In the past few weeks, the sacking of lawmakers by the Court of Appeal from their respective seats has set many tongues wagging. In separate judgments by the Appeal Court, each of the federal lawmakers got sacked for different reasons, reports The Nation. Elisha Abbo (Adamawa North) was the first to be sacked followed by […]
With a few days to the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi, it is almost certain that insecurity and near loss of confidence in the electoral process may force about 70 per cent of eligible voters out of the election, especially in Imo State. From antecedents at the last elections, about 20 per […]
•Timipre Sylva Ahead of the November 11, 2023 governorship election in Bayelsa State, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has added the name of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timipre Sylva, to the final list of candidates for the poll. INEC, in the new list published on its website, said the addition [&h...
•Orji Kalu The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has reaffirmed the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing the Abia-North senatorial district. In a unanimous ruling today Monday, November 6, the Appeal Court upheld the judgment of the National Assembly Petitions Tribunal, Umuahia which earlier dis...
•A protest by LP Members of the Abia State chapter of the Labour Party took to the streets of Umuahia, the Abia State capital, today to protest the sacking of Senate minority whip Darlington Nwokocha by the Appeal Court on Saturday. A panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Lagos had declared the candidate of […]
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency Election. The three-panel led by Justice Tunde Oyebamiji Awotoye allowed an Appeal by Yusuf Datti and averred that the tribunal was ...
•Atiku JOY ANIGBOGU reporting A chieftain of the PeoÂples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed optimism that the main opposition party will be re-launched now that the legal battle regarding the February 25 presidential election is rested with the Supreme Court judgment and the party’s presiÂdential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar is o...
•LP national chairman, Julius Abure The Labour Party (LP) National Chairman, Julius Abure, yesterday, expressed worry over the security situation ahead of the November 11 governorship elections in Imo, Kogi, and Bayelsa states. Speaking on Channels Television yesterday, Abure identified the flashpoint states as Imo and Kogi, saying Bayelsa has...
•Bishop Matthew Kukah The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has said until the challenge of a ‘bread and butter’ mentality was resolved, Nigeria’s democracy could continue to look like a lottery. Kukah said many people in the country do not appreciate democratic practice due to lack of fundamentals that should be on the [&helli...
•Senator Alli The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos has upheld the judgment of the NationÂal Assembly Petition TriÂbunal which validated the victoÂry of Senator Sharafadeen Alli (APC-Oyo South), as declared by the Independent National ElecÂtoral Commission (INEC). This is contained in a stateÂment signed by Alli’s Special Adviser on Media, Akeem A...

