A Federal High Court sitting in Bayelsa has granted stay of execution on Court order that Nullified the governorship primaries that produced Chief David Lyon as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress ,APC for the Nov. 16 poll in the state. Recall that A Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, on Thursday nullified the governorship primaries that produced Chief ... Read More »
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BREAKING: Confusion As Appeal Court Refuses To Rule In Adelabu Vs. Makinde’s Case
There is confusion at the court of appeal as the judges refused to rule in the case brought before it by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Oloye Bayo Adelabu against the victory of Governor Seyi Makinde. The judges had, rather than dismiss the petitioner’s case or sack the incumbent, said if not for the time limit, it ... Read More »
Road Comment: Resign Now, Apologize to Nigerians, PDP Tells Fashola
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) charges the Minister of Works and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, to resign immediately and apologize to Nigerians over his unpardonable comment that the terrible state of roads in the nation is being exaggerated. The PDP describes the statement as unfortunate, especially coming from the Minister of Works, who ought to be apologetic for the decrepit state ... Read More »
PDP REACTS TO ATIKU’S LOSS AT SUPREME COURT, SAYS FINAL JUDGEMENT COMES FROM GOD
Uche Secondus, the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to the Supreme Court judgment on the appeal filed by it and its Presidential candidate at the 2019 Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar. Speaking on the apex court decision, which dismissed their appeal, Secondus said it had come but that the final judgement comes from God. In a ... Read More »
Kogi Governor Denies Plotting To Kill Deputy
Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi State has denied planning to send assassins to kill his deputy, Simon Achuba. In a statement the Chief Press Secretary to the governor, Mohammed Onogwu, he said; “We do not train assassins, (and) as such, the state government or her personnel cannot be involved in sending assassins to murder any human soul let alone a deputy governor ... Read More »
LAWAN ANNOUNCES CHAIRMEN, DEPUTIES OF 69 COMMITTEES
Lawan who announced the constitution of the panel at the plenary, named Sen Barau Jibrin (APC, Kano) as chairman of appropriations, Sen Danjuma Goje (APC, Gombe) Marine Transport, Sen Ali Ndume (APC, Borno) Army, Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna) Banking, Insurance and other financial institutions, Sen Adedayo Adeyeye (APC, Ekiti) Media and Ibikunle Amosun (APC, Ogun) Capital Market. Others are Sen Bala ... Read More »
Makinde’s commissioner-nominees possess good pedigrees, says ADC senatorial candidate
Oyo State governor, Mr Seyi Makinde, has been commended for nominating individuals with good political, professional and social pedigrees to serve as commissioners in the state. Making this position on Friday, in a statement he personally signed, the Oyo North Senatorial Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the 2019 general election, Chief Bayo Lawal, hailed the governor over ... Read More »
We were not consulted before Tinubu’s man was chosen as our Minister — Oyo APC
The All Progressives Congress in Oyo State has alleged that the party at the state level was not consulted before President Muhammadu Buhari announced Sunday Dare as the ministerial nominee from the state.The Chairman of the party in the State, Akin Oke, said this on Wednesday.Dare, a Commissioner of the Nigeria Communications Commission, was a former Spokesman of the National ... Read More »
Buhari’s Ministerial List Uninspiring, Waste of Time – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) describes President Muhammadu Buhari’s ministerial list presented to the Senate today as colourless, stagnant, uninspiring and do not convey any sense of hope or purposeful governance under the All Progressives Congress (APC). The party says that to the chagrin and utter disappointment of Nigerians, the list is replete with incompetent individuals who failed in their ... Read More »
Court stops National Assembly from taking over Bauchi Assembly
A Bauchi State High Court on Monday issued an order of interim injunction, asserting that the present speaker and deputy speaker, Abubakar Suleiman and Danlami Kawule, should continue leading the house of assembly pending the determination of the suit before it. Justice Muazu Abubakar, who issued the order, fixed October 3, 2019 for hearing of the motion and substantive application filed ... Read More »