Soludo has sent a message to Igbo.

The governor of Anambra state, Charles Soludo, has sent a veiled message to the Ohanaeze leaders and the Ndigbo in general in his recent essay titled, “History beckons and I will not be silent (1)”.

“South East Economic transformation agenda and the FGN’s Marshall Plan for the South East as promised since the end of the Civil War,” one of the things the governor wants Igbo leaders to start negotiating for.

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APC governor has declared Tuesday as a work-free day.

The governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, has asked the workers in the state to state at home because President Muhammadu Buhari will be visiting the state to flag off APC campaign.

"The President is expected to flag-off the All Progressives Party campaign at the Rwang Pam Township Stadium, Jos at 10:00 a.m. same day," the governor’s statement reads in part.

https://www.legit.ng/politics/1503960-just-powerful-northern-governor-declares-workfree-day-apc-launches-2023-campaign-tinubu/

PDP has defeated APC.

The federal high court in Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital, has sacked 16 APC house of assembly candidates in the oil-rich state.

The PDP had challenged the APC primary before the court, joining the INEC and 33 others as defendants.

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Tinubu has pulled down Kwankwaso’s structure.

The Rabiu Kwankwaso-led NNPP, Zamfara chapter has collapsed the state’s structure for Bola Tinubu and the APC, with symbolic displayed in a viral video.

This is a boost to the chances of Tinubu in the North, a region where Kwankwaso and Atiku Abubakar of the PDP have their base.

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Lawan is in court.

The senate president, Ahmed Lawan, has appealed the judgement of a federal high court on the Yobe north senatorial district.

The court of appeal sitting in Abuja reserved judgment on the senate president's fate on Friday.

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PDP has spoken on Tinubu’s drug indictment.

The opposition has expressed interest in the US court case against Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate, over alleged drug proceeds.

“The reason is that the man who will become the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria must be somebody whom the Nation has an idea of his life,” Daniel Bwala, Atiku’s campaign spokesperson, said.

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PDP has dropped new permutations.

Dele Momodu, the spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign council, has expressed optimism that Nyesom Wike of Rivers state and other G5 governors will soon drop their agitation.

“PDP is the biggest political family in Africa and we want it to remain so,” Momodu said.

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Tinubu will win the 2023 presidential election.

The deputy spokesperson of the Bola Tinubu presidential campaign, Hannatu Musawa, has said Atiku Abubakar of the PDP is the only candidate contesting against Tinubu, and he’ll come a distant second.

“For the Labour party, it is constitutionally impossible for the party to win,” Hannatu said while noting that Rabiu Kwankwaso and NNPP are still searching for a base.

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EFCC chairman on the road to Kuje prison.

For its refusal to return a Range Rover and N40m to the owner as the court ordered, Justice Chizoba Oji has remanded EFCC boss, Abdulrasheed Bawa, in prison.

“The Inspector General of Police shall ensure that the order of this honourable court is executed forthwith,” the judge directed Usman Alkali-Baba.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1502817-how-range-rover-n40m-landed-efcc-chairman-abdurasheed-bawa-kuje-prison/

APC has mocked PDP again.

Abubakar Sidiq Usman, a chieftain of the APC, has shared an image giving a metaphorical explanation of the crisis rocking the PDP.

Usman captioned the image showing the PDP logo turning upside down as "PDP upside down."

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Court has cancelled PDP primary.

The leading opposition, PDP, has been stopped from fielding a candidate in the 2023 governorship election in Zamfara state.

This is part of the judgment of a federal high court in Gusau that nullified the party’s governorship primary for the second time in 2023 on Tuesday.

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There is another mad crack in the PDP.

Governor Emmanuel Udom, the chairman of the Atiku/Okowa presidential campaign, has been reported to be planning to dump Atiku Abubakar, the PDP presidential candidate.

“At the moment, our governor has said he would not be spending a dime of the state’s funds on the presidential campaign,” a source disclosed as Atiku failed to release funds for the state to campaign.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1502620-2023-election-mad-crack-pdp-atikus-campaign-chairman-issues-fresh-threat-money/

Job opportunity.

Ahead of the preparation for the 2023 census, the national population commission (NPC) has opened an e-recruitment portal to hire 25m Nigerians.

Thus, procedures, requirements and a step-by-step guide on participating in this opportunity have been explained.

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Court has given fresh order to PDP governorship candidate.

An appeal court in Abuja dismissed the appeal seeking to reclaim the property linked to Liman Kantigi in house No. 10, Kinshasa Street, Wuse Zone 6, Abuja.

Chado-Kantigi, in the appeal, claimed ownership of the property which was linked to the PDP governorship candidate, Liman Kantigi.

Continue reading here>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1502097-court-orders-permanent-forfeiture-pdp-governorship-candidates-properties-fg-powerful-arewa-state/

Hushpuppi has finally been sentenced.

The United States Central District Court in California has dished out 11 years of imprisonment to Nigerian socialite Ramon Abass.

However, the social media celebrity will spend only 9 years in the US prison because he had spent 2 years in jail before now.

Continue reading here>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1502001-us-court-final-verdict-popular-nigerian-socialite-hushpuppi-fraud/

Wike has spoken on the 2023 campaign.

The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has said protecting life and properties is the government’s responsibility at all levels.

“We believe we owe this country, and we must also stop this politics of religion so that we don’t instigate crisis and violence,” Wike said.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501979-2023-election-wike-drops-campaign-tactic-politicians-employ/

EFCC has unveiled governors’ secret.

Abdulrasheed Bawa, the chairman of the EFCC, has disclosed that 2 northern governors and 1 other southerner are planning to pay their state workers’ salaries in cash.

“Already, some state governors that have some of this cash stashed in various houses and the rest are now trying to pay salaries in cash in their state,” Bawa discloses.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1501961-naira-redesign-2-northern-governors-1-southerner-planning-pay-workers-salaries-cash-efcc-reveals/

Atiku has suffered another defeat.

A federal high court in Kaduna has nullified the election that produced Lawal Adamu, a strong ally of Atiku Abubakar, as the PDP candidate for Kaduna central senatorial district.

Justice Garba Umar stated that all arguments of the plaintiff, Usman Ibrahim, were substantial and therefore ordered the PDP to conduct a fresh primary within 14 days.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501591-breaking-atiku-suffers-fresh-defeat-court-nullifies-allys-election-orders-fresh-primary/

Court has nullified the APC primary.

A federal high court sitting in Lafia, has asked the APC to conduct a fresh primary for Nasarawa west senatorial district using the originally INEC-certified delegate list.

Labaran Magaji, has dragged the APC to court over alleged irregularities in the primary, asking the court to declare him as the winner.

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APC has moved to clip PDP, LP, NNPP.

Kashim Shettima, the APC vice presidential candidate, has visited a major Arewa community in Lagos, which could affect the chances of other political parties in the state.

Sharing the video of the visit, Bashir Ahmad, President Muhammadu Buhari’s special assistant on digital communications, said it is a “street acceptability”.

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Tinubu has tackled Peter Obi.

In a recent comment, the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, has shaded Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate.

“When you asked him (Peter Obi) what he wants to do, he will say I will do the right thing, then the question is, what is the right thing you want to do?” Tinubu asked.

Continue Reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501536-2023-election-tinubu-drills-peter-obi-veiled-reference-asks-powerful-question/

Fayose has been docked.

The former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has been arraigned before a federal high court in Ado Ekiti for owing his ex-attorney general, Owoseni Ajayi, N900m legal fee.

Ajayi alleged that he had defended Fayose in a total number of 18 cases, including his impeachment in 2006 and corruption charges against him by EFCC, but Fayose refused to pay.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1501478-powerful-pdp-governor-docked-owing-attorney-general-n900m-legal-fee/

Atiku is not a unifier.

Since the emergence of Atiku Abubakar as the PDP presidential candidate, the leading opposition has been more divided than ever before.

“If he is truly a unifier as he has claimed, he would be the first person to make sure the Chairmanship of the PDP goes to the South in line with the PDP Constitution,” Wale Adeagbo, a legal practitioner, commented.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501107-2023-election-atiku-a-unifier-pdp-portrayed-him/

Touts, market leaders will be jailed.

The PDP governorship candidate in Lagos, Abdulazeez Adediran, AKA Jandor, has vowed to crush touts and market leaders if elected in 2023.

“Anyone that closes any market in the state would be sent to prison. I am not going to have any godfather,” Jandor said.

Continue Reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501115-2023-election-trouble-awaits-touts-market-leaders-apc-strongest-state-pdp-strong-vows/

Atiku’s camp has fingered loopholes.

The spokesperson of the Atiku/Okowa campaign organisation, Daniel Bwala, has condemned Afenifere for not inviting other presidential candidates and listen to their plans.

“In what seem like the crawling of a rat at night to steal meat from the pot, Tinubu paid a strange visit to Pa Fatoramti,” Bwala claimed.

Continue reading here>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501098-2023-election-atikus-camp-fingers-unexpected-loopholes-tinubus-visit-afenifere-leader-fasoranti/

Arewa leaders have sent another message to Nigerians.

The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has urged Nigerians to demand from leading presidential candidates how they plan to solve Nigeria’s numerous problems.

“Nigerians need to press our candidates. We desperately need to find out who among these people should be trusted,” said Baba Hakeem-Ahmed, the group spokesperson.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501048-tinubu-atiku-peter-obi-kwankwaso-arewa-leaders-fresh-marching-order/

Tinubu receives spiritual blessings.

Pa Reuben Fasoranti, the national leader of Afenifere, has given a spiritual marching order to the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu.

The Afenifere leader rains his prayers on Tinubu in the presence of the governor of Ekiti state, Biodun Oyebanji, General Alani Akinrinade and other bigwigs in the southwest.

Continue reading here>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1501030-2023-election-names-powerful-yoruba-leaders-present-tinubu-presents-manifesto-afenifere/

PDP has lost another appeal.

The court of appeal sitting in Jos has upheld the declaration of the PRP candidate, Mohammed Gwani, as the winner of the Jos North/Bassa federal constituency’s by-election.

The court ruled out the appeal of the PDP to retain the seat, while INEC was ordered to issue the certificate of return to Gwani.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1500671-great-loss-pdp-court-takes-final-decision-claim-rep-seat-strong-northern-state/

Tinubu has gained another power.

The APC in Lagos state has increased in strength as about 5000 members of the PDP joined the party in Lagos state.

“Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has the eye of talents and ability to manage people,” Lagos deputy governor said while receiving the defectors.

Continue reading: https://www.legit.ng/politics/1500617-tinubu-atiku-pdp-loses-5000-members-apc-top-voting-bloc-state/

The man lied.

A police officer has disclosed that a suspect father did not pay him N50,000 for bail of his son but paid him only N20,000.

The suspect father later visited the police boss, Benjamin Hundeyin, to apologise for lying, nothing “I said N50,000 because I was angry.”

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1500590-n20000-n50000-confession-rains-senior-policeman-suspect-argue-bribe-amount/

Fani-Kayode in N4.6bn laundering scandal.

An EFCC investive Officer has repeatedly appeared before a federal high in Lagos to testify against the former spokesperson of Goodluck Jonathan's presidential campaign over the N4.6bn campaign fund.

I am not a lawyer and would not know why they have not been charged before the court,” the officer said.

Continue reading here>>>https://www.legit.ng/nigeria/1500570-n46bn-money-laundering-fani-kayode-trial-resumes-witness-drops-strings-revelation/

More enjoyment for Buhari, Osinbajo, Governors and others.

The revenue mobilisation allocation and fiscal commission (RMAFC) has concluded plans to increase the pay of the president, vice president, lawmakers, governors others.

However, the chairman of the NGF and governor of Sokoto state said the judges' salaries are one of the country's lowest salaries.

Continue reading>>>https://www.legit.ng/politics/1500052-buhari-osinbajo-lawan-governors-enjoy-jumbo-pay-hike/