January 12, 2024
Meet Crown Prince Frederik, Denmark’s soon-to-be king?
As a teenager, Denmark’s Crown Prince Frederik felt uncomfortable being in the spotlight and wondered whether there was any way he could avoid becoming king. Such doubts have been swept aside as the 55-year-old takes over the crown on Sunday from his mother, Queen Margrethe II, who is breaking with centuries of Danish royal tradition […]
BREAKING: Supreme Court Affirms PDP’s Dauda Lawal As Zamfara Governor, Dismisses Matawalle’s Petition
The Supreme Court on Friday affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the governor of Zamfara State. Regarding the allegation of over-voting, the apex court held that the Independent National Electoral Coomission (INEC) failed to provide the “voter register, polling unit officer report, and testimony of people who were […]
Supreme Court affirms Bala Mohammed’s election as Bauchi governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State. The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sadique Abubakar, had alleged massive non-compliance with the Electoral Act during the election. Abubakar had challenged Mohammed’s election in the two lower courts. In a judgment on Friday, January 12, 2024, the […]
Tinubu meets with APC governors at Aso Rock
President Bola Tinubu is currently meeting with governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The meeting is being held at the council chambers of the presidential villa in the federal capital territory (FCT). The agenda of the meeting was not known at the time of filing this report. The meeting comes […]
Otedola rejoins billionaires list, now Nigeria’s fourth richest person
The number of Nigerian billionaires on the Forbes list has increased to four after the wealth-tracker included Femi Otedola, the chairman of Geregu Power. According to the Forbes Billionaire Index sighted on Thursday, Otedola, who fell below the billion-dollar mark in 2017, occupied the fourth position behind AbdulSamad Rabiu, Mike Adenuga and Aliko Dangote. As […]
Breaking: Supreme Court reverses sack of Kano Gov, Abba Yusuf
The Supreme Court has faulted the judgements of the Appeal Court and the Election Petitions which invalidated the election of Kano State Governor Abba Yusuf. The Tribunal had in September overturned the election victory of Yusuf by deducting 165, 663 votes from the total of 1,019,602 that the the Independent National Electoral Commission said he […]