The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has officially announced the nomination of the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Senator Godwin Akpabio, as its consensus candidate for the position of Senate presidency in the 10th Assembly. It nominated the Chairman of the Senate Committee on Appropriation, Senator Jibrin Barau, for the position of Deputy…
The Supreme Court will on Tuesday, deliver judgment on the disputed July 16 governorship poll in Osun state. A five-member panel of justices led by John Okoro fixed the date on Monday after all the parties involved adopted their written briefs in the matter. The Osun governorship election tribunal, in January, held that Gboyega Oyetola…
Twenty five people were on Sunday abducted by gunmen during a Church service at Bege Baptist Church, Madala, Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna state. Chairman of the Kaduna state chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Rev. Joseph Hayab, disclosed on Monday in Kaduna. Hayab said the criminals invaded the Church during the…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has commended the federal government, chairman of Air Peace, Allen Onyema and President of Dangote Group, Aliko Dangote for their efforts in ensuring the return of Nigerians trapped in war torn Sudan. The forum in a statement on Sunday in Kaduna by Chief Audu Ogbe, its chairman, particularly praised Onyema,…
Plateau state governor and chairman of the Northern States Governors Forum (NSGF) has said that governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north supported power shift to the south to promote stability. Speaking at the ninth annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial Lecture in Lafia, Nasarawa state, Lalong, ninth annual Sir Ahmadu Bello Memorial…
The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has arrested the suspended Adamawa Resident Electoral Commissioner, Hudu Yunusa-Ari, over his conduct during the governorship rerun election in the state. In a statement on Tuesday, spokesperson of the Police Force, Muyiwa Adejobi said Yunusa-Ari was being questioned by the police. The statement said, Ari who was “arrested by the Police…
