Politics

By Bayonle Abiodun Senate President Godswill Akpabio will personally present the official results of the Edo governorship election to President Bola Tinubu upon his return to Abuja . This move follows the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Monday Okpebholo’s, victory in the election. Akpabio revealed that he received the results sheet from Edo State […]

Jigawa State Government has disputed rumours alleging that the upcoming local government election scheduled for October 5, 2024 was postponed. Special adviser to the Governor on election matters, Hon. Abbas Ibrahim disclosed this in a statement. He said the Jigawa State Independent Electoral Commission, JISIEC, had no power to change the date of the election […]

The Peoples Democratic Party kicked against the result of Saturday’s governorship election in Edo State, which ushered in the All Progressives Congress candidate Senator Monday Okpebholo as the new governor of the state. Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, who is the Chairman, Edo State Governorship Election National Campaign Council, on Sunday, stated that the Independent […]

The forthcoming local government elections in Ogun State have been fixed for Saturday, November 16 2024. The Chairman of Ogun State Independent Electoral Commission, Mr Babatunde Osibodu, disclosed this in a statement signed by him and made available to journalists in Abeokuta on Tuesday. Osibodu, according to the statement, said, “Thursday, August 8, 2024, is […]

Kamala Harris was set to announce her running mate Tuesday before the pair head out on a five-day swing through America’s hottest battleground states, just three months out from the presidential election. The US vice president’s campaign has come out of the blocks at a lightning pace since she replaced Joe Biden at the top […]

Chinese leader President Xi Jinping has invited President Bola Tinubu to pay a state visit to China in September. China’s Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs, Chen Xiaodong delivered the invitation to Tinubu at the Aso Villa on Thursday. The Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, made this known in a […]

The Federal Government has scheduled an emergency meeting for Wednesday (today) morning in response to a planned nationwide protest slated for August 1. This comes after President Bola Tinubu pleaded with the organisers to shelve the protests and give his administration more time to execute people-oriented programmes. A circular shared on Tuesday by sources with […]

The Coalition of Northern Groups (CNG), has lambasted the federal lawmakers, especially those from the north, for supporting the call for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi Kanu. It was reported that the call for the freedom of the IPOB leader has become louder as prominent Nigerians, […]

The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to hold state governors, their deputies and others to account over cases of electoral violence, bribery, vote-buying, and conspiracy during the 2023 elections. The court ordered INEC to ensure the appointment of independent counsel to investigate cases of electoral violence […]

The National Working Committee, NWC, of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, is considering disciplinary action against some of its members in the Edo State chapter for alleged anti-party activities. It was gathered in Abuja, yesterday, that the party leadership has been inundated with petitions against the party’s National Vice Chairman (South South), Dan Orbih and […]