Politics

Perhaps Mr Tinubu will take a cue from the shellacking the APC got in the Edo election to tread softly in Ondo. The September 19 gubernatorial election in Edo State has come and gone, won and lost, according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The …

President Muhammadu Buhari met on Monday with the Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) National Caretaker Committee, Governor Mai Mala Buni, and the Chairman of the Edo State APC gubernatorial election campaign council, Abdullahi Ganduje, ostensibly in regard to the party’s loss in the State over the weekend. They …

Some Nigerians have taken to social media to share hilarious memes in reaction to the outcome of the Edo gubernatorial election. Godwin Obaseki, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was on Sunday re-elected as governor of the state for second time after securing the highest votes in the election …

Edodecides2020: Deputy Governor Shaibu Wins Own Polling Unit By Wide Margin The Edo State deputy governor, Philip Shaibu, has won his polling unit by 401 votes as against the All Progressives Congress’s 148 votes, in Saturday’s election. The Peoples Democratic Party’s deputy governorship candidate voted at Ward 11, polling unit …

I Am No Longer ‘Excellency’. I Am A Removed National Chairman…” – Oshiomole (Video) Newsextra24 captured the moment the former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole told election observers at the Edo 2020 gubernatorial election that he is no longer “Excellency”, but a removed national …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said those plotting to buy votes in tomorrow’s governorship election in Edo state won’t succeed as it has put put stringent measures in place to checkmate their activities. Speaking in a chat with Daily Independent, Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of INEC …

The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Tuesday, justified the nation’s debt profile, saying his regime needed to borrow to fund critical infrastructure like roads, rail, and power. According to a statement titled “President Buhari justifies borrowing to fund infrastructure,” by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, …

The Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Godswill Akpabio, Tuesday, denied that he accused members of the National Assembly of fraud concerning contracts from the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The minister had, during an investigative hearing at the House of Representatives, claimed that 60 percent of NDDC contracts went to …

Former Kaduna Central Senator, Shehu Sani reacted as the United States imposed visa sanctions on some Nigerian politicians. Sani, however, notes that the visa restriction would help Nigeria ensure credible and transparent elections. Recall that the US had yesterday imposed a Visa Ban on some politicians involved in rigging the last …

The Social Democratic Party SDP governorship candidate in Kogi state, Natasha Akpoti, has praised the US government’s decision to place a visa ban on individuals found guilty of rigging the November 16, 2019 Kogi state governorship election. Recall that Natasha ran against the incumbent Kogi state governor, Yahaya Bello, and …