The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has claimed that the camp of Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, lobbied him extensively before the general elections. According to PUNCH Online, in the lead-up to the 2023 presidential election, Wike refused to back Obi’s presidential bid or that of Atiku […]
The Abia State Police Command has clarified the circumstances surrounding the Saturday arrest of Labour Party’s National Vice Chairman for the South-East, Ceekay Igara, stating that he was invited following a petition from the party’s acting state chairman, accusing him of impersonation. This was disclosed in a statement sent to journalists by the command’s Police […]
Just as it happened in Kaduna, the Kogi State Independent Electoral Commission (KOSIEC) says the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have won the elections conducted in all the 21 local governments and 239 wards in the state. Mamman Nda-Eric, KOSIEC’s Chairman, who announced the announced the results in Lokoja, described the election as […]
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar on Saturday said he would not be distracted by the theatrics of the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, whom he claimed is using the current hardship to play politics at the expense of the masses. The former Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate disclosed this in a statement […]
The leadership of the Julius Abure faction of the Labour Party has decried the arrest of its National Vice Chairman, South East, Comrade Ceekay Igara, by the men of Nigerian police allegedly on the orders of Abia State governor, Dr. Alex Otti, on Saturday. According to a statement by Dr. Ayo Olorunfemi on Saturday, the […]
The Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, on Saturday, confirmed the results of the 2024 Local Government Elections held on October 19, 2024, declaring the All Progressives Congress partial winners of the polls. “We commend the people of Kaduna State, especially the voters who came out in their numbers to exercise their democratic franchise,” said the […]
The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Nyesom Wike, has stated that the Peoples Democratic Party’s presidential flagbearer in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, has lost relevance in politics. PUNCH Online reports that Atiku, a former Vice President, had commended the resilient people of Rivers State for their steadfastness in the face of adversity, courageously […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has recognised Julius Abure as Chairman of the Labour Party (LP). In a letter addressed to Barrister Abure and Alhaji Umar Farouk Ibrahim, Secretary of the Commission, Mrs Rose Oriaran- Anthony, invited them to the fourth consultative meeting with the political parties, on Thursday in Abuja. A Federal High […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has announced that the 2025 Anambra State Governorship election will be held on Saturday, November 8, 2025. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, made the announcement during a consultative meeting with political parties on Thursday in Abuja. Yakubu noted that the formal notice for the election will be published on […]
The Presidency on Wednesday said the absence of President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Kashim Shettima does not pose any vacuum in Nigeria’s leadership. It said the two principal officers are “fully engaged with the nation’s affairs, even while away.” Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, Mr Bayo Onanuga, argued this in […]
