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Tribunal Upholds Election Of Alex Otti As Governor Of Abia
The Election Petition Tribunal Court sitting in Umuahia has upheld the victory of Governor Alex Otti of the Labour Party in Abia State. The judgement was given at the Federal High Court in Umuahia on Friday. In its judgement, the tribunal led by Justice Gwadah held that on the issue of whether Dr. Otti was qualified to contest the election, the...
Buhari’s Ex-Minister, Dalung Says Former President Failed Woefully
Ex-Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has claimed that former President Muhammadu Buhari is living in regret after his allies “dragged his name in the mud.” Dalung, who served under Buhari’s government, also said the Buhari administration failed to fulfil the promises made to Nigeria during the 2015 campaign. In an interview with Trust Radio, owned by Media Trust...
INEC Says It’s Worried Over Insecurity As Imo, Bayelsa, Kogi Guber Polls Approach
Ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi states, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has expressed deep concern at the wave of insecurity in the three states. Consequently, the commission has again appealed to political parties and their candidates to avoid actions and utterances capable of heating up the polity. “The commission is concerned about the...
After Giving Opposition Bloody Nose At Tribunal, Gov. Otti Urges Them To Join In Building Abia
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has extended what the state called the olive branch to the opposition political parties in the state, particularly the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and All Progressives Congress (APC), asking them to join forces with him in the task of rebuilding Abia. This came after Otti floored the two political parties before the election petition...
Stop Using IPOB For Cheap Political Points, Nnamdi Kanu’s Family Warns Abia Politicians
The family of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu has warned politicians in Abia State against using IPOB's name to score cheap political goals. The group gave the warning days to the judgement of the Abia State governorship election petition tribunal which affirmed the election of Governor Alex Otti as the duly elected governor...
Sen. Kalu Vs Ohuabunwa: Let Appeal Court Be, Don’t Reinforce Failure, Cleric Warns Wike
Ahead of the Appeal Court judgement on who is the duly elected representative of Abia North between the APC’s Sen. Orji Uzor Kalu, LP's Nnamdi Iro Orji and his PDP opponent, Mao Ohuabunwa, Abia-born cleric, Reverend Kalu Ukpai Ota has cautioned the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike against reinforcing failure in the Senatorial District. The Independent...
2023 Election: Wike Faults EU’s Report, Says It’s Inaccurate
Federal Capital Territory FCT, Nyesom Wike has flayed the report of the European Union Election Observation Mission EU-EOM to the 2023 general election in Nigeria, describing it as in inaccurate reflection of what transpired. According to him, the report did not give the true position of the last election, especially as it concerned his state, Rivers. The minister expressed his dissatisfaction...
Court Sacks Timipre Sylva As Bayelsa APC Governorship Candidate
Justice Donatus Okorowo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, in a judgement delivered on Monday, disqualified the Bayelsa All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the November 11 governorship election, Chief Timipre Sylva. Justice Okorowo ruled that Chief Sylva having been sworn in twice and ruled for five years as governor of Bayelsa would breach the 1999 constitution as amended if...
Tinubu: Why I Posted My Academic Records Online — Ex-Minister
A former Minister of Sports and Youth, Solomon Dalung, on Tuesday, provided some insight into his rationale for posting his academic records on social media, which many interpreted to be a reference to the controversy over President Bola Tinubu’s academic records. Atiku Abubakar sued the President in a US court, alleging that Tinubu forged his Chicago State University (CSU) certificate...
Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa Account For 5.4m Registered Voters — INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission said over 5.4 million Nigerians are on the voter register for the November 11 Governorship Elections in Kogi, Imo and Bayelsa states. INEC National Commissioner and Chairman of its Information and Voter Education Committee, Sam Olumekun made this known in a statement on Tuesday. “The Commission held its regular meeting today, Tuesday, October 10, 2023, and,...
