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THE Kogi State Government, on Sunday, said that there was an assassination attempt on the state governor, Yahaya Bello, a few kilometres away from Abuja, on his way to an official engagement from Lokoja, the state capital. According to a statement issued by the state Commissioner for information, Kingsley Fanwo, …

SOME suspected political thugs have attacked the Zonal Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Kogi State, Pastor Sunday Atabo. Trojan News Media learned that the hoodlums, wielding dangerous weapons such as AK-47s, cutlasses and rods in their numbers, invaded Atabo’s house in Aja-Odi Agojoeju, Ofu Local Government Area (LGA) on …

THE Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Simon Mwadkwon. In a ruling on Sunday, the court ruled that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) did not validly nominate Mwadkwon as its candidate and declared his election null and void. The court, therefore, …

FIVE governorship candidates of various political parties in Imo State signed a peace accord on Sunday before the Justice, Development, Peace and Caritas Commission, the Catholic Archdiocese of Owerri, the National Voter’s Drive Coalition, and the Imo Advocacy Group. They pledged to ensure a credible election devoid of violence in …

By Bridget Ikyado THE Edo-APC Diaspora Council, says the state deserves the best and will support any governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC) with the pedigree to transform the state. A statement by the Publicity Secretary of the Council, Comr. Victoria Emike Okhai, said that …

A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has called on the Justices of the Supreme Court to be courageous as they adjudicate on appeals challenging Bola Tinubu’s election as President. Frank made the call in a statement issued Saturday. He was reacting to …

FORMER Senate President Senator Adolphus Wabara will likely face a disciplinary committee to be set up by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Abia State to explain some statements credited to him recently by the media. This is according to the Vice Chairman and acting Publicity Secretary of Abia PDP, …

INDUSTRIES in the country are battling for survival owing to the continued slide of the naira against the dollar, Daily Trust reports. The naira Thursday traded at between N1,150 and N1,155/dollar at the unregulated markets in Lagos and Abuja. At the official Investors & Exporters (I&E Window), it had earlier …

PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu has approved the N35,000 wage award for civil servants to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal. This was disclosed in a memo issued by the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the National Salaries, Incomes and Wages Commission, Ekpo U. O. Nta. The memo said all …

THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has revealed its expectation after the Supreme Court released the date to hear the petition by its 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar on the outcome of the presidential election in the country. It would be recalled that the Supreme Court has picked Monday, October 23 to hear the …