Politics

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 ...

Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El Rufai has applauded Senator Danjuma Goje for stepping down for Senator Ahmed Lawan in the race for senate president. He made this known shortly after a closed-door meeting he and the senators had with President Muhammadu ...

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on President Buhari to apologize to the residents of FCT Abuja for branding them a necessary evil. During a Sallah day speech when some delegates along with residents of Abuja visited him at the state ...

Politician and lawyer, Femi Fani Kayode has threatened to move the motion for Yoruba Oduduwa’s independence from Nigeria. Femi Fani Kayode, the former minister of Aviation, Nigeria took to his twitter page to threaten to move the motion Oduduwa’s independence ...

The founder of the One Love Family, Sat Guru Maharaj ji, has called on President Muhammed Buhari to appoint him as his ‘spiritual adviser.’ According to Guru Maharaji Ji, such is necessary because other religious groups and their leaders have failed. He ...

A date has been fixed by the Federal High Court in Abuja on Monday for judgment on a suit filed by the immediate-past governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha. Okorocha is challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission’s refusal to issue him ...

  Senator Dino Melaye has blasted the Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, whom he tagged as rude and disrespectful, for hugging a monarch in the state. The lawmaker representing Kogi West district in the National Assembly, called out the governor after ...

  President Muhammadu Buhari has described residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, as necessary evil for not voting for him during the February 23 presidential election. The President made this statement when he received residents of the FCT who paid him Sallah ...

The Kano State Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission has recommended the suspension of the Emir of Kano, Muhammadu Sanusi. This is in reaction to an alleged misappropriation of N3.4 billion allegedly misspent by the emirate under Sanusi. A preliminary report of the ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, has expelled the immediate past governor of Zamfara State, Abdulaziz Yari, for allegedly scuttling the party’s chances in Zamfara State. The Deputy National Chairman (North) of the APC, Lawali Shuaibu, was also expelled for allegedly conniving ...

Former president, Olusegun Obasanjo has advised the First Lady of Nigeria Aisha Buhari to have a pillow talk with her husband in the bed room. Obasanjo made this known in reaction to Aisha Buhar’s criticism of a programme in her husband’s administration. ...

Reno Omokri has revealed what will happen if President Muhammadu Buhari offers him the position of the Vice President of Nigeria. While responding to a follower who had commented on his post, Omokri revealed that even if Buhari offered him the ...

Controversial senator, Dino Melaye has declared his intention to join the Kogi State governorship race. Dino Melaye who represents Kogi West, on Saturday declared interest to contest for the governorship seat of the state. According to a Blueprint report, Mr ...

Elder statesman, Chief Ayo Adebanjo, is of the opinion that politicians from other parts of Nigeria should clear the path for an Igbo President in 2023. In an interview with VINCENT KALU of the Sun, the Afenifere leader, said the Southeast should produce the ...

  Newly sworn-in governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha has commenced the demolition of monuments erected by his predecessor, Rochas Okorocha. Barely 24 hours after he was sworn-in, Ihedioha took as his first assignment the demolition of Akachi towers, a tourist ...

Davido has reacted to the news his uncle, Ademola Adeleke’s victory at the appeal court which ruled that he is eligible to contest in the Osun 2018 governorship election. Reading the lead judgment, Justice Emmanuel Agim of the Court of Appeal, awarded ...