Politics

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar believes the merger of Nigeria’s opposition parties will help in forming a stronger front against the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Atiku, who was the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2023 presidential election, ...

Swear by the Quran that Kogi Election was FREE & FAIR – Melaye challenges INEC chairman Dino Melaye has asked INEC chairman to swear by the Holy Quran if truly he agrees that the just held Kogi Governorship election was ...

FFK mocks Melaye as he fails woefully in Kogi election Femi-Fani Kayode, FFK, a former Minister of the Federation and politician, has mocked the Governorship candidate of PDP, in the just held Kogi election, saying he carries no weight and ...

PDP’s Douye Diri wins Bayelsa gov election The incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri, has been declared the winner of the State governorship election held last Saturday.   The Returning Officer, Prof ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday The state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal ...

Adams Oshiomhole, the senator representing Edo North Senatorial District and former Governor of Edo, says the incumbent governor of the state, Godwin Obaseki, remains his friend in spite of their political and party differences Oshiomhole spoke while giving his goodwill ...

UK PM appoints James Cleverly as new interior minister British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday appointed James Cleverly as interior minister, switching the 54-year-old from the role of foreign secretary which he had held for a year. The move, ...

Melaye kicks as INEC declares Ododo Kogi Gov-Elect The candidate of the People Democratic party(PDP) Senator Dino Melaye has rejected the result of the Saturday’s governorship election. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the All Progressives Congress(APC) candidate Ahmed Ododo the winner of ...

The Presidency has congratulated the Kogi State governor-elect, Usman Ododo Ododo, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, defeated his rivals from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muri Ajaka, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). ...

The All Progressives Congress Governorship candidate, Ahmed Ododo, has been announced winner of the just concluded November 11 governorship election in Kogi State Ododo won with 446,237 votes, defeating his closest rival, Murtala Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party, who garnered ...

Kogi decides: INEC to hold fresh elections in 59 polling units The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), today said that fresh polls will be conducted in 59 polling units in the Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. According to the commission, the ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced the Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, as the winner of the state governorship election held on Saturday The state Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, who is also the Vice-Chancellor, Federal ...

INEC officer kidnapped on election eve is freed One of the Independent National Electoral Commission’s Supervisory Presiding Officers, who was abducted at the Amassoma jetty in Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State, on the eve of the governorship election, ...

The Labour Party governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Udengs Eradiri, has said VOTE-BUYING was the other of the day He said this while faulting the conduct of today’s governorship election in the state. Udengs who spoke to reporters after casting ...

Kogi decides: Governorship candidate, Olayinka Braimoh ARRESTED The governorship candidate of the Action Alliance in yesterday’s gubernatorial elections in Kogi State, Olayinka Braimoh, has been arrested. Musa Yakubu, his media aide, confirmed the arrest to journalists. He told reporters that his principal ...

Despite not voting, Dino Melaye has won his  polling unit The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in yesterday’s election garnered 210 votes to defeat his main challenger, Ahmed Ododo of the All Progressives Congress candidate (APC), who polled 22 votes. Leke Abejide of the African ...

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State, on Thursday, said his predecessor, who is the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike, remains his ‘oga’ (boss) He said this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State capital, when both met for ...

  Singer Terry G has called out some APC members over an alleged campaign debt. He called them out on his insta-story, saying he worked for them, but some people have now chopped the money. He then said, he has left them ...

Appeal Court declares Lalong winner of Plateau South senatorial poll The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Tuesday upheld the judgment of the tribunal which declared the Minister of Labour, Simon Lalong winner of the Plateau South Senatorial election. The Independent National ...

Vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last General election, Senator Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, has said that showing respect for President Bola Tinubu wouldn’t deter him from referring to him as a drug dealer. Datti Baba-Ahmed spoke during an interview ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission is yet to prosecute 197 electoral offenders months after the 2023 general elections The commission had on May 2, 2023, said it would prosecute the 215 case files handed over to it out of the ...

INEC adds Sylva to Bayelsa gov candidates list The Independent National Electoral Commission has released an amended list of candidates for Bayelsa State governorship election.   According to the amended list uploaded on the commission’s website on Monday, the names ...

The Court of Appeal, Lagos Division, has reaffirmed the victory of Senator Orji Uzor Kalu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), representing the Abia-North senatorial district In a unanimous ruling on Monday, November 6, the Appeal Court upheld the judgment ...

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi has accepted the judgment of the Supreme Court which affirmed the election of President Bola Tinubu. Obi, however, said the judgment would not signify the end of the Obidient movement. The former Anambra state governor ...

Appeal court sacks Kwankwaso, upholds Datti’s election The Court of Appeal in Abuja has sacked Musa Ilyasu Kwankwaso of the All Progressives Congress and reinstated Yusuf Umar Datti of the New Nigeria People’s Party in the Kura/Madobi/Garun Malam Federal Constituency ...