…the pro-democracy struggle against military rule in the 1990s. Tinubu, then a serving senator, was a founding member of the National Democratic Coalition, which championed the actualisation of the June 12, 1993, presidential election mandate of Chief Moshood Abiola after its annulment by the military government of Gene…
…on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, over the outcome of the gubernatorial election.Responding to the DMW label boss, Faleke, who said he was in Osun to support his party’s candidate, fired at Davido to focus on his music and leave politics.4. Davido and Sowore go head-to-headOmoyele Sowore describes…
…FCCPC as the cost of investigation. The Nigerian case involved allegations of discriminatory and exploitative practices affecting consumers, and the tribunal affirmed the FCCPC’s authority and actions on most of the contested issues. Nigeria is now widening its scrutiny of major technology platforms. The Federal Govern…
…residents for providing timely intelligence and reiterated the corps’ non-discriminatory stance. “The Ondo State Security Network Agency does not discriminate. A criminal from Yoruba, from Igbo, from Hausa, or from Fulani is a criminal. We treat them as such,” he said. 97 suspects paraded, new trends flagged Adeleye al…
…High Court in Abuja challenging INEC's recognition of Hope Uzodimma as APC's Imo West senatorial candidateOkorocha claims he won the May 18 APC primary with 150,780 votes against Uzodimma's 102,158, but the returning officer declared Uzodimma the winner with 230,464 votesThe case raises a constitutional question over w…
…some good tips.” “I want to destroy as much of the building as possible and kill the senators while they are meeting. I want them to lose a lot of important documents as well,” she wrote. The accused woman mused about posing as a food delivery driver, using the disguise as cover to access the facility to plant a bomb,…
…a ceremonial processionThe footage surfaced shortly after Davido's uncle secured a gubernatorial election win in Osun state, drawing online attentionNigerians flooded the comments section with reactions ranging from humour to surprise at the church appearancePAY ATTENTION: Mark Legit.ng as a preferred source, and our c…
…and Benue states."The then governors, three of the G-5 governors, attempted to win senatorial seats in their respective states and also failed spectacularly. So, that is to tell you that governors don't have the power of life and death."Wike would have to divide himself into 36 states plus Abuja for him to perform the…
…at the time or at any point since.The report was produced under the chairmanship of Senator Carl Levin, a Michigan Democrat who led the subcommittee from 2007 to 2015. Levin died on July 29, 2021.The current chairman of the subcommittee is Senator Ron Johnson of Wisconsin, who took over in January 2025 after Republican…
…that may have appeared disrespectful to the Governor of Edo State, His Excellency, Senator Monday Okpebholo,” he said. The withdrawal followed a series of exchanges involving Okpebholo and supporters of Adeleke during and after the election, after the Edo governor mocked Adeleke’s dancing during an APC campaign rally i…
…chapter of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has reaffirmed Sunny Aguebor as its senatorial candidate for the 2027 election, even as the party commenced mobilisation across the district on Wednesday. At a strategic meeting to kick-start its campaign activities held yesterday in Benin, the party vowed to take its me…
…North, Ijebu East, Ijebu North-East and Odogbolu Local Government Areas of Ogun East Senatorial District into the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at a meeting with the defectors in Abeokuta on Wednesday evening, Governor Abiodun, who described the APC as the party to beat in Ogun State, said he found it diffi…
Former lawmaker, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, has sent an important message to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over the revival of the Port Harcourt, Warri and Kaduna refineries. In a statement on Wednesday, Murray-Bruce, also called Mr Common Sense, told Tinubu to appoint bold, competent and result-driven individuals to revi…
…the party’s prominent aggrieved governorship aspirants, including former governor and Senator Teslim Folarin, Minister of Power, Bayo Adelabu, Akeem Agbaje, Hakeem Alao and former deputy governor, Rauf Olaniyan. The reconciliation meeting, which also had the party’s Oyo State governorship candidate, Sharafadeen Alli, i…
By Idris Salisu, Gusau GUSAU — Chairman of Geregu Power Plc, Senator Abdul’aziz Yari Abubakar, has assured investors and other stakeholders of the board’s commitment to meeting the company’s financial obligations. Yari gave the assurance in a statement on the company’s outstanding bond obligations, saying the board rem…
…Your political party has elections coming up very soon. Two years ago during your Gubernatorial election for a second term, an Njemanze daughter and princess campaigned tirelessly with her own money, hanging billboards all over Owerri, running jingles on the radio and some newspapers adverts calling on Owerre Nshi Ise…
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…Others were the Director of Mobilisation and Outreach, Rev. Victor Ekam; and zonal coordinators Chris Elijah (South-South), Adefolaseye Adebayo (South-West), and Alhaji Sulaiman Abubakar (North-Central). The National Exco and zonal coordinators reaffirmed their commitment to the Obi-Kwankwaso ticket and pledged to inte…
…responsibly in addressing the needs of our people,” Radda said. Earlier, the State Coordinator, Community Development Programme, Kamaladden Kabir, said the intervention demonstrated the administration’s commitment to taking government programmes closer to citizens at the grassroots. He said the CDP’s structures would b…
…candidate is limited to N3bn. For the National Assembly, the ceiling is N500m for a senatorial candidate and N250m for a House of Representatives candidate. A candidate seeking election to a State House of Assembly may spend up to N100m, the same ceiling prescribed for an Area Council chairmanship candidate, while the…
…alleging that the NDC presidential candidate failed to "stand up for her to secure the senatorial ticket." "Aisha Yusuf has every reason to feel demoralised and she has announced that she will not be campaigning for Peter Obi state by state as she did in 2023." Bashir wrote on X"It is a well known fact that Mr Peter, h…
…to detect and respond to maritime crimes. Representing the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, at the ceremony, the State Security Adviser for the Southern Senatorial District, Calabar, Navy Commander Patrick Bassey Odiong (retd.), said the state government welcomed the initiative, noting that the security…
…strengthened its structures across the state, with about 4,150 ward officers and coordinators expected to be deployed across the state. Willie said the fellowship had established a College of Theology with more than 300 students and was completing a hatchery project as part of its contribution to economic empowerment a…
…access to affordable housing. The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, disclosed this on Wednesday in Abuja while declaring open the 56th Conference and Annual General Meeting of the Nigerian Institute of Builders. A statement by OSGF’s spokesman, Chris Ugbuegbulam, stated that Akume sai…