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A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa has ruled that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible and qualified to contest the 2023 presidential elections. The presiding judge, Justice Isa Dashen, gave the ruling on Friday. Justice Dashen ruled that Jonathan’s right to contest for the office of president again cannot be stopped by any retroactive […]

Akan Udofia has won the governorship primary of the All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State among intrigues and power play. Udofia, who was declared the party’s governorship candidate in the early hours of Friday, defeated seven other aspirants. He polled 1227 votes to beat his closest contender, Senator Ita Enang who scored 34 votes. […]

Senate Minority Leader Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has resigned from his position. This was sequel to his resignation from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) under which he was elected to the Senate in 2019. Abaribe announced his resignation in two separate letters – one addressed to his Ward Chairman and the other to the Senate President, […]

Chief Elias Mbam, former chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMAFC), has emerged winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election, held on Thursday in, Abakaliki, Ebonyi. Mbam polled 741 votes to defeat Mr Francis Nwifuru, Speaker of the Ebonyi House of Assembly, who polled seven votes, Sen. Julius Ucha […]

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned the alleged pension fraud trial involving former Head of Service of the Federation, Stephen Oronsaye until Oct. 5. At the resumed hearing in the case on Thursday, Oronsaye was cross-examined by the prosecution counsel, Mr Oluwaleke Atolagbe. The former Head of Service reiterated that he was both Principal Secretary and Permanent […]

The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and and the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), seeking to void Section 84 (12) of the Electoral Act 2022. A seven-member panel of the apex court, headed by Justice Musa Dattijo Mohammed, announced the reservation of judgment after lawyer to […]

A Federal High Court in Abuja has granted the application by the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) for the extradition of Lagos businessman, Adesina Surajudeen Lasisi to the United States (US). Lasisi is wanted in the US in relation to his alleged involvement in criminal activities in respect of which a 17-count charge has […]

Terrorists have killed three delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from Mariga local government area in Niger State. They were part of the 13 delegates from the local government area returning home to obtain their means of identification to enable them vote in the PDP governorship primaries based on demand by aspirants. It was […]

Alhaji Sheriff Abdu, a businessman has won the Yobe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship ticket for 2023 poll. Announcing the result in Damaturu, the Returning Officer, Dr Aminu Abdullahi, said Abdu polled 295 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Dr Adamu Tikau, who scored 129 votes.The Returning Officer said a total of 539 voters were […]

Alhaji Mohammed Jajari has emerged governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 general election in Borno State. Jajari polled 487 votes to defeat Mohammed Imam who polled 362 in the primary election held on Wednesday in Borno state. Announcing the results, Abdulrahman Bobboi, the Chairman of the Governorship Primary Committee for […]