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Anambra Guber: 21 Local Governments Back Soludo’s Reelection
The entire political architecture of Anambra State chapter of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), spoke with one voice on Saturday as all the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) threw their weight behind Governor…
2027 Election: Governorship Aspirants Line Up In States
Ahead of the 2027 general election, the race for some Government Houses at the states is gaining momentum. While some aspirants have publicly declared their interest in becoming governors in their states, others are…
Supreme Court: Abure’s sack will restore peace, order in LP – Otti
Governor Alex Otti of Abia State says the Supreme Court judgement on Friday, which sacked the Julius Abure- led National Working Committee of Labour Party, LP, will pave the way for the return of peace, unity and order…
Ibadan-Born Politician, Yekini Adeojo Is Dead
An Ibadan-born businessman and politician, Yekini Adeojo, has been confirmed dead, New Telegraph reports. Adeojo, a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), passed away in the early hours of Friday, April 4.…
Court Stops Pro-Wike Rally In Bayelsa
The High Court of Bayelsa State, sitting in Yenagoa, has issued an order restraining associates of the Federal Capital Territory Minister, Nyesom Wike, from holding a mega rally in the state pending the hearing…
BREAKING: Supreme Court sets aside judgment recognising Abure as LP’s National Chairman
The Supreme Court has set aside the judgment of the Court of Appeal in Abuja recognising Julius Abure as the National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a unanimous judgment on Friday, a five-member panel of the…
2027: APC Dismisses Speculation On Shettima’s Replacement
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has refuted claims of a rift between President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima, dismissing speculation that Tinubu is considering a new running mate…
Botched recall: PDP, Natasha alert INEC as petitioners mobilise constituents
The Peoples Democratic Party and a former education minister, Oby Ezekwesili, have endorsed the Independent National Electoral Commission’s rejection of the recall petition against the embattled Kogi Central lawmaker,…
Tinubu’s Political Adviser, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed Resigns
Dr Hakeem Baba-Ahmed, the political adviser to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has resigned, Daily Trust reliably learnt. Impeccable sources in the presidency confirmed yesterday that the former spokesman of the Northern…
‘One battle down, two more to go’ — Natasha Akpoti celebrates recall petition failure
Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, the senator representing Kogi central, has expressed joy after the Independent National Electoral Commission…
I Dissed Tinubu In My Album Because Of Peter Obi – Odumodublvck
Nigerian Afrobeats singer and rapper, Tochukwu Ojogwu, popularly known as Odumodublvck, has revealed why he dissed President Bola Tinubu in his song, ‘Vex.’ The rapper who made this known on Thursday via his X page…
BREAKING: Recall petition for Natasha Akpoti doesn’t meet standard – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said the petition for the recall of the Senator representing the Kogi Central…
‘ I believe in you’ – Wike celebrates Gov. Okpebholo’s tribunal victory
The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) minister, Nyesom Wike, has congratulated the Governor of Edo State, Monday Okpebholo, over Wednesday’s tribunal judgement, which affirmed his victory in last September’s…
Obaseki’s family lauds election tribunal judgment affirming Okpebholo’s victory
A FEW minutes after the Edo Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja upheld the election of Sen. Monday Okpebholo as the governor of Edo State, the family of the immediate past governor of the state, Godwin…
Edo gov’ship poll: We are surprised at Tribunal’s decision – PDP
THE Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday said it was surprised at the outcome of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal ruling that affirmed the victory of Sen Mondfay Okoebholo as the elected…
APC UK, Nigerians In Diaspora Urge Tinubu To Revoke Suspension Of Fubara
Some Nigerians in the United Kingdom have expressed deep concern over the recent proclamation of a state of emergency in Rivers State and the suspension of Governor Siminalayi Fubara, his deputy, and members of the…
Edo: PDP’s Ighodalo rejects tribunal judgement, proceeds to Appeal Court
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the 2024 Edo State governorship election, Asue Ighodalo, says he is heading to the Court of Appeal to challenge the Edo State tribunal verdict which…
I can’t steal to please you, Niger lawmaker tells constituents
The House of Representatives member representing Lavun/Mokwa/Edati Federal Constituency of Niger State, Joshua Audu Gana, has stoutly defended his inability to deliver on constituency projects, stating that he would not…
APC Tackles Obi Over Comment On Tinubu’s Economic Reforms
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has tackled the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, for scoring President Bola Tinubu low in implementation of economic…
BREAKING: Tribunal affirms Okpebholo as Edo governor
The Edo state governorship tribunal has affirmed Monday Okpebholo, as the duly elected governor of the state. Delivering judgment on Wednesday, a three-member panel of the tribunal led by Wilfred Kpochi, held that the…
Peter Obi lists five things he would have done differently as President
Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party presidential candidate, has again criticised President Bola Tinubu’s administration, saying his government has not delivered on some of its promises to Nigerians. After…
I would have handled economy better than Tinubu – Obi
Candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 presidential election, Mr Peter Obi, on Tuesday, accused the President Bola Tinubu administration of being ineffective in implementing economic policies. Obi, a former…
I never believed in Obaseki as a governor — Philip Shaibu
Former Edo State Deputy Governor, Philip Shaibu, has revealed that he never had faith in former Governor Godwin Obaseki’s leadership even before they both assumed office on November 12, 2016. Shaibu made this…
Edo guber: Confusion as Tribunal ‘judgement’ allegedly leaks online
The people of Edo State have been thrown into confusion as documents claiming to be the judgment of the Edo State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal surfaced online on Tuesday, a day before the Tribunal…