•Alao Abiodun The Minister of Power, Adebayo Adelabu, is set to return to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Recall Adelabu was the gubernatorial candidate for the Accord party in the Oyo 2023 election. He left APC during the build-up to the Oyo 2023 elections after losing to Senator Teslim Folarin at the party’s primary. In […]
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) and five other political parties have formed a coalition. Involved in the coalition are the African Democratic Congress (ADC), the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the Social Democratic Party (SDP), the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP). The...
The crisis rocking the Rivers State House of Assembly took a new twist yesterday as 27 lawmakers loyal to the Speaker, Martin Amaewhule, sat under tight security in the complex. The Rivers Assembly had become factionalised following an unsuccessful move to impeach Governor Siminialayi Fubara, reports The PUNCH. The Amaewhule-led lawmakers are ...
The Secretary to the Kogi State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, David Mike, said gunmen carted away the petitions of four parties challenging the electoral victory of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Usman Ododo, in the November 11, 2023 poll. This was according to the spokesperson for the police in the state, William Aya, r...
•Akeredolu An Ondo State High Court sitting in Akure, the state capital today granted leave to applicants in a suit, seeking an Order of Mandamus to compel the Ondo State House Assembly and the Speaker, to constitute a medical panel to assess Governor Akeredolu’s health status. The suit, brought before the court by Olufemi Lawson, […]...
Justice Mohammed Madugu of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court has dismissed a charge bordering on impersonation levelled against the National Chairman of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Edozie Njoku, by the Nigeria Police Force. Justice Madugu held that there was no way the allegation could stand because the prosecution cou...
•Uzodimma and Ihedioha The Supreme Court has dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to be issued a certificate of return as the rightful governor of Imo state. In a ruling read by Justice Tijjani Abubakar on Tuesday, December 5, the apex court held that Ihedioha’s application lacked merit [&hel...
•Mike Ozekhome The Supreme Court has imposed a fine of N40 million on Mike Ozekhome SAN, for filing a frivolous, vexatious, and irritating motion before the court in respect of Imo State governorship in 2019. The Supreme Court today, Tuesday, December 5, dismissed an application by Emeka Ihedioha of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking [...
To stave off embarrassment by its chieftains and business moguls who have taken a position not to serve in its Standing Committees, the All Progressives Congress National Working Committee has decided to suspend the inauguration of Standing Committees on Finance, Publicity, Intergovernmental, Conflict and Resolutions. National Publicity Secret...
•Tinubu A former Lawmaker who represented Oron Federal constituency, Akwa Ibom State, in the House of Representatives, Hon. Peter Umoh has expressed the optimism that the federal government could run the affairs of the country without borrowing. Umoh who made the assertion during an interview last week in Uyo, stressed that it was a matter [&h...

