House of Assembly voiced their displeasure. They both belong to the State’s All Progressives Congress (APC) opposition party. They didn’t agree with the election results that were pronounced inconclusive by the National/House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal. Both members, Ibrahim Musa of Mayo Belwa and Babangida Muhammad Njidda of Nasarawo Binyeri, have promised to challenge the rulings against them. The elections at five polling units in the two constituencies were declared unlawful by the tribunal in separate rulings regarding appeals submitted by Musa Mahmud Kallamu…
Author: Ifeanyi N.
The All Progressives Congress was declared the winner by the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Jos, Sokoto State. Petitioners Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate were found to have not established their case beyond a reasonable doubt by the tribunal. The People’s Democratic Party and its candidate, Saidu Umar, went to the tribunal to contest the win of the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Ahmad Aliyu, in the governorship election held on March 18.
Concerns have been voiced by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State regarding the recent demonstration by Nasarawa State residents in Lagos State. The natives of Nasarawa staged demonstrations to voice their displeasure with the state government’s purported selling of public assets. The PDP, however, asserted that the demonstration was staged in order to damage Umaru Tanko Al-Makura’s reputation as the previous governor of the state. At a news conference in Lafia on Wednesday, Francis Orogu, chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, shared his opinion. Orogu, addressing the tension caused by the protest, claimed that the…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo, a cultural organization representing the Igbo people, has promised President Bola Tinubu that the Igbos in his cabinet will perform admirably. Ohanaeze said this as it lauded Tinubu’s appointments of several famous Igbos, including Nyesom Wike as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dave Umahi as Minister of Works, Vice Admiral Emmanuel Ikechukwu Ogalla as Chief of Naval Staff, and others. Following a joint Ime-Obi conference in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, as part of the celebrations celebrating the 2023 observance of Igbo Day, the leadership of Ohanaeze made this observation in a statement they issued. The communique…
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded an explanation from the All Progressives Congress (APC) for its lawyers’ apparent urgency in keeping President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chicago State University (CSU) transcripts secret. The PDP claims that Tinubu’s public assertions that his academic records are excellent are at odds with the suit filed by the lawyers seeking the US District Court in Illinois not to reveal the alleged academic details. The PDP pointed out that Tinubu had boasted to Nigerians in public that “I was one of those most recruited graduates of my university, multiple honours, First Class Degree and I…
Edo State’s current governor, Godwin Obaseki, has promised a free and fair election for his successor. Obaseki has stated that he will not be endorsing a candidate for governor in the 2024 race. As the Governor told reporters in Benin on Friday, “it is not in my place to now determine, appoint or anoint any successor,” but he did say, “all I know is that in the process of seeking my successor, there must be fairness, equity, and a sense of inclusion because our goal is to keep Edo as one.” Obaseki added that the current administration’s goal was to…
Pastor Umo Eno, who ran on the Peoples Democratic Party ticket, was declared the winner by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal of Akwa Ibom State. Senator Bassey Albert Akpan and his Young Progressives Party (YPP) filed a lawsuit, but the court threw it out. The tribunal presided over by Justice Adekunle Adeleye upheld the preliminary objections concerning the jurisdiction and non qualification of the 2nd Respondent and declared that Eno was eminently qualified to run for election in the suit with the case number EPT/AKW/GOV/01/2023. The panel decided that the Supreme Court’s earlier ruling in Akan Okon’s case against governor…
Nigeria need around 250,000 medical physicians to meet the World Health Organization (WHO) doctor to patient ratio, according to Dr. Osahon Enabulele, president of the World Medical Association (WMA). According to Enabulele, Nigeria’s healthcare system is plagued by a number of issues, including a lack of resources, poor infrastructure, high unemployment, unsafe working conditions, low pay, an exodus of qualified professionals, a weak economy, high inflation, and inefficient medical services. On Friday, he delivered these views at a public lecture hosted by the Edo State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Benin City, Edo State. He expressed…
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje, appointed a nine-member committee on Thursday in Abuja to intervene in the impeachment crisis shaking the government of Ondo State. Mr. Edwin Olofu, Chief Press Secretary to Mr. Ganduje, made the announcement. He said that the team, headed by former Katsina State governor Aminu Masari, would work toward a negotiated settlement that would satisfy all sides. The party’s national secretariat is very worried about the current political climate in Ondo State, which, if not resolved soon, might cause additional disillusionment among party members. Therefore, the national secretariat has decided…
Hon. Okey Mbah, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, was originally declared the victor in the Nkanu East seat in the House of Assembly election held on March 18. However, the tribunal hearing petitions challenging the results of that election has now ruled that Mbah did not win. The tribunal ruled on Friday that the election procedure did not comply with the requirements of the Electoral Act of 2022, despite the fact that INEC had already declared Mbah the winner. While delivering their verdict on the case filed by Labour Party candidate Surv. Okwudiri Nnaji, the three-man panel…
On Friday, the governorship election petition tribunal in Asaba, the capital of Delta State, denied the case filed by Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege, the candidate for governor of the All Progressives Congress, APC. You may remember that Senator Omo-Agege filed a challenge to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Sheriff Oborevwori’s victory in the governorship election held on March 18, 2023. Omo-Agege’s petition was deemed without merit by the court presided over by Justice A.C. Ahuchaogu. Omo-Agege’s communications adviser, Sunny Areh, released a statement in which the candidate swiftly responded that he would be appealing the election tribunal’s decision to reject his…
Moses Sule, the Speaker of the Plateau State Assembly, was removed from office by the state election petitions tribunal. The legislator was removed from office because he was elected on the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP’s platform in the last election, according to the electoral petition tribunal sitting in Jos. Together with Danjuma Azi, the assemblyman who represented the Jos North West seat, he was dismissed. The APC’s former majority leader in the House, Naanlong Daniel, and Na’ah were both pronounced winners by the tribunal on March 18. Because the PDP lacked the necessary party organization, the petitioner said, the Sule…
In its pursuit of greater welfare for its members, the National Economic Council (NEC) has advised the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) not to abandon discussion. In addition, the Council urged the unions to call off the statewide indefinite strike that was set to begin on October 3. After Thursday’s NEC meeting in Abuja, Plateau’s governor, Caleb Mutfwang, briefed state house correspondents. He said the country was at a crossroads, and that certain states had taken on the labor crisis after taking power in May. He argues that it is unreasonable to have workers strike…
Chief Canice Moore Chukwugozie Nwachukwu (Omeogo), a representative for the Orlu, Orsu, and Oru East Federal Constituency in Imo State, had his rural home destroyed by unknown assailants on Thursday. Peter Anaele, a local resident, told reporters that the gunmen struck at the home in Isioma, Abara village, Amanator Okporo Community in the Orlu Local Government Area of Imo State at around 2:00 a.m. on Thursday. Explaining what took place, he stated that the congressman was not in his house when the intruders opened fire. He claims that the criminals, who were armed with firearms, bombs, and other potentially lethal…
Ogun State Government has pledged to invest in power infrastructure that will provide steady energy supply across the State, signaling good news for Small and Medium Scale Enterprises and other manufacturing companies. At the 38th Annual General Meeting of the Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (MAN), Ogun State branch, held at the Conference Hotel in Abeokuta, Governor Dapo Abiodun made the following remarks as the meeting’s special guest of honor. Abiodun, who was represented by Secretary to the Ogun State Government Mr. Tokunbo Talabi, said that the state is making the most of its position as the state with the most…
The National Economic Council (NEC) has dropped hints that President Bola Tinubu will address the problems and complaints of organized labor in his Independence Day speech. After the Nigerian Labour Congress announced plans for a nationwide indefinite strike to begin on October 3, this development has arisen. After the NEC meeting at the Presidential Villa, Governor Caleb Mutfwang of Plateau State spoke to reporters and asked for additional time so that the federal government could address all of the state’s problems. The Council took note of the announcement by the Nigerian Labour Congress’s national leadership that the organization would go…
Pastor Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party was declared the winner of the elections that took place on March 18, 2023. On Thursday, the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State, rejected a petition filed by Akanimo Udofia, the candidate for governor of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the State. Udofia petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to nullify Pastor Eno’s victory in the 2023 governorship election on the grounds that Eno had submitted fraudulent documents and had not received the most genuine votes. Udofia also claimed that the second respondent was disqualified from running…
Rt. Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, Speaker of the House of Representatives, has suggested that the Federal Government increase salaries to help alleviate the current economic condition. The Speaker made the plea on Thursday during a public lecture in Abuja’s State House Banquet Hall during Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Anniversary. The Federal Government, he said, should capitalise on the cooperation already present across its various branches in order to provide democratic dividends to the people of Nigeria. An invited speaker, Dr. Goke Adegoroye, spoke at a lecture on the Renewed Hope Agenda of the Tinubu administration with the theme, “Actualizing the vision of…
Abdullahi Ganduje, chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has called Rabiu Kwankwaso, the presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), a “serial loser” because of his own ambition. This remark was made by Ganduje, who also mentioned that Kwankwaso would rather rule in hell than serve in heaven. On Tuesday night, when hosting Haliru Jika, the NNPP’s candidate for governor of Bauchi State in 2023, Ganduje declared that Kwankwaso is an expert liar. After eight years of “sabbatical leave,” Ganduje claims the Kwankwasiyya group, led by the previous governor of Kano State, has returned to the Government…
On September 30, the Ogun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal will issue its ruling on the challenge to Dapo Abiodun’s election as governor submitted by Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). After parties adopted their last written addresses and the tribunal reserved judgement on September 4, as previously reported by the media. The tribunal presided over by Hamidu Kunaza pledged to notify the parties of the upcoming date of judgement delivery. Counsel for the petitioners and the respondents were informed by the tribunal on Thursday that a decision would be rendered on Saturday, as reported by our reporter.…