National Assembly Changes Date Of Resumption
The National Assembly will now resume plenary on January 30th instead of January 23, 2024, AbnTV has learnt. The Clerk to the House of Representatives, Dr. Yahaya Danzaria, made this known in a terse message seen by our Correspondent in Abuja on Saturday, January 13. The Senate and House of Representatives had earlier fixed their resumption for Tuesday, January 23, 2024. Danzaria in...
Udensi Congratulates Gov. Otti On Supreme Court Victory, Says It’s Time For More Dividends Of Democracy
A security consultant with the Inter-Pol systems, Sir Chikwe Udensi has congratulated the Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti on his victory at the Supreme Court. The Supreme Court in a lead judgment on Friday read by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji held that the appellants (PDP and APC) failed to prove substantial non-compliance in their appeal. The apex court faulted the appellants...
IBB Speaks On Why There Won’t Be Military Interference In Nigerian Democracy Again
A former Nigerian military President, Ibrahim Babangida, says he is convinced that there would not be any interference from the military again which may truncate the progress of democracy in the country. Nigeria witnessed a lot of military incursions in its politics after independence, with men in uniform ruling the country more years than civilians until 1999. Babangida was one...
2027: It’ll Be Difficult To Dislodge APC Without Alliance — PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party has revealed that it will be difficult to dislodge the All Progressives Congress in the 2027 presidential election without a genuine coalition. PDP 2023 Presidential candidate, former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, had made a merger proposition, while hosting the National Executive Committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council of Nigeria. The former Vice President warned against the likelihood...
Ogah Salutes Otti On Supreme Court Victory, Urges Sustained Clarity Of Purpose
Former Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, Dr. Uche Ogah has congratulated the governor of Abia State, Alex Otti in his victory at the Supreme Court on Friday. The apex court had affirmed the victory of Otti, dismissing appeals filed by the APC and the PDP, seeking the nullification of victory of Otti, of the LP on the...
Alex Otti Floors PDP At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the last governorship election in Abia State, Okechukwu Ahiwe seeking to sack Labour Party’s Alex Otti as the Governor of Abia State. In a judgment on Friday, the apex court held that the appeal was unmeritorious and proceeded to dismiss it. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji,...
Wike’s Hatred For Civil Servants Motivated Me To Contest Guber Election – Itubo
The Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections in Rivers State, Beatrice Itubo has revealed that she was motivated to contest because of the alleged hatred meted on Rivers State workers by former Governor Nyesom Wike. Itubo, who spoke when members of the New Dimension for Rivers State paid her a visit in her country home...
Plateau: Mutfwang Flies High As Supreme Court Affirms Victory
The Supreme Court has reversed the sack of Caleb Mutfwang as Governor of Plateau State. Mutfwang of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 525,299 votes to beat the All Progressives Congress candidate, Nentawe Yilwatda, who garnered 481,370 votes during the 18 March governorship poll in Plateau State. The governor’s election was upheld by the Plateau State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in...
Supreme Court Affirms Nwifuru As Duly Elected Governor Of Ebonyi State
The supreme court has affirmed the election of Francis Nwifuru as Ebonyi state governor. Ifeanyi Odii of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had challenged the election of Nwifuru on the grounds of electoral malpractice. He also said Nwifuru was not properly sponsored by his political party for the March 2023 election. Delivering judgment on Friday, Tijani Abubakar, who led a five-member panel...
Abba Yusuf Wins At Supreme Court
The supreme court has certified the election of Abba Yusuf as Kano state governor. A five-member panel of the apex court held that the tribunal and the court of appeal erred by sacking Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), as governor of the state. The court had reserved judgment after hearing the appeals on December 21, 2023. In September,...
