A source, however, noted that some of the lawmakers might not be at today’s sitting as a result of disagreement among them on the issue of Aiyedatiwa. He also disclosed that today’s sitting had the consent of the National Secretariat of the All Progressives Congress. - Continue reading →

Akawor’s resignation comes hours after President Bola Tinubu appointed him as the Federal Commissioner representing Rivers State in the Revenue Mobilisation, Allocation, and Fiscal Commission. - Continue reading →

The ruling party confirmed the development in a post shared on their 'X' account on Friday. - Continue reading →

He said the people, who first engaged in cybercrime in Nigeria, started with hacking, identity theft, fraud, harassment and cyber terrorism. - Continue reading →

He said the plans were to give the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, the victory, attributing Tinubu’s election to God’s handiwork. - Continue reading →

Ajadi warned that the NJC needs to clarify the matter and ensure that the truth is not swept under the carpet. - Continue reading →

According to INEC, Sule polled a total of 347,209 votes to defeat his closest opponent, who secured 283,016 votes. - Continue reading →

The Court of Appeal is set to deliver judgment on the Nasarawa State governorship dispute between the incumbent Governor, Abdullahi Sule of the APC, and David Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). - Continue reading →

The development was announced by the APC National Publicity Secretary, Barrister Felix Morka. - Continue reading →

The appellate court affirmed the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal of September 26 which upheld the election of Otu, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, and his deputy, Peter Odey. - Continue reading →

The former lawmaker stated that democracy cannot survive when political interests override moral and constitutional obligations to uphold the cause and the tenets of justice. - Continue reading →

In an interview, Onanuga said the type of campaign the opposition parties ran was why President Tinubu won the election. - Continue reading →

The announcement drew the anger of the Labour Party caucus in the upper chamber as they accused Akpabio of not carrying them along. - Continue reading →

The APC chieftain said Dino did not prepare for the election but was merely resorting to blackmail. - Continue reading →

Following the resignation of Sule, the member representing Pankshin North, Gabriel Dawang, has been elected as the new speaker, while Timothy Dantong, is now the new deputy speaker of the Assembly. - Continue reading →

Bwala lamented that he has never seen a situation where an election is invalidated on the grounds that a court order was disobeyed. - Continue reading →

Shaibu has been consulting and meeting with politicians and the media on his intention to contest, with the latest being his meeting with journalists in Abuja over the weekend. - Continue reading →

According to her, it shows that the people who voted for her believe in her vision for Bayelsa state. - Continue reading →

A three-member panel of the tribunal, headed by Justice Ibrahim Karaye, dismissed the petition on the ground that it was a pre-election matter and was statute-barred. - Continue reading →

Explaining why he threw his hat into the ring, Philip, who was recently evicted from the Deputy Governor’s Lodge, said “Edo needs a practical leader.” - Continue reading →

He described it as unfortunate, unacceptable and a broad daylight heist. - Continue reading →

Mutfwang, in a press statement signed by his Director of Press and Public Affairs, Gyang Bere, expressed optimism that the mandate overwhelmingly given to him by the citizens would be restored. - Continue reading →

Governor Douye Diri of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, had won his reelection bid during last Saturday’s governorship election. - Continue reading →

Jonathan said Diri’s victory means Bayelsa State will be safer with the governor’s determination to tackle insecurity. - Continue reading →

Recall that in the March 18, 2023 election, Yusuf was declared the winner by the Independent National Electronic Electoral Commission (INEC) with 1,019,602 votes, surpassing Nasiru Gawuna’s 890,705 votes. - Continue reading →

Commending the judiciary for the verdict, the state APC Secretary, Yusuf Idris, in a statement, said the state chapter of the party received the judgment with a high sense of responsibility and gratitude to God. - Continue reading →

In a post via X, Fani-Kayode congratulated Matawalle and commended the judiciary for having the courage to sack Dauda, stressing that the verdict was the beginning process of returning a stolen mandate. - Continue reading →

He was received by the Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni on Thursday, November 16, 2023. - Continue reading →

The opposition party accused the APC of emasculating the opposition and imposing a one-party system on the country. - Continue reading →

Reno made this known while reacting to news of the Labour party rejecting Atiku Abubakar's call for opposition parties to merge to confront the ruling APC. - Continue reading →