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On Thursday, a Federal High Court Abuja invalidated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) primary election that produced Asue Ighodalo as the party’s candidate in the forthcoming governorship election in Edo. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgment, held that the PDP’s primary held on Feb. 22 failed to comply with the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022; the guidelines for the …

Senators from the South-East region of the country on Wednesday, pleaded with President Bola Tinubu to order the release of the detained leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu. The Senators, numbering 15 and led by a former deputy Governor of Abia state, Senator Enyinanya Abaribe, claimed that unless Kanu is released, the social and economic activities …

OROVILLE, Calif. — Firefighters lined roads to keep flames from reaching homes as helicopters dropped water on a growing wildfire Wednesday in Northern California that has forced at least 13,000 people to evacuate, with another day of extreme heat expected. The Thompson fire broke out before noon Tuesday about 70 miles (110 kilometers) north of Sacramento, in and around the city of …

The Senate on Wednesday, July 3, blamed the recent suicide bombings in Gwoza town in Borno state on failure of intelligence on the part of security forces. Senate president, Godswill Akpabio disclosed this in his contribution to the debate on a motion on the incident sponsored by the chief whip of the Senate, Mohammed Ali Ndume, during plenary. Ndume in his lead …

Despite receiving these amounts, the situations in the states do not show that they have been spending enough funds on erosion and flood control, based on a review of budget performance documents. A review of data published by the National Bureau of Statistics has shown that between September 2023 and April 2024, Nigerian states received the sum of N34 billion …

WASHINGTON — White House chief of staff Jeff Zients urged people during an all-staff meeting on Wednesday to tune out the “noise” and focus on the task of governing as senior aides scramble to contain the political fallout from President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance. Even as Zients acknowledged that the days since the Atlanta matchup between Biden and Republican Donald …

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has uncovered a plot by a shadowy group to recruit young Nigerians, including students, to participate in violent protests against the commission. According to a statement signed by Dele Oyewale, Head of Media and Publicity for the EFCC, the group has been actively campaigning on social media to recruit impressionable young people to …

The Senator representing the FCT, Ireti Kingibe, speaks at length on the rift between her and the FCT minister, Nyesom Wike, and the relevance of the road construction projects he executed in the last one year to the bulk of FCT people Ireti Kingibe is the senator representing the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, and currently one of the only …

Biden “acknowledged the tough past few days” in campaign all-staff call, source says With his White House and campaign in crisis mode, President Joe Biden doubled down on his commitment to staying in the race during an all-staff call with his campaign Wednesday afternoon.  Biden “acknowledged the tough past few days, and said unequivocally to his team he is running for …

Governor Alex Otti posted a message, which some people interpreted to mean that Mr Obasanjo joined in taking a decision to engage the Federal Government over Mr Kanu’s case. Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has denied discussing the release of Nnamdi Kanu with South East governors in Enugu on Tuesday. This is contained in a statement by the Special Assistant on …