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The governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna State on Thursday sacked Governor Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC).The tribunal declared that the 2023 governorship election in the state was inconclusive.It was reported that the verdict was announced via zoom after the judges shunned the physical hall.It ordered that fresh elections be conducted in seven wards of four local government areas in the State.The petition was filed by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its candidate, Isa Ashiru. Do you have any information you wish to share with us? Do you want us to cover your event or…

Edo State Governor, Godwin Obaseki has accepted the apology issued by his deputy, Philip Shaibu, saying to err is human but forgiving is divine.Both leaders have been at loggerheads over Shaibu’s ambition to govern the oil-rich state. Last week, the deputy governor begged his principal for forgiveness over their political differences.“I use this medium to appeal to Mr Governor, if there is anything that I don’t know that I have done, please forgive me so that we can develop our state together,” he said in Benin while addressing journalists.A week later, the governor in a statement he personally signed described…

A middle-aged man identified as Ifeanyi Ezenwankwo from Nanka community in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State is currently in police custody for allegedly inflicting body injuries on his wife, Ekwutosi, and also burying a newborn baby in a shallow grave.Ezenwankwo was said to have buried the newborn baby to conceal his illicit acts with a 16-year-old girl whom he impregnated and bore the child for him afterward.The wife, Ekwutosi, a native of Agbiligba Nanka community, said she was inflicted with the injuries after she raised the alarm when she came back home and met her husband burying…

National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Ganduje has described the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso as a serial loser due his personal ambition.Ganduje made the remark while noting that Kwankwaso prefers to be a king in hell than be a servant in paradise.Speaking on Tuesday night while receiving the Bauchi State 2023 NNPP governorship candidate, Haliru Jika, Ganduje said Kwankwaso specialises in deceiving people.According to Ganduje: “The Kwankwasiyya group headed by the former Kano State governor was forced to go into a sabbatical leave for eight years before it found its way back…

NLC members protest “anti-poor” people policies of the President Bola Tinubu administration in Abuja on Wednesday, August 2, 2023. Photo: Channels Television/Sodiq AdelakunThe Nigeria Labour Congress has said that it does not have any agreement with the government to shelve its planned strike.NLC’s Head of Information and Public Affairs, Benson Upah said this in a statement on Tuesday.Countering a statement by the Ministry of Labour and Employment, Mr Upah also said the NLC did not have any date for a meeting with government that may lead to the suspension of the proposed strike.“We do not have any agreement with the…

In commemoration of Nigeria’s 63rd Independence Day anniversary, the Federal Government has declared Monday, October 2, 2023, as a public holiday.The Minister of Interior, Dr Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, made the declaration in Abuja on behalf of the federal government on Thursday, according to a statement by the ministry’s Permanent Secretary, Dr Oluwatoyin Akinlade.The minister assured assured Nigerians of the President Bola Tinubu-led administration’s continued commitment to tackling challenges facing the country.“It is today a known fact that difficult socio-economic and security challenges are global, and Nigeria is not isolated.“The Government is daily making efforts to confront these varied and numerous challenges…

The corpse of a 47-year-old-man who was swept away by flood in Ilorin, Kwara State capital, has been recovered dead two days after the incident.The unidentified man, it was gathered, was a victim of a severe downpour of Monday evening.Speaking on the incident, spokesman of the State Fire Service, Hassan Adekunle, said one Mr Saheed alerted the agency on the development.He added that the corpse had been handed over to the environmental officer of Ilọrin West local government, Mr Saka Abdulkareem.“The unidentified man, approximately 47 years old, tragically lost his life as he was swept away by the torrential water…

A young woman in Adamawa State, Ramatu Adamu, who was serving an 18-month sentence for stealing a pot and a wrapper, has been pardoned by a committee established to decongest prisons.Ramatu, who was convicted on the charge of ‘theft in a dwelling house’, was on Thursday discharged by the Adamawa Jail Delivery Committee.She was convicted last month, August 11, and sentenced to one and a half years by the Chief Magistrate Court in Numan for stealing the pot, wrapper and a cooler.She was serving her term at the Numan Security Custodial Centre when the committee visited the facility.When she appeared…

The Imo State governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Senator Athan Achonu, has said that some members of the opposition in the state are using his physical defect to campaign against him ahead of the governorship poll in November.He stated this during a chat with ARISE TV concerning issues surrounding the Labour Party in the state ahead of the November poll.There has recently been crisis in Imo after the National Working Committee of the party led by Julius Abure insisted that Achonu is the party’s genuine governorship candidate recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).However, another faction led…

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has approved the immediate termination of the appointments of 21 heads of parastatals, agencies, and government companies of the FCT Administration (FCTA).Wike, in a statement by his Director of Press, Office of the Minister, Anthony Ogunleye, on Wednesday, ordered the affected appointees to hand over the affairs of their offices to the most senior officers in rank.See the full statement below:FCTA PRESS STATEMENTThe Honourable Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Barrister Ezenwo Nyesom Wike CON, has relieved the heads of the following parastatals, agencies and government companies of the FCTA of…