The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has denied working against Peter Obi of the Labour Party in the 25 February presidential poll. He stated that it is unfortunate that Peter Obi claimed he stood against him during last month’s presidential election. He said Peter Obi is ungrateful. Also, the …
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Why I Am Not Disturbed _ Adamawa Governor
Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of Adamawa State on Wednesday said that he was not disturbed by the inconclusive nature of the governorship election conducted last Saturday because Allah would make the people in the state come out and still vote for him. Fintiri, who contested the Adamawa governorship election under …
Read More »ADC Guber Candidate Congratulates Kaduna Governor-Elect
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) gubernatorial candidate in Kaduna state, Senator Caleb Zagi has congratulated the governor-elect, Senator Uba Sani. He expressed satisfaction with the outcome of the governorship election in the state. The ADC Gubernatorial candidate, in a statement he personally issued, noted that the emergence of the governor-elect …
Read More »Atiku Abubakar Files Petition To Challenge Tinubu’s Victory
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to contest the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President-elect. The filing was confirmed by a member of the Atiku Legal Team, Silas Joseph Onu, on Tuesday evening. This …
Read More »Buhari Government Keeps Sealed Lips Over Nnamdi Kanu’s Matter
A few months to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s tenure, concerns mount over the continued incarceration of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, and a social media critic, Abubakar Idris, popularly known as Dadiyata. Kanu was first arrested in 2015 and was charged on an …
Read More »Fayose Reveals Why He Will Never Join APC
A former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has insisted he will never join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He stated this while appearing on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday. Fayose kicked against his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) after they put forward Atiku Abubakar from northern …
Read More »PDP Clears Sole Aspirant Diri For November 11 Election
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Governorship Screening Committee for Bayelsa State, has screened and cleared the only aspirant of the party, Senator Douye Diri, for the November 11, 2023 governorship election in the state. Newsextra24, gathered that the screening exercise took place at the PDP headquarters in Abuja, on Tuesday. …
Read More »Don’t Set Abia On Fire – Rights Group Tells INEC
The Congress of Civil Society Groups in Abia State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to rise up and save the state from impending crisis owing to an alleged move by the state ruling party to manipulate the results of Saturday’s election. In a press briefing held …
Read More »PDP Wins Rivers Governorship Election _ Wike
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Similanayi Fubara has been declared winner of the Rivers State governorship election. Announcing the result in Port Harcourt on Monday night, the Returning Officer said Fubara secured 302,614 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole, came second with 95,274 …
Read More »Governor-elect, Fr Hyacinth Alia Speaks Over Competence
Benue State Governor-elect, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia has said he is not the most qualified to lead the State. Alia, however, said God who made him governor, would qualify him to lead the State. He disclosed this in his victory speech yesterday. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had declared …
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