The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa has told Governor Douye Diri to prepare his handover note as the party plans to take over the reins of power from him. The APC said the party was working to ensure a landslide victory of its governorship candidate, Timipre Sylva, on November 11. In a statement by a spokesman in Bayelsa, Tamaratare Zuokumor, the party said all APC stakeholders were more united ahead of the election than in 2019. The statement said APC would liberate Bayelsa people across party lines, stressing that Mr Diri is wasting his time trying to patronise the APC in his recent…
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The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna, has declared the election that brought in the candidate of All Progressives Congress’s (APC) Senator Uba Sani as governor of the state inconclusive. Recall that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Rt. Hon.Isah Mohammed Ashiru had challenged the declaration of Senator Sani and urged the tribunal to declare him as the winner of the election. The 3-man panel led by Justice Victor Oviawe therefore ordered a rerun of election in 24 polling units in seven wards of four local governments consisting of 16,300 registered voters.
By Wycliffe Muia & Beverly Ochieng Burkina Faso’s security and intelligence services foiled a coup attempt on Tuesday, according to the country’s military government. It alleged that officers and others had planned to destabilise the country and throw it into chaos. It has been almost a year since the interim President Capt Ibrahim Traoré seized power. That was the country’s second coup of 2022, which took place amid a growing Islamist insurgency. In a statement read out on television on Wednesday evening, the authorities said some arrests had been made and they were actively pursuing other suspects, without giving specific…
Two people traveling in a bus conveying some final year students of Ladoke Akintola University, Ogbomoso, returning from a picnic, along Osogbo/Ifon/Oyo Boundary road, have been burnt to death in an accident late Wednesday evening. Five other occupants were rescued by the operatives of Osun Ambulance Scheme that responded to the distress call from the scene of the accident which happened near Ojutu Bridge, Ilobu. A resident of Okinni, identified as Adeyanju, who spoke to our correspondent on Thursday, said the driver of the bus conveying the victims, had hit a commercial motorcyclist in the town, and was trying to…
The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 2nd 2023 as a public holiday in commemoration of the Nation’s 63rd independence celebration. The Minister of Interior The Federal Government has declared Monday, October 2nd 2023 as a public holiday in commemoration of the Nation’s 63rd independence celebration. The Minister of Interior, Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, who made the declaration on Thursday in Abuja on behalf of the federal government, congratulated all Nigerians at home and in the Diaspora. In a statement by Oluwatoyin Akinlade, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Interior, the Minister assured Nigerians of the government’s continued commitment to tackling challenges…
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also announced that Morocco will stage the 2025 edition. Nigeria on Wednesday lost out in the joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 2027 Africa Cup of Nations, with the joint bid by Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania clinching the hosting rights. The Confederation of African Football (CAF) also announced that Morocco will stage the 2025 edition. Morocco last hosted the AFCON in 1988 and was chosen in 2015 but asked for the tournament to be postponed because of the Ebola virus, although CAF later decided to strip the north African nation of the…
Amid the banditry activities plaguing Zamfara State, a former Chairman of the Committee on Prosecution of Bandits Related Offenses, Sani Shinkafi, has pleaded with the state’s governor, Dauda Lawal, not to play with people’s lives and property for political gains. Governor Lawal had on Monday, in a statement by his spokesperson, Sulaiman Bala Idris, accused some Federal Government agencies of engaging in negotiations with bandits without seeking recourse from the state government and other security agencies. Reacting to Lawal’s remarks on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily on Wednesday, Shinkafi said that the governor’s assertion was inconsistent with the reality of the current situation…
The leadership of the Labour Party on Wednesday threw its weight behind the planned industrial action of the Nigeria Labour Congress and Trade Union Congress, saying the presidency has been insensitive to the plight of Nigerian workers. The development is coming in the wake of organised Labour’s resolve to ground activities nationwide from October 3 following the failure of the government to successfully implement policies to alleviate the sufferings of the masses after the removal of fuel subsidy. After the 21-day ultimatum given by the NLC lapsed last week, the NLC National President, Joe Ajaero, had lamented that none of…
As the drama between governor Godwin Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu begins to take different shapes, the very recent which was the call for him to jettison his governorship ambition before he, Shaibu, could be forgiven making the rounds in the media, top source from the government house has said that such a directive was a lie from the bottomless pit and that it didn’t emanate from the governor himself. Besides, the reports claimed that Edo State Executive Council meeting was shifted to Lagos without invitation extended to the deputy governor to attend. Debunking the report, the Government house…
Former Big Brother Naija All Stars housemate, Kiddwaya, has revealed that his love for CeeC is unmatched. Kiddwaya stated this while reacting to CeeC’s speech on the ongoing show. The six BBNaija All Stars finalists, CeeC, Pere, Ilebaye, Mercy, Adekunle and Cross, were given a task that required them to write an emotional letter to any housemate that they really appreciated. CeeC, while delivering her speech on Tuesday, wrote about Kiddwaya and adulated his traits, which she found to be appealing about him. Reacting to CeeC’s video on his official X, Kiddwaya was moved to express his admiration for her.…