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THE Benue State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Makurdi, the state capital, has upheld the election of Governor Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The tribunal dismissed the petition of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its governorship candidate in the March 18 poll, Titus Uba, challenging …

THE Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Hon. Chris Nehikhare has debunked rumours that Alaghodaro Summit has been allocated an office within Government House in Benin City, describing the claim as unfounded. In a statement, Nehikhare said it was impossible to have an Alaghodaro Summit office in Government House …

THIRTY six years after her creation, Governor Umo Eno says Akwa Ibom state has transformed from a dusty provincial headquarters of thatched houses into Nigeria’s destination of choice for businesses, conferences, and other national events with thriving social and creative life. Eno who was counting Akwa Iboms’ blessings weekend at …

THE embattled deputy governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has begged his principal, Governor Godwin Obakeki, for forgiveness over their political differences. Shaibu, who disclosed this in an interview with journalists currently ongoing in his Benin City residence on Thursday, asked Governor Obaseki to forgive and forget.

THE Ondo State Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Ade Adetimehin, has said the party will not interfere in the impeachment proceedings initiated by the state House of Assembly against the Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa. The House of Assembly had on Wednesday commenced an impeachment process against the deputy …

THE presidential candidate of the Labour (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has distilled the key points in his 51-grounds of appeal against the Judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). Obi stated that although he filed the appeal to the Supreme Court against the PEPC decision based on 51 grounds …

THE Lagos State House of Assembly has appointed chairmen for all its standing committees in the 10th Assembly. The appointments were disclosed by the Speaker of the House, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa during plenary on Thursday. He charged the newly appointed chairmen to be alive to their responsibilities and oversight functions. The …

THE Edo State Commissioner for Communication and Orientation, Chris Nehikhare has debunked rumours that Alaghodaro Summit has been allocated an office within Government House in Benin City In a statement to Naija News on Thursday, the commissioner described the claim as unfounded. In a statement, Nehikhare said it was impossible to have …

THE United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois has placed an immediate stay on the release of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Chicago State university records to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar. Naija News understands that Judge Nancy Maldonado gave the order after Tinubu pleaded severe and irreparable consequences to …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, is seeking an overturn of the judgement of the Presidential Election Petition Court due to its failure to take into cognisance the “Doctrine of Legitimate Expectation” regarding the failure of INEC to conduct the election …