The Court of Appeal in Abuja has affirmed the nomination of Bashir Sheriff Machina as the authentic candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District. A three-member panel led by Monica Dagban-Mensah on Monday upheld the judgment of the Federal High Court in Damaturu, which had earlier upheld Machina’s nomination. The appellate court observed that the APC argued its case and that of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, in its brief, but failed to make him a co-appellant, instead of being the 2nd respondent. Lawan, who lost the APC presidential primary to a former Lagos governor, Bola…

The newly inaugurated Governor of Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, has frozen all government accounts in the state. Adeleke directed this in his first executive order upon inauguration on Sunday. Adeleke, in his speech delivered at the inauguration, alleged that the erstwhile governor of the state, Adegboyega Oyetola, carried out some actions “maliciously” after he (Adeleke) won the July 16 governorship election, including “hurried” employments without provisions to sustain them. He claimed these actions were roadblocks channeled at making things difficult for his administration. Adeleke also reversed the state name from ‘State of Osun’ to ‘Osun State’, saying the former was…