Chad’s junta leader, General Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno, has been declared the winner of the country’s presidential election. Following the announcement of final results on Thursday, May 16, it was revealed that Deby, who assumed power after rebels killed his father, President Idriss Deby, in 2021, garnered 61 percent of the vote, with Succes…
The Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Bishop Matthew Hassan Kukah, expressed his belief that Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State and his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, will resolve their differences. The rift between Governor Fubara and Wike, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, escalated recently when five pro-Wike commissioners resigned from Fubara’s cabinet. Addressing journalists on…
Gunmen have tragically taken the life of Alaba Excel Abbey, a campaign coordinator for Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. Abbey, who also served as the Returning Officer for Ward 10 in Supare Akoko, Akoko South West Local Government Area, was shot dead in front of his home. He was a dedicated ward coordinator for the…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has submitted a notice of withdrawal to discontinue an appeal against a Kogi High Court’s order restraining it from arresting the immediate past governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello. In the notice filed on April 22, the EFCC cited that events have surpassed the appeal and acknowledged that…
Three out of the sixteen aspirants in the Ondo State All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary election have formally petitioned the party, urging for the annulment of the election results. The aspirants who lodged their appeals with the party’s appeal committee include Wale Akinterinwa, Olugebenga Edema, and Jimi Odimayo. The election committee, chaired by Kogi…
Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 general elections, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, were present at the PDP’s national caucus meeting held in Abuja this evening, April 17. This gathering precedes the party’s upcoming National Executive Committee meeting, slated for Thursday, April 18.…
Omobayo Godwin has officially assumed office as the Deputy Governor of Edo State. This follows the impeachment of Philip Shaibu by the State House of Assembly, paving the way for Governor Godwin Obaseki to nominate Omobayo Godwin, aged 37, as the new Deputy Governor. Omobayo Godwin was sworn in at approximately 1:40 pm on Monday…
Rewrite Two judicial commissions of inquiry have been inaugurated by Kano state government to probe alleged cases of misappropriation of public property, political violence and missing persons between 2015 and 2023 when Abdullahi Ganduje was Governor of the state. Governor Abba Yusuf who inaugurated the committees on Thursday, April 4, charged them to work…
Governor Siminalayi Fubara has again taken another shot at his former benefactor, Nyesom Wike’s camp, days after he stated that his implementation of the presidential peace pact they reached should not be taken as weakness. Fubara who spoke at the ground breaking of automobile spare parts market in Port Harcourt, on Thursday, April 4,…
Twenty-seven lawmakers of the Rivers State Assembly have once again issued threats of impeaching Governor Siminalayi Fubara. During a briefing after a meeting held in Port Harcourt on Saturday, March 30, the lawmakers emphasized their readiness to remove Fubara from office as a last resort due to his persistent violation of critical provisions of the…
