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Makinde, Ikpeazu, Wike, Ortom, Ugwuanyi In the tragedy, Julius Caesar, written by William Shakespeare, and supposedly also in real life, Caesar was warned by a soothsayer to ‘beware the Ides of March. ‘ Caesar was killed on March 15th, and in Roman culture, the ‘Ides’ typically meant a day falling …

Atiku, Udom Governor Emmanuel Udom of Akwa Ibom State has reportedly threatened to resign as chairman of the Atiku Abubakar’s Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) if campaign funds were not released. The source said despite the fact that the PDP is the ruling party in the state, the presidential candidate is …

A Federal High Court sitting in Gusau, the Zamfara State capital, has again nullified the election of Dauda Lawan-Dare as the state Peoples Democratic Party’s governorship candidate and disqualified the party from fielding a candidate for the state governorship election in 2023. Delivering the judgement on Tuesday, the Presiding Judge, …

The Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Abdulrasheed Bawa, has been sentenced to Kuje Prison over contempt of court. In a ruling delivered by Justice Chizoba Oji of the Federal Capital Territory High Court in Abuja on October 28, and sighted by newsmen on Tuesday, the EFCC boss …

Lagos State Governor, Babjide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed confidence that the All Progressives Congress, APC and the electorate in the state will humiliate some political parties that could not organize proper party primaries with votes, saying they are trying to reap where they did not sow Sanwo-Olu stated this on Tuesday, …

ABUJA– The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has directed the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to respond to a fresh suit that is seeking to disqualify the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, over alleged breach of section 90(3) of the Electoral Act. The …

Former President Donald Trump has said he will announce the launch his 2024 presidential campaign after the ongoing US mid term elections. Trump made this known at a Save America rally in Vandalia, Ohio on the eve of the midterm elections. The former US president said he will make a …

The Governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has brokered peace in the ruling All Progressives Congress, following a crisis that recently rocked the party in the state.   The crisis broke out last week between the majority leader, who is the member representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, Alhassan Doguwa and …

  The Minister of Transportation, Mu’azu Sambo, has said the Federal Government will borrow money to facilitate the completion of rail projects in the country.   Sambo disclosed this yesterday while delivering the ministry’s scorecard in Abuja.   “We don’t have the money. We are going to borrow anyway. So, …

Property worth millions of naira have been destroyed following a fire outbreak at the POWA Plaza, Jos road, Lafia, Nasarawa State.   An eye witness told our correspondent that the fire outbreak was caused by an electricity spark in one of the shops around 1am on Tuesday morning.   He …