Stay Away From Violence, ECOWAS Cautions As Liberians Await Results Of Presidential Election
West African regional bloc ECOWAS this weekend warned candidates in Liberia’s recent elections against any premature declarations of victory and said it would crack down on instigators of violence. Liberians voted on October 10 on whether to re-elect football legend George Weah, the favourite to win, for a second term as president, as well as choosing their new parliament. ECOWAS and...
Atiku Breaks Silence On Change Of Name From Siddiq, Says It’s Well Documented
The Atiku Media Office has said contrary to an attempt by the presidency and the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to drag former Vice President Atiku Abubakar into forgery allegations, his change of name from Siddiq to Atiku Abubakar is well documented. This assertion is contained in a statement released Sunday in Abuja by the Media Adviser to Atiku Abubakar,...
Guber Election: PDP Calls For Removal Of Imo REC
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded immediate removal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner( REC) in Imo State, Professor Sylvia Agu. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, made the demand, at an interactive session, with journalist, in Abuja. He said the PDP as well as other political parties have lost confidence in Agu, ahead of the...
Governorship Elections: We’ll Upload Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi Results On IReV, INEC Vows
The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, says that the results for Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi governorship elections will be uploaded on its Result Viewing Portal. Yakubu stated this while speaking with newsmen at Ward 009, LEA School, Ganaja Village, Ajaokuta LGA, Kogi. Yakubu who was in the state to monitor the mock accreditation exercise, ahead of the November...
Ikpeazu’s Ex-Commissioner Okiyi, Otti’s Aide Ferdinand Trade Words Over Contract Costs
The Special Adviser on media and publicity to Governor Alex Otti, Ferdinand Ekeoma and the former commissioner for trade and investment in Okezie Ikpeazu administration, John Okiyi Kalu are back to media war. Okiyi Kalu, who also served as a Commissioner for information under the immediate past administration in the State, recently used his social media handle to question the...
Kogi Guber Poll: I’ve Survived 4 Assassination Attempts, Says Dino Melaye
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party candidate in the forthcoming gubernatorial election in Kogi State, Dino Melaye has revealed that he has survived four assassination attempts in the state. Melaye made this revelation in an interview with Arise Television on Thursday. According to him, tension has been part of the lives of the Kogi people since the ruling All Progressives...
Why I Can’t Set Up Impeachment Panel Against Deputy Governor — Ondo Chief Judge
The Chief Judge (CJ) of Ondo State, Justice Olusegun Odusola, has put on hold the establishment of a seven-member panel to probe allegations of gross misconduct against Deputy Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa. This action follows a request from the State Assembly to initiate the panel in accordance with Section 188 of the 1999 Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. However, in...
Supreme Court Dismisses Gbagi’s Appeal Against Gov. Oborevwori
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed an appeal brought before it by Chief Kenneth Gbagi against Delta State Governor, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, for being a waste of time, mere academic exercise, and lacking any utilitarian value. In the appeal, Gbagi, a governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) filed the appeal against the decisions of the Election Petition...
Tinubu Fair To South East, Has More “Good Things” For Region, Says Ifeanyi Ubah
Senator Ifeanyi Ubah believes President Bola Tinubu has been fair to the South-East, maintaining that the Nigerian leader has more “good things” in stock for the region. Ubah, who represents Anambra South in the upper lawmaking body had dumped the Young Progressives Party (YPP) for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), becoming the party’s first senator from the South-East State. Despite...
Relief As Gov. Otti Flags Off Port Harcourt-Aba Road Reconstruction, Says It’s A Jinx Broken (Photos, Video)
Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Thursday flagged off the reconstruction of the long-abandoned Port Harcourt Road signaling a ray of relief for users of the road that is a major artery that holds immense promise in the economic and social revival of Aba, the commercial nerve of Abia, a government's press release said. The currently disused road, which...
