Politics

A lawsuit filed by former Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Michael Aondoakaa, challenging the selection of Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia as the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2023 election as governor of Benue State has been dismissed by Justice Ahmed Mohammed of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Senator Walid Jibrin, a former chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party’s board of trustees, has claimed that the All Progressives Congress intends to divide Nigerians with its Muslim/Muslim Ticket in the upcoming 2023 elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), LP, and Peter Obi were all named as defendants in the case with the file number FHC/ABJ/CS/1743/2022.

Abia’s APGA gubernatorial primary election of May 29, 2022, was declared null and void on Thursday by Justice Binta Nyako of the Federal High Court in Abuja.

The Civil Liberties Organization (CLO) says the government of Akwa Ibom State has not misappropriated any of the 13% derivation arrears paid to oil-producing states since 2021.

Otunba Jimi Adebisi Lawal, a PDP governorship aspirant in Ogun State, pledged Thursday to appeal the court’s decision to dismiss his claim.

Women from the Northwest of Nigeria gathered in Katsina on Wednesday to launch the Tinubu/Shettima presidential ticket campaign. They were joined by several notable figures, including President Muhammadu Buhari’s daughters Zahra and Hanan.

High Chief Ikechi Emenike, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for governor of Abia State, has won again in the Court of Appeals.

The Senator representing Osun East Senatorial district in Osun State, Senator Francis Adenigba Fadahunsi has cautioned Governor Wike led G – 5 of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) to be wary of their actions within the party declaring that they (G- 5) will soon lose relevance if they failed to listen to the voice of reasoning.