The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has filed a notice of withdrawal to discontinue an appeal against an order of a Kogi High Court restraining it from arresting the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In the notice filed on April 22, the EFCC said the withdrawal is predicated on the fact […]
•Yahaya Bello and IGP Kayode Egbetokun The Inspector General of Police, Olukayode Egbetokun, has withdrawn all police officers attached to the embattled former Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. The order for the withdrawal is contained in a police wireless document with reference number: “CB:4001/DOPS/PMF/FHQ/ABJ/VOL.48/ 34 which reads in ...
•PDP National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu. The embattled National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Iyorcha Ayu, has withdrawn his appeal, which sought to challenge his removal as the party’s national chairman. The executive committee of the PDP in Igyorov ward in Gboko Local Government Area of Kogi State had in 2023 suspended ...
•Lucky Imasuen A former Edo Deputy Governor Chief Lucky Imasuen has joined Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu to withdraw from the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship direct primary election holding today. Imasuen and Ize-Iyamu were among the 12 governorship aspirants screened and cleared by a committee put in place by the National Working Commi...
•Ize-Iyamu Less than 24 hours to the primary election of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to elect its flag bearer for the September 21 governorship election in Edo state, a frontline aspirant of the party, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu, has withdrawn from the race. He announced his withdrawal today, Friday, February 16, in a statement made [&he...
•Edison Ehie The former member of the Rivers State House of Assembly, who represented Ahoada East Constituency II, Edison Ehie, has dropped his lawsuit alleging contempt against 25 of the 27 members who defected from PDP to APC last year. Ehie’s action seemingly brings an end to the political unrest gripping the state, reports The […]...
The Ondo State House of Assembly and its Speaker has withdrawn its appeal filed before the Court of Appeal, Abuja, against the ruling of the Federal High Court, Abuja, which stopped the planned impeachment of the Ondo State deputy governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The Ondo State House of Assembly and its Speaker had challenged the jurisdiction [&hel...