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BREAKING: PDP suspends National Chairman, Ayu with immediate effect
The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dr. Iyorchia Ayu has been suspended by the party. The suspension of Dr. Ayu was effected by the Ward Executive of the party in Igyorov Ward of Gboko…
‘North-west gave Tinubu highest votes’ — Yari joins race for senate president
Abdulaziz Yari, former governor of Zamfara state, has declared interest in running for the office of senate president. Yari said the north-west zone deserves the senate presidency since the region produced the…
British envoy faults Fani-Kayode over ‘inciting’ remarks, says 10 persons on visa ban watchlist
The United Kingdom has expressed displeasure over controversial comments made by Femi Fani-Kayode, a former minister of…
Ohanaeze Ndigbo Denies Calling Yoruba People Political Rascals Over Lagos Electoral Violence
The Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide has denied reports making the rounds that the Chairman, Council of Elders, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu, CFR (Ahaejiagamba) referred to the Yoruba people…
Presidential poll was rigged — but LP votes not rigged, says Datti
Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice-presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), says the…
Why Tinubu may face tough task uniting Nigeria
Unless the court rules otherwise, Bola Ahmed Tinubu would be inaugurated as the next president…
Meet 48 Women Who Made It To State Assemblies
Out of the 988 state assembly seats across the 36 states of the federation, only 48 female lawmakers, representing 4.85 per cent, were elected in the just concluded elections, Daily Trust Saturday reports. The poor outing of women in…
APC USA attacks Peter Obi’s partisan group of attempting to truncate democracy
The APC, United States Chapter has described the so-called Nigerian American Coalition for Justice and Democracy (NACJD) as a group of Peter Obi supporters (“Obidients”) masquerading themselves as a non-partisan…
How Ethnicity, Violence, Internal Crisis Influenced Gov’ship Poll In South
The governorship election which took place on March 18 across 28 out of the 36 states in Nigeria was keenly contested by major political parties. While some governors were able to win their re-election…
Video reporting attack on INEC Chairman’s house fake – Police
The Bauchi State Police Command has dismissed rumours emanating from video reports that the Bauchi residence of Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), was attacked…
You Are A Jobless Minister – Atiku’s Aide Blasts Festus Keyamo
Special Assistant on Public Communication to Waziri Atiku Abubakar, Mr. Phrank Shaibu, has described the Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo, as a jobless minister. Shaibu said this in…
Gov’ship: Real Reasons APC Won More States Despite Upset In Presidential Election
The February 25 presidential election has come and gone, but the dramatic events that shaped it are still subject of analysis. To some observers, it was the first time since the return of democracy in 1999…
Trending Video: Yoruba are political rascals, we will handle them – Iwuanyanwu
Igbo chieftain and businessman, Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyanwu has said Yoruba people are political rascals and would be handled. Iwuanyanwu, in a trending video, said nobody has the right to take the life of any…
Groups plan pro-Tinubu protests, say Enough is Enough
The National Coordinator, Coalition for A Better Nigeria and the Grand Council of Yoruba Youths, Comrade Awa Bamiji on Saturday said his groups were disgusted by the excesses of the opposition parties who…
‘Suspension plot’: Courts fixes April 20 for judgment in Fubara’s suit against PDP
A federal high court has fixed April 20 for judgment in a suit filed by Siminlalayi Fubara, Rivers state governor-elect, and his deputy, Ngozi Odu, seeking to stop a purported suspension plot by the Peoples…
Adamawa APC sacks 25 executives over Mustapha’s suspension
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Adamawa State has sacked 25 executive members over the roles they…
I Was Offered N100m To Step Down – Volunteer Teacher Who Ousted Yobe Speaker
In the just concluded governorship and state assembly elections, Lawan Musa Majakura, a 33-year-old man, defeated the Speaker of the Yobe State House of Assembly,… In the just concluded governorship and state…
Elections: Why Sitting Presidents Lose Aso Rock
From 2015 till date, sitting presidents have been losing the polling units located inside the vicinity of the Aso Rock Presidential Villa, Abuja, to candidates… From 2015 till date, sitting presidents have been…
INEC fixes dates for issuance of certificates of return to govs, deputy govs-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has fixed Wednesday 29th,…
INEC promises transparency in Adamawa supplementary gov poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission has said it will conduct a credible supplementary governorship election in Adamawa State. It said the election would be the pride of citizens and of the international…
I’ll continue to challenge the outcome of presidential election – Atiku
Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), says he will continue to challenge the outcome of the February 25 election that produced Bola Tinubu as the president-elect. …
Opposition planning to truncate my swearing-in, Tinubu raises alarm
.Tells, Atiku, Obi, ‘You can’t be in court and on the streets.Protesters fixated on having interim govt President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has raised the alarm over plots by some aggrieved partisans to…
Rev. Fr. Alia: From healing mass to Benue Govt House
The just concluded 2023 general elections may have come and gone but the outcome of the polls in parts of the country like Benue state would continue to generate reactions along various lines. Before the polls,…
Appeal Court dismisses PDP’s suit seeking disqualification of Tinubu, Shettima
The Abuja Division of the Court of Appeal Friday evening, dismissed an appeal by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), seeking the disqualification of Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate, All Progressives Congress (APC),…