Politics

  Some of the women who contested for various political offices as candidates during the 2019 general elections in Bauchi State have lamented that they were tagged and labelled as ‘prostitutes’ for daring to participate in party politics.   Some ...

  The presidency has described as “very ridiculous, and even comical’’, the reaction of former vice president Atiku Abubakar, to the Supreme Court ruling affirming the election of Governor Gboyega Oyetola of Osun state.   Atiku, who was the candidate ...

Former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the latest supreme court ruling in the Osun State governorship tussle.   The Supreme court this morning declared Gboyega Oyetola as the rightful winner of the disputed election thus putting an end ...

  Former Presidential aide, Reno Omokri has just declared that he’s now in apossesion of  incontrovertible proof that INEC has and had a server. According to him, his proof is in form of a signed confession by INEC’s spokesperson. See his ...

  The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has accused former Senate President Bukola Saraki of diverting N12 billion from the treasury of the Kwara State Government illegally while he was governor of the state between 2003 and 2011. The ...

  Peoples Democratic Party has challenged President Muhammadu Buhari and Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo to publicly declare their assets to prove to Nigerians and the world that they are not corrupt. The main opposition party also asked President of the Senate, ...

  The PDP candidate in the last Guber election in Osun state, Senator Adeleke has said he would become the governor of the state by July 5th. He expressed that he is confident that the Supreme Court judgment slated for ...

Mohammed Abubakar the former governor of Bauchi State, has slammed claims that he spent N2.3 billion to organise funerals for some of the indigenes of the state. According to Abubakar, he only spent N1.2 billion on funeral materials and not ...

  Ahmad Lawan, President of the Senate, has claimed his monthly salary as a Nigerian senator does not exceed N750,000. A former senator, Shehu Sani, in 2018 had disclosed that lawmakers received N13.5 million every month for running costs, apart ...

  The 2019 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar on Tuesday said the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal did not reject his request to check the purported central server of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, as ...

  The Senator representing Enugu-West, Ike Ekweremadu has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to revisit the Nigerian constitution and be guided on the subject of de-registering underperforming political parties. In a statement, the Senator noted that INEC already ...

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, on Monday, shared a video of his visit to Lagos via Twitter. He also thanked the Lagos state government and the people of the state for the rousing reception he received ...

  The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday dismissed an application filed by Atiku Abubakar and the PDP to inspect INEC server allegedly used in collating the Feb. 23 general election. Justice Mohammed Garba, Chairman of the panel held that ...

  Naetochukwu Chikwe popularly known as Naeto C has been appointed as Special Assistant to Governor Emeka Ihedioha of Imo State. Before being appointed as Special Assistant to Governor Emeka Ihedioha on Lagos Liaison, Naeto C served as a Committee member for the ...

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reviewed the party’s cost of nomination forms for governorship position from five million naira to twenty million naira. This comes ahead of the November 16 governorship elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states. According ...

The Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Monday floored his opponents at the Election Petition Tribunal. Sanwo-Olu defeated the governorship candidates of Alliance for Democracy, AD, and Labour party, LP, Owolabi Salis and Prof. Ifagbemi Awamaridi, in the 2019 election ...

  Gov. Adegboyega Oyetola of All Progressive Congress (APC) on Monday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss all four appeals filed by the Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sen. Ademola Adeleke challenging his victory in the 2018 Osun ...

The Immediate past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha has been sworn-in as the senator representing Imo West senatorial district.   Okorocha was sworn-in today barely 48 hours after he was refused participation in the inauguration of the 9th senate on Tuesday. ...

Newly sworn-in Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege can be seen in the video below going on his knees to greet President Buhari yesterday. This was after he defeated Ike Ekweremadu to clinch the seat during the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly ...

Femi Gbajabiamila has been declared the new speaker of the ninth House of Representatives. He was the former Majority Leader of the House of Representatives. Mr Gbajabiamila scored a total of 281 votes to beat his rival, Umar Bago, who ...

Senator Ahmad Lawan has emerged the new Senate President to lead the 9th SenateSenate. This was after an election that saw him defeat his rival Ali Ndume. Ahmad Lawan got 79 votes while Ali Ndume got 28. The voting took ...

A former National Deputy chairman of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has criticized calls urging President Muhammadu Buhari to name late M.K.O Abiola as president on June 12. According to Bode George, the move may result in a constitutional crisis. There have ...

32-year-old Mr. Adebo Ogundoyin, member of the Oyo State House of Assembly, representing Ibarapa East State constituency, has emerged Speaker of the House. Ogundoyin, a second term lawmaker, emerged as the Speaker shortly after the Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde inaugurated the ...

Hon. Abok Ayuba, a 33-year-old 500-level student of Law at the University of Jos, has been elected as Speaker of The 9th Plateau State House of Assembly. The newly-elected Speaker, who represents Jos East constituency, was unanimously elected by members at ...

Newly sworn-in governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has stated that he has started losing weight due to the enormous and pressing demands of the State.   He made this know while speaking to State House correspondents in Abuja on Friday. “I ...