The Director of Strategic Communication, SBG Governorship Campaign Council, Macauley Hunohashi, has said the people of Adamawa State would count themselves lucky if Dr Salihu Bakari Girei emerges governor in 2027. Hunohashi spoke during a telephone interview with our correspondent on Monday. He said political observers and supporters across the state had continued to identify…
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has fixed May 15 for definite hearing of a suit filed by a lawyer, Johnmary Jideobi, seeking to stop former President Goodluck Jonathan from contesting 2027 presidential election. Justice Peter Lifu of the adjourned the case following the absence of the plaintiff, Johnmary Jideobi and his lawyer in…
Former Kano State governor and leader of the Kwankwasiyya movement, Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has declared his readiness to work with former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, as his running mate ahead of the 2027 general elections. Kwankwaso stated this during an interview on Arise Television PrimeTime on Monday. He insisted that the country urgently…
The Joint Action Committee (JAC) of non-teaching staff unions in Nigerian universities has resumed negotiations with the Federal Government following the suspension of its indefinite strike. JAC comprises the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Educational and Associated Institutions (NASU). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that…
The consensus candidate for the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Oyo State, Mr Bimbo Adekanmbi, has pledged to build on the achievements of Gov. Seyi Makinde, if he wins the 2027 election. Adekanmbi made the pledge on Monday during a private visit to the Chief Executive Officer of Fresh FM, Mr Yinka Ayefele, at the…
Gov. Sheriff Oborevwori of Delta has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to creating employment opportunities for youths through infrastructure development and strategic partnerships. Oborevwori made the pledge on Monday while addressing construction workers at the Julius Berger Nigeria Plc project site in Osubi, Okpe Local Government Area. He said the government would leverage ongoing projects and…
Gov. Monday Okpebholo has condemned the daylight killing of a yet-to-be identified young man by suspected gunmen at the main gate of the University of Benin (UNIBEN) on Sunday. Okpebholo, in a statement issued by his Press Secretary, Dr Patrick Ebojele, on Monday in Benin, described the brazen attack as an affront to human dignity…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced that 106,074 new voters were registered in Nasarawa State during the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. Muhammad Abubakar-Sadiq, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Nasarawa State, disclosed the figure on Monday in Lafia while briefing newsmen on the commencement of the third phase of…
The Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday convicted Mr James Nolan, a Director in the Process and Industrial Development (P&ID) Ltd, in absentia, in the money laundering offences preferred against him by the EFCC. Justice Obiora Egwuatu, in a judgment, also found a company, Micad Project City Services Ltd, guilty as charged and accordingly…
An Abuja High Court on Monday admitted five newspaper publications and certification receipts from the National Library of Nigeria in the ongoing trial of former Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele as evidence. Justice Maryanne Anenih , admitted the materials and marked them as evidence, after the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC)…
