A leading aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship race in Anambra State, Valentine Ozigbo has rejected the  outcome of April 5 primary election of the party, describing it as a “charade” and a “theft against Ndi Anambra. The politician, in a press release on Tuesday, confirmed that he has filed a formal petition before the APC Gubernatorial Primary Appeals Committee, alleging that the process that produced Mr Nicholas Ukachukwu as the party’s flagbearer...

A Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has barred the Rivers State Sole Administrator from appointing Administrators to run the 23 local council areas in the state. The order was issued on Monday April 7, 2025 by Justice, Adamu Turaki Muhammed in a Suit marked FHC/PH/CS/46/2025,  filed by Pilex Centre for Civic Education Initiative led by Courage Msirimovu against the Sole Administrator (Ibok Ekwe Ibas) in his official capacity. The suit filed on March...

The United States has expressed serious concerns over handling the Edo State governorship election, saying it is paying close attention to how the legal tussle is unfolding. This comes just days after the Edo Election Petitions Tribunal dismissed the case filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Asue Ighodalo, and upheld the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Monday Okpebholo, in the September 2024 election. But the US Mission in Nigeria says...

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has stepped into the prolonged detention saga involving 15 former domestic staff of Nigeria’s ex-First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, who have now spent six years behind bars without trial. Held at the Okaka Custodial Centre in Bayelsa State since 2019, the former aides were arrested and charged for allegedly stealing items valued at ₦200 million from Mrs Jonathan’s apartment in Otuoke, Bayelsa. The charges range from burglary, conspiracy to commit...