Alhaji Sani Danmasani, National Vice Chairman (Northwest) of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has clarified that the party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, is not its leader in Kano State or nationwide. Danmasani, in a statement on Monday, said the recent exit of Gov. Ahmed Yusuf from the party does not signal a…
The Orji Uzor Kalu (OUK) Foundation has unveiled a scheme to fully sponsor University Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) registration for more than 2,000 students in Abia North Senatorial District. Rev. Mike Onyeidu, Coordinator of the initiative, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday that the programme is designed to alleviate the financial challenges…
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) on Monday inaugurated a 50-member Policy and Manifesto Committee, tasked with developing people-centred policies to address Nigeria’s socio-economic challenges. Senator David Mark, the party’s National Chairman, charged the committee to focus on delivering policies with visible impact, warning against ambiguity and political rhetoric. “ADC must be known not for noise,…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has launched the second phase of the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) in Osun State with the rotation of Voter Enrollment Devices (IVEDs) across all wards. In a statement on Monday, Dr Mutiu Agboke, Osun’s Resident Electoral Commissioner, said the exercise is designed to make voter registration more accessible to…
A middle-aged man, Mr Sunday Kasun, has asked an Upper Customary Court in Kaduna State to grant him custody of his 14-year-old son. Kasun told the court on Monday that the teenager had been living with his maternal grandparents in Akwa Ibom State. The child’s mother, Ms Gloria Udong, who is the defendant in the…
An Ikeja High Court has approved the service of court processes through electronic means on social media influencer Martins Otse, popularly known as VeryDarkMan (VDM), and Kelvin Emmanuel. The ruling was delivered on Monday by Justice Akintunde Savage in a suit filed by Pastor Chris Okafor against Nollywood actress Doris Ogala. According to NAN, the…
The Kano State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) has reiterated its resolve to continue evacuating mentally challenged persons from the streets across the Kano metropolis and its environs. Speaking on Monday in Kano, the Executive Secretary of the agency, Alhaji Isyaku Kubarachi, said the initiative was part of SEMA’s statutory responsibilities. He revealed that the operation…
Former Executive Director of the Justice and Rights Initiative (JRI) and All Progressives Congress (APC) House of Assembly aspirant, Mr Justin Gbagir, has said that Benue State’s long-standing development challenges cannot be resolved within a single four-year tenure. Gbagir made the assertion on Monday in Makurdi while addressing journalists and announcing his resignation from his…
Former Imo State Chief of Staff and governorship candidate, Mr Uche Nwosu, has revalidated his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), firmly denying rumours of a possible defection to another party. The revalidation took place during the APC’s ongoing e-registration exercise in Eziama Obaire Ward, Nkwerre Local Government Area of Imo State. In a…
Former Attorney-General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami, SAN, has approached the Federal High Court in Abuja, seeking the discharge of an interim forfeiture order placed on three properties by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The order forms part of a broader ruling made on 6 January, in which the court temporarily forfeited 57…
