A 70-year-old native doctor believed to be working for the gunmen that beheaded an Anambra lawmaker, Okechukwu Okoye has been arrested. One of the gunmen, who was arrested last week claimed that they were working with the native doctor who was at large. The native doctor was said to have been traced to Unubi, […]
A former Chief Judge of Anambra State, Retired Justice Peter Umeadi, has emerged as the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA). Justice Umeadi who is the sole presidential aspirant of APGA was declared the winner of the primary election of the party on Wednesday. His candidacy was affirmed by 150 delegates who […]
President Muhammadu Buhari will on Tuesday depart Abuja for Madrid, Spain at the invitation of the Spanish President, Pedro Sanchez. The President’s trip which will be his first to the country in his tenure will meet with the Head of State of the Spanish nation, His Majesty King Felipe VI. President Buhari is expected to […]
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday met with governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) ahead of the ruling party’s national convention to produce its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections. The meeting which held at the Presidential Villa in Abuja had all members of the Progressives Governors’ Forum represented. Issues discussed focused on giving […]
The Federal High Court in Abuja has granted bail to a presidential aspirant and former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. He was granted bail on Tuesday by Justice Inyang Ekwo in the sum of N500 million and a surety in like sum. Justice Inyang Ekwo gave the order while ruling on the bail application […]
…To announce the next political move soon Seven out of the nine governorship aspirant of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Abia State, have formally withdrawn from the governorship primaries. The affected aspirants include Deputy Governor, Sir Ude Oko Chukwu; Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, Senator Emma Nwaka, and Nana Nwafor. Others are Dr. Sampson […]
The Federal Government has said it would spend about N34 billion on the ongoing payment of minimum wage consequential adjustments to education sector workers with effect from 2019. According to a statement by the Federal Ministry of Labour and Employment, the beneficiaries include the members of the striking Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) and […]
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, has deferred the trial of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, till June 28. The court had on March 18, slated Thursday to continue further proceedings on the treasonable felony charge the Federal Government preferred against Kanu. However, lead counsel of the […]
Former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu has withdrawn from the Enugu Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election holding today. His non-participation followed the withdrawal of two other aspirants, Capt. Evarest Nnaji and Denge Joseph Onoh from the race. The withdrawal is paving the way for the emergence of Mr. Peter Mbah a businessman and […]
Reports reaching us indicates that the president of the federal republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has sacked the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Mr. Godwin Emefiele. Emefiele who had earlier refused to resign his position to pursue his political ambition as president of Nigeria under the All Progressive Congress Party It is noteworthy […]
