By Oriaifoh Godwins AS the electioneering process for the 2024 Edo governorship election builds up, events has been unfolding, as Edo people witness scheming and intrigues, from all the major parties that have shown interest in presenting their candidates to contest in the election, but of particular interest, is the …
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THE Supreme Court has affirmed Alhaji Abba Kabir Yusuf of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, as the duly elected Governor of Kano State. Yusuf’s victory in the 2023 Governorship Election was challenged by the All Progressives Congress, APC, and its governorship candidate in Kano State, Alhaji Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna. …
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A chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Kenneth Okonkwo, has said he did not defect from the All Progressive Congress (APC) but only resigned. Recall that Nollywood actor cum politician dumped the APC in 2022, citing the party’s adoption of a Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 presidential election. Okonkwo stated that …
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THE Federal Government disclosed on Thursday that it opted for a N800-to-dollar exchange rate in the 2024 Appropriation Act after examining the naira’s average performance. It said it avoided basing the foreign exchange benchmark in the 2024 budget on a spot rate, to avoid eventualities and uncertainties. Speaking with State House media, …
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THE Governor of Plateau State, Caleb Mutfwang and his counterpart in Zamfara State, Dauda Lawal, have arrived at the Supreme Court in Abuja. Trojan News reports that the two governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) arrived at the apex court ahead of the commencement of the ruling on the governorship …
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THE Supreme Court will deliver judgements on governorship appeals in Kano, Plateau, Lagos, Zamfara, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross River states today. Of the seven states, those of Kano and Plateau are the most contentious. In Kano, the case is between Governor Abba Yusuf of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, and …
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THE lawmaker representing Etsako Federal Constituency, Anamero Dekeri, has officially joined the Edo State governorship race. Dekeri, who is a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), however, slammed Governor Godwin Obaseki, insisting that his administration had failed to deliver the dividends of democracy to the people. The federal lawmaker, …
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By Elempe Dele MR. Asue Ighodalo Esq. a consummate businessman and one of the Peoples Democratic Party’s, PDP, gubernatorial aspirants in Edo State seems to be making more positive headlines than expected since he entered the fray last year. Although the former Chairman, Board of Directors, Sterling Bank has been …
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AS the Supreme Court prepares to deliver judgment on an appeal filed by Kano State Governor, Mr. Abba Kabir Yusuf, challenging his removal from office by lower courts, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is expressing optimism in the state. According to Premium Times, local chapters of the APC in Kano …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has dismissed the Chief Executive Officers of Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), Mr Babatunde Irukera and Director-General/CEO, Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alexander Ayoola Okoh A statement by Ajuri Ngelale, Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the President on Monday, noted that the …
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