Politics

Akwa Ibom state governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has said that there were attempts by dark-minded individuals in the state to set him against his immediate predecessor in office, Udom Emmanuel.   Eno, who disclosed this at the weekend during a media parley, swore that nobody can make him quarrel with his …

Governor of Enugu State, Barr Peter Mbah has lauded the decision of the Enugu State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which dismissed the petitions of the Peoples Redemption Party, PRP, and the Labour Party, LP, challenging his victory in the March 18, 2023, governorship election.   He described the decision as …

Determined to nullify the election of President Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, lodged 35 grounds of appeal before the Supreme Court.   Atiku, through his team of lawyers led by Chief Chris Uche, SAN, is praying the Apex court …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Thursday, has set aside the judgment of the National and State House of Assembly Election Tribunal in Asaba, Delta State.   The court affirmed the candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Ngozi Okolie, as the duly elected lawmaker. In February that Ngozi …

The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said he respects the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) but refuses to accept it because it lacks justice.   The former Vice President stated this on Thursday at a press conference held at the PDP …

The Labour Party has rejected the judgment of the five-man panel of the Presidential Election Petition Court led by Justice Haruna Tsammani which dismissed the petition of the party against the election of President Bola Tinubu.   In a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, Obiora Ifoh, the party …

The Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal has declared Nastasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial election held in February.   The Kogi State Election Petitions Tribunal has declared Nastasha Akpoti-Uduagan of the People’s Democratic Party as the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial …

Edo Deputy Governor Comrade Philip Shaibu has withdrawn the anti-impeachment suit filed at the High Court Abuja with reference number: FHC/ABJ/CS/1027/2023 against Governor Godwin Obaseki.   Shaibu, a former member of the House of Representatives, on Tuesday, in a statement he personally signed, also described Obaseki as his boss and …

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has warned the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) it is set to take over oil-rich Rivers State. Ganduje gave the warning when he hosted the leadership of Senator Magnus Abe’s group in his office at the National …

President Bola Tinubu has appointed former governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, as the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, and Senator Dave Umahi as the Minister of Works. This is just as the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs appears to have been scrapped as it was not on the …