Following the declaration of the seat of the Member representing Michika constituency, Hon. Joseph Ayuba Kwada by the Speaker of the Assembly, Rt. Hon. Aminu Iya Abbas last week vacant for his defection from PDP to APC, the member has headed to court to seek justice. Hon. Kwada in a suit number HC/ADSY/73/2022, had joined the State Assembly, its Speaker, Commissioner Ministry of Finance, Accountant-General of the State, PDP, and INEC as 1,2,3,4,5 and 6th defendants....
KEBBI — Ahead of the 2023 Kebbi state gubernatorial elections, the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami has gifted 200 vehicles to the All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates. It is to be recalled that Malami had declared interest to join the Kebbi State governorship race on Thursday, April 28. The Justice Minister gave out 200 exotic vehicles, which comprised 60 Toyota Prado SUVs, 65 Toyota RAV4 SUVs, 35 Mercedes Benz GLK 350 SUVs, and...
ABUJA — Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, SAN, has said the Covid-19 pandemic took two years of the life of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government. Prof. Osinbajo spoke at the Ramadan reception hosted on Monday by President Muhammadu Buhari at the Banquet Hall of the State House to celebrate Eid-el Fitr. The Vice President, who spoke at length on the challenges confronting the country, expressed optimism that God will not give the Buhari’s administration any challenge that...
Nigerians have been charged to vote wisely and not based on religion or any political party in the 2023 general election. Sheikh Sani Yahaya Jingir, National Chairman Council of Ulama, Jama’atu Izalatul Bid’ah Wa’Ikamatis Sunnah (JIBWIS) made the call while speaking at the closing ceremony of this year’s Ramadan in Dutse, the state capital of the state. He advised Nigerians not to vote for any candidate just because of his religious belief, political party or...
ENUGU — The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has successfully conducted Ward Congresses held to elect three-man ad hoc delegates in Enugu State on Saturday. The Congress was monitored by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, and organized by the Enugu State Electoral Committee from the National Secretariat of the Party. The congress ran concurrently in the 260 electoral wards in Enugu state and was adjudged peaceful, transparent, and credible by the Enugu State Electoral Committee...
AWKA — The Inter-party Advisory Council -IPAC, Anambra State Chapter, has described as false and unfounded, a report that it endorsed Chief Victor Umeh and asked the All Progressives Grand Alliance – APGA, to give Umeh its Anambra Central Senatorial ticket. Shocked at the report by media aides to Chief Umeh, the Anambra State Chairman of IPAC Comrade Uche Ugwoji, who is also the Chairman of Zenith Labour Party -ZLP in Anambra State, wondered how...
Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has asked Nigerians to buy him the presidential form to enable him to contest in the forthcoming 2023 general elections. This is coming days after he set social media space on fire following the news of his second marriage to his colleague, Judy Austin who already has a son for him. Edochie has trended on social media since he made the announcement on Wednesday. He has also received a lot of...
ABUJA — Former Ekiti State governor and presidential aspirant, Ayodele Fayose, has said he would appoint a Minister of stomach infrastructure if elected as the country’s president in 2023. Fayose stated this while speaking with newsmen, shortly after his appearance before the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Screening Committee in Abuja, on Friday. The presidential hopeful said that when the committee asked him about his stomach infrastructure policy while he was governor of Ekiti State,...
Human rights advocate, Femi Falana (SAN) has condemned the cost of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) nomination forms. The APC and PDP had fixed the cost of their presidential nomination forms at N100 million and N40 million respectively. Over the past few days, the cost of expression of interest and nomination forms of the two political parties in the country, particularly that of the APC, has attracted widespread criticism....
AWKA — Chief Joe Martins Uzodike, a former Commissioner for Information in Anambra state, who served as Special Adviser in old Anambra State, has described the senatorial aspiration of Uzuegbuna Okagbue as proper and timely. During a consultative call by Uzuegbuna Okagbue, to Chief Uzodike, the former Commissioner who also was the Director-General of Willie Obiano campaign in 2013, said that Uzu is a son and deserves what he is seeking. “You are my son....
