Politics

The Supreme Court has validated the election of Gboyega Oyetola as the governor of Osun State. The apex court affirmed the decision of the Court of Appeal which nullified the March 22 judgement of the Osun State election petition tribunal. The tribunal had declared Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner …

The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his party, PDP yesterday opened their case against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari with a charge to the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) to ensure that justice is not only done, …

Erstwhile Managing Director of Niger Delta Development Commission,  NNDC, Timi Alaibe, has entered the governorship race of Bayelsa State. Timi Alaibe Dickson pledges to sustain football tournament after tenure(Opens in a new browser tab) Alaibe who picked his Expression of Interest and Nomination Form at the headquarters of the People’s …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, Thursday announced Alhassan Doguwa from Kano State, as the leader of the House. He also named Peter Akpatason as Deputy Leader, Tahir Monguno as Chief Whip and Nkeiruka Onyejeocha as Deputy Chief Whip. Doguwa, who represents Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency, was …

Nobel laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka, on Tuesday warned the Federal Government that its handling of Ruga herdsmen settlements could spark an explosion in the country. Soyinka, at the inauguration of the United Nations Solutions 17 SDG programme in Lagos, said the Ruga project of the Federal Government was not the …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, was on Thursday, upbeat that he would become governor on July 5. Adeleke spoke at the PDP secretariat in Osogbo, while receiving the Osun West Action Democratic Party (ADP)’s Senatorial Candidate for 2019 elections, Dr. Dotun Babayemi …

The Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party (ANRP), on Friday, countered the claim by the Chairman of the Independent National Election Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, that INEC is the “most improved public service institution in Nigeria”. Mr Sesugh Akume, ANRP’s national spokesman, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos …

The Nigerian Union of Allied Health Professionals (NUAHP) has expressed displeasure over the continuous appointment of medical practitioners as minister of health. This is also as the group kicked against the appointment of same medical practitioners as Chief Medical Directors of hospitals. It was reported that this formed part of …

A Federal High Court sitting in Abuja has struck out another case seeking the disqualification of Prince Dapo Abiodun as the Ogun governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the 2019 general election. Mrs Iyabo Anisulowo, in the pre-election suit, had approached the court to challenge the eligibility …

The pan Yoruba socio-cultural group, Afenifere, has urged President Muhammadu Buhari to recruit more policemen from the 774 Local Government Areas in order to improve security. A delegation of the group led by Sen. Ayo Fasanmi, visited Buhari on Tuesday at the Presidential Villa. Fielding questions from State House correspondents …