James Faleke, the running mate to late candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, Abubakar Audu, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of creating a “legal conundrum” in the state. The former council boss in Lagos said the electoral umpire should declare him governor-elect following…
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APC Nominates Late Audu’s Son As Guber Candidate
Son of late candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election last Saturday, Audu Abubakar, Mohammed, has been nominated to replace his father. Mohammed, 43, was selected by leaders of the party in Kogi East Senatorial District to replace his late father as the party’s governorship candidate in the…
Oyakhilome Risks Jail Term In South Africa
Founder of Christ Embassy Church, Chris Oyakhilome, may end up in prison if he fails to hand over his church’s financial records from 2012 to the Commission for the Promotion and Protection of Cultural, Religious and Linguistic Communities in South Africa. This is because the Commission has threatened to deal with Nigerian pastor in a…
APC Calls Fashola’s Attention Port Harcourt/Enugu Expressway
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has sent an SOS to the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Babatunde Fashola, passionately appealing to him to urgently turn his attention to the Port Harcourt-Enugu Express Road, which it said has become a death trap and a disgrace to Nigeria. The SOS was contained in…
CCT Pauses Saraki’s Trial
The Code of Conduct Tribunal, CCT, has suspended the trial of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, over allegation of false declaration of assets. This followed a ruling by a Supreme Court suspending the trial by the Tribunal pending the determination of the appeal filed by the number three man. Public Relations Officer of the CCT,…
DSS Begs To Suspend Nnamdi Kanu’s Case
The Department of State Services, DSS, has requested to halt the hearing of the case against leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, at a Magistrate Court sitting in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city. On Monday, the director of Radio Biafra was finally brought to court amidst watertight security. At the hearing, the…
Audu Abubakar Buried Amid Tears (Photos)
Corpse of candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the last Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Audu Abubakar, has finally been laid to rest. The former governor was buried on Monday afternoon at his residence in Ogbonicha area of the state. Tears flows freely on the cheeks of many sympathisers, who thronged the…
Confusion In Kogi Over Audu’s Resurrection Tale
Uncertainty has rented the air in Kogi State over rumour that the former governor of the state, Prince Audu Abubakar, has risen after he was announced dead on Sunday night. Abubakar, who participated in the Saturday governorship election in Kogi State as candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, was said to have breathed his…
Nnamdi Kanu Appears In Court
Last week, an Abuja Chief Magistrate Court directed the Department of State Services, DSS, to produce in court on Monday, November 23, 2015, the detained leader of the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu. This followed failure of the DSS to produce the accused in court in the past to answer criminal charges levelled…
Female Bomber Kills 7 In Maiduguri
A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on Sunday in Maiduguri, Borno State, which claimed the lives of at least seven persons. It was gathered that the bomber, a female believed to be in her 20s, ignited her Improvised explosive Devices (IEDs) along Maiduguri – Mafa road on, which also left many people injured. A…
