His Excellency, Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has reacted to the Supreme Court ruling between Mr. Daniel Nwafor and Chief Marcellinus Nlemigbo. Governor Uzodimma in his response to journalists in Owerri, disclosed that all the Supreme Court did was to dismiss an appeal that has long expired against an FCT High Court judgement that recognized Mr. Dan Nwafor against Marcellinus Nlemigbo. According to the Governor, there was no consequential order by the Supreme Court leaving McDonald Ebere PhD as still the Chairman of the APC in Imo State hence the status bar nature of the ruling. The Governor siting the Supreme…
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Dr. Tola Emmanuel Awosika has dismissed a report on his withdrawal from the 2023 Ondo Central Senatorial Race. In a press statement issued on the Friday 27th of May, 2023 in Akure by his media aide, Mr. Ayokunlemi Ambrose, the Senatorial Aspirant who is seeking to represent Ondo Central Senatorial District at the Red Chamber come 2023 encouraged his supporters not to panic and entertain fear, saying he has been working tirelessly day and night to emerge the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senatorial candidate at this week Senatorial primary election in the State. He described as mischief the report that…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has won the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) governorship primary in Lagos State. More to follow . . .
Ogun State Governor Dapo Abiodun on Thursday won the All Progressives Congress’ governorship primary by 1,168 votes to defeat five other aspirants. Meanwhile two of the aspirants, Adekunle Akinlade and Biyi Otegbeye, had rejected the chairmanship of the election committee and passed a vote of no confidence on the Chairman of the governorship election primaries, Wale Ohu. The aspirants, in a jointly signed press statement, also expressed reservations on the delegate list used for the exercise held at the Moshood Abiola stadium in Abeokuta, the state capital. Their reservations were also expressed in a petition addressed to the National Chairman…
President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, where he will take part in the African Union (AU) Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the summit will specifically be focuses on security. The First Lady, Mrs Aisha Buhari, who is the President of African First Ladies Peace Mission, is accompanying her husband to the African Union meeting. The statement reads: “The three-day summit, which will hold on May 26th-28th, will also focus on Humanitarian Challenges in…
The Supreme Court has reserved judgement in a suit filed by President Muhammadu Buhari and the Attorney General of the Federation, seeking an interpretation of Section 84(12) of the electoral act, 2022. The seven-man panel led by Justice Mohammed Dattijo, says the date will be communicated to the parties involved in the suit. The Apex Court arrived at this conclusion, after taking arguments from parties and adopting their processes. At the proceedings on Thursday, the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA), and the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), brought an application, seeking to be joined as interested parties. APGA, however, opted out…
Amid the ongoing strike, President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to meet with the members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU. Deji Adeyanju, a rights activist said Buhari should personally meet ASUU and resolve the ongoing strike. Adeyanju said ASUU would listen to Buhari if he opts to meet with them. According to the Abuja-based lawyer, the President should give the body all it needs to effectively run Nigerian universities. In a Facebook post, Adeyanju wrote: “The president should meet ASUU himself and resolve the ongoing strike. They will listen to him and he should give them all…
The immediate past Rivers Accountant-General, Siminialayi Fubara, has emerged the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 General Election. Fubara, who hails from the riverine Opobo-Nkoro Local Government Area, scored 721 votes to defeated 15 other aspirants with Isaac Kamalu coming a distant second with 86 votes. The Chairman of the Electoral Committee, Prof. Walter Mbotu, declared Fubara the winner of the primary election. While Felix obua got 2 votes, David Brigs 4, West Morgan 4, Tammy Danagogo 36 and George Kelly 37, others scored zero vote. About 898 delegates assembled at the Dr. Obi Wali…
A presidential aspirant Peter Obi has resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). His resignation is coming barely 72 hours to the PDP presidential primaries. Obi, a former Anambra Governor, was until his resignation one of the 15 aspirants vying for the presidential ticket of the PDP. The letter conveying his resignation from the party was submitted to the National Chairman of the PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu. Obi’s letter, dated May 24, 2022, also conveyed his withdrawal from the PDP presidential race. The letter, which he personally signed, was on Wednesday delivered at the PDP Abuja national secretariat…
Oyo State Governor, Seyi Makinde, has emerged winner of the governorship primary of the Peoples Democratic Party. Makinde polled a total of 1,040 delegates votes to defeat his rival, Mr Hazeem Gbolarunmi who had two votes. The primary was held at Lekan Salami Stadium, Adamasingba, Ibadan on Wednesday. Announcing the result, the returning officer, Ben Obi, represented by Abdullahi MaiBasia, said Makinde emerged as the PDP governorship candidate for Oyo State having polled the highest number of valid votes. A total of six votes were void out of the total votes cast of 1,048.