…Says NNPP still open to alliance with APC, other parties Abdulmumin Jibrin Kofa, member representing Kiru/Bebeji constituency, Kano, in the House of Representatives, has today hosted 1,000 Ulamas at his country home…
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Kano Guber: Women Group Protest Over Appeal Court Controversy
No fewer than one thousand women have staged Kano streets to express their concerns over the recent controversy from the Appeal Court. PRIME TIME NEWS reports that the women carrying placards chanting…
NNPP, APC protests flop in Kano
By Abdullahi Yusuf The planned protests by members of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano failed to hold on Saturday as none of the…
Tribunal orders INEC to provide materials in Kogi’s governorship election within 48 hours
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Kogi has given INEC 48 hours to issue certified copies of electoral materials on the Nov. 11 off-cycle election in the state to the Social Democratic…
APC Yaruba Group Rejects Allegation of Tinubu Interference in Kano Appeal Court Judgment
A Yaruba leader and a member of stalwart of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State Seyi Olorunsola has rejected allegations by the Concerned Yoruba Community in Kano that their lives…
NNPP Women Gather for Special Prayer at Kwankwaso’s Residence
A group of women backing the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) came together at Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso’s residence, partaking in a special prayer session alongside male supporters. Led by organizer Fatima…
Tension Grips Kano Residents as APC Schedule Mass Rally
The All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Kano have announced plans to stage a mass rally in the state on Saturday, creating panic among residents. The rally, it was gathered, was conceived…
Kaduna: Gov Sani welcomes Appeal Court verdict affirming his election
Kaduna State Governor, Uba Sani, has applauded the Court of Appeal’s verdict affirming the Kaduna State Election Tribunal’s Judgment which upheld his victory as the winner of the 2023 gubernatorial elections. Sani…
Yoruba group cautions presidency against interference in Kano Guber case
The Concerned Yoruba Community in Kano (CYCK) has cautioned the presidency against interfere in the Appeal Court judgment of the Kano State governorship election. Mr Taofeek Olaosebikon, the Secretary General, CYCK, stated…
Kano Guber Judgement: ‘Nigeria’s judicial, electoral systems collapsing’ – Kingsley Moghalu
Former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Kingsley Moghalu has warned that Nigeria’s judicial and electoral systems are collapsing. Moghalu stated that the development has threatening implications for Nigerians’…
NNPP backs Atiku’s merger proposal
The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has welcomed a proposal by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for opposition parties to merge in order to defeat the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in…
Ardo heads to Supreme Court over Adamawa governorship election
From Umar Dankano, Yola Dr. Umar Ardo, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the 2023 Adamawa State gubernatorial election, has announced his decision to appeal the ruling of…
30-year-old Dewan Emerges New Plateau Speaker, As Sule resigns
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos 30-year-old Hon. Gabriel Dewan of the Young People’s Party YPP and Member Representing Pankshin North Constituency of Plateau State has on Tuesday emerged as the New Speaker of…
SHOCKER: Court of Appeal Upholds Gov. Abba Yusuf’s Election, Orders APC to Pay N1m Costs
Contrary to its Friday pronouncement upholding the judgement of the Kano Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, the certified true copy of the Court of Appeal judgment however revealed that the appellate court had…
Zamfara: No threat can stop my victory in the rerun election, Gov Lawal tells opposition
From Ibrahim Kaulahi, Gusau Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has assured that opposition party in the state would no longer be seen as a threat that can bar him from winning the…
Kano Governor claims plot to remove him targeted at Kwankwaso’s vision
In a defiant address to the Kwankwasiyya Movement in Kano, Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf has asserted that the ongoing legal battles surrounding his tenure are not merely personal attacks, but rather attempts…
Falana calls for review of judgements sacking Kano, Plateau governors
Human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has called for a review of the judgements of the Appeal Court which sacked Governors Abba Yusuf of Kano state and…
BREAKING: Appeal court sacks PDP’s Mutfwang as Plateau governor
The court of appeal in Abuja has sacked Mutfwang Manasseh as governor of Plateau state. Delivering judgment on Sunday, a three-member panel of the court led by Elfrieda Williams-Dawodu held that Manasseh…
Appeal Court judgment attempt to rob Kano majority—NNPP Chieftain
A Lagos State Chieftain of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Mr Adekunle Aderibigbe, says the Appeal Court verdict sacking Gov. Abba Yusuf of NNPP, an attempt to rob Kano majority of…
Kano Guber: Appeal Court Judgment, a threat to democracy – NNPP Chairman
The Kano Chairman of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Alhaji Hashimu Dungurawa, has described the judgement of the Appeal Court that sacked Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf as a threat to the…
Kano: Appeal Court judgment, victory for all – APC Chairman
The Chairman of All Progressives Congress (APC), Kano State, Alhaji Abdullahi Abbas, says the victory recorded by the party at the Appeal Court is a victory for all the people of the…
Appeal court judgment: APC/NNPP leaders sign peace accord in Kano
Ahead of the Appeal Court’s judgement in the Kano Governorship election in Abuja, the executives of the two main rival political parties, NNPP and APC, have signed a peace accord before the…
LP not in merger with any political party – Publicity Secretary
Labour Party (LP) has urged Nigerians to disregard the news making the round that the Party was working out a merger arrangement with a political party. Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary,…
Kogi election is most credible- Group
An Independent Observer Group, Coalition for Transparent Elections in Africa (CTEAN) says the just concluded Kogi governorship election was free, fair and credible as it substantially conformed with the electoral laws. Convener…
2027: I Will Reclaim My Reps Seat — Kwallu
From Tongnaan Bawa, Jos A former member of House of Representatives, Isaac Kwallu, whose election was recently nullified by the Court of Appeal has vowed to reclaim his seat from the incumbent…