The Independent National Electoral Commission has appealed the judgment of a Federal High Court in Abuja which reversed the commission’s disqualification of the Social Democratic Party candidate, Natasha Akpoti, in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. The Federal High Court presided by Justice Folashade Ogunbanjo-Giwa, had on November...
Edo State Government has placed a total and complete ban on all political rallies, demonstrations or procession in any part of the state. It directed all security agencies to deal firmly with all persons, no matter how highly placed who breached the directive. A statement signed by Secretary to the Edo...
The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, asked politicians interested in contesting the 2023 general elections to work hard because he would not allow electoral malpractices. He asked those who may be planning to use their offices or security agencies to subvert the will of the people to...
The Kwara State Chapter of the People's Democratic Party (PDP) has described as false, preposterous and unfortunate claim by the Kwara State Government that it did not attack nor demolish any house belonging to old people known as Ile Arugbo. In a statement by its State Chairman, Hon. (Engr) Kola...
The National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, has advised Nigerians to worry less about who will succeed the President. Instead, he said the task of nation-building and moving the country forward should take priority over the search for a successor for President Muhammadu Buhari ahead of...
The Edo State Governor, Mr Godwin Obaseki, has said his pact with the people of the state is to defend their interests and end godfatherism, which threatens to deprive them their democratic rights. Obaseki said he became governor with a mission to further the fight against godfatherism started by his...
The Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige, has enjoined the Igbo to show mass presence in the All Progressives Congress. He said the APC was the easiest political platform the South-East geopolitical zone could use to ascend to the presidency of the country. This was coming a day after...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Thursday said it would work to win in at least three of five Southeast states in the 2023 general elections. The party’s Southeast zonal caucus met at the Uburu country home of Science and Technology Minister, Dr Ogbonnaya Onu, who was adopted as APC’s...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday affirmed the election of Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Oyo State. In a unanimous judgment, the apex court affirmed the judgment of the Ibandan division of the Court of Appeal sitting in Ibadan yesterday set...
Kogi State Governor, Yahaya Bello, has said that he was not in the position to decide where his successor would come from after his second term in office, saying only God and the Kogi electorates can decide that. The governor said this on Tuesday while reacting to demands on power...