The Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, has upturned the judgement of a Federal High Court, Owerri, which faulted the nomination of Okey Ezeh, as Imo Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in the last general elections. In a ...
Read More »ADP passes vote of confidence in Sani, expels 17 NEC members
National Executive Committee (NEC) of the African Democratic Party (ADP) has passed a vote of confidence in the party’s national chairman, Yabagi Sani. The national secretary, Dr. Steve Uwazie, who briefed reporters on the outcome of the NEC parley in ...
Read More »Tiv youths warn Jukun leaders against provocative comments
Tiv Youth Organisation (TYO) has urged leaders of the Jukun ethnic group to desist from comments capable of inflaming the volatile atmosphere in Benue and Taraba states. President General of TYO, Timothy Hembaor, gave the charge in a statement he ...
Read More »Sacked lecturers of IMT, Enugu seek governor Ugwuanyi’s intervention
The five lecturers sacked recently by the management of the Institute of Management and Technology (IMT), Enugu have sought Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s intervention. They maintained at the weekend in Enugu that their dismissal “following our participation in the national strike ...
Read More »Benue State begins crackdown on criminals
Benue State governor, Samuel Ortom, has declared a statewide crackdown on criminals beginning from today. Ortom stated this yesterday during a thanksgiving service at NKST Church, Agasha, organised in his honour by the Nongov Community Development Association (NCDA). The governor ...
Read More »Ekiti governor Fayemi gives appointees one week to sign performance bond
Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State has given the commissioners he recently appointed a week to sign and return the performance agreement. Dr. Fayemi stated this at the closing session of the three-day retreat for the state’s top government functionaries ...
Read More »PDP yet to take position on N’Assembly leadership
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said its leadership and elected federal legislators have not taken a stand on who to support for Senate and House of Representatives leadership positions. Its position is predicated on reports suggesting that its members-elect ...
Read More »NCC, identity agencies partner to harmonise data nationwide
The Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has disclosed that it was working with the National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) to hamonise data nationwide. The telecoms regulator also dismissed insinuations that 95.7 million Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) data had been invalidated. It ...
Read More »Not Too Young To Run Movement to host youth lawmakers in Abuja
The Not Too Young To Run Movement’ is to host no fewer than 300 young elected legislators in the National and State Houses of Assembly on May 7 and May 8, 2019 in Abuja. With the theme: Leadership, Power and ...
Read More »Court orders ICPC to release firm’s accounts, seized property
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has faulted decision of the Independent Corrupt Practices and other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) to freeze Blaid Construction Limited and its director, Mrs. Ochuko Momoh’s bank accounts. In spite of a suit filed against it, ...
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