A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of the All Progressives Congress and Osun State governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, from the state governorship election scheduled for Saturday. Justice Inyang Ekwo dismissed the suit on six grounds that the plaintiff, a chieftain of the APC, Moshood Adeoti, failed to…
The Cross River State Chairman of the Labour Party, Ambassador Ogar Osim, has alleged that the Nigerian Labour Congress and the Trade Union Congress want to foist a governorship candidate on the party. He made this known in Calabar on Thursday while reacting to the alleged vote of no confidence passed on him by…
The Kaduna State Government has spent a total of N158.1 billion out of the N225.1 billion budgeted for the education sector between 2017 and 2021, the sector budget trend analysis has shown. The analysis, indicating a 70.2 per cent performance, was conducted by the Kaduna Basic Education Accountability Mechanism (KADBEAM) in Kaduna on Thursday,…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed a suit seeking the disqualification of the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Dr. Peter Obi. The case was instituted at the Federal High Court, Abuja. Also sued was the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the APC. The…
Few hours to the 2022 Osun governorship election, the Peoples Redemption Party has withdrawn from the race. The National Executive Committee of the party explained that the decision was made following the impact of the lack of political activities from its standard bearer. The party’s NEC accused its Osun governorship candidate, Ayowole Adedeji, of staying…
Former President of the United States of America, Donald Trump has lost his first wife, Ivana Trump at 73. Ivana Trump was mother of three of the former Presiden’s children, namely Donald Jr, Ivanka and Eric Trump. A statement from Trump’s family says she died at her home in New York after suffering cardiac arrest….
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has distanced himself from a memorandum suggesting he had requested President Muhammadu Buhari’s leave to resign from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The memorandum, dated 24th June, 2022, with reference number SH/VP/605/2/0 and titled: “Permission to Resign from APC” had listed, among others, family pressure, his (Osinbajo) continuous participation in…
THE police have announced vehicular and human movements during the Osun governorship election this Saturday. This was revealed by the Deputy Inspector General of Police Johnson Kokumo, in charge of the poll who made the announcement on Thursday. The DIG met accredited election observer groups, non-governmental organizations and the media. Kokumo said there would be…
Petrol marketers in the country have ignored the federal government’s order to retain the fuel pump price at N165 per litre. The marketers since Tuesday therefore unilaterally raised the fuel pump price from its official N165 per litre to N185. This is coming as the Major Oil Marketers Association of Nigeria (MOMAN), complained that the…
One goal was all it took for the Super Falcons through a Rasheedat Ajibade goal to book their place at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup scheduled for Australia and New Zealand. In their 10th meeting at the CAF Women’s Nations Cup, the Falcons won for the ninth time against the Indomitable Lionesses, who are…
