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Nasarawa guber: Again, Governor Sule appeals for calm

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has again appealed for calm after the Court of Appeal reserved judgment in his suit challenging the majority decision of the governorship election petition tribunal upturning his election. Addressing a tumultuous crowd that besieged the Governor’s Lodge in Asokoro, Abuja in show of solidarity...

You lied, Adeleke is committed to UNIOSUN growth– Osun Govt tackles APC

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

Osun State Government has lambasted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state for the misconceived notion on the running of the state owned institution, Osun State University, (UNIOSUN), saying the rudderless opposition cannot pretend to be what it is not. The Government notes with disgust the mischief that the...

Review Imo election over irregularities – Int’l observers task INEC

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

A foreign observer group, Pan African Women Projects has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to review the governorship election in Imo State over “irregularities in result tallying as shown in the portal”. Addressing a press conference in Owerri yesterday, the Head of Mission for Pan African Women Projects,...

Jigawa Assembly suspends 3 LGA chairmen

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

The Jigawa State House of Assembly had suspended three local government council chairmen in the state. The suspended chairmen include Hon Mubarak Ahmed of Birniwa local government, Hon Rufai Sunusi, Gumel local government and Hon Umar Baffa of Birniwa local government. The suspension follows allegations that the chairmen travelled to...

Umahi dispels rumour of riff with successor, calls him his son

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

The Minister of Works, David Umahi, has downplayed the possibility of a quarrel with his successor, Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State. Umahi said he would never quarrel with Nwifuru, whom he described as ‘a worthy son.’ Reports had it that some of Umahi’s loyalists who ensured Nwifuru’s emergence are...

Nasarawa: Court of Appeal reserves judgement in Gov Sule’s appeal against tribunal judgement

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

The Court of Appeal Abuja Division has reserved judgement in an appeal filed by Governor Abdullahi Sule challenging the majority judgement of the election trial court. Chairman of the three member Panel, Justice Onyemenam Uchechukwu announced this after counsel adopted their written briefs in Abuja yesterday. The Appellant Court also...

Appeal Court affirms Sanwo-Olu’s election as Lagos governor

NewsDeskNgNov 16, 2023November 16, 20230

The Appeal Court in Lagos yesterday, affirmed the judgment of the tribunal confirming the election of Babajide Sanwo-Olu and Obafemi Hamzat as the Governor and the Deputy Governor of Lagos State. The court dismissed the suit filed by Olajide Adediran, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against the...

Gagdi to PDP: Count me, judiciary out of your self-inflicted woes

NewsDeskNgNov 15, 2023November 15, 20230

The member representing Pankshin/Kanam/Kanke federal constituency of Plateau State, Rt. Hon. Yusuf Gagdi, has urged the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to count him and the judiciary out of their self-inflicted troubles. The Media Office of the reps member in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja, said PDP...

Marginal field’s allocation: Group calls for sack of NUPRC boss, Komolafe, management

NewsDeskNgNov 15, 2023November 15, 20230

Oil and gas watchdog, Coalition of Civil Society Groups for Transparency in Extractive Sector (CCSGTES), has called on President Bola Tinubu to sack and prosecute the chief executive officer of the Nigeria Upstream Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Engr. Gbenga Komolafe and his management for alleged corrupt practices in the allocation of...

Coalition leads 5,000 aggrieved activists to US, international community over Appeal Court ruling on Plateau lawmakers

NewsDeskNgNov 15, 2023November 15, 20230

The Concerned Citizens Forum of Nigeria (CCFN), Tuesday, held a massive protest of over 5,000 activists to challenge the Appeal Court ruling targeted at opposition lawmakers in Plateau State. In a letter to the United States Ambassador, the coalition said the rally was to draw the attention of the International...

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Nasarawa guber: Again, Governor Sule appeals for calm

You lied, Adeleke is committed to UNIOSUN growth– Osun Govt tackles APC

Review Imo election over irregularities – Int’l observers task INEC

Jigawa Assembly suspends 3 LGA chairmen

Umahi dispels rumour of riff with successor, calls him his son

Nasarawa: Court of Appeal reserves judgement in Gov Sule’s appeal against tribunal judgement

Appeal Court affirms Sanwo-Olu’s election as Lagos governor

Gagdi to PDP: Count me, judiciary out of your self-inflicted woes

Marginal field’s allocation: Group calls for sack of NUPRC boss, Komolafe, management

Coalition leads 5,000 aggrieved activists to US, international community over Appeal Court ruling on Plateau lawmakers