Politics

Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, and his Deputy, Dennis Idahosa, on Thursday formally received the certificates of return from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This milestone, which was confirmed by INEC National Commissioner Rhoda Gumus, strengthens their positions as the next governor and deputy governor. Okpebholo’s victory in the tight Edo governorship election was announced on Sunday by Prof. …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has vowed to protect its votes in the upcoming local government elections, scheduled for October 24, 2024. Abdullahi Abbas, the head of state, made this statement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), on Thursday. According to Abbas, the party is taking all necessary steps to ensure maximum participation …

Labour Party members in the House of Representatives on Wednesday condemned the results of the Edo State governorship election, which on Monday saw Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress emerge victorious. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, Okpebholo secured 291,667 votes, surpassing Asue Ighodalo and Olumide Akpata of the Peoples Democratic Party and the Labour Party, who secured 247,274 …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has adjourned the money laundering case against former Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello, filed by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), to October 30, 2024, for judgment. Justice Emeka Nwite granted the stay while Bello seeks to appeal the court’s arrest warrant issued on April 17. During the hearing, Bello’s defence lawyer, AM …

President Bola Tinubu, in his speech at the United Nations Wednesday morning, called for debt forgiveness for developing countries from creditors and multilateral financial institutions. Tinubu, represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima, made the request at the ongoing 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States. He called for the return of proceeds of corruption and illicit …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has issued a stern warning to Yiaga Africa, a civil society organisation accredited by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the general elections, to stop second-guessing the commission’s results in the Edo State governorship election. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the APC National Publicity Secretary, Felix Morka, stressed that INEC was the sole …

Prince Uche Secondus, former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has sounded the alarm over the potential tampering of the 2027 elections, accusing the All Progressives Congress (APC) of destroying democracy in Nigeria. He stressed that the APC was deliberately misleading the country’s government with the aim of destroying it. In a statement issued on Tuesday by his …

Prince Emmanuel Odigie, Deputy Director-General of the Edo State Governorship Campaign Council of the PDP, on Tuesday broke down in tears during an interview with AriseTV Morning Show, as he recounted a heart-wrenching encounter with four women at the airport. The two women, two from Houston and two from Atlanta, had traveled to Nigeria to vote for Asue Ighodalo for …

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, on Monday strongly condemned the conduct of the September 21, 2024 governorship election in Nigeria’s Edo State. In a statement posted on X, Obi described the election as “a clear example of ‘state capture’ and the continued undermining of our democratic processes and values.” “What happened over the weekend in …

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday dismissed a suit seeking the removal of Abdullahi Ganduje as National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The judge delivered the verdict in a lawsuit filed by the North-Central APC Forum led by Saleh Zazzaga. The forum in the suit noted: FHC/ABJ/CS/599/2024 changed the appointment of Ganduje as …