Politics

Against the backdrop of Friday’s court judgement in Abuja by the election petition tribunal, which declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Senator Ademola Adeleke as the winner of September 22 governorship poll…

The incumbent Governor of Plateau State, Simon Bako Lalong of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the 2019 gubernatorial election, polling 595, 582 votes to defeat his closest…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo says those opposed to the decision of Atiku Abubakar to seek legal redress over the outcome of the presidential election have evil minds. Atiku, who contested under the…

The Police Command in Kano State have sent a reinforcement of security personnel to Gama Ward of Nasarawa Local Government to beef up security at polling units located in the ward. Abdullahi Haruna, a Deputy…

The European Union (EU) has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election for another four-year term and expressed willingness to work with his government.Mr Femi Adesina, the President’s Special Adviser on…

Police officers on election duty Saturday arrested Kano State Commissioner for Special Duties, Muktar Yakasai. Mr Yakasai allegedly led some thugs to disrupt ongoing election at Yelwa Secondary School in…

The opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Kano State has rejected the ongoing supplementary governorship election holding in 28 local government areas. Chairman of PDP in the state, Rabiu Bichi, who…

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) national leader, says his moral authority plays a role in his ability to influence elections. He also said that other tools that helped him influence…

The National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) has hailed the tribunal declaration of Sen. Ademola Adeleke as governor of Osun State, saying it is hope awakening. Mr. Adeyemi Azeez, National Public…

Ayodele Fayose, former governor of Ekiti state, says by the grace of God, presidency and Ekiti will also slip off the hands of the All Progressives Party (APC). Fayose said this in reaction to the victory of Ademola Adeleke…

President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes in the will of the people and cannot put pressure on voters to elect leaders they do not like. Buhari statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and…

Osun State Governor, Adegboyega Oyetola says he is going to the Appeal Court to challenge the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal which nullified his election as governor. The tribunal had…

The Independent National Electoral Commission ( INEC ) in Lagos State says that only six political parties will participate in the Saturday’s supplementary election at Ibeju-Lekki State Constituency I.…

Voters in parts of Kano, Sokoto, Plateau, Benue and Bauchi are heading back to the polling centres today eager to end days of apprehension caused by the March 9 inconclusive governorship and state assembly…

AS ‘facts are emerging,’ so are events unfolding on the drama of last week involving former Ogun State governor and director-general of the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, Otunba Gbenga Daniel.…

Music super star David Adeleke, fondly called Davido, has reacted to the judgement of the Osun State Election Petition Tribunal. “Mandate returned,” he wrote on his Instagam page, in reaction to the…

Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has asked President Muhammadu Buhari to appoint Muslim ministers from five south-west states. In a statement by Ishaq Akintola, its director, the group said Muslims have…

The chairman of the Osun State Elections Petitions Tribunal in Abuja has delivered a dissenting judgement in the Osun State governorship election petition. Justice Muhammed Ibrahim Sirajo on Friday…

Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna state, says Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), must have been dreaming when he said he defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in…

Garbi Akuyam, commissioner of finance in Bauchi state, has resigned, citing “political realities of the present day”. In his resignation letter, Akuyam thanked Mohammed Abubakar, the governor, and the…

All Progressives Congress in Osun has rejected the judgment of the Election Petition Tribunal verdict that declared Adeleke the winner of the 2018 governorship election in the state. APC, in a terse…

The Osun State Governorship Election Pet‎ition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared as winner Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the last year’s governorship election in the state, Ademola Adeleke. It…

Kano state governor, Dr. Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has accused the Commissioner of Police Muhammed Wakili for being politically partial. Governor Ganduje slammed the Commissioner in an interview with BBC Hausa…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has responded to the statement by the United States on the 2019 general election in Nigeria. The US claimed it was disappointed by the low turnout of…