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A Federal High Court sitting in Yenegoa, Bayelsa has declared that former President Goodluck Jonathan is eligible and “constitutionally” qualified to contest for president in 2023. In his judgment on Friday, Justice Hamma Adama Dashen said Jonathan is not affected by the fourth alteration to the constitution barring Vice-Presidents who succeed their principals from serving more than one full term. In 2018, President Muhammadu Buhari signed the fourth alteration of the 1999 Constitution which bars Vice-Presidents who succeed their principals from serving more than one full term. Jonathan was Nigeria’s vice-president between 2007 and 2010. He became the president in…

The above suit is over Professor Rhoda Gumus’ alleged membership of the All Progressives Congress (APC), which is the ruling party and her subsequent appointment by president buhari as an inec commissioner. The above suit, filed at Abuja division of Federal High Court, in Suit No FHC/ABJ/CS /234/2022, has the president of Nigeria, Attorney General of the Federation, INEC, Senate President and Prof Rhoda Gumus and was filed by Abuja based human rights lawyer, Samuel Ihensekhien Jnr on behalf of Deji Adeyanju of Concerned Nigerians and Patriot Patrick Eholor of One Love Foundation and the suit is seeking for five…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) delegates have been charged on patriotism ahead of the primary to elect the party’s candidate for president, slated for May 29 and May 30. A presidential aspirant under the platform of APC, Mr Tein Jack-Rich, gave the charge on Friday in Abuja, in an interaction with journalists on the upcoming presidential primary. .``What major factor we have to consider as we prepare for the upcoming primary is that our vote will decide the future of over 240 million plus Nigerians from 2023 to 2027. ``For that reason, you need a president that knows how to…

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party and resigned as the Minority Leader in the upper chamber of the National Assembly. Abaribe, who was one of the top contenders for the party’s governorship ticket in Abia State, pulled out of the primary about 78 hours earlier. He confirmed his exit from the PDP and as a minority leader in both the party and the Senate in separate letters to the ward chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the Obingwa Local Government Area of Abia State and the President of the Senate in the National Assembly. Abaribe cited…

Former Governor of Abia State and Chief Whip of the Senate, Dr. Orji Kalu has described children as the nation's most valuable asset. While urging parents and guardians to instill good moral values in their children and wards, the former Governor stressed that the importance of raising responsible children cannot be undermined in national development. Kalu, who called on the political class, policy makers and other stakeholders in protecting the rights of children, advocated child-friendly policies aimed at identifying and building talents among children, adding that in order to build a decent society, children must be properly raised by parents.…

President Muhammadu has sacked the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele, an unconfirmed report has revealed. Godwin Emefiele was engulfed in controversies after expressing genuine interest in becoming the next president of Nigeria and does not wish to resign his position before contesting. After several outcry by the public, calling for his resignation shortly after purchasing the N100m form of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Emefiele approached a Federal High Court in Abuja to prevent the country’s electoral body INEC from disqualifying him. President Buhari in a response to the expression of interest by his appointees…

Abia State Deputy Governor, Ude Oko-Chukwu, has withdrawn from the Abia State PDP governorship primaries. Oko Chukwu said he would not participate in today’s governorship primary election of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abia State. This was contained in a statement made available to THE WHISPERER on Wednesday morning by his campaign organisation. Oko Chukwu, a former Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly was a foremost governorship aspirant in the state before announcing his withdrawal. See statement below:

Senate President, Ahmed Lawan, has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno State capital for a condolence visit over the massacre of over 50 farmers earlier this week. The Senate President accompanied by the Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu and others arrived Maiduguri at about 10:45am on Wednesday morning. He also rescheduled his meeting with Borno APC delegates to a later date to pay respect to the departed souls. Armed members of Boko Haram terrorists suspected to be ISWAP group last Sunday invaded farmlands on the outskirts of Kala Balge Local Government Area of Borno state and massacred over…

Gunmen early Wednesday broke into one of the parishes presided over by the Bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Matthew Hassan-Kukah. The Punch gathered that the armed hoodlums kidnapped two priests and two others in the rectory of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Gidan Maikambo, in the Kafur Local Government Area of Katsina State. Kukah’s Sokoto Diocese covers Katsina, Zamfara, Sokoto and Kebbi States. The Director, Social Communications of the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto, Rev. Fr Christopher Omotosho, confirmed the development with our correspondent on Wednesday morning. He said the Catholic Diocese of Sokoto is under attack and no information…