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PDP, Labour have no capacity to rule Lagos; vote Sanwo-Olu, says Aregbesola
Interior minister Rauf Aregbesola has urged stakeholders and leaders of the APC in a meeting in Lagos to rally support for Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu’s reelection. This is contained in a statement on…
Rhodes-Vivour remains LP candidate, party’s legal team clarifies
To put to rest the allegation surrounding legitimacy of the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for…
What Appeal Court should do to Adeleke – Oyetola
Former Governor, Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC), on Monday, asked the Court of Appeal, Abuja to declared Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun unqualified to have contested the July 16, 2022…
Go to court if you are not satisfied with results – Yakasai tells politicians
An elder statesman, Alhaji Tanko Yakasai, on Monday urged those who lost in the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly elections to approach the court to challenge the results rather than embark…
February elections consolidated Nigeria’s democracy – Presidency replies critics
The Presidency on Monday evening said the Presidential and National Assembly elections of February 25 has consolidated Nigeria’s democracy and improved the integrity of the Electoral Act 2022. It also…
Ogun Gov’ship: I’m The Gov, I Can Arrest Anybody – Abiodun
Governor Dapo Abiodun has threatened to order the arrest of anybody who intimidates his supporters during Saturday’s governorship and house of assembly elections in Ogun State. The governor told his…
Violence: 7 States To Watch Ahead Of Gov’ship Polls
Seven states have been identified as potential hotspots of violence ahead of Saturday’s rescheduled governorship and state assembly elections. Following the pre-election violence occasioned by clashes…
House poll: Obaseki frets as National Assembly election defeat unsettles governor
With the woeful performance of the Peoples Democratic Party in Edo State in the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections, ADEYINKA ADEDIPE writes that the state Governor, Godwin Obaseki,…
Yobe: LP, SDP, 3 Others Endorse Buni
Five political parties have endorsed Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, for a second term. Buni, the APC candidate in Saturday’s governorship poll, is seeking a second and final term in office. The…
PDP members protest alleged intimidation by traditional ruler in Lagos
Members of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Monday staged a…
Obidient movement NOT about LP…. it is borne out of religion and ethnicity – Okowa
Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta,…
Guber poll: 5 political parties declare support for Sanwo-Olu’s re-election
The leadership of five political parties, under the umbrella of the Alliance of Registered Political Parties, ARPP, have declared support for the re-election of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Lagos State…
No plan to sack civil servants, minimum salary to reach N150,000 – Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
The governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says Lagos civil servants will be better taken care of if he’s elected to govern the state. In a video recording on Monday, Mr…
Presidential Poll: We’ve Learned Our Lessons, Glitches Have Been Fixed – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has learned its lessons from the February 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. INEC National Commissioner, Festus Okoye, stated on Channels…
Adamawa: 6 governorship candidates boost Fintiri’s second term bid
The ambition of Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa for a second term of office has been boosted with declaration of support for his reelection by six governorship candidates of other parties in the state on…
BREAKING: Appeal Court Reserves Judgement On Osun Governorship Appeal
The Appeal Court on Monday, reserved judgement on the Osun State Governorship Appeal filled by Governor Ademola Adeleke. Adeleke had on February 9th, appealed the judgement of the Osun State Governorship…
Rivers Gov’ship: Wike, Amaechi Battle For PDP, APC Candidates
Rivers State governor, Nyesom Wike, and his predecessor, Chibuike Amaechi, are battling ahead of this Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The two political gladiators are not contesting…
Game-changer: How BVAS turned heavyweights to paperweights
The introduction of the Bimodal Voters Accreditation System machines into Nigeria’s electoral process has to a large extent reduced rigging and produced results, which shocked legacy parties,…
Police speaks on ‘assassination attempt’ on Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, others
The police in Lagos State have said that it had yet to see any empirical evidence to show any form of armed attack on Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party gubernatorial candidate in the state and…
Why Our ICT Director Was Redeployed Before 2023 Elections – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has justified the transfer of its director in charge of Information Communication Technology (ICT), Chidi Nwafor, who was transferred a few months before…
Guber Poll: Lagos communities drum support for Sanwo-Olu
Twenty-two indigenous communities of Idasho, Ibeju-Lekki in Lagos have thrown their weight behind the re-election bid of Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu and his deputy, Dr Obafemi Hamzat, in the rescheduled March 18…
We won’t allow parties access to our data base, says INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said at the weekend that it will not allow any political party access to its data base containing biometric information of all registered voters.…
RECs To Brief INEC Chairman On BVAS Reconfiguration Today
Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) will today meet with chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Mahmood Yakubu, ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and state assembly…
Kwankwaso Will Be Next Buhari – El-Rufai’s Son
Bashir, one of the sons of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, has said the presidential candidate of New Nigerian People Party (NNPP), Senator Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, would be the “next…