He allegedly altered his date of birth on the certificate originally bearing August 16, 1978 by changing it to June 16, 1963 which he submitted to the Independent and National Electoral Commission for the forthcoming election. The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has said the date of birth on the senior school certificate presented by Michael Diden, popularly known as Ejele, the Delta State senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been altered. Diden is contesting in the February 25, 2023, general elections. Records obtained by SaharaReporters show that Diden, 59,…
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By Alhassan Bello As Nigerians suffer on the crises caused by the fuel scarcity and naira swap, it has been revealed that the Aso Rock cabal led by Mallam Mamman Daura is behind the problem that is making Nigerians to suffer. Credible sources disclosed in Abuja, Katsina, Adamawa and Sokoto states that those who lost the primaries of APC tried to convince Daura to change President Muhammadu Buhari’s mind in his support for Bola Ahmed Tinubu. No particular person among the losers was mentioned in the plot, but reports suggest that the plotters sold a dummy to Daura that Tinubu…
Worried by the effects the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)’s naira redesign policy is having on the residents of their states, the governments of Kaduna, Kogi and Zamfara have dragged the Federal government before the Supreme Court, seeking a restraining order to stop the full implementation of the policy. In a motion ex-parte filed on their behalf by their lawyer, AbdulHakeem Uthman Mustapha (SAN), the three northern states are urging the apex court to grant them an interim injunction stopping the Federal Government either by itself or acting through the CBN, the commercial banks or its agents from carrying out…
President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday assured the All Progressives Congress (APC) party supporters that he will continue to campaign for Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the ‘next president of Nigeria.’ The President spoke before a mammoth crowd at the presidential campaign rally in Lafia square, where he endorsed the candidature of the Presidential candidate, Tinubu, his running mate, Kashim Shettima and the second-term bid of Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State. He thanked party supporters for defying the hot weather and standing in the sun for hours to express their support for the party’s flag bearers in the forthcoming presidential…
Members of the All Progressive Congress, under the aegis of APC Leaders Group, has commended the group chief executive officer (GCEO) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) Limited, Mele Kyari, for taking prompt action to ensure adequate supply of petrol across the country. In a statement signed by its Director General, Ugochukwu Paul, the group commend Kyari’s effort to which according to the group has brought lasting solution to fuel scarcity in the country. “This swift responses to tackle the brewing fuel scarcity problem across the country has helped to make fuel available at filling stations which is commendable”.…
Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, Rt Hon. Ndudi Elumelu has assured the people of his constituency of more human capital and infrastructure development even as the people registered their appreciation for his proactive representation in the House of Representatives Elumelu gave the assurance during a town hall interactive meeting with various wards in Oshimili South Local Government Area of Delta State as part of his grassroots engagement ahead of the 2023 general elections. The Minority Leader who represents Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives also urged the People of the Constituency to vote overwhelmingly for…
BY Pat GBEMUDU The Delta State High Court sitting at Asaba and presided over by Honourable Justice Flora Ngozi Azinge, on Wednesday 1st February 2023, sentenced a 28 year old man, Amechi Ogo, to Life Imprisonment for raping his 4 year old daughter. The defendant was arraigned before the High Court on a charge of rape for having unlawful carnal of his child at Asaba on 31st May 2018, contrary to Section 218 of the Criminal Code Law of Delta State. The prosecution led by the Director of Sexual Offences Unit, Ministry of Justice, Mrs P.U. Akamagwuna told the Court…
No fewer than 25 leaders of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in three Warri local government areas of Delta State, have defected into the All Progressives Congress (APC). The weekend’s development climaxed weeks of ceaseless defection into APC by leaders of PDP in the state. The latest defection took place at a rally held at the Warri residence of a three-time member of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Daniel Reyinieju, who also dumped the main opposition party, in company of other notable bigwigs and thousands of their supporters , two weeks ago. Among the latest defectors were a younger sibling…
By abiodun KOMOLAFE To start with, election candidacy ought not to be an impromptu decision. For inspiration, we may have to turn to the Western civilization for succour. After all, our social structures and institutions are patterned after theirs. In the United Kingdom, as in other saner climes, young men and women who participate in school politics – and are interested in running governments – are provided with the ample chance to express themselves in an enabling environment; and they follow through till they graduate from these schools. It’s like a recruitment centre; and they eventually form the bulk of…
By ABEL JOHNGOLD Senator Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), is expected to commission the Dr. Abdullahi Ganduje Auditorium in University of Ibadan (UI), on Tuesday, 7th February, 2023. The governor of Kano State, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje, Ph:D, OFR, an alumnus of the University of Ibadan, has invited his Party presidential flag-bearer, to commission the auditorium he built through the influence of the University of Ibadan Alumni Association (UIAA). The event is expected to be chaired by the Federal Minister of Special Duties and former Governor of Benue State, His Excellency…