Uzodimma Receives Certificate Of Return After Re-election As Imo Governor
The Governor of Imo State, Hope Uzodimma, on Friday, received his certificate of return in Owerri, the state capital, following last Saturday’s governorship election. In his speech, the governor congratulated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for “conducting the freest, fairest, and most peaceful election in the history of Imo State.” The state Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of the Federal...
Appeal Court Sacks Kano Governor
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The panel upheld the verdict of the tribunal led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay which sacked Yusuf on September 20, 2023. The lower court had declared 165,663 votes of Yusuf, who contested under the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), invalid on the grounds that they...
South East Gets 6 Nominations As FJSC Puts Forward 22 Judges For Promotion To Supreme Court
The Federal Judicial Service Commission (FJSC) has put forward 22 justices from the Court of Appeal for consideration by the National Judicial Council (NJC) for elevation to the Supreme Court. The FJSC’s list, disclosed on Thursday, reveals a regional distribution of nominees. Notably, the North-Central region boasts six nominations, while the South-West and South-South regions each contribute two. The South-East and North-East...
Mayor Lucky Igbokwe Hails Col. Akobundu On Inauguration As Member Of Senate
A key figure in business and politics in the country, Mayor Lucky Igbokwe popularly known as Don Lulu has lauded Col Austin Akobundu (Rtd) on his inauguration as a member of the Nigerian Tenth Senate following his recent victory at Appeal Court as duly elected Senator for Abia Central. Igbokwe, a gubernatorial aspirant on the platform of the PDP in...
Appeal Court Sets Friday For Judgment On Kano Gov Election
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has fixed Friday, November 17, 2023, for judgment in the Kano State governorship election dispute between Governor Abba Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and Nasiru Gawuna of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The judgment will be delivered by 10 a.m. Recall that the court had on November 6, 2023, reserved judgment...
Abia Govt Suspends Monarch Due To Alleged Abuse Of Office
Abia state government has suspended the traditional ruler of the Ibom Isi autonomous community in the Arochukwu council area of the state, Eze Kanu Nwa Kanu, over alleged abuse of office. In a letter from the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, MLGCA/CH/S.5/S.4151, titled, suspension from office as traditional ruler, addressed to Eze Dr. Kanu Nwa Kanu, Ibom Isii,...
PDP Announces Timetable For Edo Gov Election
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has released its schedule of activities ahead of the Edo State governorship election. The timetable which was signed by the party’s National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, was released on Thursday after a joint meeting of the Board of Trustees and National Executive Committee of the party at its headquarters in Abuja. According...
Kinsmen Endorse Shaibu For Edo Governorship
Kinsmen of Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, have endorsed him to run for the 2024 governorship election. The endorsement was made during a reception for Shaibu on his arrival at the ward meeting of PDP Ward 11, Etsako West Local Government Area where the Chairman, Igbafe Agbonoga, affirmed the deputy governor’s acceptability among his people, party members, and the...
VIDEO: I’ll Surpass Expectations Of My People As Their Federal Representative — Ibe Okwara
The member representing Arochukwu/Ohafia Federal Constituency of Abia State, Hon. Ibe Okwara Osonwa has assured that he will not only meet the expectations of people who sent him to the House of Representatives but surpass it. While noting that he would engage in monthly townhall meeting with the people of the constituency in line with the promise he made during...
Appeal Court Unanimously Affirms Sanwo-Olu, Hamzat’s Election
The State and National Assembly Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has dismissed the appeal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate Olajide Adediran, challenging the victory of Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the validly elected winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. The three-man panel unanimously affirmed the decision of the Lagos State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal which on...
