SENATOR Athan Achonu has emerged as the Labour Party Governorship Candidate for the November 11 election in Imo. Facts about Senator Achonu; * Senator Athan Achonu, An indegene of Imo State, Hail from Okigwe Local Government Area in the State. * He is popularly known as the one-armed General and …

AKIN Ariyo, a public affairs analyst, in this opinion, argues that Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani, the All Progressives Congress, APC candidate who has been declared winner in the Adamawa State governorship supplementary election which held on April 15, remains governor-elect, awaiting swearing in irrespective of the reversal announced by INEC …

HON. Modestus Osakwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of Isu State constituency rerun election held on Saturday in Imo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Public Relations Officer for Imo State, Dr Chinenye, confirmed this on Sunday. Already, the state chapter of the PDP …

THE Rivers State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sustained its grip on the state winning the two supplementary elections held on Saturday in Khana-Gokhana Federal Constituency and Port Harcourt Federal Constituency 2. PDP had earlier won the governorship poll, all 32 House of Assembly seats, the three …

THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress ( APC) candidate, Dr Nasiru Idris, winner of Kebbi State Governorship Election. The returning officer for the governorship election in the state, Professor Sa’idu Yusuf, said the APC candidate won the election by polling 409,225 votes against …

 THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) said it has arrested a pregnant woman, Rabetu Abdulrasak, 24, and a cripple, Shehu Adams in possession of illicit drugs in Edo. According to NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi, over 14 kilogrammes of assorted illicit drugs were recovered from the two on Saturday …

THE Police Force headquarters on Sunday disclosed that a Cleric, one Ahmed Atilade who who threatened to kill Police officers performing their lawful duties in Ibadan, Oyo State in Februrary this year, have been arrested and charged to court. This is just as the Force headquarters warned that it shall …

THE All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won the rerun election for Ezza North/Ishielu Federal Constituency in Ebonyi. The Returning Officer, Prof. Augustine Ibegbu of Alex Ekwueme University, declared APGA candidate, Joseph Nwobashi as winner, on Sunday. According to Ibegbu, Nwobashi won with 11,890 votes to defeat his closest rival, …

IMAM Salaudeen Olanrewaju, the Chief Missioner of Igbomina, Ekiti Muslim Forum (IEMF), has advised Muslim adherents to avoid keeping statues and idols in their homes as it is forbidden. Giving the advice on Sunday in Ilorin while delivering the Annual Ramadan Lecture of the association, Olanrewaju explained that Islam reject …

THE returning officer of Kebbi state supplementary governorship polls ,professor Yusuf Saidu has declared Dr Nasir Idris winner and governor elect of Kebbi state. Idris polled 409225 to defeat his opponent from the opposition peoples democratic party general Aminu Bande who polled 360944. Meanwhile,all party agents have signed the results …