politics

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 …

THE publisher of Ovation magazine, Dele Momodu, has revealed why he made a U-turn on an initial move to support the All Progressives Congress (APC). The former presidential aspirant and chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been locked in social media battle with supporters of APC over his …

A Federal High Court in Lagos has struck out the charge filed by the Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) against Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and his company, Capital Oil and Gas Limited, over an alleged N135bn indebtedness. The charge was struck out by Justice Nicholas Oweibo following an oral application …

THE leadership of the Labour Party on Wednesday said it was disappointed with the verdict of the Enugu Election Petitions Tribunal which affirmed Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party as the governor of the state. The reaction is coming three weeks after the tribunal upheld that Mbah won the …

SENATE President, Godswill Akpabio has said he bears no grudge against any of his colleagues over the recent happenings in the Senate. The Special Adviser on Media and Publicity to the Senate President, Eseme Eyiboh, made this known on Tuesday in Abuja, hours after the drama that ensued during the …

SENATOR Ifeanyi Ubah, the member representing Anambra South senatorial zone in the Senate, defected from the Young Progressives Party, YPP, to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Soon after his sudden defection letter was read at plenary by the Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, Ubah was received by the APC National Chairman, …

ABIA State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has said that its attention has been drawn to a statement credited to the former Senate President, Senator Adolphus Wabara, where he reportedly endorsed Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, for a second term. The Party in a statement signed by its …

SENATE President Godswill Akpabio has denied his alleged involvement in the ouster of Senator Elisha Abbo from the Senate. Naija News had earlier reported that the Court of Appeal in Abuja, on Monday, voided the election of Abbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Reacting in an interview with reporters in Abuja, Abbo …

THE Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Ondo State has given Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu a three-day ultimatum to either resume at the Governor’s Office in Akure, or resign. The youth wing of the party issued the ultimatum on Monday at the party’s secretariat in Akure, Ondo State capital, while protesting the …

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 …