POLITICS

No fewer than eight commissioners in total have tendered their resignation as the crisis in Rivers state deepens further. Those who have resigned are reported to have strong ties with Nyesom Wike who is the current minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT). According to political watchers, the resignations are apparently linked to the power […]

Prof Zacchaeus Adangor has resigned as the Attorney-General (AG) and Commissioner for Justice in Rivers State. Adangor’s resignation, dated December 14, 2023, was addressed to Governor Siminalayi Fubara. Adangor’s said his resignation was based “purely on personal decision”. Adangor was Rivers AG under the administration of Nyesom Wike, who was governor from May 2015 to […]

The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Imo State seeking to be issued a certificate of return as rightful Governor of Imo State, stating that Governor Hope Uzodinma wasn’t qualified to run in the first place. In a ruling read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on […]

An Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Tuesday has dismissed the petition filed by the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Patrick Tonye-Cole, against Governor Siminalayi Fubara of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the courtroom on Tuesday, the APC candidate requested […]

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set aside the September 28 judgment of the election petiton tribunal which declared the last governorship election in Kaduna State inconclusive. In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a three-member panel of the court held that, as against the finding of the tribunal, the election was conclusive and won […]

The Appeal Court, Abuja Division, on Friday, affirmed the victory of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State in the March 18 governorship election. The appeal was filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Sadique Abubakar, following the tribunal judgment upholding Mohammed’s victory. The panel of three justices were unanimous, awarding no cost as […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented certificates of return to the Kogi State governor-elect, Usman Ododo, and his running mate in the election, Joel Salifu. The certificates of return were presented at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital, on Friday, amid jubilation by a mammoth crowd of supporters. Ododo of the […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, nullified the election of Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf of Kano State. The appellate court, in a unanimous decision by a three-member panel of justices, held that Governor Yusuf was not a valid candidate in the gubernatorial election held in the state on March 18. It maintained […]

The Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, have congratulated Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, and his Kogi counterpart, Usman Ododo, on their election victory at the just concluded governorship election in the state. Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 540,308 votes to defeat the first […]

Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, on Wednesday, expressed optimism that the political crisis, involving himself and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, will be resolved.  He said there is nothing wrong for a father and a son to have problems, stressing that all issues, if any, will be resolved. The governor spoke when the Chief of Defence […]