News

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Wuse, on Friday, remanded Peter Nwachukwu, husband of the late gospel singer, Osinachi, at the Kuje Correctional Facility, pending the hearing and determination of the homicide-related suit instituted against him by the Attorney General of the Federation. Justice N.K. Nwosu-Iheme gave the order after he pleaded not guilty to 23 counts bordering on domestic violence and homicide, among others. The judge ordered that the suspect be remanded at the correctional facility, while trial was adjourned to June 16 from 12pm and June 17 by 9am. “The business for today is for…

An NGO, One Love Foundation has congratulated Omoyele Sowore on his political party victory at the Court of Appeal yesterday. The Abuja Appeal Court had affirmed Sowore as the authentic chairman of the African Action Congress. One Love Foundation is committed to human rights, justice, and entrenching real democracy and respect for rule of law. In a congratulatory message, the organisation’s president, Chief Patrick Eholor, and its legal representative, Samuel Ihensekhien Jnr felicitated with Mr Omoyele Sowore and his political party, African Action Congress (AAC) on their victory at the Court of Appeal. They stated that the victory of AAC…

A presidential aspirant of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, said on Thursday that he deserved to succeed President Muhammadu Buhari based on his (Tinubu) antecedents. Mr Tinubu stated this during his visit to Abeokuta to seek the support of delegates ahead of the presidential primary of the APC, saying without his support even President Muhammadu Buhari could not have become president. The APC leader, who spoke in yoruba language, recalled that he had played significant roles on the build -up to the emergence of the APC as the national ruling party. “I have been there from the days…

Following the defection of Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe (Abia South) from the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) recently , the South East PDP Senate Caucus has nominated Senator Uche Ekwunife (Anambra Central) as the new Minority Leader in the Senate. This was contained in a letter to the the PDP National Chairman, Iyorcha Ayu by the South East PDP Senate Caucus In the letter dated June 1, and sighted by our correspondent, eight senators of the South East caucus including Senator Ike Ekweremadu (Enugu West) , Senator Chimaroke Nnamani (Enugu East) , Senator T.A…

The Director General of Arewa Summit International, Dr. Bashir Lamido has commended Senator Orji Uzor Kalu's support for the Senate President, Ahmad Lawan ahead of the 2023 presidential election. According to Lamido, Senator Kalu has proven that he is a detribalised Nigerian who is always ready to defend the oppressed. "Kalu's commitment to peace, unity, progress and stability should be emulated by well meaning Nigerians. His sense of patriotism, courage, sagacity and National appeal is a testament to the fact that he is an elder statesman." Lamido stated this in a statement he signed on Wednesday , urging the Senate…

Nigerian Association of Christian Journalists (NACJ, congratulates Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah for emerging APC’s governorship candidate in Abia State. Ogah, the immediate past Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development, recorded a landslide victory. NACJ, in a heart-warming statement signed by its President, Dr. Charles Okhai and acting Director of Media and Publicity, Sunny Idika, said Ogah's victory signifies an overwhelming acceptance of his candidature by the good people of Abia State. NACJ added that this fact was amply demonstrated by the wide margin of votes Ogah garnered in the keenly contested primaries. Ogah, is an Ambassador of Nigerian…

  Hon. Emeka Nnamani, a frontline aspirant for Aba North/South Federal Constituency seat on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has congratulated Prof Greg Ibe over his victory at the governoship primaries of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA. Nnamani said, "This victory is truly earned. You deserve it. Let me also congratulate our state party executive, for - yet again, ensuring a transparent process of selecting the party's guber candidate and all the delegates and security officers deployed for the poll for creating the environment which enabled the primary election to be conducted in a peaceful…