![2023: "My Friends In The North Laughed When I Ask About Peter Obi's Chances" - Ex-PDP Chairman, Ulasi [VIDEO]](https://abntv.com.ng/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/operanews1660127700382-scaled.jpg "2023: “My Friends In The North Laughed When I Ask About Peter Obi’s Chances” – Ex-PDP Chairman, Ulasi [VIDEO]")
Supreme Court upholds Kefas Election As Taraba Gov
The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by Muhammad Sani Yahaya of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) against the election of Taraba Governor Agbu Kefas. A five-member panel of the court held in a unanimous judgment on Thursday that the NNPP and its candidate failed to establish their case that Kefas was not elected by majority of valid...
Supreme Court Uphold Sokoto Gov Election
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of the election of Ahmed Aliyu as Sokoto State governor. Reading the lead judgment, Justice Tijani Abubakar dismissed the appeal by the PDP and its governorship candidate, Saidu Umar, agreeing with the reasoning of the court below. Details later…
Supreme Court declares Affirms Fubara Election As Rivers Gov
The Supreme Court has declared Siminalayi Fubara as the duly elected Governor of Rivers State. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 elections in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, had challenged Fubara’s victory in the poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared Fubara as the winner of the election. The Supreme Court has declared Siminalayi Fubara...
Supreme Court Upholds Fubara, Aliyu, Agbu’s Elections
The Supreme Court has affirmed the elections of Governors Simi Fubara (Rivers),Ahmed Aliyu (Sokoto) and Kefas Agbu of (Taraba). A unanimous verdict of the five-member panel of justices read by Justice Ibrahim Saulawa on Thursday dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Tonye Cole for lack of merit. The judgement on the Taraba State appeal...
Edo Guber: I Know Obaseki My Boss Will Support Me — Philip Shaibu
Ahead of the September 22 governorship election in Edo State, the deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, is confident of clinching the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket. Shaibu and his principal, Governor Godwin Obaseki, have been at loggerheads over the former’s ambition to succeed the latter whose second term tenure is winding down. Already, the PDP has fixed February 3 for the conduct...
Rivers Assembly Overrides Gov. Fubara, Passes Four New Bills Into Law
The Rivers State House of Assembly has voted to override Governor Siminalayi Fubara and pass four new bills into law. This happened during plenary on Friday (today) at the House of Assembly Quarters after the Speaker of the House, Martin Amaewhule read four letters addressed to him by the governor wherein he declined his assent to the four new bills...
2023 Elections: INEC Owes Nigerians Explanation Over Failure Of IReV — Jega
A former Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Attahiru Jega, says the electoral umpire owes Nigerians an explanation regarding the failure of the commission’s Result Viewing Portal (IReV) and the Bimodal Voter Registration Systems (BVAS) during the 2023 general elections. The political scientist spoke on Inside Sources with Laolu Akande aired on Channels Television on Friday. The...
Ododo Sworn In As Kogi State Governor
Usman Ododo has been sworn in as the governor of Kogi State after months he was elected to take over from Yahaya Bello who has completed his second term in office. Ododo took the oath of office at around 2:24 pm at in Lokoja on Saturday. His inauguration came just minutes after Salifu Joel Oyibo took his oath of office as...
Anger As Lagos Teacher Allegedly Flogs Student To Death
Pandemonium erupted at Araromi Ilogbo Secondary School in Oko Afo, Lagos, as students of the school protested the demise of one of their colleagues who was allegedly flogged to death by a teacher. The incident was said to have occurred on Thursday when the deceased, identified as David Babadipo, was allegedly flogged by the teacher whose name was given as...
Kogi Governor, Ododo Makes First Appointments [See List]
Governor Usman Ododo of Kogi State has made some appointments on his first day in office. Ododo, who was sworn in at the Muhammadu Buhari Mini Stadium, Lokoja, the Kogi State capital on Saturday, made his first appointments during his inaugural speech. The governor nominated some commissioners and other top aides. Some of those appointed served in the immediate past government of...
