The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Wednesday, deferred hearing a suit aimed at removing All Progressives Congress (APC) Chairman Abdullahi Ganduje from office until July 5. The court, presided …
Read More »Politics
Trump, Biden gird for historic US presidential debate
Joe Biden and Donald Trump prepared Wednesday for the biggest moment so far in the US election — the first of two high-stakes debates that could upend the race. Thursday’s …
Read More »El’Rufai sues Kaduna Assembly for probing how N432bn state funds was spent
Nigeria’s political scene faces a fresh wave of tension as former Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, on Wednesday, filed a lawsuit against the State House of Assembly. The lawsuit …
Read More »Edo Guber: Court strikes out suit seeking to disqualify Asue Ighodalo as PDP candidate
Justice Obiora Egwuatu of the Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a suit seeking to prohibit Barrister Asue Ighodalo from being presented as the governorship candidate of the …
Read More »Fresh crisis hits Katsina PDP ahead of congress
A fresh crisis has hit the Katsina State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, ahead of the State Congresses scheduled for July and August. Members of the State Caretaker …
Read More »Abia to pay salary arrears in tranches — Finance Commissioner
The Abia State Government has said it would pay salary arrears owed workers in the state civil service in tranches. The Commissioner for Finance, Mr Mike Akpara, made this known …
Read More »Kaduna: PDP urges Gov Sani to conduct council elections
The Kaduna State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has appealed to Governor Uba Sani, to without any delay, announce a date for council elections. The party emphasized that …
Read More »Governors convene emergency meeting to resolve minimum wage impasse
In a bid to resolve the ongoing stalemate over the proposed new minimum wage, the governors of Nigeria’s 36 states have scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday. This development comes …
Read More »Again, NLC c’ttee storms LP HQ, demands Abure’s resignation
• Only INEC can confirm LP’s authentic leader, says Obi • Tells NLC to sheathe sword, hails settlement with Apapa group Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) National Transition Committee (NTC), yesterday, …
Read More »Iran picks new president
Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who hopes he can challenge the dominance of conservatives in the Islamic republic. A …
Read More »