An Abia High Court has nullified the victory of All Progressives Congress aspirant, Chief Ikechi Emenike, the acclaimed winner of the governorship primary election. The presiding judge, Justice O. A. Chijioke annulled the result on Thursday, hours after Emenike was declared winner of the controversial primary election in the state. …

The Colleges of Education Academic Staff Union on Thursday implored the Federal Government to migrate all payment of salaries of all lecturers in tertiary institutions to the University Transparency and Accountability Solution (UTAS), the alternative payment platform developed by the Academic Staff Union of Universities. This was contained in a …

Alhaji Idris Abiola-Ajimobi, son of late former Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo, has emerged the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibadan South-West II State Constituency. At the party’s primaries on Thursday in Ibadan, the former governor’s son emerged as the consensus candidate. His main opponents reportedly stepped down to …

Chiamaka Nnadozie of the Super Falcons has been named the best goalkeeper in the French Ligue. The French Association of Professional Football Goalkeeper Coaches sponsors the Bruno Martini award for Goalkeeping Revelation of the Year (AEGB). The 21-year-old defeated Mylene Chavas of Girondis Bordeaux, Christiane Endler of Olympique Lyon, Cosette …

President Muhammadu Buhari has departed Abuja for the capital of Equatorial Guinea, Malabo, where he will take part in the African Union (AU) Extra-ordinary Session of Assembly of Heads of State and Government. A statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said the summit …

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Thursday stopped the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from recognizing or accepting ad-hoc delegates produced by Governor Godwin Obaseki’s faction of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Edo State. The court declared the Ad-hoc delegates produced by Dan Orbih’s faction of the party …

Governor of Ekiti state and presidential hopeful on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Kayode Fayemi has stated that the idea of consensus candidacy is not undemocratic but he would prefer to lock horns with other aspirants. Fayemi while speaking on The Morning Show, a programme on Arise …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared former chairman of the Revenue Mobilisation Allocation and Fiscal Commission (RMFAC), Chief Elias Mbam, as the winner of the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primaries. Mbam polled 741 votes to defeat his closest rival Francis Nwifuru who polled 7 votes. Julius Ali …

The Oba of Lagos, Oba Rilwan Akiolu 1, has revealed that Vice President Yemi Osinbajo was one of those who impacted knowledge in him (the monarch) when he was a student at the University of Lagos, Akoka. The monarch made the revelation when the Vice President paid a courtesy visit …

The Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, has warned that money politics is endangering Nigeria’s democracy ahead of the general elections in 2023. Money politics is becoming more prevalent, according to Yakubu, who believes that Nigeria’s democracy is on the verge of becoming a plutocracy for …