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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...
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...
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...
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...
Bayelsa: Diri Receives Certificate Of Return From INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued a Certificate of Return to the Bayelsa State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri, who won the November 11 governorship election in the state. The INEC national commissioner supervising Akwa Ibom, Rivers and Bayelsa, May Agbamuche-Mbu, handed the certificate of return to Diri at the Prof Mahmood Yakubu Media...
PDP, APC Disagree Over Vote Of Confidence On Akeredolu
The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has lambasted the current administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, saying the administration has lost its direction with the present condition of the state. The opposition party condemned the vote of confidence, describing the development as a mockery of the state executive council. This was contained in a statement issued by the Publicity...
Peter Obi, Rochas Okorocha Betrayed Ojukwu — BIM-MASSOB
The leadership of the Biafra Independence Movement and the Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has alleged that former governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi, and ex-governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, betrayed the late Biafran leader, Chukwuemeka Ojukwu. In a statement on Wednesday by its Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mazi Mocha, BIM-MASSOB...
Oyebanji Pays N500 Million Gratuity To Ekiti Pensioners
Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has presented N500 million gratuity to pensioners in the state to clear the backlog of gratuities so as to guarantee their welfare in their old age. Oyebanji made the presentation on Thursday while receiving the beneficiaries numbering about 140 at Jibowu Hall, Ado-Ekiti. The governor said his administration was aware of the hardship caused by...
Peter Obi Didn’t Betray Ojukwu By Dumping APGA – Spokesman
The chief spokesman of the Peter Obi Presidential Campaign Organisation, Yunusa Tanko, has denied claims that his principal betrayed the late former Biafran leader, Odumegwu Ojukwu, for dumping the All Progressives Grand Alliance, the party that brought him into the political limelight. Tanko’s rebuttal comes hours after the leadership of Biafra Independence Movement and the Movement for the Actualisation of...
George Weah Concedes Defeat After Runoff Election
Liberian President George Weah conceded defeat late Friday after provisional results from this week's runoff vote showed challenger Joseph Boakai beating him by just over 1 percentage point. Elections officials said that with 99.58% of ballots counted from Tuesday's election, Boakai was in the lead, with 50.89% to Weah's 49.11%. The results were a dramatic reversal from the election six...
