Politics

  A member of the House of Representatives, representing Ukwa East/West of Abia State, Chris Nkwonta has defected from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC). This was announced on the floor of the House during plenary ...

  The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources (Oil), Heineken Lokpobiri, has revealed how the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, played a pivotal role in securing his appointment. Speaking at an event organized by the Ijaw Peoples Congress in ...

  Rivers State Governor, Siminalayi Fubara, has fired back at his predecessor, Nyesom Wike, over allegations of disloyalty. “As a matter of fact, I belong to that school of thought that if I am the only person that needs to ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has issued certificates of return to the Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his Deputy, Dennis Idahosa. The certificates were issued to them by the INEC’s National Commissioner in charge of Edo State, Rhoda ...

  A former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Prince Uche Secondus, has said that the 2027 elections may never come to fruition, as the All Progressives Congress has destroyed and buried democracy in the country. He also accused the ...

  The All Progressives Congress has cautioned Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation, against undermining the Independent National Electoral Commission by questioning the results of the recently concluded Edo State gubernatorial election. In a press statement issued by the party’s ...

  Former President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and governor-elect Senator Monday Okpebholo on their historic victory in the Edo state governorship election. In a statement issued by his spokesman, Mallam Garba Shehu, Buhari described the win as ...

  Philip Shuaibu, Edo State’s Deputy Governor, expressed feelings of vindication following the All Progressives Congress (APC) victory in the recent governorship election. In an Arise Television interview, Shuaibu stated, that he feels vindicated and thanks God for it. He ...

  A Federal High Court in Abuja has dismissed a suit seeking the sack of the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress, Abdullahi Ganduje. Presiding judge, Justice Inyang Ekwo in his ruling on Monday morning, held that the North Central ...

  The Catholic Archbishop of Abuja, Ignatius Kaigama, has called on political aspirants to prioritize service and humility as they pursue leadership roles, warning that Nigeria cannot flourish in a climate of hostility and self-interest. Kaigama made this appeal during ...

  The All Progressives Congress candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo, has emerged victorious at the just concluded Edo State governorship election. Okpebholo beat his main challengers, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Asue Ighodalo, and that of the Labour Party, ...

  Kwara State Governor, AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq, and the Speaker of the State House of Assembly, Yakubu Salihu-Danladi, have congratulated the elected chairmen and councillors in the Saturday local government elections in the state. The governor in a statement signed by ...

  The Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has described the call by the factional All Progressives Congress in the state to declare a state of emergency as baseless and disrespectful to the people. Earlier on Sunday, the ...

  The ruling All Progressives Congress has won all the 305 councilorship seats and 27 chairmanship positions in the Imo State local government election held on Saturday. Announcing the results at the Imo State Independent Electoral Commission’s office on Sunday, ...

  Election observer groups have raised concerns about the transparency of the Independent National Electoral Commission in the ongoing governorship election in Edo State. The election observer groups made their position known in a statement jointly signed by the Nigerian ...

  The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party has rejected the results of the state governorship election, so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In the results announced so far by the commission, the All Progressives ...

  A man was reportedly beaten in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, on Sunday during a protest against the results of Saturday’s local government elections by members of the state chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party. The man, identified as ...

  Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has lost his local government, Oredo Local Government Area, to the All Progressives Congress in the governorship election results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to the result declared by the ...

  Following the announcements of results of the 2024 Edo State governorship elections at the collation centre in Benin City, the state capital on Sunday, PUNCH Online has aggregated the results of the top three candidates so far. These results, ...

  Members of the All Progressives Congress led by Monday Okpebholo’s running mate, Dennis Idahosa, led protesters to demand the exit of Governor Godwin Obaseki from the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission at about 3.30am on Sunday. Idahosa, ...

  Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has been forced out of the premises of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Benin by the DIG Frank Mba. Obaseki was on the premises early on Sunday morning at some minutes past ...

  Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has explained his reason for visiting the Independent National Electoral Commission collation centre in Benin City, the state capital, in the early of today. The governor was on the INEC premises early on Sunday ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 98.58 percent of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. Results from 4455 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have ...

  The ruling All Progressives Congress on Saturday warned Nigerians to ignore pockets of Edo governorship election figures making the round on social media, saying they are not a reflection of the current results being collated by the Independent National ...

  The Independent National Electoral Commission has uploaded 90.33 percent of the results from the Edo governorship election to its Result Viewing Portal. Results from 4,082 out of the 4,519 polling units where elections were held in the state have ...