Appeal Court sacks Dauda Lawal as Zamfara Governor

The Court of Appeal in Abuja has nullified the March 18 governorship election that brought Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State to power. The governorship poll was a hard-fought contest between Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and Bello Mattawale of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Lawal won the election with a total of 377,726 votes while the APC candidate polled 311,976 votes, according to official results. Matawalle, now serving as the Minister...

Uzodimma, Diri and Ododo receive Certificates of Return from INEC

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has presented Certificates of Return to Hope Uzodimma, Duoye Diri and Usman Ododo, Governors-elect of Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi States respectively. They were elected governors of their respective states during the off-cycle governorship polls on Saturday, 11 November. INEC also presented Certificates of Return to their deputies on Friday. Ododo will be sworn in as governor of Kogi State on 27 January 2024. Diri and Uzodimma will also take...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented certificates of return to the governor-elect of Kogi State, Usman Ododo and his Deputy, Joel Salifu. The certificates of return were presented at the INEC headquarters in Lokoja, the state capital on Friday, amidst jubilation by a mammoth crowd of supporters. Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had won the November 11 off-season governorship election in Kogi State with a wide margin, having polled 446,237 votes...

Stakeholders In Search Of Peace In Taraba State

The pockets of conflicts recorded in some parts of Taraba State have necessitated  the Taraba Independent Peace Committee, in partnership with the Kuka Centre Secretariat of the National Peace Committee and UNESCO, to organize a two-day summit with the theme: “In Search of Peace, Unity, and Reconciliation among Communities in Taraba State.” Speaking at the event held at the Catholic Pastoral Centre event hall in Jalingo, Prof. Talla Ngarka, the Chairman of the Taraba State...

One killed as police and Shiites clash during pro-Palestine protest in Kaduna

A violent clash between police and a Shiite group protesting Israel’s relentless assault on Gaza left one person dead and several injured in Kaduna on Thursday. The protesters, members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, IMN, marched the streets of Kaduna carrying Palestinian flags and dummies of dead children in a show of solidarity with Palestine and condemnation of Israel. Chants of “Death to Israel” and “We support Palestine” oozed from the crowd. As the...

Allegations of Misconduct, Corruption: Osun govt. tells chief justice to step aside

Following allegations of misconduct, abuse of power, corruption and disregard for rule of law against the State Chief Judge of Osun State, Adepele Ojo, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun State has approved the resolution of the State House of Assembly asking her to step aside pending investigation of all matters. In the resolution of the Osun Assembly sitting on 16th November, 2023, the House resolved that the Executive should be informed of the House resolution...

Court of Appeal declares Zamfara guber election inconclusive

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared the March 18, governorship election in Zamfara State which returned Dauda Lawal as the elected governor, inconclusive. In a judgment on Thursday, a 3- man panel of Justices of the appellate court unanimously voided and set aside the declaration of Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP as the lawfully elected governor. In a lead judgment read by Justice Sybil Nwaka Gbagi, the panel ordered that...

Off-cycle Polls: Coalition of United Political Parties rates INEC high

…Says Kogi best in conduct, outcome The Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) has lauded the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for upping its game in the just concluded off-cycle elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states in spite of the overwhelming challenges it had to cope with during the polls. The group stated that, as the foremost opposition group in the country, it was pertinent to give kudos to the umpire in situations where...

The Voices in Governor Soludo’s Government

“Information Commissioner has also not facilitated any interface between the government and the media community.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu Recent developments, particularly political exchanges in Anambra State, have ignited concerns about how duly committed the government of Anambra State led by Prof. Soludo is on governance protocol or perhaps, if the government is merely using governance instruments as political tools. What is clear is that there is a mismatch of responses from the government, which raises the...

A Year after Soludo’s Letter on 2023 Presidential Election: What Changed?

“Soludo’s letter, though realistic, was also an assault on the dominant feeling of the majority of Southeasterners at the time.” —Ebuka Onyekwelu By this time a year ago, there were ragging fireworks all over the media, ignited by an open letter written by Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, Anambra State Governor. The letter entitled “history beckons, and I will not be silent (part 1)” signified Soludo’s deliberate entry into the political ring of the 2023 Presidential Election....

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