The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Benue state has sacked Senator Emmanuel Udende of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The tribunal declared a former governor of the state, Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Benue North East Senatorial District election held on February 25, 2023. The…
The Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), has asked Isaiah Benjamin, president of Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) to unite all the warring factions within the association. The NFF president, Ibrahim Gusau stated this on Thursday in Abuja when the SWAN president and his new executive committee paid him a courtesy visit at the NFF Secretariat…
A Catholic seminarian and two other people have been killed in separate attacks by bandits in Kamantan and Sabon Kaura communities in Zangon Kataf Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Both incidents were said to have occurred on Thursday night. In Kamantan, the bandits were said to have burnt the residence of the Catholic Parish…
The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) in the 19 Northern States and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have appealed to President Bola Tinubu to urgently find lasting solution to hunger and mass poverty among ordinary Nigerians. In a communique issued after its quarterly meeting which held in Kaduna between August 28 – 30, 2023, the…
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have rejected the judgement of the presidential election petition tribunal. The tribunal on Wednesday, struck out the various charges filed by Obi and the LP; and Atiku and the PDP challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February…
President Bola Tinubu has said that the tribunal judgement has renewed his goal of unifying Nigeria. The president stated this in a statement on Wednesday by Ajuri Ngelale, his spokesperson. According to Ngelale, Tinubu said the judgement renewed and energised his focus on delivering his vision of a unified, peaceful and prosperous nation. “President Tinubu…
