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APC NWC sets aside Goje’s expulsion, says ex-gov remains bona fide member
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has set aside the expulsion…
Suit seeking to stop Tinubu’s inauguration for definite hearing in Appeal Court today
The Court of Appeal in Abuja has set the stage for definite hearing today, Friday, in…
Peter Obi reacts as US Secretary, Blinken calls Tinubu, makes promises
Peter Obi, Labour Party candidate in the February 2023 presidential election, has reacted to the call…
LP crisis: Ex-Deputy Chair Okafor asks Supreme Court to declare him National Chairman
The crisis rocking the Labour Party, LP, took another dramatic twist on Friday as former Deputy…
Abia: Court pronouncement nullifying Alex Otti’s election laughable – LP
The Labour Party has reacted to the pronouncement of a Federal High Court sitting in Kano…
We stand with Abure, Obi – Ogun LP guber candidate, others declare
Amid the leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party, the governorship candidate of the party in Ogun…
32-year-old unionist unseats 4th term rep in Sokoto
A 32-year-old student unionist, Bashir Usman Gorau, has defeated, Musa S Adar, incumbent member representing Gada-Goronyo…
INEC: Our national commissioners were harassed in Adamawa
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said two of its two National Commissioners deployed in…
I have done my best to reposition Nigerian sports – Dare
The minister of Youth and Sports Development, Sunday Dare has said he will be remembered for…
Ogun Speaker reelected after supplementary poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Saturday declared the Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly,…
Sylva wins APC gov’ship ticket in Bayelsa
Immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has been declared winner of the…
Sylver wins APC gov’ship ticket in Bayelsa
Immediate past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has been declared winner of the…
Kebbi supplementary poll: Party agents distribute clothes, cash to voters
From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi Party agents at different polling units where the supplementary election is…
Kebbi supplementary poll: Party agents distribute clothes, cash to voters
From Ismail Adebayo, Birnin Kebbi Party agents at different polling units where the supplementary election is…
LIVE: INEC Concludes 2023 General Elections
LIVE: INEC Concludes 2023 General Elections The post LIVE: INEC Concludes 2023 General Elections appeared first…
Senate presidency: Hot race as 9 contenders scramble for gavel
There have been different permutations in the race for the leadership of the 10th National…
Ganduje has released millions for supplementary poll, Abba Gida-Gida raises alarm
Kano state governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has alleged that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has released millions of…
Supplementary polls: INEC distributes election materials in Adamawa
By Amina Abdullahi, Yola The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa State has commenced the…
Guber poll: PDP, NNPP reject Gov Sule’s victory, petition tribunal
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Nasarawa have petitioned…
Supplementary polls: 36,935 voters to decide Fintiri, Binani’s Fate in Adamawa
We’ll protect our votes – PDP INEC yet to decide on polling units for Sokoto rerun…
FCT not special, I don’t need 25% there to win – Tinubu
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has explained that there is no exclusive obligation that a candidate must…
10th NASS: Re-enact 2015 rebellion, face consequences, Lawmakers’ coalition warns
A coalition of returning and new members-elect from all political parties that won seats in the…
Gov’ship: Kogi West intensifies clamour for power shift
Ahead of the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, stakeholders from the west senatorial district…
Election tribunal receives 19 petitions in Benue, yet to commence sitting
The Elections Petition Tribunal in Makurdi, the Benue State capital, has confirmed receipt of 19…
LP crisis: ‘Don’t screen candidates for elections’, state chairmen warns Apapa
Labour Party state Chairmen have cautioned the Lamidi Apapa-led group not to screen candidates for the…
Gov’ship results: APC petitions tribunals in Kano, Plateau, Rivers
From Salim Umar Ibrahim (Kano), Ado Abubakar Musa (Jos), Hamisu Kabir Matazu (Maiduguri) & Victor Edozie…
Atiku’s petition vague, meaningless, APC tells tribunal
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has asked the Presidential Elections Petitions Tribunal to dismiss the petition…
APC adopts direct mode of primary for Kogi gov’ship poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has adopted the direct mode of primary for the choice of…
LP factions clash in Abuja as leadership crisis festers
There was pandemonium on Wednesday when some state chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) chased the…
Imo gov’ship: How Anyanwu emerged PDP consensus candidate
National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu, has emerged the consensus…
Ebonyi NNPP denies suspending gov’ship candidate
The Ebonyi State chapter of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) yesterday denied suspending its…
10th NASS: APC may take decision on zoning after Ramadan — Senate spokesman
The Senate spokesperson, Senator Ajibola Basiru, has dismissed claims that the ruling All Progressives Congress…
Supplementary polls: INEC urged to improve performance
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to improve its performance in this…
Why 1993 election scenario must not play out again – Sen. Abubakar
The Convener of Arewa New Agenda (ANA), Senator Ahmad Abubakar MoAllahyidi has said the 1993…
Bayelsa: Diri gets PDP gov’ship ticket for second term
Bayelsa State Governor, Senator Douye Diri, has emerged winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship…
It’s unethical to buy senate president seat – N/Assembly spokesman
The Senate spokesperson, Ajibola Basiru, has said that it is unethical and dangerous for senate president…
Jaji joins speakership race, asks APC to prioritise genuine reconciliation
The Director of Contacts and Mobilisation of the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council, North-West geo-political…
Imo gov’ship: Anyanwu to emerge PDP consensus candidate today
The National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Samuel Anyanwu will, today, emerge…
Wike fighting me for supporting Atiku, says Dino Melaye
…calls Rivers gov liability to PDP A Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) aspirant in the forthcoming…
Why we sealed Plateau Assembly – Police
The Plateau State Police Command yesterday said it sealed the state’s House of Assembly to prevent…
Infighting led to APC defeat in Oyo – Tinubu supporters
Some supporters of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Oyo State said the All…
Nigeria now a laughing stock over outcome of presidential poll – Atiku campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the 2023 elections said Nigeria…
Kogi gov’ship: LP female aspirant vows to tackle political intolerance
A female Labour Party aspirant for the November 11 governorship election in Kogi State, Dr…
APC support groups demand Lukman’s resignation
A coalition of support groups of the All Progressives Congress (APC) from the North-West zone has…
APC masterminding crisis in LP – Youth leader
The Labour Party (LP) has said the incessant attacks on its leadership targeted at destabilising the…
Presidential Poll: Nigeria now a laughing stock – Atiku Campaign
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) for the 2023 elections says Nigeria has…
Wike: Melaye lacks capacity to govern
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has said Senator Dino Melaye lacks the capacity to govern…
Bear attacks as sacrifice for new Nigeria, Obi tells supporters
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has urged his supporters, otherwise called…
Lagos: Jandor petitions tribunal, wants Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour votes declared wasted
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Dr Olajide Adediran, popularly…
Tinubu would be sworn-in as president – Primate Olabayo
The founder and primate of the Evangelical Church of Yahweh Worldwide, Theophilus Olabayo, who predicted the…
Why N/West should produce Senate president – NALGG
The National Alliance for Legislation and Good Governance (NALGG) said the 27.3% of votes the ruling…
Taraba APC dismisses ‘suspension’ of Senator Jimkuta
The Takum Local Government executive of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed the purported suspension…
Senate presidency: Why I visited Buhari – Izunaso
The senator-elect for Imo West and former National Organising Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC),…
Why politicians should stop dividing Nigeria along ethnic, religious lines — Obaseki
Edo State governor, Godwin Obaseki, has asked politicians to unite Nigerians and desist from actions capable…
Kogi gov’ship: Why APC must zone ticket to western region — Faleke
The lawmaker representing Ikeja Federal Constituency of Lagos State in the National Assembly, James Abiodun Faleke…
Gombe APC suspends Senator, Reps member over ‘anti-party’ activities
The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) said it has suspended Senator Bulus…
Presidential aspirant backs N/West for Senate presidency
An All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant in the 2023 election, Adamu Garba, has urged the…
LP crisis: State chairmen demand emergency NEC meeting
The Council of Chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) has asked the leadership of the…
Rivers APC crisis worsens as Amaechi, others fight over party structure
The Rivers State chapter of the All Progressive Congress (APC) is enmeshed in crisis as…
Go to court, stop inciting violence, Bishop tells aggrieved politicians
The Bishop Diocese of Kwara Anglican Communion, Rt. Revd Sunday Timothy Adewole, has urged aggrieved politicians…
Nigerian elections reassuring to Africa, Rwandan envoy tells Buhari
The outgoing Rwanda High Commissioner, Stanislas Kamanzi, said the successful completion of the 2023 elections by…
10th NASS leadership: Aspirants urged to respect APC zoning arrangement
The Quintessential Professionals in Politics, a pro-democracy group, has urged lawmakers-elect, especially those from the North,…
Presidential election: ‘I warned Obi against dethroning a deity…’
Elliot Ugochukwu-Uko, an evangelist cum political activist is the founder of Igbo Youth Movement (IYM) and…
Gombe APC suspends Sen. Amos, Rep member over ‘anti-party’ activities
The Gombe State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Senator Bulus K Amos…
American rapper NF Releases New Album ‘Hope’
American rapper and producer, Nathan John Feuerstein, popularly known by his initials NF, has released his…
Intrigues as race for APC guber ticket heightens in Kogi
Going by the statutory laws of the country, on January 27, 2024, the current administration in…
Plateau assembly crisis worsens over reinstated speaker
The recent reinstatement of the impeached Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Nuhu Abok…
South East should be considered for Reps Speakership 40 years after – Kalu
Benjamin Okezie Kalu representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State is the spokesman of the 9th…
Ogun guber poll: Declare me winner, Adebutu petitions election tribunal
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship election in Ogun…
APC support groups urge Tinubu, Adamu, to douse political tension
Top leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) including the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu and…
Niger gov-elect inaugurates 62-member transition committee
The Niger State governor-elect, Umar Mohammed Bago has inaugurated a 62-member transition committee to take stock…
Consider gender inclusion in 10th N/Assembly leadership — Women forum
Women in Politics Forum have called on political parties and lawmakers-elect to make gender a critical…
Enugu APC suspends foreign affairs minister, Nnamani; expels ex-governor Chime
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State has suspended foreign affairs minister, Geoffrey Onyeama, Senator…
Senate presidency: APC chieftain makes case for Sani Musa
As Reps spokesman joins speakership race A chieftain of APC in Niger State, Alhaji Mohammed Nma…
APC calls for calm as PDP protesters storms Rivers INEC office
The South South Coordinator of Bola Ahmed Bola Tinubu Campaign, Chief Tony Okocha has called for…
LP crisis worsens as new faction takes over party secretariat
The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party (LP) worsened yesterday as some members of the National…
Shun anti-democratic forces calling for interim govt — Tinubu supporters urge youths
Supporters of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, under the auspices of the Disciples of Justice, have…
Obasanjo: I’m too old to keep quiet, Nigeria must be rescued
Urges incoming gov’t to end elections-based ethnic divisions A former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, yesterday said the…
Plateau: Reinstated speaker insists on presiding despite police sealing assembly
The reinstated Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Hon Abok Nuhu, has insisted that…
10th NASS: APC govs give yardstick for choosing principal officers
Aspirants bribing NWC members with rice, sugar, others – Vice chair Governors who are members of…
Chimamanda writes open letter to Biden over 2023 presidential election
World-renowned Nigerian author, Chimamanda Adichie, has written an open letter to the President of the United…
LP suspends ex-Chairman, 5 others in Lagos
The Labour Party in Lagos State has indefinitely suspended six of its chieftains, including the immediate…
Kano gov’ship poll: We taught Ganduje political lesson of his life – Jibrin
A rep-elect under the platform of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Abdulmumin Jibrin, has said…
Court restrains LP national chair, 3 others from parading as officials
Rivers APC suspends chair, legal adviser An FCT High Court has restrained the National Chairman of…
Kano: Doguwa’s opponent seeks order to halt supplementary election
The candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) for Doguwa/Tudunwada federal constituency, Salisu Yushau, has…
10th NASS: Reps opposition caucuses vow to have one voice
Members of opposition parties’ caucuses in the House of Representatives have vowed to unite and forge…
Speakership crisis: Police seal Plateau assembly complex
The Plateau State Police Command has sealed the state House of Assembly complex as a result…
Selfishness caused APC’s defeat in Kano — Adamu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has attributed the party’s loss in the…
Protest as police kill man in Delta
There is tension in Asaba the Delta State capital over the death of a yet-to-be identified…
Why APC lost gov’ship poll in Kano – Adamu
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, has attributed the party’s loss in the…
Obi, Atiku, Fayose, other notable Nigerian politicians involved in leaked conversations
A few weeks after the February 25 presidential election, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP),…
We must protect Tinubu’s administration from scavengers – APC youth leader
The National Youth Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dayo Israel, has charged Nigerian youths…
May 29: Kaduna appoints 65-man transition c’ttee
The Kaduna State Government has announced a 65-member transition committee which will prepare the roadmap for…
LP crisis: State chairmen pass vote of confidence on Abure as national chair
State chairmen of the Labour Party (LP) have passed a vote of confidence on their National…
NASS leadership: Why I joined House’ Speaker’s race-Kwara rep
A re-elected member of the House of Representatives from Kwara State, Abdulraheem Olawuyi has stated that…
Support aggrieved candidates in court, APC campaign council urges NWC
The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the party’s National…
‘Calls for interim govt not Nigeria’s interest’
A retired Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG), Ambrose Aisabor, has described the call for an…
Benue governor-elect told not to disappoint electorate
A group known as Alia Alliance has tasked the Benue governor-elect, Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia, not…
Kogi PDP gov’ship: I have no anointed aspirant, says Atiku
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar has declared that he has no preferred…