Politics

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, …

The Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, has described the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state as solid as the rock of Gibraltar, saying it only shifted members who were merely occupying space to the All-Progressives Party (APC). Senator Ewhrudjakpo, who spoke during a meeting with PDP women stakeholders from the three state constituencies in Sagbama Council …

Spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Presidential Campaign Council during the 2023 presidential election, Daniel Bwala, has expressed concerns on how President Bola Tinubu will manage the problems that supporters of Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), popularly known as Obidients, will pose in the country. Bwala believes the President will find the Obidients situation even bigger than …

  The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has claimed that it is only in Nigeria a person like Dr Abdullahi Ganduje can still be given relevance. A statement by national publicity secretary of NNPP, Hon. Yakubu Shendam, while reacting to the remarks credited to the chairman of the ruling All Progressives  Congress (APC), Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, calling Rabiu Kwankwaso a …

Senator Neda Imasuen, elected on the platform of the Labour Party, has declared that it was unfair for Nigerians to criticise Labour Party lawmakers for not rejecting the plan by the National Assembly to buy Sport Utility Vehicles said to be worth N160m for each lawmaker. Imasuen, who is Chairman, Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions, insisted that …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has included the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship flag bearer, Timipre Sylva, in the list of candidates for Saturday’s election in Bayelsa State. This followed last week’s ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which cleared the former governor for the election. INEC on October 23 omitted the former minister of state for petroleum …

The Akwa Ibom governorship election petitions tribunal sitting in Uyo on Thursday dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Akanimo Udofia, against the outcome of the March 18 election in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the election ahead of Udofia …

A faction of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) loyal to the former Kano State governor, Rabiu Kwankwaso, expelled the party’s acting national chairman, Major Agbo, and some other officials. This came a few hours after the NNPP Board of Trustees (BoT) suspended Kwankwaso for six months over alleged anti-party activities. The BoT also appointed the duo of Agbo and …