With the Supreme Court’s dismissal of the appeal filed by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, against the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, the curtain finally fell on the poll, unveiling the hustling for the 2023 race.
THISDAY gathered wide-ranging consultations that had been restrained by the pendency of the appeal have now been unleashed with known gladiators whose presidential ambition has been barely concealed, hitting the road.
Leading the pack are two-term governor of Lagos State and National Leader, All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Bola Tinubu; Vice President Yemi …
Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Chinedum Orji has said that the time had come for members of the National Assembly from Abia State to synergise with their state counterparts for the overall good of the state.
He made the call during a special plenary of the state legislature held in honour of Abia members of the National Assembly, saying that all political office holders should put Abia first irrespective of the political party they belong.
The Abia federal lawmakers were represented by the Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe and the Deputy Chief Whip of the …
The people of Issele-Uku in Aniocha North Local Government Area of Delta State living in Abuja have perfected plans to give their king, the obi of Issele-Uku kingdom, Obi Agbogidi Nduka, MNSE, a befitting welcome during his planned visit to Abuja on Saturday, November 9, 2019.
The ceremony, being organised by the Issele-Uku Development Union (IDU), is scheduled to take place at the International Conference Center in Abuja.
The event is themed: “A Celebration of Culture and Royalty; A Day with our King,” His Royal Majesty, Obi Agbogidi Nduka, MNSE.
According the chairman of the Hosting Committee of the Issele-Uku …
Digital payment and commerce platform, Interswitch, will today, begin the airing of its InterswitchSPAK 2.0Television quiz competition.
The show is a segment of Interswitch SPAK Switch-a-future initiative, a CSR initiative that aimed to stir interest in the study of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) subjects among Senior Secondary School students in Africa.
The competition is targeted strictly at SS2 students between ages 14-17.
Speaking on the initiative, Group Chief Marketing and Communications Officer of the company, Cherry Eromosele, emphasised the importance of STEM in driving innovation in the country.
He said: …
At a recent visit to the headquarters of Ezeagu local government area, Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State was in joyous shock to see outstanding evidence of development recorded by the administration of the council chairman, Hon. Chukwudi Fred Ezinwa.
Completely taken aback by these achievements, Ugwuanyi remarked that Ezinwa is a son in whom he is well pleased. Given the paucity of funds available and in the face of daunting challenges confronting all tiers of government, the giant strides in Ezeagu was totally unexpected and has become a huge source of inspiration to other local governments in the state, …
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Thursday ruled out any mass defections in the party due to the outcome of the Supreme Court judgment that dismissed the party’s presidential election petition against the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari.
The party also raised the alarm over plans by the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to manipulate the outcome of the party’s governorship primary elections in Kogi State with a spurious allegation that the commission did not monitor the primary election, thus questioning its credibility.
Addressing journalists Thursday at the party’s secretariat in Abuja, the National …
Omo-Agege who was represented by Mr Efe Duku, his Special Adviser on Legislative and Plenary Matters, said that the Parliament agreed with the decision of President Muhammadu Buhari on the land border closure.
The Deputy Senate President explained that the non-compliance with the provision of
Following the near-deplorable security situation in Edo State, the Nigeria Bar Association (NBA), Benin branch, thursday called for the declaration of state of emergency on the state of security in the state.
The call was contained in a joint statement signed by the association Chairman, Mr. Collins Ogiebaen, and Secretary, Mr. Pius Oiwoh, which was made available to journalists.
The association said the call became necessary due to the rising wave of insecurity across the state.
The statement added that no fewer than eight lawyers and judges have been abducted across the state within the last nine months, with the …
Chicago Public School teachers and students will return to school on Friday after educators reached a contract deal with the United States’s third-largest school district, ending a strike that began on October 17 and cancelled 11 days of school, Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Thursday.
The deal brings an end to the longest strike since 1987, when teachers refused to work for 19 days.
“The teachers will be back in class; the students will be back in class tomorrow,” Lightfoot said at City Hall Thursday after a two-hour meeting with Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Jesse Sharkey.
The CTU reached
Pinera has reshuffled his government and announced a series of measures aimed at placating protesters.
But they
Four days of uninterrupted rain has sacked at least 40 villages in five local government areas of Adamawa State, destroying valuables estimated in millions of naira.
Some of the dislodged villages in Demsa Local Government are; Mbula, Borong, Bilachi, Morro 1, Morro 2 and Mbumara. Others are Tika 1, Tika 2, Kunteri, Kuli, Tassala, and Kulasala. In Fufore, the affected villages include Riko, Faram-Faram, Gurore Ribadu, Tumbi’nde, Dulo Bate and Dulo Fulani.
Haley Gajere, a farmer from Bilachi village in Demsa LG cut a pitiful figure as she stared blankly into space after flood ravaged her farmland; hopes of a …
The Nigeria Football Federation has issued a stern warning to its members, and particularly match officials, to guard against acts and practices that could be seen to encourage match fixing and match manipulation in any way or form in the coming football season.
With the 2019/2020 Nigeria Professional Football League season due to kick off on Sunday, 3rd November, the NFF said it encourages match officials and other workers in football to recognize, resist and report any act, practice or tendency that may appear, remotely or directly, to seek to compromise the integrity of any given football match at any …
