Politics

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), in the 2023 election in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has told his counterpart, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to allow him concentrate on retrieving his mandate at the Supreme Court instead of dragging him into his fight with President Bola Tinubu. Obi, made the call while responding to a plea by …

The Osun State government has denied the reported involvement of Governor Ademola Adeleke in the suspension of the state’s Chief Judge, Justice Oyebola Ojo in contravention of a court order. The Commissioner for Information and Public Enlightenment, Kolapo Alimi, gave the explanation in a statement on Friday. According to Alimi, the governor did not suspend the Osun Chief Judge, but …

The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Ikeja, Lagos, on Monday, upheld the victory of the Labour Party candidate, Jesse Okey-Joe Onuakalusi victory in the February 25 election at the Oshodi-Isolo Federal Constituency ll in the state. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the LP candidate as the winner of the election after he polled 29,386 votes to …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje, on Friday dared the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) to take their case to the Supreme Court. Ganduje was reacting to the ruling of the Court of Appeal, Abuja, which sacked Yusuf as the governor of the state. A three-member panel of the appellate …

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano has rejected the verdict of the court of appeal on the March 18 election in the state. A three-member panel of the appellate court led by Justice M.A. Adumeh had earlier on Friday upheld the verdict of the Kano State governorship election tribunal which sacked Abba Yusuf as governor of the state. …

The Edo State governor, Mr. Godwin Obaseki, has likened his embattled deputy, Hon. Philip Shaibu, to a spoilt child with the attitude of self-entitlement. Obaseki also discribed Shaibu as bullish and indisciplined who “on sundry occasions saunters and gallivants into the State Executive Council (SEC) meetings while the meeting is ongoing and the governor already superintending”. The governor stated this, …

The gubernatorial candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, in Imo State, Mr. Ben Odunzeh has vowed to tackle insecurity and uphold the rule of law if he emerges winner. Odunzeh also reiterated his preparedness to make sure that there is implementation of a transparent and accountable electoral system, before, during and after the election. He made this known …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Thursday night berated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, for pushing for the nullification of President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. The former Vice President during a world press conference held earlier on Thursday in Abuja, alleged that the president forged the certificate he submitted to the Independent National …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Friday presented the certificate of return to Imo State Governor, Hope Uzodimma, following his victory in last weekend’s election in the state. In a remark at the brief ceremony in Owerri, Uzodimma promised to bequeath a legacy of rancour-free politics in the state. He also pledged to run an inclusive government where the …

The Court of Appeal Staff has asked its staff to stay at home on Wednesday, the day set aside for judgment in the petitions challenging President Bola Tinubu’s victory in the February 25 election. The court’s chief registrar, Umar Bangari had in a statement earlier on Monday announced the resolve of the presidential election petition tribunal to deliver judgement in …