THE Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of the Senator representing Adamawa North Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Ishaku Abbo. Abbo was elected in February 2023 under the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. The court, according to Channels TV, ruled in favour …
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A former member of the Kogi State House of Assembly, Hon Christopher Atule Okoche, who represented Ibaji Constituency on the platform of the People Democratic Party, (PDP), has defected to the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC). Okoche was also a former Caretaker Chairman of Ibaji Local Government Area of Kogi …
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PRESIDENT Bola Tinubu swore in three additional ministers into his 48-member cabinet at the Presidential Villa Abuja, on Monday. The newly inaugurated ministers are Jamila Bio Ibrahim, Ayodele Olawande and Balarabe Lawal. Trojan News Media reports that they took the oath of office at 12:15 pm at the Council Chamber …
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THE Vice President of Nigeria, Senator Kashim Shettima has arrived in Beijing, China ahead of the 3rd Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) forum. This was confirmed in a statement on Monday by the presidency. Naija News recalls that Shettima departed Nigeria on Sunday as confirmed in a statement by his spokesman, Stanley Nkwocha, …
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THE All Progressives Congress, APC, National Campaign Council for the November 11 governorship poll in Bayelsa State has said the party will triumph the election in spite of the disqualification of its candidate, Chief Timipre Sylva. The Chairman of the Council, Gombe State governor Inuwa Yahaya, stated this when he …
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A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu, has apologised for supporting former President Muhammadu Buhari in 2015 to become the Nigerian leader. Momodu, the Publisher of Ovation Magazine, gave the apology while reacting to a post by an X user @meethassan_ who had said the PDP chieftain and …
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A former Bayelsa East Senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, has backed the move by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) to lift the ban on the 43 items initially restricted from accessing Foreign Exchange (FX). Recall that the apex bank, last week Thursday, lifted the ban on 43 items and announced that importers of the …
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A National member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) representing Kaduna State, Magaji Alhassan, has resigned from his position. Alhassan announced his resignation through a letter addressed to the acting National Chairman of the PDP, Umar Damagum, dated October 5th, 2023. Similarly, Alhassan also announced his withdrawal from the PDP …
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the results of the November 11 governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi states will be transmitted electronically. Recall that the Bayelsa State Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Ofiong Efanga, recently, at a press conference, said that the commission would adopt a …
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BAYELSA State chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has announced the postponement of its official flag-off of the November 11 gubernatorial election campaign earlier scheduled for Saturday, October 14, 2023. According to a statement by the Director, Media and Publicity, Bayelsa APC Gubernatorial Campaign Council, Perry Tukuwei, the postponement …
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