Politics

After a long forth and back, the sacked Governor of the Central bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele has finally been produced in court by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). The EFCC produced Emefiele before a High Court of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. Ripples Nigeria reports that Justice Olukayode Adeniyi, had in a ruling on November 2, …

The governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), in the November 11, 2023 election in Kogi State, Murtala Ajaka, has raised the alarm over an alleged assassination plot on him. Ajaka made that claim during an interview on Channels TV’s programme, Politics Today, on Tuesday night. He disclosed this while commenting on an alleged attack in Dekina Local Government …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has declared that the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodinma, would lose the forthcoming November 11 governorship election in the state. The PDP stated this in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Hon. Debo Ologunagba, on Wednesday, in Abuja. The opposition party averred that Uzodinma’s All Progressives Congress (APC), led government was fast …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Tuesday demanded the redeployment of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Imo State, Prof. Sylvia Agu, over alleged support for the All Progressives Congress (APC). In a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba, the party alleged that Agu has shown sympathy towards the ruling party in …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Kaduna State, Isa Ashiru, said on Friday he would approach the appeal court to declare him the winner of the March 18 election in the state. The three-member panel led by Justice Victor Oviawie had on Thursday upheld Governor Uba Sani’s victory in the election. The tribunal’s ruling had somewhat caused confusion …

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 18, 2023 election in Delta State has rejected the verdict of the Delta State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal. Omo-Agege has also directed his legal team to immediately proceed with an appeal against Friday’s judgment that upheld the election of Sheriff Oborevwori as governor of Delta State. …

The Delta State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Friday, dismissed the petition of Senator Ovie Omo-Agege against the election of Governor Sheriff Oborevwori. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of the guber poll in the state, but dissatisfied, Omo-Agege of the All Progressives Congress had approached the tribunal to …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has disowned the list of the governorship campaign councils for the November 11 election in Bayelsa, Imo and Kogi States. In a statement posted on its platform X, formerly known as Twitter on Tuesday, the party’s organising secretary, Muhammad Argungu, listed the chairmen of the governorship campaign councils approved by the party’s National Working Committee …

The Kaduna State governorship election petition tribunal on Thursday upheld Governor Uba Sani’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the election after he polled 730,001 votes to defeat his closest rival, Isah Ashiru of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), …

Civil rights advocacy group, Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to ensure that its election result viewing portal (IREV) and the bimodal voter accreditation system (BVAS) are utilized and working perfectly during the November 11 governorship elections in Kogi, Bayelsa, and Imo states. The group’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, …