THE Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Lokoja on Thursday ruled that Captain Idris Wada of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, was the duly elected governor of Kogi state in the 3 December 2011 election. Prince Abubakar Audu of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, had gone to the tribunal challenging the declaration of Wada [...]
Ahead of the 2015 general elections, governors of 19 northern states under the aegis of Northern Governors Forum, NGF, Thursday in Kaduna agreed to unite against candidates from the south in order to produce a president from their own region. Speaking at the opening session of their quarterly meeting held in Kaduna, northwest Nigeria, Chairman [...]
Gay activists in Nigeria seem to have been emboldened by President Barack Obama’s recent endorsement of homosexual relationships, P.M.NEWS can reveal. In a press statement sent to P.M.NEWS yesterday, gay activists called on the Nigerian Federal Government and National Assembly to revisit their anti-gay stance and legislation for a better society. The National Assembly had [...]
A commuter bus painted in Rivers State colour this morning exploded at Rumuokoro roundabout which is the gateway into Port Harcourt , the state capital, a usually busy place. At least one person was confirmed dead, while three others who were seriously injured have been rushed to the University of Portb Harcourt Teaching Hospital. An [...]
At least four persons have been confirmed dead including the principal, Saint Joseph Senior Boys Secondary School, Surulere, Lagos, Southwest Nigeria in the last four months. P.M.NEWS learnt that the 64-year old principal, Mrs. Deborah Iyabode, a food vendor, Omobowale Durojaiye, 57, a Mathematics teacher, Mr. Akinwumi and an SS1 student simply called Iyanu were [...]
The arraignment of the Chairman and Deputy Chairman of the dissolved House of Representatives Committee on Capital Markets and Institutions, Herman Hembe and Emeka Azubuogu was on Thursday stalled due to the absence of Azubuogu at the court. The Abuja High Court had earlier fixed their arraignment for today following the leave it granted the [...]
Members of the family of Alhaji Muniru Okeowo, 87, who was allegedly killed with acid on Thursday at his residence at Abule Iroko, near Sango, Ogun State, Southwest Nigeria, have instituted a case against the woman who was involved in a land tussle with the old man, Mrs. Adijatu Gbadamosi. Narrating the incident to P.M.NEWS [...]
