Yahaya Bello, the governor of Kogi State, has come under fire from the Lokoja Forum of Patriots for neglecting to appoint a new Maigairi of Lokoja within a year after the passing of Alhaji (Dr.) Muhammadu Kabir III, the late monarch of the state capital. According to ProbitasNews, the previous Maigari of Lokoja passed away on September 28, 2022. The Forum expressed their sentiments in a statement that was signed by Alhaji Ali Danlami Ibrahim,...
The 10th National Assembly has been in session for just over three months, but the destabilization agents don’t seem to be taking their time. Those who profit from disputes are already fomenting unfounded rumors among MPs in an effort to sow discord and divide the Legislative Arm of the government. The Senate has been particularly peaceful since the 10th Senate’s inauguration on June 13, 2023, with Distinguished Senators settling into their legislative responsibilities with great...
Prior to the election on November 11, Timipre Sylva, the candidate for governor of Bayelsa State on the ticket of the All Progressives Congress, and Douye Diri, the current governor and a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, spat insults on Sunday over charges of surveillance and violence. In a statement sent by his Special Adviser for Media and Publicity, Julius Bokoru, Sylva alleged that Diri had hired spies to track his whereabouts. The second-term...
The National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, which was sitting in Kano on Thursday, confirmed that Sagir Koki of the New Nigeria Peoples Party prevailed over Muntari Ishaq Yakasai of the All Progressives Congress in the Kano Municipal House of Representatives election, which took place on February 25, 2023. Yakasai was the candidate for the All Progressives Congress. In its decision, the three-judge panel led by Justice Flora Azinge ruled that the petitioner failed...
According to the Presidential Election Tribunal in Abuja, no time has been set for it to render decisions on the several petitions contesting the election of President Bola Tinubu. In response to a widely circulated report that the Tribunal had set September 16, 2023, as the judgment date for the case brought by Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party, Peter Obi, and the Labor Party against Bola Tinubu, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),...
The petitions filed against two PDP House of Representatives members were denied by the National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Kaduna State. On Saturday, the tribunal dismissed the applications filed against David Gurara, who represents the Kachia/Kagarko Federal Constituency, and Bashir Shadow, a member who represents the Kauru Federal Constituency. The Independent National Electoral Commission conducted the House of Representatives election on February 25, 2023, and the two federal MPs were re-elected. Gabriel Zock and...
Restructuring in Nigeria is something that Rev. (Dr.) Paul Ndeobi, a public analyst and social activist, supports. In this interview with NGOZI UMA, the cleric—who also serves as Senior Pastor of StraightGate International Church—discussed the recent coup in the Niger Republic as well as the response of the ECOWAS, which is headed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Excerpt: What do you believe to be the driving forces that could cause the military to overthrow a...
