The court of appeal sitting in Abuja has upheld the judgment of the governorship election petition tribunal which nullified the election of Abba Yusuf, candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) as governor of Kano state. The tribunal had in its judgment declared Nasiru Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of…
The presidential election tribunal, will on Wednesday, deliver judgment on the petitions challenging the election of Bola Tinubu as President. The registrar of the court of appeal, Umar Bangari, announced this in a statement on Monday. Tinubu polled 8,794,726 votes during the February 2023 presidential election to defeat Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party…
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Olufemi Oluyede, has approved the posting and appointment of some senior officers to key command, instructional, and staff positions across various formations and units of the Nigerian Army. The redeployment affected a few Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) at the Army Headquarters (AHQ), two General Officers Commanding (GOCs),…
On Thursday 15 July, at the final deliberations on the Amendment to the 2011 Electoral Act, the Senate, by a vote of 52 to 28, threw out the clause that should have guaranteed electronic transmission of results in subsequent elections. It was a vote that was strictly done on party line. All 52 who voted…
Christian Awareness Initiative of Nigeria (CHAIN), on Thursday organised Town Hall meeting for the Town Hall Meeting for Christian leaders in Northern Nigeria at the Epitome Hotel, Kaduna, to brainstorm on the controversial Tax reform bills before the National Assembly. The event with the theme: “Church and Society: Tax reform and matters arising”, was attended…
One of the abducted students of Greenfield University, Kaduna, has been released. The mother of the released student, Mrs. Lauretta Attahiru, confirmed this on Tuesday to journalists in Kaduna. She did not however give details how her son was released as she declined to make further comments. The police could not however be reached to…
