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The Presidential Election Petition Court in Abuja on Tuesday ordered the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, to file their responses to all pending applications in the case…
Five years after narrowly missing out on becoming the governor of Osun State to a supplementary poll conducted in 2018, which he eventually clinched barely a year ago in the July 16,…
Recently 7 people have been feared killed and several others hospitalised after drinking a tea suspected to have been made with a local leaf known as Zakami at a wedding ceremony in…
Fifty-three-year-old Dahiru Buba, who trekked from Gombe to Abuja for 15 days to celebrate President Muhammadu Buhari’s victory at the 2015 poll, has asked Nigerians to forgive the president for his shortcomings.…
The folks of Nasarawa State, like each different Nigerians in the 28 states where elections had been held for the Governorship and Houses of Assembly seats, filed out of their numbers and…
APC might need considered bringing an finish to the controversy on who would be the speaker of the House of Representatives on its aspect when it announced Tajudeen Abbas from Kaduna as…
The Presidential Election petition tribunal in Abuja began its pre-hearing in the petition challenging the outcome of the February 25th Presidential election in Abuja. Atiku and Obi and some other parties who…
Inline with PunchNews, the Presidential Transition Council has announced that activities planned for the May 29 inauguration of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will be released on Thursday. However, Punch recalls that waiting…
Opposition political parties challenged the victory of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress (APC), in court. The parties requested the disqualification of Tinubu’s vice-presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, claiming…
A former senator representing Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has sent a message to those expecting justice and a miracle from the Presidential Election Tribunal. TRACKLOADED NG reports that the Presidential Election Tribunal…
Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka has said his meeting with Peter Obi, Labour Party presidential candidate was not for reconciliation. Speaking on Monday, Soyinka said Obi visited his residence in Abeokuta, Ogun…
The video sparked controversy, with many criticising him for breaching ethical codes and failing to uphold global standards of the legal profession Daniel Bwala. The spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…
There is a huge controversy after the All Progressive Congress picked it consensus candidate for the Senate Presidency, Deputy Senate Presidency, Speaker, and the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives. .…
The Senior Special Assistant to Governor of Kogi state on new media, Atuluku Victor Levi, has resigned his appointment. In a letter dated Monday, May 8, 2023, the Atuluku said, “Please, accept…
The Senator who is the chairman of Senate Committee on Army, Ali Ndume has expressed dissatisfaction over the way some Senators contesting for the office of the Senate President are doing things. …
1. The legal war to change the election victory of the elected President, Bola Tinubu, holds on Monday, with the Presidential Election Petitions Court promising to deliver justice ‘’for those worthy for…
The American had asked the FBI to explain more on Tinubu’s $460,000 forfeiture, following a drug trafficking case he had in the United States of America in 1993. A American retired mental…
The Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Bayo Onanuga, has accused the Labour Party and the People’s Democratic Party of blackmailing the judiciary over the victory of the President-elect and presidential…
Bayo Onanuga, the chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Special Aide to the President-elect, has shared the exact warning issued by the head of the Presidential Election Tribunal, Justice Haruna…
In an Instagram post he shared, Abba stated that Bola Tinubu is the legally elected President and there is nothing Peter Obi can do about it. Abba Yusuf Bichi, son of Director-General…
A Lawyer and Polity Analyst, Isaac Anumudu has stated that the election tribunal petition case filed against the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu can be decided in 7 days. He argued that the…
The date of the hearing of the petition of the labour party has been adjourned till Wednesday, May 10. The case of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been adjourned till Tuesday,…
It’s not new that the extremely anticipated listening to of the presidential election petition tribunal begins its sitting as we speak in Abuja. It could be recalled that the 2 important opposition…
Followers of the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting at the Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal have been revealed on Monday. The panel of Justices will be leaded by Justice Haruna…
Abuja FCT Emerging reports have verified the courtroom closure for the presidential election petition tribunal as lawyers were sighted hanging around the court premises. As seen in the images sighted by reported on Monday, May 8, some…
Not less than 50 police officers have surrounded the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal Court sitting in Abuja where all pre-hearing sessions are commencing before the full hearing on respective applications challenging the…
With the swearing-in of Abba Kabir Yusuf, Kano State governor-elect, solely 21 days away, the current revelation by Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, his political godfather, that the incoming government would review the dethronement…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has met with the Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka in his home on Sunday. Professor Wole Soyinka, a literary icon is one of…
A former governor of Niger State, Mu’azu Babangida Aliyu has suggested the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and different elected leaders of the nation to work in direction of unity and nationwide cohesion.…
The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the just concluded presidential election, Atiku Abubakar have filed an application for an order to allow the live coverage of the daily court…
God sends divinely inspired messages of things that will happen in the lives of believers, and God conveys such messages to his people through his anointed servants. In this light, the General…
As Nigerians remember the late former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua on the 13th anniversary of his death, his wife and former First Lady, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua, has said the husband never liked…
The governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, claimed that Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, told him something in 2018 that he would never forget when the PDP requested that he go talk to…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to influence the outcome of ongoing cases at the Presidential Election Petition…
Shehu Sani, a former senator for Kaduna Central, has taken on his verified Twitter to say the Federal Government has failed to recover over 40 billion naira. The outspoken activist, Shehu Sani…
′Turai – Being First Woman by no means stopped my kitchen duties Friday May 5, 2023, marked the thirteenth anniversary of the loss of life of former President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua. He…
Festus Keyamo, the spokesperson for the disbanded APC Presidential Marketing campaign Council, chastised the opposition PDP on Sunday evening for trying to influence the judges ahead of Monday’s hearing on the Presidential…
For some days now, the battle for the presidency seat of the National Assembly, has been a critical matter between the varied geo-political zones we have now in the nation. Inline with…
Ahead of a proper inauguration of Bola Tinubu as Nigeria’s next president this month, focus is shifting to the six senior Supreme Court judges that are expected to decide on disputes arising…
Eight people were killed and at least seven others injured when a gunman opened fire at a mall near Dallas, Texas, USA on Saturday afternoon, May 6. As multiple gunshots were heard,…
A few hours ago, while sharing via his official Twitter page, Bashir El-Rufai, one of the sons of the governor of Kaduna State, His Excellency Governor Nasir El-Rufai, has come out to…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) yesterday claimed that the military authorities expressed worries over an alleged threat to the May 29 inauguration of a new administration because they knew that the February…
An association generally known as the White Witches and Wizards Association, has revealed to the presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and the presidential candidate of the Labour Party,…
The popular Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham, have boasted about the incoming administration of the President-elect and presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying that his administration…
In line with PunchNews, while Nigeria’s electoral tribunal is set to begin hearing opposition petitions questioning President-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory Monday, Minister of State for Labor and Productivity Festus Keyamo warned that…
A former ally of President Muhammadu Buhari and Adamawa State gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Umar Ardo, narrated his fallout with the outgoing president. He stated that he had been…
A viral video presently circulating online has captured the moment the previous president of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo was referred to as to the podium to talk throughout an event but…
The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Sen. Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency by the Coalition of Northern groups. Alhaji Musa Saidu, a member of the ACF…
Mr Nathan Ekpo, a former Trustee of Abuja Akwa Ibom Community, said that Sen. Godswill Akpabio as the country’s next Senate President would be a perfect fit for the incoming administration of…
No fewer than 3 persons were confirmed dead while two others sustained varying degrees of injuries in an accident involving a Sino truck and a Toyota car at Saapade on the Lagos-Ibadan…
A nutritionist, Ms Uju Onuorah, says breastfed babies have a lower risk of type one diabetes, cardiovascular diseases and obesity later in life. Onuorah said this in an interview with the News…
The Police at the Barbeach Division, Victoria Island, Lagos, Southwest, Nigeria have arrested a 23 years old suspected thief, Desmond Ifeanyi and charged him before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court for allegedly stealing…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has closed its case in a £2.6 billion alleged fraud charge slammed on an oil firm, Petro Union Oil and Gas Limited, a consultant to…
Defence Minister Denies Calling Tinubu ‘Drug Lord’ Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi has blatantly denied calling President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu a drug lord. The retired General purportedly said: “It is an insult…
Justice Chukujekwu Aneke of the Federal High Court docket sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos, on Friday ordered the ultimate forfeiture of eight properties linked to Maj. Gen. Emmanuel Atewe ( rtd.), a former…
The Lagos State Domestic and Sexual Violence Agency (DSVA) has arrested a depraved father for allegedly assaulting his son over his incapability to recite the Al-Quran. The agency said it received a…
Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has written to King Charles III, congratulating him on his coronation as king on Saturday. Tinubu, in the letter he personally signed, said the splendour of British…
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has dispelled rumours of him jostling to become Chief of Employees in President-elect, Sen. Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. El-Rufai said this in Gombe on Saturday whereas addressing newsmen.…
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday stated that his administration has restored the boldness of the nation’s security forces through large investment in navy {hardware} and coaching. He said that his administration has been…
Ibadan Nine royal families in Oyo Kingdom of Oyo State have called on Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, to halt the ongoing process of appointing a new Alaafin of Oyo, pending the…
Human rights activist and lawyer, Dele Farotimi has stated that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi won the highest number of votes cast in Maiduguri, Borno State during the…
“Politics is the artwork of in search of trouble, discovering it whether it exists or not, diagnosing it incorrectly, and applying the wrong treatment.” —Ernest Benn At last, the embattled suspended Adamawa…
The founding father of Gregory University, Uturu (GUU), and the Abia Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2023 election, Prof Greg Ibe, has referred to as for…
A Trending video presently making the rounds on the microblogging platform of how the Former Vice-president, Atiku Abubakar snubbed Peter Obi at an occasion. Bayelsa State Governor, Douye Diri’s father’s burial was…
Reactions have continued to trail a tweet by Sen. Shehu Sani about a remark made by thePresident-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, regarding the Nigerian leader he would want to emulate when he assumes…
Inline with VanguardNews, a group, Yoruba Commitment Leaders (YCL), has blasted individuals and groups calling for the postponement or complete annulment of the swearing-in of President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, as required…
Dr. Yunusa Tanko, a prominent member of the Labour Party, has spoken out in the final days before the much-anticipated legal battle between Peter Gregory Obi and Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu over…
The wife of former President Musa Yar’Adua, Hajiya Turai Yar’Adua has revealed details of the last moment of her husband on earth and how he later died. According to her, she had…
The Nigerian Senate has taken a major step ahead in establishing a Nationwide Centre for Christian Schooling, with a bill passing its second reading on the Senate floor on Friday, May 5,…
The February 25 vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has called on President Muhammadu Buhari to shun the swearing-in of president-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Baba-Ahmed who made this…
Members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) that might judge the result of the 2023 presidential election can be unveiled come Monday, May 8, 2023. The panel members can be revealed…
The President of the Court of Appeal, Justice Monica Bolnaan Dongban-Mensem will officially reveal members of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) on Monday, May 8, 2023. The panel will hear and adjudicate…
Human Rights Lawyer and Electoral, Festus Ogun, has said that the President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will be sworn in on May 29 and later sacked by the Election Tribunal if the petitioners…
Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed (Binani), the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC in the 2023 Adamawa governorship election has cried out over alleged plot to launch a week-long mass protest against her…
The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, has promised to follow in the leadership footsteps of the late President Umar Musa Yar’Adua, who died 13 years ago. In a memorial tribute, he personally signed…
The State House Management has started remodeling and repairing the Presidential Villa in Abuja in advance of the swearing-in of the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on May 29. Saturday PUNCH noticed on Friday…
Nigeria’s election tribunal will begin hearing opposition petitions contesting President-elect Bola Tinubu’s victory in the disputed February presidential election on Monday, court documents showed on Friday. Tinubu, of the ruling All Progressives…
Sonia Ekweremadu, daughter of Ike Ekweremadu, former deputy senate president, says her parents sought a kidney donor for her from outside because of the family’s health history. She also expressed her sense…
Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun on Friday said his administration has had enough of the security challenges posed to the people of the state and he is was ready to deal with…
Reno Omokri has empathized with former Deputy Senate President Ike Ekweremadu and his wife Beatrice after they were sentenced in the UK. The former media aide to ex-president Goodluck Jonathan reacted on…
A 25-year-old lady, Precious Gambo accused of stealing N350,000 iPhone belonging to her employer has been arraigned before a Lagos Magistrate’s Court. The Police at the Maroko Division, Lekki, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria…
The president of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, addressed fellow leaders of nations in the Commonwealth Leaders Summit. This would be the last time he would attend such a meeting…
The ruling All Progressives Congress and the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, may have adopted a former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godwill Akpabio, as President of the Senate in the coming 10th National…
Doubel ward officials of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Yola North Local Government of Adamawa State have expelled Alhaji Uba Dan’arewa, a chieftain of the party over anti-party activities and his leaked…
I have been asked by some readers of this column about the chances of the president-elect, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu, being sworn in as president on May 29, exactly three weeks from…
Dr. Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, who is the brother of the vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Datti Baba-Ahmed, has made a tweet on his official Twitter handle insinuating that the eight-year rule…
Here we got a report that 62 persons were arrested by operatives of the Ilorin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC. They were arrested over alleged involvement in…
Ike Ekweremadu has been given a sentence of almost ten years in jail by a British court for trafficking in human organs. While Obinna Obeta, a doctor, received a 10- year time…
Daddy Onaiyekan, You are well aware of the respect we all have for you, but your political remarks are getting out of hand. A politician who also happens to be a man…
The leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has yet again dropped another prophecy, claiming that the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, will pay for his romance with the President-…
In the aftermath of former Nigerian Senator Ike Ekweremadu and his wife’s imprisonment for organ trafficking in the UK, the couple’s daughter, Sonia Ekweremadu, gave an interview with BBC News Pidgin. She…
Nigerian journalist and politician Mallam Garba Shehu is President Muhammadu Buhari of the Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Senior Special Assistant for Media and Publicity. He served as Atiku Abubakar’s spokesperson and served…
Kano State Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has said that he is uncertain which political party he will hand over to after his tenure. Speaking during the commissioning of some road projects in Kano,…
The Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS) has denied sending text messages regarding recruitment process within the agency. This was disclosed in a post on their official Twitter page, Thursday, by the Spokesperson of…
Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, declared Wednesday that his administration will completely overhaul the judiciary and provide better working conditions for greater service delivery. Asiwaju Tinubu noted that Governor Nyesom Wike is fighting…
The victory of the president-elect and vice president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Kashim Shettima, respectively and the established control of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in 21 of 36 states in the…
The governor of River State and leader of the G-5 governors, also known as the integrity group, Mr. Wike Nyesom, says that he will be going, but he will be going satisfied…
The president-elect, has promised that his administration will make corruption unattractive in the judiciary. According to a statement by Abdulaziz Abdulaziz, a media aide, Tinubu spoke in Port Harcourt, Rivers, during the…
As the content of the petitions filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Labour Party (LP) challenging the outcome of the just-concluded presidential election continue to occupy the front burner of…
These usually are not the most effective of times for Igala people of Kogi state. Igala, the predominant tribe in Kogi East Senatorial District failed to select the governorship ticket of any…