One month after the March 18 governorship elections, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has emerged as the winner of what some might describe a drama-filled supplementary election in Adamawa State. In last Saturday’s rerun, Fintiri, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 9,337 votes besting Senator Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who … [Read more…]
Justice Inyang Ekwo of a Federal High Court in Abuja has temporarily declined to hear an application by Senator Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, seeking an order of court restraining the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from invalidating her declaration as winner of the governorship election in Adamawa State. Binani had on Monday approached the court for … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has resolved to write the Inspector-General of Police, Alkali Baba, to investigate and prosecute the suspended Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Adamawa State, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari, over unlawful declaration of Aishatu Dairu Ahmed, well known as Binani, as the winner of the state governorship election. The commission made … [Read more…]
The Abuja division of the Federal High Court has voided the sack and removal of Senator Ifeanyi Ararume as non Executive Chairman of the Nigeria National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL) by President Muhammadu Buhari describing it as arbitrary, unlawful and illegal. In his judgment on Tuesday, Justice Inyang Ekwo set aside the removal of Senator … [Read more…]
In the event that women are not given consideration for the positions of presiding officers in the Federal House of Representatives and the State Assemblies, the Coalition for Women Participation in Governance and Leadership (CFWPGL) has vowed to file a lawsuit to prevent the upcoming inauguration of the 10th National Assembly. The 200 women’s organizations … [Read more…]
By Dr Chukwuemeka Aroh God has ultimately blessed us in Enugu state with what we have relentlessly prayed and cast about for. Our dear Governor-elect is the best thing that has happened for us this season. Permit me to call him “Peter God-sent Ndubuisi Mbah”. “Tomorrow is Here”! we shout with great joy, but the … [Read more…]
The State Working Committee of the Enugu State Chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, rising from its meeting on 10th April 2023, have recommended the immediate suspension of some of its members for various acts of Anti-party activities, in relation to the just concluded National and State elections in Enugu State, a statement … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2023 governorship election in Adamawa State, Aishatu Dahiru, popularly called Binani, has asked the Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from voiding an illegal declaration that named her as the governor-elect of the state. The Leadership newspaper … [Read more…]
The third time they say is the charm. This rings true for the banker cum politician, Alex Otti, who emerged as the Governor-elect of Abia State after two failed attempts. His victory proves that perseverance pays off and brought the much-needed relief to the people of Abia who had longed for a leader to rescue … [Read more…]
The Chinese Embassy in Nigeria has expressed dissatisfaction with media report claiming that Chinese people bribed militants in the country in order to have access to vast mineral reserves, insisting that Chinese government and his people have never been involved in any act of terrorism in any part of the country. The Times of UK … [Read more…]
British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is under investigation by the parliamentary watchdog over a possible failure to declare shares his wife holds in an agency benefiting from a recent budget, an official said Monday. Parliamentary Standards Commissioner Daniel Greenberg on Thursday launched the probe into shares Akshata Murty holds in childcare agency “Koru Kids”, his … [Read more…]
The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has extended the registration deadline for the ongoing 2023 Direct Entry (DE). In a statement shortly after its management meeting on Monday, the Board said the DE registration exercise, which commenced on Monday, March 20, 2023, and initially billed to end on Thursday, April 20, 2023, has been … [Read more…]