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President-elect Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday, met with Muktar Betara, a member of the house of representatives from Borno. The meeting was held at the residence of the president-elect in Abuja. Although the details of the discussion have not been made public, the meeting is not unrelated to the speakership bid of the […]

A federal high court in Abuja has dismissed a suit filed by Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru seeking to be affirmed as the winner of the Adamawa state governorship election. Inyang Ekwo, the presiding judge, dismissed the suit at the court session on Wednesday following a notice of discontinuance filed by the All Progressives Congress […]

Ambrose Owuru, presidential candidate of the Hope Democratic Party (HDP) in the 2019 elections, has filed a suit seeking to stop the inauguration of Bola Tinubu as president. Owuru, who filed the suit on Tuesday at the court of appeal in Abuja, had challenged the outcome of the 2019 elections. He asked […]

The Police Service Commission (PSC) says it has approved the appointment of new commissioners of police (CPs) for 11 states and the federal capital territory  (FCT). The new commissioners of police are: Mohammed Gumel posted to Kano; Haruna Gabriel Garba to the FCT; Tajudeen Abass (Delta); Oladimeji Yomi Olarewaju (Ogun); Taiwo Jesubiyi (Ondo) […]

Valentine Obienyem, media adviser to Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says his principal did not say “serious leaders do not go on rest”. Obi, on Sunday, joined the Muslim community to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr at the Central Mosque in Onitsha, Anambra state. In a statement on Tuesday, Obienyem […]

The Labour Party (LP) says the Lamidi Apapa-led faction is working to sabotage the petitions filed by Peter Obi, the presidential candidate, and other members at the tribunals. Apapa, who the party said has been suspended, had declared himself the acting national chairman following the sack of Julius Abure by a court. […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Tuesday arraigned Bamidele Oloyelogun, speaker of the Ondo state house of assembly, over allegations of fraud. Oloyelogun was arraigned alongside Felemu Bankole, a lawmaker representing the Akoko south-west constituency 2, and Segun Bankole, a staff of the assembly. Iroju Ogundeji, a former deputy speaker […]

Michael Aondoakaa, former minister of justice and attorney-general of the federation (AGF), says having dual citizenship cannot disqualify anyone who is a Nigerian by birth from contesting elections in the country. The former AGF, who spoke in a chat with Arise TV on Tuesday, said dual citizenship can only disqualify “a person who […]