Ekiti 2022: I Regret Joining Politics, Won’t Contest Again – ADC Gov Candidate
Wole Oluyede, the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress in Saturday’s Ekiti State governorship election on Wednesday expressed regret for joining politics, following the turn of events in the poll. An Australia-based medical doc...
Only Presidential Election Results Refuse To Upload – INEC Presiding Officers Tell Court
The reluctance of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) to transmit presidential election results on election day upset three Presiding Officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, according to the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC). The officers admitted that the results of the Senate and House of Representatives elections were uninterruptedly delivered and that technical difficulties developed...
Govs Siphoned N40tn LG Allocations Since 1999 – SERAP
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has alleged that governors of Nigeria’s 36 states and Ministers of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, have diverted N40tn meant for local governments since 1999. SERAP urged the governors and the current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, Nyesom Wike, to disclose details of federal allocations meant for local governments since the return...
’IPOB Caused Low Voter Turnout In Anambra’ – Aisha Yesufu
Prominent Human Rights activist, Aisha Yesufu on Saturday blamed the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) for the low voter turnout experienced in the Anambra State Governorship election. According to Yesufu, IPOB “scared people away from the polling units, and this favours the All Progressives Congress (APC)”. Yesufu’s tweet via her verified Twitter handle was an objection to fellow activist and...
One Year Anniversary: LP Leadership, Stakeholders Pass Vote Of Confidence On Gov. Otti
Ahead of his first anniversary in office on May 29, Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti has received an affirmative endorsement by the leadership of the Labour Party (LP) in the state and 17 local government areas. Rising from an enlarged meeting which had in attendance the Governor, the entire party hierarchy in the state, all political appointees in the...
President Buhari Will Live In Kaduna After Leaving Office – Governor El-Rufai
The Governor of Kaduna State, Nasir el-Rufai, has said that President Muhammadu Buhari will live in Kaduna after the end of his tenure in 2023. The former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory stated this on Tuesday while briefing State House Correspondents after he met with the President. El-Rufai added that Buhari is a Kaduna-based citizen, despite being from Daura in...
Wike Waives Fee, Approves Stadium For Tinubu Rally
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has approved the Yakubu Gowon Stadium in Elekahia, Port Harcourt, for the campaign of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on February 15, 2023. Tony Okocha, Rivers State Coordinator of the Bola Tinubu Campaign Organization, revealed this at a news conference in Port Harcourt on Wednesday. Okocha stated that all preparations had been made...
Peter Obi Distances Self From Campaign Posters On Muslim Prayer Mats
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has issued a disclaimer against campaign posters of himself on Muslim prayer mats. The said prayer mats were made by support groups to be shared as campaign souvenirs to potential Muslim vote...
2023: Arewa Group Declares Support For Orji Kalu, Urges Tinubu, Osinbajo, Others To Drop Ambition
As the race for 2023 presidency gets set, a Northern group, Arewa Summit International has urged the former governor of Lagos State and leader of All Progressives Congress, APC Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinu...
Nnamdi Kanu’s Release: It’s An Appeal For President Tinubu’s Mercy — Deputy Speaker, Ben Kalu (VIDEO)
Rt. Hon Benjamin Kalu, the Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and member representing Bende Federal Constituency of Abia State, has waded in the motion calling for the release of the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Nnamdi Kanu, ABN TV reports. The spokesperson of the 9th House Of Reps spoke on the floor of the House...
