The Borno South senator, Ali Ndume, has said he would leave the ruling party, All Progressives Congress (APC), if the leadership of the party allows him. He said he ought to have left the APC before now but stayed back because of his closeness to President Bola Tinubu and that he doesn’t want the president … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) national chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, has congratulated Monday Okpebholo for emerging as Edo Governor-elect at Saturday’s election. In a statement by Edwin Olofu, his Chief Press Secretary on Sunday in Abuja, Mr Ganduje said Mr Okpebholo’s victory was well-deserved. He said the triumph was a testament to the confidence the good … Read more
The vice president’s spokesperson, Stanley Nkwocha, in a statement, said Mr Shettima spoke on Saturday at the grand finale of the APC gubernatorial campaign, held in Benin. The vice president noted that voting for the APC candidate would create a functional state. According to him, Edo needs a strategic thinker, a builder, and a man … Read more
Borno South Senator Ali Ndume has recounted how former President Muhammadu Buhari and President Bola Tinubu ordered him to join the All Progressives Congress (APC) some years ago. Mr Ndume, a member of the APC, disclosed this in a viral video posted by Channels Television on Friday. He was removed as Senate Chief Whip on Wednesday following … Read more
A senator, Ali Ndume, says he did no wrong in criticising President Bola Tinubu and has no reason to apologise despite his removal as Senate Chief Whip. PREMIUM TIMES reported that Senate President Godswill Akpabio removed Mr Adume (APC-Borno) as Senate Chief Whip following a letter from Abdullahi Ganduje, the APC’s national chairman. In the … Read more
The Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed 18 September for judgment in a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge, Inyang Ekwo, fixed the date on Friday after counsel for the plaintiff, Benjamin Davou, and lawyers to the defence adopted their processes … Read more
The Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Olukayode Ariwoola, has summoned the chief judges of both the Kano State High Court and the Federal High Court over the conflicting court orders judges under them have issued in the past days concerning the emirate crisis in Kano. According to a statement by the Director of Information of … Read more
The dethroned emir of Kano, Aminu Ado Bayero, has urged Kano residents to remain peaceful and law-abiding amidst tension around the traditional seat. Mr Ado Bayero spoke shortly after receiving the state commissioner of police at a mini-palace in the state on Saturday. As of the time of this report, he was staying in the … Read more
The Governor of Kano State, Abba Yusuf, has defied an order of the Federal High Court and reinstated Lamido Sanusi as the Emir of Kano. Speaking at the ceremony at Government House in Kano on Friday, Mr Yusuf said the returning emir was victimised by former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, which led to his dethronement in … Read more
The Kano State House of Assembly is expected to conclude, on Thursday, the process for the amendment of the Kano Emirate Council Law of 2019 that created five emirates in the state. A bill for the amendment of the law passed its first reading on wednesday. The member representing Dala Constituency, Lawan Hussaini, who is … Read more
