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Facts emerged on Saturday night that northern elders were behind the emergence of former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar as the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. Atiku won the primary by 371 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State, who poled 237 votes, while a former President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, scored 70 votes. Governor …

Nigeria’s former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, has emerged the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party for the 2023 election. Abubaka was declared winner by Senator Dvid Mark, Chairmn of the PDP’s convention planning and election committees, having won with the total votes of 371 at the primary election which held in Abuja today. Below are the numbers: Nyesom Wike- 237 …

A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, refused to grant bail to Rochas Okorocha, who is currently in the custody of the anti-corruption agency, EFCC. Justice Inyang Ekwo, instead, ordered Mr Okorocha, through his lawyer, Ola Olanipekun, to put the anti-graft agency on notice. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Mr Olanipekun had, in an ex-parte motion marked FHC/ABJ/CR/28/2022, …

Despite the continued closure of Nigerian public universities for more than three months over workers’ strikes, President Muhammadu Buhari has insisted that his administration is committed to ensuring access to education for every child. Nigeria’s university-based unions including the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU), the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU), the Non-Academic Union of Allied and Educational Institutions (NASU) …

Two Communist lawmakers in Russia’s far east on Friday urged President Vladimir Putin to put an end to Moscow’s offensive in Ukraine in a rare public show of dissent. Despite thousands of people having been killed and wounded during Russia’s three-month military campaign in Ukraine, Putin has largely enjoyed the public loyalty of the country’s political parties and government officials. …

Against its earlier stance, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the conduct of primaries by political parties. The commission made the adjustments on Friday after a meeting with Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), an umbrella body for the 18 registered political parties in Nigeria. The deadline has been postponed till June 9, an extension by six days from …

Former governor of Anambra state, Mr. Peter Obi has asked Nigerians to join him in taking back the country from bad governance. Obi stated this in a statement made available to newsmen on Friday evening. Peter who is an economic expert dumped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, yesterday and joined Labour Party. His Director General Presidential Campaign Organisation, Dr. …

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Oyo State Command, has warned parents and motorists in the state to stop putting children below 12 years in the front seat of vehicles. The FRSC Sector Commander in the state, Uche Chukwurah, gave the warning during the Children’s Day celebration organised by the command at its office in Eleyele on Friday in Ibadan. …

The Lagos Division of the Federal High Court has ruled that the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC) acted beyond its powers by seeking to regulate the practice of advertising in Nigeria. Justice Ambrose Lewis-Allagoa held that the NBC lacks the power to prohibit exclusivity on privately acquired intellectual property rights in programme contents of a right holder. The judge delivered the judgment on …

The Federal Government has entered a 23-count charge against Mr. Peter Nwachukwu, the husband of late popular gospel artist, Osinachi, who died after an alleged prolonged assault by her spouse. FG, in the charge that was filed by the office of the Attorney-General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, alleged that the late Osinachi was forcefully ejected from her …