politics

Ndudi Elumelu, Minority Leader of the House of Representatives has charged Ifeanyi Okowa, the governor of Delta State and running mate of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party on reconciliation. Elumelu via a statement, admonished Okowa, as the chairman of the South-South Governors’ Forum, to use his …

Mr. Prince Matthew Kolawole, the Speaker of the Kogi House of Assembly, on Sunday described his alleged impeachment as “mere rumour”. “My rumoured removal or impeachment going the round is but concocted lies and handiwork of some idle and frustrated legislators, ” Kolawale said in a statement released in Lokoja. …

Prof. LeRoy Edozien, a Chieftain of All Progressives Congress in Delta State chapter has called on South and Middle Belt Leaders Forum to work against Governor Ifeanyi Okowa and any other politician who accepted to be running mate to any presidential candidate. The call was made on Sunday in Asaba …

Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Biodun Oyebanji, has been declared winner of the Ekiti State governorship election. Oyebanji scored 187,057 votes to defeat his closest rival, Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, who garnered 82,211 votes, Bisi Kolawole of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who got …

Former Aviation Minister, Femi Fani-Kayode, has said there’s no iota of truth in claims that President Muhammadu Buhari and northern governors are planning to scuttle Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, ambition. He said the governors and Buhari will not betray Tinubu to pave way for Peoples …

Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress on Saturday described the President Muhammadu Buhari, as a “true leader” and friend who demonstrated a “sense of purpose, composure, and maturity” in the weeks leading to the presidential primary elections of the party. In a letter to the President, …

Wole Oluyede, the candidate of the African Democratic Congress, said cases of vote-buying, alleged compromise on the part of INEC officials, and indiscriminate arrests of his supporters tainted the outcome of today’s election. This was stated by the politician after voting at Igele Arokun ward 3 unit 006 in Ikere …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the extension of deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) in Osun ahead of the governorship election on July 16. The announcement is contained in a statement issued on Saturday by the commission’s spokesperson, Oluwaseun Osimosu. The electoral umpire said …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured its first Polling Unit victory in the ongoing Ekiti State governorship election. Abiodun Oyebanji, the APC candidate secured victory at polling unit 10, ward 10, Afao/Kajola after polling 20 votes to defeat the main opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), candidate, Bisi Kolawole , …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has stated that talks with the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi to form a possible coalition are still in progress. This was made known on Saturday by the NNPP via a tweet. According to the party, a committee was set …