Politics

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…

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.…

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…

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…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democ ratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has urged the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, to stop speaking while he is under the influence of alcohol. Wike had while…

Peter Obi, presidential candidate of Labour Party, pulled mammoth crowds in his first post-election street tour. Obi, who came a distant third in the February 25 election, stopped over in Delta and…

Governor Chukwuma Soludo has accused Labour Party’s presidential candidate of trying to lay landmines for him with his call that the people of Anambra should vote members of his party in the 18 March state…

Minister of State for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo on Saturday said God raised the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi to make Asiwaju Bola Tinubu president. Keyamo, who is the official…

Wakili Kabiru-Muhammad, Nasarawa West Senatorial candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), in the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections has dragged the Independent National Electoral…

The last may not have been heard on the crisis rocking the pan-Yoruba socio-political…

A pressure group, the Leaders After God’s Own Spirit Initiative, has warned politicians in Nigeria to stop creating divisions among the people over elections. It said the way the politicians were…

Accord Party has denied adopting the incumbent governor, Dapo Abiodun, as its governorship candidate, for the March 18 election. The Chairman of the party, Tajudeen Olayokun, disclosed this to journalists in…

Prince Odi Okojie, husband to ace Nollywood actress in an elevated mood. The newly elected House of Representatives member for Esan South/North East Edo State, has praised his actress wife, Mercy Johnson-Okojie…

The Labour Party has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of frustrating its petition against the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. At a press conference in Lagos,…

‘Some worked in cahoots with politicians’ In the buildup to the 2023 general elections, many opinion polls were conducted, projecting the likely outcome of the presidential election. But the…

Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers state, has described Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), as the hero of the February 25 election. Wike, who spoke on Saturday during an…

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that only the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is empowered by law to determine the mode of collating and transmitting election results. Justice Emeka…

Ahead of the forthcoming governorship and state assembly elections in Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja, a former governor, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Teslim…

Joe Igbokwe, Special Adviser to Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu on drainages has predicted that President-elect, Bola Tinubu will rule Nigeria till 2031 and subsequently handover to a northerner. Igbokwe said this in…

Nyesom Wike, governor of River state, says he did not rig the presidential election against Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party (LP). in the February 25 elections won by Bola Tinubu, candidate of…

The Governorship Candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has said that if elected in the March 18 election, his administration will improve capacity and localise solutions…

The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has promised that he will not endanger the relative peace existing in Nigeria in his challenge of the results of the February 25 presidential election. Obi…

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has threatened to sue the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for defaming his character. The PDP had called for the resignation of…

The supreme court has affirmed the nomination of Rufai Hanga as the Kano central senatorial district candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). The apex court removed Ibrahim Shekarau, a former Kano governor,…