Supreme Court Dismisses Rhode-Vivour’s Suit Against Sanwo-Olu
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour seeking to void the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu. In a judgment on Friday, January 12, the apex court held that the appeal was unmeritorious. Justice Mohammed Lawal Garba, in the lead judgment, held that the acquisition of the citizenship of the United...
I’m Determined To Solve Funding Problems – Sports Minister Enoh
Minister of Sports Development, Sen John Enoh, has pledged to tackle funding challenges in sports in the country. Enoh made this known on Thursday in Abuja at a technical meeting with federations ahead of the 13th African Games in Ghana from March 8 to March 24. The Minister said funding has always been a challenge in the development of sports in...
Edo 2024: PDP Edo Central Endorses Ighodalo As Its Sole Aspirant
The Edo Central Senatorial District has endorsed Dr. Asue Ighodalo, as its sole aspirant ahead of the February 22, 2024, Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) governorship primary election in Edo. The decision is contained in a statement signed by Archbishop Anthony Okosun, the senatorial caucus Chairman and two others, on Thursday in Uromi, Esan North-East Local government area of the state. The decision followed...
We Are Prepared For Rerun In Enugu State On Feb. 3 – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is prepared to conduct the rerun elections some parts of Enugu State on February 3 as ordered by Appeal Court. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Dr Chukwuemeka Chukwu, disclosed this on Thursday during a stakeholders’ meeting in Enugu, organised ahead of the polls. The News Agency of Nigeria of Nigeria (NAN) recalls...
Betta Edu: APC Govs Caution Against Hasty Judgments
Governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress have urged Nigerians to await anti-graft investigation findings, and not to judge the suspended Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Betta Edu. ABNTV reports that President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, directed the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ola Olukoyede, to investigate all financial transactions involving the...
Edugate: Don’t Spare Anybody Involved, Obi Tells Tinubu
The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi says President Bola Tinubu must ensure that those culpable in the alleged scandal involving the Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, are brought to book. Obi said in a write-up in his X-handle platform on Thursday that the government should go beyond the suspension of the minister, which he...
Governorship Elections: Supreme Court To Decide On Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, 4 Others Friday
The Supreme Court will deliver judgements in seven governorship appeals on Friday, January 12, 2024, beginning 9am. The states are Lagos, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross River. Yusuf VS Gawuna Late December, the apex court reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging the verdict of the Court of Appeal and the State Election...
Supreme Court Affirms Eno As Akwa Ibom Governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State after dismissing the appeals of the three parties challenging the outcome of the election held on March 18 2023. This comes after the apex court panel led by Justice Uwani Abba-Aji dismissed the appeals of...
Ogun Governorship Election: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment
The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved judgment on the appeal by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and it’s candidate in the March 18, 2023 governorship election, Ladi Adebutu against Gov. Dapo Abiodun. After hearing of the appeal by Adebutu, the apex court five member panel of justices led by Justice John Okoro reserved judgment for a day that will be convenient for parties...
Okupe Left LP Since He Stepped Down As Obi’s Campaign DG — Kenneth Okonkwo
Labour Party (LP) chieftain Kenneth Okonkwo says Doyin Okupe left the party when he resigned as the Director General of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign in December 2022. “Immediately, he (Okupe) stepped down as the DG, I can say with every degree of responsibility that he constructively had left the party because I wasn’t aware of any other interaction he...
