Hope Uzodinma, the Imo state governor-elect, says the victory recorded by the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo and Kogi states during the off-cycle election shows that Nigerians are happy with the party. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on November 11 conducted off-cycle governorship elections in Bayelsa, Imo, and Kogi states. APC won […]
The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has affirmed the election of Kebbi State Governor, Nasir Idris. The tribunal threw out the petition filed by PDP and its governorship candidate retired, Maj.-Gen. Aminu Bande, and declared Dr Nasir Idris of All Progressives Congress as the duly elected governor of Kebbi. The three-man panel of the […]
The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress on Friday inaugurated members of the caretaker committee for the Rivers State chapter of the party. The inauguration, which took place at the national headquarters of the APC in Abuja around 12.30 pm, had the party’s National Chairman, Dr Abdullahi Ganduje; Vice Chairman for […]
A Federal High Court (FHC) in Abuja has restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from removing Sen. Samuel Anyanwu as national secretary pending the hearing and determination of the substantive matter. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a ruling, granted the ex-parte motion moved by Joshua Musa, SAN, on Thursday. Justice Ekwo subsequently adjourned the matter […]
The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos, on Friday, upheld the election of Francis Nwifuru as elected governor of Ebonyi State in the March 18, governorship poll. Nwifuru is of the All Progressives Congress, APC. The State and National Assembly Appeal Court 3-member panel presided over by Justice Justice Jummai Sankey in its judgment, dismissed […]
The Ondo State House of Assembly is set to hold a plenary session today to discuss the state’s political situation. It was reliably gathered that the lawmakers would discuss the issue of the executive arm of the government of the state as the lawmakers may declare the deputy governor, Mr Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as acting […]
The protesters, comprising workmen, set tyres on fire along the Dan Agundi area of Kano while chanting a solidarity song for the governor. The fresh protests followed the Certified True Copy of the judgement which appeared in public domain and seemed contrary to the verdict of the appellate court. Some of the protesters carried […]
The National Working Committee of the ruling All Progressives Congress has announced the dissolution of the executive of the Rivers State chapter of the party. The Abdullahi Ganduje-led NWC also disclosed that a caretaker committee that will oversee the conduct of a congress to elect new excos has been put in place. The development […]
The Senate Committee on Electoral Matters has said that it will make it mandatory for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upload election results online. The committee chairman, Senator Sharafadeen Alli, told Channels TV on Tuesday that the current law does not make it mandatory for INEC to upload results, but that the […]
Members of the Labour Party in Imo State on Monday protested at the office of the Independent National Electoral Commission in Owerri, the state capital, over the alleged delay in releasing the Certified True Copy result of the just concluded governorship election in the state. The state chairman of LP, Calistus Ihejiagwa, who led […]
