Supreme Court Upholds Diri’s Victory As Bayelsa Governor
The Supreme Court of Nigeria on Friday, upheld the election victory of Senator Douye Diri as the validly elected governor of Bayelsa State. The apex court in its judgment, dismissed the appeal brought before it by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylvia, and his party. In the lead judgment delivered by Justice Garba Lawal, the apex...
Donald Trump, An Unserious Man – Kamala Harris
US presidential candidate, Kamala Harris, has launched an unexpected verbal attack against Donald Trump. During her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) – four days of a star-studded and super-charged convention in Chicago, the vice-president reminded Americans of the “chaos and calamity” her Republican rival oversaw when he was in office. She said: “We know what a second Trump term would look like. READ...
Deputy Speaker Kalu’s Comment Taken Out Of Context… He Was Calling On Gov Otti To Rejoin APC – Ex-Minister
Emeka Wogu, former minister of labour and productivity, says a recent remark by Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu, the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, was taken out of context. Recently, Kalu, who represents the Bende federal constituency of Abia, said Alex Otti would be the last member of the Labour Party (LP) to be governor of Abia. “This will be the last...
Joe Biden Opens Up On Withdrawal From Presidential Contest
President Joe Biden has revealed that he was not angry at all the people who said he should step down from the 2024 United States presidential race, adding that his love for his country and the need to preserve democracy convinced him to step down, CBS News reports. Biden took the stage on the first night of the Democratic National...
I Don’t Run Away From Fight, I’m Still In PDP — Wike
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, has vowed to remain in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, despite the party’s internal crisis. He made the vow while speaking at a media parley on Wednesday, marking his first anniversary as a minister. Wike firmly stated: “I don’t run away from any fight. I will stay and fight it...
I’m Still In PDP, Says Embattled Gov. Fubara
Rivers State Governor, Sir Siminalayi Fubara, has said that he is still a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. The governor made the reaffirmation when a delegation of the Board of Trustees (BoTs) of the PDP, led by the Chairman, Senator Adolphus Wabara, visited him at the Government House in Port Harcourt on Tuesday. According to him: “I want to...
Group Calls For Restructuring To Tackle Existential Threat Facing Nigeria
Ahead of the Nigeria's 64th anniversary since Independence, an organization, The Rebirth Group has called for immediate restructuring of the country as a means to tackle what they perceive as existential threat. The group said Nigerians should no longer be afraid of open debates, negotiations, and decisions about the kind of relationship they want with other ethnic groups and how...
Kano LG Polls: NNPP Pegs Cost Of Form At N600,000
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano has set nomination fees for chairmanship aspirants at N500,000 and N150,000 for willing councillors, with expression of interest fees set at N100,000 and N50,000, respectively. The party’s Chairman in Kano, Hashim Sulaiman Dungurawa, made this known while briefing newsmen, on Tuesday. He expressed the commitment of the party to play a level ground...
Philip Shaibu Remains Edo Deputy Governor – Appeal Court Declares
The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, has dismissed an appeal by the Edo State House of Assembly, affirming that Comrade Philip Shaibu remains the Deputy Governor of Edo State. The Appeal Court upheld the earlier decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja, which voided Shaibu’s impeachment and ordered his immediate reinstatement to office. https://youtu.be/hl_zUtIf_Zs The court warned that any individual aside...
LP Rep Member Defends Deputy Speaker Kalu Over Call For Gov. Otti To Join APC
Rep. Ginger Onwusibe (LP-Abia) has defended the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Kalu’s call for Governor Alex Otti of Abia to join the All Progressives Congress (APC). Onwusibe, the leader of the Labour Party caucus in the House, said this in his response to a statement credited to Rep. Obi Aguocha (LP-Abia) in Abuja on Tuesday. Aguocha had...
