Author: Vincent Osuwo

The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has suspended the National Legal Adviser, Kamaldeen Ajibade. The party also suspended its National Secretary, Senator Samuel Anyanwu; Deputy Legal Adviser, Okechukwu Osuoha; and National Organizing Secretary, Umaru Bature for one month following a court ruling that stopped the party’s planned national convention. Revealing this while speaking to press, the PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, said the decision followed an emergency NWC meeting held on Saturday at the party’s office, Legacy House, located in Maitama, Abuja. He stated, “The NWC, in line with the party’s constitution, came to…

The Kebbi State Police Command has reported that suspected bandits kidnapped the State House of Assembly’s Deputy Speaker, Alhaji Muhammad Sama’ila-Bagudo, in Bagudo Local Government Area. CSP Nafi’u Abubakar, the Command’s Public Relations Officer, confirmed this in a statement made on Saturday in Birnin, Kebbi. According to Abubakar, the abduction took place on Friday night around 8:20 p.m., when a gang of armed men stormed Bagudo town and kidnapped the congressman shortly after he had completed the Isha’i prayer on his way home. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Ahmed Idris, said he had just received the information when…

Popular Nigerian content creator Peller has spoken out about his past relationship with popular TikToker Jarvis, revealing shocking details about her alleged dealings and their personal struggles. Popular Tiktoker Peller alleges his female colleague Jarvis makes money through money laundering. According to Peller, when Jarvis first came to Lagos, he assumed she was a wealthy social media influencer living a luxurious lifestyle.  “When Jarvis came to Lagos, I thought she had money,” he said.  “Not until she told me her story that those people gifting her then used to split it 50/50.” He also stated that he was surprised to…

Human rights lawyer and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has condemned the ongoing wave of demolitions in Abuja and Lagos, describing the exercises as unconstitutional, illegal, and a gross violation of citizens’ fundamental rights to property. Falana, speaking during a live appearance on Arise News’ The Morning Show, emphasized that no Nigerian governor, minister, or political officeholder has the constitutional right to order the demolition of buildings, regardless of the purported transgression. According to him, the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and the Lagos State Government have violated the law in their demolition campaigns, which have left thousands of…

Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has won a landslide election victory, according to official results released Saturday, after important competitors were detained or prohibited from participating in a vote that sparked days of violent demonstrations. The electoral commission stated on official television that Hassan had won 97.66 percent of the vote, dominating every constituency. State TV said that a fast swearing-in ceremony would be held on Saturday. The biggest opposition party, Chadema, claims that hundreds of people have been slain by security forces since protests began on election day, Wednesday. When her predecessor, John Magufuli, died unexpectedly in 2021, Hassan…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called an emergency meeting of its National Working Committee in response to Friday’s Federal High Court decision, which halted the party’s planned national convention in Ibadan, Oyo State. A member of the NWC, who spoke with Saturday PUNCH on the condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak publicly, said the meeting would take place on Saturday at the party’s national secretariat in Wadata Plaza, Abuja. “That’s the judgment. However, I know that the NWC has summoned an emergency meeting tomorrow. The leaders will review what transpired throughout the process and determine…

Nyesom Wike, the minister of the Federal Capital Territory, has applauded the Federal High Court judgment stopping the Peoples Democratic Party from conducting its national convention. Wike and the concerned stakeholders of the PDP lauded the court’s ruling, which, according to the group, upheld constitutional order in the management of the party’s affairs, describing it as a landmark decision that restores discipline and internal democracy within the PDP. The group, which met on Friday at the Life Camp residence of Nyesom Wike, issued a communique read by former Abia State Governor Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. In the statement, the stakeholders praised…

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has expressed shock over yesterday’s court order prohibiting the party from going ahead with its national convention set to meet in Ibadan, Oyo State, on November 15 and 16. The party called the court judgment an assault on Nigeria’s democratic process and vowed to challenge it. The party, in a statement issued on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, charged its members to go ahead with the preparations towards holding the convention. The statement, titled “PDP Planned National Convention Not Vitiated by Court,” read, “The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is appalled by the…

Chief Olabode George, a former Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has sharply criticized the court order that stopped the party’s upcoming national convention. On Friday, Justice James Omotosho of the Federal High Court in Abuja barred the PDP from having its national convention in Ibadan on November 15 and 16. The verdict came after a lawsuit saying that the party failed to respect the 1999 Constitution, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) standards, and its own constitution while preparing for the event. Justice Omotosho ruled that the PDP did not have proper state congresses before electing…

The Federal High Court in Abuja, on Friday, barred the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing the outcome of the forthcoming Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) national convention. In a decision, Justice James Omotosho ruled that the PDP did not follow the required requirements and rules for conducting the convention. Justice Omotosho challenged the convention’s legality, citing evidence from the electoral umpire and respondents that congresses were not held in some states. Additionally, the judge ruled that the PDP’s national chairman signing notices and correspondence without the national secretary violated the law, rendering them null and void. Justice Omotosho ruled…