Former Bayelsa state governor and APC governorship candidate in the November 2023 governorship election in the State, Timipre Sylva has passed a vote of no confidence on the Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal. He accused the Tribunal headed by Justice Adekunle Adeleye of undue bias against them in the conduct of proceedings, findings and…
A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed April 25 for ruling in an application by the Chief of Staff to Rivers State Governor, Edison Ehie, seeking to set aside an arrest warrant issued against him and five others. Justice Emeka Nwite fixed the date on Monday after hearing arguments from parties in the suit….
Minister of Works David Umahi says it is unpatriotic for organised labour to hold nationwide protests over hardship in the land His comment, made on Monday while inspecting the Enugu-Port Harcourt Road, is in reaction to the recent protests by the NLC over the precarious economic situation in the country. Soaring inflation and the consequent…
 An Abia State High Court sitting at Isuochi would on March 13, 2024, commence hearing in a suit seeking to stop the state government from going ahead with its plan to remodel the Umuchieze Garki Cattle Market.The government has also decided to end the practice of cattle dealers and their families making their homes…
The US Supreme Court is expected to rule on Monday on whether states can use an anti-rebellion constitutional clause to keep Donald Trump off the 2024 ballot. Colorado used a little-known amendment to the Constitution to remove him from the state’s Republican primary ballot, citing the 6 January riot. Fifteen states including Colorado hold their…
The National Working Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party has released its schedule of activities ahead of the Ondo State governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission has fixed November 16, 2024, as date for the Ondo State Governorship election. The schedule, signed by the PDP National Organising Secretary, Umar Bature, was displayed on Monday…
The Imo state Commissioner of Police, Aboki Dunjuma, has assured residents in the state to go about their legitimate businesses on Mondays without any fear of molestation from the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra (IPOB). CP Danjuma, while addressing officers of the Command on Monday during a Confidence Building Patrol, said the Command had put every…
Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State is weighing the possibility of the government establishing two other Government Secondary Schools at Okigwe and Orlu zones to complement the already existing Government College Owerri with a view to deepening education in the State. He gave the assurance to examine the pros and cons of having two Government…
The Nigerian Army troops have successfully cleared IPOB/ESN hideout at Ihiteukwa Community in Orsu Local Government Area of Imo State, neutralising one IPOB/ESN terrorist after an intense firefight on Saturday. The Director of Army Public Relations, Maj.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, made this known in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Nwachukwu said the troops conducted…
Reports have surfaced that the Abia State government actually paid $3.56m as an equity stake in the recently inaugurated Aba integrated power project (IPP) owned by the Geometric Power Group. The amount was part payment for $5 million (N1.975 billion) equity stake offered to Abia State, leaving a balance of N565 million or $1.44 million…
