The executive governor or Bauchi State, Sen. Bala Mohammed has tested postived to Covid-19 after shaking hands with Alhaji Atiku Abubakar’s son. The son of the former vice president of Nigeria, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar was earlier announced to have tested postived to Corona Virus says after returning the Nigeria. The former PDP presidential candidate’s son was warmly welcomed by the …

Nigerian Governors’ Forum has donate a sum of N200 million to victims of explosion at Abule Ado, Lagos state.Chairman of the governors’ forum, Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti State announced the donation on Saturday, March 21, 2020, when he visited the scene of the incident. In a video shared on Twitter by Gawat Jubril, Senior Special Assistant to Governor Babajide …

The Nigerian Senate has approved Higher National Diploma (HND) as the minimum qualification for citizens seeking to be president or governors. The bill which proposed the certificate as the minimum qualification for president and state governors, and Ordinary National Diploma (OND) as the minimum qualification for those contesting for state and federal legislative seats, passed its second reading yesterday.

A bill to see the president, vice president, Governors and Deputy Governors to loose immunity has just passed the second billing. The bill seeks to alter the provision in the 1999 constitution which provides immunity to sitting presidents, vice presidents, Governors and deputy Governors on criminal matters. The bill sponsored by the Deputy senate president Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege is termed …

The supreme court, in a decision by a seven-man panel of Justices led by the Chief Justice of Nigeria, CJN, Justice Tanko Muhammad, reinstated the judgement it gave on January 14, which declared Hope Uzodinma of the All Progressive Congress, APC, as the validly elected governor of Imo state. In the lead verdict that was delivered by Justice Olukayode Ariwoola, …

The PDP Governors’ forum chairman and governor of Sokoto State Aminu Tambuwal, briefing newsmen at the end of the forum’s meeting on Wednesday night in Abuja, said Ikpeazu was unanimously appointed by the members. Tambuwal said the meeting, which was held with the PDP National Working Committee (NWC), discussed issues that were critical to the development of the party and …

Muhammed Audu, son of a former governor of Kogi state, has been arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over alleged fraud. This was made known by the EFCC on Thursday. The anti-graft agency revealed that investigations showed that the suspect used two of his companies, Mediterranean Hotels Limited and Mediterranean Sports, to divert the funds, that he …

Lawyers of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have stormed the Supreme Court with an application urging the court to reverse its decision disqualifying its candidate in the last governorship election in Bayelsa State, Lyon David Pereworimin. The APC, in an application filed on Thursday by its team of lawyers led by Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), with Prince Lateef Fagbemi (SAN) …

On January 14, 2020, the Supreme court sacked Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP as Governor of Imo State and pronounced Hope Uzodinma of the APC, winner of the March 2019 governorship election in the southeast state. However Ihedioha, his PDP supporters and loyalists kicked against the ruling and formally asked the Supreme Court to review its judgment, citing legal flaws …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) says it has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) demanding for a fresh governorship election in Bayelsa. Mr Yekini Nabena, the party’s Deputy National Publicity Secretary, said this at a news conference on Sunday in Abuja. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Supreme Court had on Thursday nullified the election …