A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday, affirmed Mr Liman Kantigi as the validly elected governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for the 2023 elections in Niger. Justice Zainab Abubarkar, in a judgement dismissed the suit brought by the plaintiff, Mr Idris Mohammed Sani for lacking in merit. Sani had sued the PDP, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Kantigi as 1st, 2nd and 3rd defendants, respectively. In the suit marked: FHC/ABJ/CS/804/2022, the plaintiff had challenged that the PDP (1st defendant) ought not to have cleared Kantigi (3rd defendant) to participate in the party’s primaries, having submitted false…
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“The high rate of cases of arson at the INEC offices in Ogun and Osun States which has led to the loss of 904 election boxes and 65,699 uncollected Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have become an alarming issue with the critical infrastructure of INEC increasingly being targeted, recent attacks appear like a systematic assault meant to cripple INEC operations ahead of the 2023 general election” By Fadlillah Abdallah ASHENEWS reports that the Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has described as ‘supreme’ the rate of political intolerance exhibited by state governments and irate citizens as the 2023 general elections approaches. The chairman…
Sultan Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar has strongly advised stakeholders in Nigerian academic society to, in no circumstances see strike as an option to resort to. The Sultan, who gave the advice while speaking as Chancellor of Nigeria’s premier University of Ibadan on Thursday, said that there must be ways of resolving issues in the academic sector without any union of staff resorting to strike. While personally acknowledging the 96-year-old old student of the university, Prof. Adetoun Ogunseye during the 74th Founder’s Day and Convocation of the University, Sultan also attributed the low turnout and lack of adequate preparation for the foundation…
Adequate and accurate publicity for women has been advocated for, even at the instance of gender discrimination, religious bigotry, cultural and traditional factors among other factors militating against them in the society. By Fadhlillah Abdallah This was the submission at a two day media training for political reporters organized by the Women Radio with support from United Nations Women and the Government of Canada held in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital on Thursday. According to the CEO Women Radio, Toun Okewale Sonaiya, female politicians and leaders are not given the adequate media coverage as their male counterparts. Okewale Sonaiya who…
Kebbi state governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu has promised that his administration has earmarked N3.5 billion for the payment of outstanding gratuities to retired civil servants in the state. Bagudu disclosed this on Wednesday at a Town Hall meeting on the 2023 budget of the state held at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential lodge, Birnin Kebbi. According to the governor, the state government will defray the outstanding gratuities owed retirees from December 2021 to September 2022. He explained that the state government has made adequate arrangements to ensure that the payments were made on before the end of this year.…
By Justina Auta Ms Mary Beth Leonard, United States Ambassador to Nigeria, has pedged support to strengthen the capacity of Nigerian women to advocate laws and policies to close gender gaps and provide better protection for women. Leonard made the commitment at a Gender and Inclusion Summit organised by the Policy Innovation Center, (PIC), an initiative of the Nigeria Economic Summit Group (NESG) in Abuja. According to her, Nigeria’s representation of women in state and national government accounts only for four per cent in elective offices and 16 per cent in appointive positions, which exclude them from decision making process.…
ASHENEWS reports the Zamfara Police Command narrating how abductors killed a six-year-old Laminu Sani of the Bulunku area in Gusau town, after collecting N2.5m ransom. The command spokesperson, SP Mohammed Shehu told journalists in Gusau on Wednesday that the Police arrested three persons – Kabiru Idi, Danhauwa Kalla and Majami Iliya who allegedly collected the N2.5m ransom. “On 3rd November 2022, police detectives attached to Anti-Violence Squad arrested the suspects in connection with the kidnapping and suspected murder of a six years old child, Laminu Sani, ‘M’ of Bulunku area, Gusau. “Their arrest followed a complaint from one Sani Garba…
“We have a mentally stable candidate who will not say ‘God bless PD…APC,’ Nigerians should examine the psychological stability of each candidate before casting their votes” The Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Campaign Council for the 2023 general elections in Sokoto state, says he is optimistic that the party will win the presidential as well as all positions in the state. The campaign DG spoke with journalists at the sidelines of a townhall meeting held with stakeholders from local government areas in Sokoto on Wednesday. According to him, while the party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will take…
The Federal Executive Council (FEC) has approved N2.5 billion for the procurement of operational vehicles for the Federal Road Safety Commission (FRSC). Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, revealed this when he briefed State House Correspondents on the outcome of the Council meeting, presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday in Abuja. “The contracts for the purchase of the vehicles were awarded to Dangote Peugeot Automobile Nigeria Limited and Mikaino International Limited. Everything came to N2,578,948,164.36 only. “Please note that the contracts were secured by locally-based automobile companies. Dangote Peugeot is to supply…
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) in Plateau said that the commission would not back down on the use of BVAS in the 2023 general elections. The state Electoral Commissioner, Dr Oliver Agundu said this during a meeting with party leaders and candidates in Jos on Wednesday. Agundu stated that the commission was ready to deliver the most credible and transparent elections the state ever witnessed. “Let me bring to your notice that there is no going back on the use of BVAS for the 2023 general elections. “Candidates should not deceive themselves but concentrate their energy on campaigns to canvass…