Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) conducts its governorship primaries across various states ahead of the general elections in 2023 Winners have emerged. Some of the states where delegates trooped to the venue of the exercise included Oyo, Ogun, Benue, Kaduna, Taraba, Bauchi, and Abia, among others. In some cases, the exercises…

Reading Time: 2 minutesTitus Uba, the Speaker of the Benue State House of Assembly has won the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary in the state. Uba emerged the winner of the exercise conducted on Wednesday at the Aper Aku Stadium in Makurdi, the state capital. He polled 731 votes to defeat the incumbent…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteFormer lawmaker representing Kogi West  Dino Melaye, has lost the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ticket to a serving House Representatives member, Hon. T.J Yusuf. Recall that there was a deadlock in the Kogi West PDP Senatorial primary election where Dino Melaye scored 88 and TJ Yusuf polled 88 votes, which…

Reading Time: 3 minutesAn Upper Area Court sitting in Zuba in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has vacated the arrest order on popular ‘Kayamata’ (aphrodisiac) merchant, Hauwa Muhammed, aka Jaruma. The presiding judge, Ismail Abdullahi the presiding judge, he presiding judge, while ruling on the application for restoration of her bail filed by…

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe National Association of Nigeria Students (NANS) Wednesday morning blocked the ever-busy Benin-Asaba-Onitsha expressway in protest against the lingering strike by members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The placard bearing protesters who stormed the Koka area of the highway in Asaba said the action was in response to…

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThree more governorship aspirants contesting to succeed Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have withdrawn from the race. This came as accreditation for the primary election commenced at the Michael Okpara Square – the venue The governorship aspirants who have withdrawn…

Reading Time: 2 minutes, A Junior Secondary School 2 pupil of Simple Faith Schools name Emmanuel Amidu, in Agbara area, has died at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Surulere in Lagos State. The victim’s father, Akinola Amidu, claimed that the 12-year-old was flogged by a teacher when he went to school on Thursday, May…

Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident Muhammadu Buhari has reacted  those killing innocent people in the southeast to expect a tough response from security forces. He condemned the viral videos circulating of innocent people being killed describing it as wild and barbarous. “In the issuance of his very strong condemnation of these “wild, barbarous and wanton…