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Former Governor of Plateau State, Sen. Jonah Jang, who has been standing trial for alleged N6.3 billion fraud in the past four years, was yesterday discharged and acquitted of all the 17 counts against him.
The Presiding Judge, Justice Christy Dabup of the Plateau State High Court, said that Jang’s accusers could not convincingly prove any of the charges beyond a reasonable doubt.
Dabup also discharged and acquitted the second defendant, Yusuf Pam, who was a former
By Biodun Busari
The Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu has issued seven-point directives to his supporters as he awaits judgment from the Supreme Court to seal his fate.
A statement by Kanu’s lawyer, Ifeanyi Ejiofor, after his routine visit to the separatist leader at the headquarters of the Department of State Services (DSS), Abuja on Thursday revealed the seven directives.
Kanu, first, called on his supporters to be cautious of their
The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party on Tuesday commended the Independent National Electoral Commission for initiating processes to appeal the judgement of the Osun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which annulled the victory of Senator Ademola Adeleke.
The PDP in a statement by its caretaker chairman, Dr Akindele Adekunle, said the electoral umpire has lived up to the expectations of Nigerians in standing up to the defence of the country’s
The Senator representing Central Senatorial District in Cross River State, Sen. ((Prof.) Sandy Onor has won the Guber Primaries of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, and will be the flag bearer of the PDP for the governorship elections come 2023.
He beat six other candidates with a total of 236 votes while Sen. Gershom Bassey who came second polled 175 votes, closely followed by Hon. Danial who polled 147 while Arthur scored 6 votes, Nkoyo Toyo 4 votes, and Filia
The Nigerian Railway Corporation (NRC) may have bowed to pressure from families of victims of the March 28 attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train as the corporation has shifted the resumption of service.
The NRC had earlier fixed Monday, May 23 for the resumption of the train service but the relatives of the victims opposed the move, saying it was insensitive to resume operation on the route when their loved ones are still languishing in captivity.
Apparently bowing to their demand,
The attention of the Central Bank of (CBN) has been drawn to a spurious, malicious, and misleading online publication, which made several false claims concerning the recent sale of the Federal Government’s interest in Polaris Bank Ltd. Given the potentially grave implications for the stability of the bank, financial sector and the Nigerian economy, the CBN is constrained to correct these inaccuracies.
For the records, the public is referred to the statement dated
Peter Obi
The Labour Party Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has said the conviction of his Campaign Organisation’s Director-General, Dr Doyin Okupe, over alleged money laundering would not break his resolve to be Nigeria’s President.
Obi said this during interaction with journalists in Uyo at the Union of Journalists, Akwa Ibom State Council Secretariat on Monday.
The labour party presidential candidate said he was undaunted by the conviction and would
*Declares assets form valid
The plans to scuttle the 2023 general election by removing the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, from office, failed on Wednesday, as the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) sitting in Garki, quashed the allegations of false asset declaration against him.
The Court went ahead to bar security agencies from investigating Prof. Yakubu over his valid assets declaration.
Former governorship candidate of the defunct Action Congress of (ACN) in Rivers State, Prince Tonye Princewill, has resigned his membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with immediate effect.
Princewill, who is an ally of immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said his resignation was in protest against the choice of Kashim Shettima as running mate to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2023 presidential election.
In his resignation letter
Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Peter Obi
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The suspended Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party, Abayomi Arabambi, has faulted Tuesday’s appointment of Akin Osuntokun as the Director General of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council.
Arabambi, who disclosed that Obi’s new campaign DG is the senatorial candidate for Zenith Labour Party representing Ekiti Central district, accused him of being fraudulent and
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The Chairman Alliance on Surviving Covid-19 and Beyond (ASCAB), Femi Falana, SAN, has cautioned President Muhammadu Buhari to stop the militarization of the general elections.
Falana stated this in a statement he sent to Vanguard on Friday. The human rights activist noted that instead of terrorising voters, armed soldiers should be confined to their barracks and put on the alert.
He said that since the Federal Government has restricted the movement of people
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, has inaugurated the presidential transition council with a mandate to facilitate the seamless handover of power from the present administration to a new one.
The President, Major Muhammadu Buhari (retd), had on February 7 signed Executive Order No. 14 of 2023 on the Facilitation and Management of Presidential Transitions.
Speaking during the event on Tuesday in Abuja, the SGF enjoined members of the
Court of Appeal, Port Harcourt Division, has struck out the judgment of the Federal High Court that nullified the candidacy of 16 All Progressives Congress (APC) members in Rivers State vying for state House of Assembly.
The lead Justice, Justice Olabode Adegbehingbe, in his judgment ruled that no party has the right to challenge the activities of other parties, adding that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) does not have the locus standi to challenge the primary
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A former lawmaker who represented Cross River South Senatorial District, Bassey Otu, has won the All Progressives Congress governorship primary by a landslide in Cross River State.
He defeated two other aspirants by a wide margin of 811 votes. Senator John Owan-Enoh who came second got 84 votes while Chris Agara scored 63 votes.
Chairman of the primary election panel, Mohammed Makolo, announced the result and winner late Thursday night at the UJ Esuene Stadium where
FEMALE referees have been selected to officiate at a men’s World Cup finals for the first time.
Stephanie Frappart of France, Salima Mukansanga from Rwanda and Yoshimi Yamash*ta from Japan have been included on Fifa’s official list of 36 referees for the tournament in Qatar later this year.
Three women are also on the list of 69 assistant referees — Neuza Back from Brazil, Karen Diaz Medina from Mexico and Kathryn Nesbitt from the United States.
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The Minister of Science and Technology and Innovation, Dr. Ogbonnaya Onu, may be President Muhammadu Buhari’s favourite candidate to carry the flag of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in the 2023 presidential election.
Although there were speculations yesterday that the screening of the party’s presidential aspirants earlier scheduled for May 23 may have been postponed to accommodate former President Goodluck Jonathan who is suspected to have submitted his
The Governor of the Central Bank of (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, has said the February 10th deadline for the circulation of old naira notes stands.
Emefiele disclosed this while briefing the diplomatic community at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Abuja on Tuesday.
“The situation is substantially calming down since the commencement of over-the-counter payments to complement ATM disbursements and the use of super-agents.
There is, therefore, no need to consider
Former Chinese leader Jiang Zemin died Wednesday at the age of 96, state media reported, hailing him as a great communist revolutionary who helped quell the 1989 pro-democracy protests.
Jiang took power in the aftermath of the Tiananmen Square crackdown, in which the military used deadly force to end peaceful demonstrations, and led China towards its emergence as a global economic powerhouse.
The major bodies of China’s ruling Communist Party announced his death
Chief Whip of the Senate, Chief Orji Uzor-Kalu, has won the ticket of the All Progressive Congress to represent the Abia North senatorial district for a second time.
He polled a total number of 777 to emerge unopposed following the stepping down of his opponent, Barr. Fabian Nwankwo.
The returning officer for senatorial primary election, Chief Paul Onwuka, declared him winner in Ebem Ohafia, where the election was held on Saturday.
In his acceptance speech, Kalu
Labour Party (LP) members in Kaduna have condemned the gruesome killing of the party’s Women Leader in Southern Kaduna, Mrs. Victoria Chimrex. Gunmen reportedly broke into her home in Manchok, Kaura Local Council, and shot her several times.
Southern Kaduna (Zone 3) chapter of LP, while condemning the assassination, demanded thorough investigation of yesterday’s tragedy.
According to a statement by Zone 3 Chairman of LP, Tanimu Gora, the woman’s husband, who was
Industrialist and Chancellor of Gregory University Uturu, Professor Greg Ibe, has emerged the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Grand Alliance, APGA, for the 2023 poll in Abia.
The Professor of Entrepreneur secured 283 out of the 482 total votes cast at the primaries held Sunday at Kolping Society Umuahia.
Etigwe Uwa, SAN came second with 148 votes while Gen. Ijioma N Ijioma (retd), came third with 36 votes.
Chief Chikwe Udensi came last with only 12 votes
Optimism: Howe PICTURE: PA
EDDIE HOWE has vowed to do everything in his power to ensure Newcastle’s latest battle for Premier League survival is their last.
The Magpies’ hugely impressive recovery under the former Bournemouth manager could yet end in a top-ten finish if they win at Burnley on Sunday and other results go their way.
That fightback has obliterated memories of a first half of the campaign during which relegation appeared to be on the cards.
But Howe
The New Peoples Party has dismissed reports that its Presidential Candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, will contest the 2023 Presidential elections as running mate to his counterpart in the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi.
According to the NNPP, there was never a time such a discussion or negotiation was held.
National Publicity Secretary of the party, Dr. Agbo Major, said this in Abuja, on Sunday.
He said, “NNPP has never at any time said its esteemed Presidential Candidate,
It has become a truism of the war in Ukraine that the wheels have fallen off Putin’s propaganda machine, says Carl Miller in The Atlantic. “Russia’s playbook is outdated and has failed to adapt,” the theory goes. Moscow has been stunned by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky’s great skill as a media operator, we’re told, and by the “viral ferocity” of Kyiv’s own keyboard warriors.
Witness The Washington Post’s claim that “Ukraine and its partisans are
Rivers State Governor, Nysome Wike has expressed disappointment with the functionality of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to his polling unit.
Wike arrived at his polling unit 7 in Ward 9 in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area with his wife, Justice Suzzette Eberechi Wike at about 10:30 am.
However, the BVAS could not accredit the Governor and his wife who were the first voters at the
, Nnamani, Chime And Onyeama Boycott Tinubu’s Rally by ganisucks(f): 6:15pmSome stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State on Wednesday boycotted the presidential campaign rally held in the state capital.
The stakeholders were at the Akanu Ibiam International Airport Enugu to welcome the presidential candidate of the party, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and disappeared from there.
The stakeholders were the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chief Geoffrey
Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Hon. Yakubu Murtala Ajaka has asked a former Governor of Kano state, Engr Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, to return to the party which he helped build, as that is the only platform through which he can actualize his dream of ever becoming Nigeria’s President.
Ajaka in a brief interview on Sunday said Kwankwaso who is the presidential candidate of the New Peoples Party NNPP does not stand any chance
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