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Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has risked being arrested after he disobeyed court orders. Justice Stephen Pam of the Federal High Court Abuja, on Wednesday, issued a bench warrant for his arrest following Yakubu’s absence in court for the third time. On July 5 and 10, Justice Pam ordered Mahmoud to appear in court and show cause why he should not be sent to prison for contempt of court. At the resumed hearing, Mr Adegboyega Awomolo, (SAN), counsel to Mahmoud told the court that his client was absent in court because he was attending an urgent…

President Muhammadu Buhari will begin a 10-day working holiday from August 3, media adviser, Femi Adesina said on Wednesday. Buhari will spend his ten days vacation in London, the capital of England and the most populous city in Great Britain. “In compliance with Section 145 (1) of the 1999 Constitution, a letter has been transmitted to the President of the Senate, and the Speaker, House of Representatives to that effect,” Adesina said in a statement. READ: Governor Tambuwal defects from APC to PDP He noted that, “While the President is on vacation, the Vice President will be in acting capacity…

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State has formally defected from All Progressives Congress (APC) to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), an action long expected. Tambuwal made the announcement while addressing supporters at Government House, Sokoto on Wednesday. He tweeted: I have consulted widely especially with the people of Sokoto and they have confidently assured me of my next political move. I hereby defect officially to the @OfficialPDPNig.” I have consulted widely especially with the people of sokoto and they have confidently assured me of my next political move. I hereby defect officially to the @OfficialPDPNig Power to the People pic.twitter.com/YHJakrXXex— Aminu…

The national publicity secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bolaji Abdullahi has quit the ruling party. Abdullahi who is an ally of Senate President Bukola Saraki claims that there were questions within the party as to where his loyalty lied. He also said that subordinates were deployed to subvert his office as spokesperson of the party. “In view of recent political developments in the country and within the All Progressives Congress (APC), I have decided to resign my position as the National Publicity Secretary as well as my membership of the party with effect from today. “In the last…

Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will win the 2019 presidential election without the Senate President Dr Bukola Saraki. Okorocha said this while speaking with newsmen at the party’s national secretariat on Tuesday in Abuja following Saraki’s decision to leave the All Progressives Congress (APC). He explained that the development would not in any way affect the party electoral victory in 2019 general elections. Okorocha, who is also the Chairman of the All Progressives Governor’s Forum, spoke after a closed-door meeting with Mr Adams Oshiomhole the party’s National Chairman. “I don’t know when they joined…

Malam Bolaji Abdullahi, the National Publicity Secretary of All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed speculations that he has resigned his membership of the party. He told newsmen at the APC secretariat in Abuja on Tuesday that report of his resignation trending in the media was not true. He added that “there is no iota of truth in the report.” The absence of the former Minister of Sports during the regular Monday meeting of the APC National Working Committee (NWC) fueled the speculations that he may have concluded arrangements to leave the party. The anxiety over Abdullahi’s future with the ruling…

Some of Africa’s most accomplished athletes have been sleeping on the floor of the Muritala Mohammed International Airport for two days after they failed to get connecting flights from the commercial city to southern state of Delta. Athletes who were begin to kick off Africa Atheltics Championship now tagged #Asaba2018 in Delta on Wednesday were left frustrated by lack of organisation and coordination on the part of the host, Delta State Government and the airlines responsible for their connecting flights. According to reports from Kenya, their contingent have now officially pulled out of the Games after spending two nights at…

President Muhammadu Buhari was Tuesday in Lome elected the new chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). The President’s election was one of the high points of the 53rd Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS which held in Lome, the Togolese capital. In his acceptance remarks, the Nigerian leader, who commended his colleagues for his election, noted that he did not offer himself for the post, “but you refused to take my no for an answer.” READ: Saraki returns to ‘reborn PDP’,…

Nigeria’s Senate President Bukola Saraki has explained his decision to dump the ruling All Progressives Congress for the reborn Peoples Democratic Party. Saraki explained that while in APC he endured great provocation, ridicule and flagrant persecution as he sought peace and reconciliation. He noted that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, national chairman Adams Oshiomhole and a few tried to settle the dispute but that there were others that scuttled the plans. In a rather lengthy statement, Saraki tried to convince Nigerians that the main opposition party has learnt from its defeat to APC and will right its wrong. Read full statement…

Kwara State Governor, Abdulfatah Ahmed on Tuesday took the long awaited decision to switch from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The defection of the Governor was relayed in a terse statement signed by his Senior Special Assistant (SSA), on Media and Communication, Dr Muyideen Akorede in Ilorin on Tuesday. It was timed to coincide with a similar declaration by his mentor, the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, who announced on Twitter his exit from the APC. READ: Glo an agent of transformation – ATCON “Following due consultations with the people and in response to…