Both the All Progressive Congress, APC, and the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, are currently making last-minute expedient move to hijack voting process in the forth coming general elections in Edo State, MERIDIAN SPY has reliably learnt. A field investigation carried out on Wednesday by MERIDIAN SPY secret correspondents in Benin, revealed how both parties are battling side-by-side to get some slots for the Independent National Electoral Commission adhoc staff job in most of the Training Centers in the State. All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had their agents seen going about in three major Training Centers…
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The All progressives Congress, APC, Presidential Campaign Council has stated that the party’s campaign in Kano will hold as scheduled. In a statement on Wednesday by Festus Keyamo, Director of Strategic Communications of the Council, the APC urged its supporters to disregard the rumour making the rounds that the rally has been put off. He said: “This is to inform all our party faithfuls and supporters in Kano State that the Presidential Campaign Rally will hold Thursday, January 31, 2019 as originally scheduled. “This notice has become necessary due to misinformation in certain quarters that the rally has been put…
The Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate in the February 16 election, Atiku Abubakar, says he gave the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) N300m as kick-off fund when the agency was established in 2003. Mr Atiku said this on Wednesday night at The Candidates, a media interactive platform organised by the National Television Authority, NTA, and sponsored by the McArthur Foundation, which was held in Abuja and anchored by Kadiara Ahmed. Atiku, who was asked questions akin to his ability to fighting corruption if elected as Nigeria’s president, gave several instances where he had in time past made moves against…
A coalition of various interest groups under the umbrella of Coalition of Concerned Youth and Students for good Governance and Sustainable Education has berate the Chairman of the Academic Staff Union of Polytechnics (ASUP) in the Federal Polytechnic Bida, Mr Umar Saganuwan over gross misconnduct and leadership rascality. In an open letter signed by the National Convener of the group, Comr. Adekanbi Sunday and its National Secretary, Comr. Mahmud Ommai Hassan, the group says Mr Umar Saganuwan who is the Chairman of ASUP, Bida Polytechnic , has become a thorn on the flesh to both the management of the school under…
President Muhammadu Buhari has suspended the Chief Justice of Nigeira (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial at the Code of Condcut Tribunal. President Buhari announced the suspension at the Council Chamber of the Presidential Villa, Abuja on Friday. He said the suspension became necessary followed the order of the CCT directing him to suspend Onnoghen, pending the completion of his trial. The President has however swore in Justice Ibrahim Tanko Mohammed as the acting CJN. Mohammed who hails from Bauchi state is the most senior justice of the Supreme Court.
The Federal High Court has dismissed the application of Chief Emenike seeking to set aside the ruling that upheld the submission of Dr Uche Ogah’s name as the authentic governorship candidate of APC in Abia State to INEC. The court held that the nomination and election of Dr Ogah was not only proper but valid as his election was superintended by the National Working Committee of the party in accordance with the Party’s Electoral Guidelines. More details later —-
Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has declared ex-Cross River State Governor, Donald Duke as the authentic presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP. In a unanimous decision by a three-man panel, led by Justice Abdul Aboki, the court set aside the December 14, 2018 judgment of the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) which had declared Jerry Gana the candidate of the party. The court also awarded N500,000 cost against Gana, in favour of Duke. Details later…
The presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Fela Durotoye says he is ready to step down for a possible pact that would oust the the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the February 16 presidential election. Mr Durotoye said this on Thursday a few hours after the withdrawal of the presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Oby Ezekwesili on his verified twitter handle. Durotoye, while commending Dr Ezekwesili for her sheer courage and sacrifice for a new Nigeria, said he had always believed in leadership of sacrifice, and…
The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) is currently mobilizing to shut the Niger bridge, which is the only inlet into south-east Nigeria, to pass a serious warning to the federal government of Nigeria and university teachers who have been on strike since November 2018. The student body is irked by the instransigent attitude of both the federal government and striking lecturers over resolving their differences to put an end to the protarcted strike that has crippled academic activities in various university campuses across the country. In a statement signed on Wednesday by the Coordinator of the south-south, south-east jurisdiction…
The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN), Mrs Oby Ezekwesili has officially stepped down from the presidential race. The former minister of Education will now devote her time “to help build a coalition to defeat the All Progressives Congress and the People’s Democratic Party in the February 16, 2019 election, her official campiagn spokesperson, Ozioma Ubabukoh said on Thursday. It is however still unclear who the former minister of education will support, but she previously tried to get the trio of Kingsley Moghalu, Omoyele Sowore and Fela Durotoye to agree on a consensus candidate among themselves.…
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has moved its headquarters to plot 301/3012 – Research and Institution Cadastral District, Jabi Abuja. Following the relocation, the Commission on its verified social media hanldes on Tuesday, directs all correspondences to its new head office. Moreso, the commission maintains that its office at No 5 Fomella Street, Wuse 2 by Rockview hotel remains a North Central Zonal office. The statement reads: ” BE REMINDED: THE EFCC HEADQUARTERS HAS MOVED”Please be reminded that the EFCC has moved and now operates from Jabi, Abuja. “Address: 301/3012 Research and Institution Cadastral District, Jabi Abuja. T”here are 2 landmarks…
The Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has on Tuesday urged residents and people of Akwa Ibom State to vote for the candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC , Mr Nsima Ekere in the forth- coming general elections in the State. The Governor who was on solidarity campaign visit at the APC gubernatorial flag-off in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital, told the people that he was at the flag-off to let the know two things; first, that Edo is the gateway to south-south, secondly, Akwa Ibom on its own is the heart of south-south. “I came here today to tell…