Certificate of Return

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Enugu State Chapter, yesterday, validated the gale of endorsements for Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi’s re-election in 2019.

Confusion is still trailing the governorship, national and State House of Assembly primaries to elect candidates to fly the flag of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Niger State thereby causing tension among the ranks of the party.

The Change Nigeria Party (CNP), on Monday, endorsed Emmanuel Ishie Etim as its presidential candidate in the upcoming 2019 presidential election.

The governorship candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) for Abia State, Mr. Alex Otti, has vowed to mobilise party supporters towards victory in the 2019 governorship election in the state.

The controversy surrounding the Kaduna Central senatorial slot, ahead of 2019 general elections, Alhaji Uba Sani, has been issued with the certificate of return.

Winner of the Abia State All Progressives Congress (APC) primary, Dr. Uche Samson Ogah, has nominated Hon Martins Azubuike, a member of the state House of Assembly, as his running mate for the 2019 governorship election.

The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Osun State, Mr. Olusegun Agbaje, has vowed to resign his appointment if the Supreme Court finds the Independent National Electoral Commission guilty in the conduct of the recently concluded governorship election in the state.

A renowned oil merchant, Mr Uche Ogah, on Wednesday emerged the winner of a keenly contested governorship primaries of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Abia.

The Osun State Governor-elect, Alhaji Gboyega Oyetola, has received the certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission.

Former Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Suleiman Abba, has opened up on what transpired between him, former President Goodluck Jonathan; Muhammadu Buhari and former Speaker of House of Representatives, Aminu Tambuwal.

The National Executive Committee (NEC) of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday ratified the election of Paul Usoro (SAN) as the President-elect of the association.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has ordered that a senator, Stella Oduah, appear before it and state her defence in the suit filed against her by JohnMary Jideobi, an Abuja-based lawyer.

Senator Iyiola Omisore has been given a Certificate of Return by the Social Democratic Party as its governorship candidate for the September 22, 2018 election in Osun State.

The Ekiti State Governor-elect, Kayode Fayemi, on Wednesday assured that he would not disappoint people of the state who gave him their mandate in Saturday’s governorship election.

It was pomp on Wednesday as Ekiti State Governor-elect, Dr Kayode Fayemi, received the certificate of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) while a huge crowd of supporters rallied round him.

An Abuja Division of the Federal High Court has dismissed an application seeking to remove the Kebbi State Governor, Abubakar Bagudu.

The Federal High Court, Abuja, has adjourned until Feb. 7, hearing in a suit filed by Mr Anthony Itanyi and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) seeking to remove Kebbi Governor, Mr Abubakar Bagudu.

The notice of appeal which is rooted on 13 grounds further prayed the Court of Appeal to set aside January 12, 2018, ruling of Justice John Tsoho of the Federal High Court which vacated the said consent judgment of December 13, 2017.