INTERVIEW: Effective judicial system is our priority in Kaduna – AG
About four years after it was inaugurated, the Kaduna State Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee has covered a lot of milestones. Commissioner for Justice and Attorney General, AISHA DIKKO, who is a member of the committee, gives an insight into the policy. Abdallah Yunus Abdallah reports The Kaduna State Administration of Criminal Justice Monitoring Committee was inaugurated in December...
INEC grants parties 6-day extension to conclude primaries
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has adjusted its election timetable for the 2023 general election by extending the deadline for political parties to conduct their primaries by six days. The electoral umpire stated that it declined the request of parties to grant them 37-60 days extension of timeline for primaries. Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, stated that...
Fayemi: I’m better equipped to tackle insecurity
Ekiti State Governor and presidential aspirant, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has vowed to tackle the security challenges bedevilling the country if elected as president in 2023. Fayemi, who said he is better equipped to tackle the security challenges, noted that insecurity remains a great concern of all the challenges bewildering the country. The presidential aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives...
2023: Again, parties beg INEC to extend deadline for primaries
18 registered political parties under the aegis of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) have again urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to shift the deadline for the conduct of primaries by one week. IPAC had earlier sought a two-month extension, of the deadline for primaries, a demand which was rejected by INEC. INEC had reviewed its schedules for the 2023 general...
APC primaries: Lai Mohammed’s son loses 3rd term ticket
Folajimi Mohammed, son of Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on Friday, lost the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to represent Ikeja State Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly. Mohammed, who currently represents the constituency for the second time, was defeated by Seyi Lawal. The minister’s son garnered 09 votes, while Lawal emerged winner of the primaries...
Peter Obi joins Labour Party
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential hopeful, Peter Obi, has joined Labour Party. Obi made this known via his verified Twitter handle on Friday. The latest development is coming barely two days after Obi dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The presidential aspirant, in a letter addressed to the PDP National Chairman, Iyorchia Ayu, said the recent developments within the PDP...
Abaribe joins APGA
Barely a few hours after dumping the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Enyinnaya Abaribe, announced he has joined the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). He made this known while speaking to newsmen in Umuahia, the Abia State capital on Friday. The federal lawmaker stated that he would seek re-election into the Senate in 2023 on the platform of APGA, adding that he...
Reps member floors Niger deputy gov to clinch APC guber ticket
A member of the House of Representatives, representing Chanchaga Federal Constituency, Niger State, Umar Bago, has emerged the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries held on Friday. Bago polled 540 votes to defeat the other nine aspirants including the Niger State Deputy Governor, Ahmed Ketso, who got 17 votes. Announcing the result, Alhaji Nasiru Ibrahim, the Chairman of...
Alleged N2.9bn fraud: Court rejects Okorocha’s bail plea
A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, on Friday, refused to grant bail to the former governor of Imo State, Sen. Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha is currently in the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission’s custody, following his arrest by the EFCC on Tuesday. The presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo, who refused to admit Okorocha to bail, ordered the former governor, through his...
Court declares Jonathan eligible to contest 2023 presidency
The Federal High Court sitting in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, on Friday, held that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election. In a judgement delivered by the presiding judge, Justice Isa Hamma Dashen, the court held that Jonathan’s right to vie for the office of the President again cannot be stopped by any retroactive...
