Wike-backed PDP uploads names of presidential and national assembly candidates to INEC portal

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) faction backed by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, says it has uploaded the names of its presidential, vice-presidential and National Assembly candidates for the 2027 general elections to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nomination portal. The faction’s National Chairman, Abdulrahman Mohammed, announced the development in…

INEC denies Atiku’s claim of ADC factional leader Gombe accessing portal

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has dismissed allegations by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar that it granted the African Democratic Congress (ADC) rival faction led by Nafiu Gombe access codes to upload candidates’ names to its nomination portal. Responding to the claims, a senior INEC official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told Punch…

President can intervene if governors abuse state police

Deputy Senate President Barau Jibrin has said the proposed state police framework includes constitutional safeguards that would allow the president to intervene if governors misuse the outfit. Speaking during Hannu Da Yawa, a live Hausa programme on Radio Nigeria Kaduna, Barau, who chairs the Senate Committee on Constitution Review, described President Bola Tinubu’s push for…

There’s no secrecy – Umahi speaks on alleged de@th of nurse in his home

David Umahi, the Minister of Works, has responded to reports surrounding the alleged death of a nurse, Mary Habila, at his residence in Ebonyi State, dismissing claims that the incident was handled in secrecy. Speaking while inspecting ongoing work along the Ebonyi section of the Calabar–Ebonyi–Benue–Nasarawa–Abuja Superhighway, Umahi said it was the deceased’s family that…

Two suspected thieves nabbed for stealing household items in Rivers community

Two suspected thieves have been apprehended in Buguma, Rivers State, after they were allegedly caught stealing cooking pots and electrical wires from an unoccupied house.   According to reports, the owner of the house lives in Port Harcourt, leaving the property unoccupied.    The suspects have reportedly taken advantage of the situation and previously broken…

Lagos ADC governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, loses mother

The Lagos State governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has announced the passing of his mother, Nkechi Stella Rhodes-Vivour (née Waboso(.   Rhodes-Vivour shared the sad news in a post on his social media accounta on Monday, describing his late mother as a loving wife, devoted mother, and grandmother whose love…

Abuja court remands two siblings over father’s fatal stabbing

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command has arraigned three suspects before the FCT High Court over the alleged murder of Adimike Godwin in the Guzape area of Abuja. The defendants, identified as Adimike Anthony, Adimike Stephany and Comfort Ajibade, are facing four charges, including criminal conspiracy to commit culpable homicide, culpable homicide and offences…