Police have confirmed the disruption of an African Democratic Congress political gathering in Bakassi, Cross River State, after suspected political thugs invaded the venue and scattered the event materials.
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has urged PDP leaders and members to embrace reconciliation and unity following the Appeal Court judgment on the party’s national convention.
The PDP Governors’ Forum has urged party members and Nigerians to remain calm and law-abiding ahead of the Appeal Court ruling on the party’s leadership dispute.
A member of the House of Representatives from Gombe State has defected from the PDP to the APC, citing leadership reforms and development-focused governance.
Election security has been strengthened in Osun State as the Nigeria Police Force deploys 15,000 personnel, supported by senior officers and tactical units, to ensure a peaceful and credible governorship poll on August 15.
Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu has been celebrated by Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide on her 58th birthday, with the apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation praising her distinguished diplomatic career and outstanding service to Nigeria.
The EFCC has been directed by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to vacate the court order freezing the Osun State Government's accounts, citing the need to protect public confidence and the credibility of the forthcoming governorship election.
EFCC says it froze the Osun State Government's bank accounts to prevent the alleged diversion of N11 billion in public funds, insisting the action is part of an ongoing corruption investigation and is unrelated to the forthcoming governorship election.