Politics

The Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, said on Wednesday night he would appeal the ruling of the governorship election petitions tribunal on the March 18 election in the state. The tribunal earlier on Wednesday nullified Yusuf’s victory in the election and declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Yusuf Gawuna, as the duly elected governor of the state. In the …

A former Deputy National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olabode George, has said that the judgment by the Supreme Court on the appeals filed by his party and presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar is to teach PDP a lesson. George, who stated this in his initial reaction to the verdict, also said he is not in a hurry …

Chairman Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has expressed the commission’s readiness to partner the National Population Commission (NPC) to clean up voter register. Speaking Thursday in Abuja at a quarterly consultative meeting with media, the INEC chairman said the template for cleaning up of the register was being worked out. “We are working with the NPC for …

Newly inaugurated Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has warned that it will no longer be business as usual as he resumes for duties shortly after President Bola Tinubu concluded the inauguration of his cabinet at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Monday. The former Rivers State governor who arrived at FCTA at about 1:20 pm after …

The Plateau State Governorship Elections Petitions Tribunal will on Friday deliver judgement on the petition challenging Governor Caleb Mutfwang’s victory in the March 18 election in the state. The tribunal announced the date in a notice to the parties on Wednesday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as the winner of the election …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Jigawa State has rejected claims by the party’s National Working Committee (NWC) that former Governor Sule Lamido was working for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state. The PDP NWC had during the week alleged that the former governor was working for the ruling party in the state. This followed Lamido’s advice to …

The Kano State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal on Wednesday nullified the election of Abba Kabir Yusuf, of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) as the governor of Kano State. The Tribunal declared Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the governorship election in the state. Ripples Nigeria had reported that the three judges of the tribunal were …

The Supreme Court has affirmed the victory of Peter Mbah as the elected governor of Enugu State in the March 18 gubernatorial election. While delivering the judgement on Friday, the five-member panel of the apex court led by Justice Mohammed Garba, in a unanimous decision, held that a petition filed by the governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Chijioke …

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 general elections, has described the planned demolition of about “200 houses” in the Nuwalege community of Abuja to make way for the expansion of the presidential fleet as an inconsiderate project. Obi made said this in a statement via his official X handle on Friday. According Obi, he …

The House of Representatives, on Thursday, invited Hadi Sirika, the immediate past Minister of Aviation, for questioning over the controversial national air carrier, Air Nigeria. The House also resolved to invite the current Minister of Aviation, Festus Keyamo to brief the House Committee on Aviation on development on the national carrier. The House took the decision after considering a motion …