•Abia State Governor Alex Otti The Supreme Court today affirmed the election of Alex Otti as the Governor of Abia State. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji who read the lead judgment, held that the appellants failed to prove substantial non-compliance in their appeal. On the issue of Otti’s membership, the appellant had contended that he wasn’t validly [&...
•Governors Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi and Dauda Lawal of Zamfara states The Supreme Court, today, affirmed the election victory of Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. In the same vein, the Supreme Court also upheld the election of Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State. For Ebonyi, the court, in its lead judgment that was delivered [&helli...
•Governor Abba Yusuf The Supreme court has upheld the election of Abba Yusuf as Governor of Kano State, reversing the decision of the Court of Appeal and the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which sacked the governor. Justice John Okoro, who read the lead judgement, said the Court of Appeal was wrong in affirming the decision [&hellip...
•Bala Mohammed The Supreme court has affirmed the election of Bala Mohammed of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the Bauchi State governor. The apex court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal and dismissed the appeal by Sadique Abubakar of the All Progressives Congress for lacking in merit. developing story…
•Meningitis The federal government has alerted Nigerians to the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis. Meningitis is an inflammation of the fluid and three membranes (meninges) surrounding one’s brain and spinal cord, reports The PUNCH. The government said the warning became necessary as the disease is more prevalent during the dry season, whic...
•Pregnant woman A US woman who faced a charge of abusing a corpse after she suffered a miscarriage will not be criminally indicted, a grand jury decided yesterday, US media reported. The unusual case, which sparked an outcry amid a nationwide row over abortion rights, began when Brittany Watts, 34, had a miscarriage at home […]
•Adebutu and Abiodun Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State and his cabinet members have resorted to prayers ahead of the final judgement of the Supreme Court in the state governorship election battle. Abiodun, his deputy, Mrs. Noimot Salako-Oyedele, Speaker of the House of Assembly, Olakunle Oluomo, his aides, and other members of the APC were [...
•Lagbaja and Tinubu A public interest and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has petitioned the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Taoreed Lagbaja, requesting him to fish out and punish a group of Army personnel whom he claimed assaulted a police officer, ASP Edet Inyang. Effiong made this known in a statement on his X […]
Major roads in Kano State are currently deserted over the gubernatorial dispute between Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf and Dr Nasiru Gawuna. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Yusuf of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) as winner of the March 18 2023 election, but the All Progressives Congress (APC) under which Ga...
•Ortom Benue People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Foundation Group has called on the party in the state to suspend the immediate past Governor of the state, Chief Samuel Ortom for allegedly engaging in anti-party activities. The group also urged the State Working Committee (SWC), to set up a Disciplinary Committee to investigate the former governor...

