Politics

  Famous Nigerian singer, Folarin Falana, better known as Falz the Bad Guy, has been attacked by political thugs at his polling unit in Lagos. A post shared on social media by a user simply called Bello who was present ...

  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday won in one of the polling units inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The polling unit, PU 131, is located opposite Pilot Gate, State House, Abuja. After the voting ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Campaign Council in Benue State, Dr. Cletus Tyokaa, for being in possession of N100,000 on election day. He was set to ...

  The Chief Whip of the Senate, Orji Kalu, on Wednesday said Nigerians are not ready for a president from the Igbo extraction ahead of the forthcoming election. Speaking on the 2023 general elections in a Channels Television programme, ‘The ...

  The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has signed the second peace accord ahead of Saturday’s poll. Other presidential candidates also signed in a ceremony witnessed by President Muhammadu Buhari. Former South African President, Thabo Mbeki; ...

  The Court of Appeal sitting in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State, has affirmed Biodun Oyebanji as the winner of the governorship election held on June 18, 2022 in the state.   Delivering the judgment on Tuesday, a three-member panel of ...

  The Nigerian Railway Corporation on Tuesday announced that rail services would be suspended ahead of Saturday’s elections, from February 25 to Monday, February 27. Spokesperson for the railway corporation, Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement in a statement, saying the ...

  Nollywood actress and filmmaker, Toyin Abraham has lashed out at those criticizing her for supporting the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, saying she is doing what she is doing for free and then, it’s ...

  The Court of Appeal in Abuja on Tuesday evening removed a House of Representatives member, Micheal Enyong, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Akwa Ibom State. In his place, the court restored Mr Umo ...

  Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has shunned a meeting between Rivers State stakeholders and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, which held in Abuja on Sunday evening, ahead of Saturday’s keenly contested election. Among ...

  Five political parties have collapsed their structures into the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and thrown weight behind the party’s flag bearer, Atiku Abubakar. They are the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Action Alliance (AA), Action Peoples Party (APP), National Rescue ...

  The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has urged Nigerians of Igbo ancestry who desire to participate in the general elections to vote for any candidate of their choice. IPOB made this assertion in a statement by its spokesperson, Emma ...

  With a few days to the February 25 presidential election, Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has ruled out any last-minute deal or truce between the G5 and the flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. ...

  Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State has ordered the arrest of his predecessor, Adams Oshiomhole, over his alleged role in a protest that led to the destruction of banks and the death of no fewer than three people in ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari, again, met with the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, at the Presidential Villa, Abuja yesterday.   The meeting, reportedly held at the Residence inside the Villa, before the ...

  A former Minister of Aviation, Femi Fani-Kayode, on Monday conceded that he was wrong by failing to clarify things with relevant authorities before making his controversial statement. The Director of Special Projects and New Media for the All Progressives ...

  The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Monday met with the Aare Onakakanfo of Yoruba land, Gani Adams, in Lagos. Obi was also at the Computer village, Ikeja area of Lagos State for his presidential campaign. ...

  All Progressives Congress vice presidential candidate Kashim Shettima says northerners should ditch Atiku Abubakar for his opposition to the enactment of Sharia rule across the region. Addressing party faithful at an APC local government conference in Abuja on Friday ...

  Less than 12 days to the 2023 general elections, about 12 gubernatorial candidates of the African Action Congress, AAC, have disowned the party’s presidential candidate, Omoyele Sowore, alleging that he is undemocratic and inexperienced to lead in the capacity ...

  The Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai has again come hard on the presidency, saying he no longer believes in the leadership of President Muhammadu Buhari. Recall that sequel to the recent cash policy by the Central Bank of Nigeria, ...

  Osun State Governor Ademola Adeleke has directed civil servants across the state to mark this year’s Valentine’s Day by dancing, playing games, doing dressing parades and other kinds of entertainment. He gave the directive in a statement on February ...

  The Court of Appeal sitting in Kano State on Friday set aside the judgment of a High Court that recognised Muhammad Abacha as the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State. The Appeal Court, however, ...

  Ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP presidential campaign rally in Rivers State, the Director General of the party’s Campaign Council in the state, Dr. Abiye Sekibo on Thursday escaped assassination. It was gathered that some gunmen suspected to ...

  Popular Nigerian singer, Peter Okoye better known as Mr P has slammed Afrobeat singer, Seun Kuti for saying Labour party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi is an opportunist. Seun Kuti had earlier stated that it takes the effort of dedicated Nigerians to save Nigeria, ...

  With 16 days to the commencement of the 2023 general election, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to remove the Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in Lagos ...