Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate in last election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, unraveled on Monday at a press conference in Abuja where he finally found his voice after more than 96 hours to respond to his trouncing at the Supreme Court in a landmark judgment on his grossly incompetent election petition appeal.…
Political Crisis erupts in Rivers
…state of emergency looming The seeming peace in the political family of former Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has been shattered and is erupting into a crisis that could lead to a state of emergency. Within a few hours, two factions of the House of Assembly had emerged. One under the speakership of Martin Amaewhule,…
Akpata, Ex-NBA President Joins Edo Governorship Race on LP Platform
The immediate past President of the Nigeria Bar Association, (NBA) Olumide Akpata, has thrown his hat into the ring to vie for the governorship of Edo State on the platform of the Labour Party (LP). Formally announcing his ambition on Thursday at the party Secretariat in Benin City shortly after meeting with the leadership of…
Tinubu’s Certificate Forgery: I did all for the future of our country Says Ex-VP Abubakar
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said in a press conference October 5 at the Yar’Adua Centre, Abuja, that his principled fight to unravel the truth about President Bola Tinubu’s qualifications is to uphold and defend the ground rules of elective government as provided in the Nigerian Constitution. He regretted that the institutions charged with ensuring…
How Atiku Abubakar Floored Tinubu in US
The district court handling the petition of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP against the Chicago State University, CSU in the United States has granted all the requests of the politician. In a ruling on September 30,2023, Judge Nancy L. Maldonado agreed with the ruling of a lower court on the…
Public Apology: Go and Sin No More, Obaseki Tells Penitent Deputy
The frosty relationship between Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State, and his hitherto estranged deputy, Philip Shaibu is about to be normalised with Thursday’s acceptance of the public apology tendered exactly a week ago by the remorseful deputy governor over what the governor described as his “aberrant behavior”. In a personally signed statement titled “Re:…
Omo-Agege Says Tribunal Judgement Grave Injustice, Can’t Stand Appellate Scrutiny
Former Senate President, and candidate of the All-Progressives Congress, APC in the March 18, 2023, governorship election in Delta State, Obarisi Ovie Omo-Agege, has picked holes in Friday’s judgement of the state Election Petition Tribunal which affirmed the victory of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. A unanimous judgement by the three-man tribunal headed by Chibuzo Ahuchaogu, struck…
We Will Lead Delta for Eight Years, Declares Oborevwori, As He Dedicates Tribunal Victory to God
Governor Sheriff Oborevwori, upbeat by his victory at the Delta State Election Petitions Tribunal on Friday, said the victory did not come as a surprise because the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, won in 21 out of the 25 local government areas in the state. The tribunal dismissed petitions filed by the governorship candidates of the…
Labour Party Shocked, Alleges ‘Travesty of Justice’, by Enugu Tribunal Judgement
The Labour Party, LP, has rejected the judgement of the Enugu State governorship election petition tribunal which affirmed the declaration of Peter Mbah as winner of the March 18 election. According to the party, the September 21 judgement “against Labour Party is absurd, (and) stark reality of future of judiciary in Nigeria.” In a statement…
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