The PDP Governors’ Forum (PDP-GF) has congratulated Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa on his re-election. The forum Chairman, Gov. Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State, in Abuja on Monday, attributed Diri’s victory to his good stewardship during his first tenure in office. Mohammed described it as a well fought...
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The trial of former Registrar, Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (JAMB), Prof. Dibu Ojerinde, and four of his children was on Monday, stalled at a Federal High Court, Abuja following a plea for an adjournment by the defence. The matter, which was listed for trial, could not proceed...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Bayelsa State, Governor Douye Diri, has been declared winner of the Nov. 11 election. Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Kuta Farouk, who is the Returning Officer of the election, announced the result on Monday in Yenagoa....
A retired High Court Judge, Justice Alaba Omolaye-Ajileye, has called on the bar and bench not to allow the public loose faith in the judiciary. Speaking at the 9th Annual Week of the Badagry branch of the Nigerian Bar Association(NBA) in Lokoja , Justice Omolaye-Ajileye said: ...
With winners already declared in the November 11, 2023 governorship elections in Kogi and Imo states, all eyes are on Bayelsa State as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) plans to announce the final results of the poll today (Monday). Results from six of the eight local...
Aare Atunluse Omoluwabi Oodua Worldwide, Chief Muritala Audu, on Monday expressed confidence that residents of Kogi would benefit from the visionary leadership of the state’s Gov. Elect, Alhaji Usman Ododo. Audu, a Chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), in a statement in Lagos said that Ododo’s...
The trial of Nigerian singer Azeez Fashola a.k.a Naira Marley naicharged with cyber crime, was on Monday, stalled before a Federal Court Lagos, as the court did not sit. The trial judge, Justice Nicholas Owiebo is said to be attending a judges’ conference.. The News Agency of Nigeria...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje has the victory of the APC in both Kogi and Imo states is an indication that Nigerians are appreciative of good governance and they want continuity in peace and sustainable growth...
The Commissioner For Information, Orientation and Strategy in Bayelsa, Chief Ayibaina Duba, has called on political gladiators to cease beating the drum of war in the state, stating that this scares voters form coming out to exercise their franchise. Duba spoke against the backdrop of the low turnout...
The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Usman Ododo, has won Saturday’s off cycle Governorship Election in Kogi. Ododo polled 446,237 votes to beat his closest rival, Alhaji Muritala Yakubu-Ajaka of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), who scored 259,052 votes in the keenly contested election. The...
A grassroots politician and Ward Chairman of the Young Progressives Party( YPP) in Anambra State, Chief Joe Moghalu, has been shot dead by unknown gunmen. Mrs Chinwe Nnabuife, member (YPP) representing Orumba North and Orumba South Federal Constituency of Anambra in the National Assembly confirmed this to the...
The Labour Party in Imo has dissociated itself from the result of the Nov 11 Governorship Election in Imo, as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Party’s Chairman, Mr Callistus Ihejiagwa, said this while reacting to the outcome of the election in an interaction with...
With election results of 18 of the 21 local government areas in Kogi State collated, the candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the November 11, 2023 Governorship Election in the state, Murtala Ajaka; as well as his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart, Usman Ododo, are in...
By EMMANUEL KUJE, Abuja – Senate President, Sen. Godswill Akpabio has congratulated Gov. Hope Uzodinma of Imo on his victory at the governorship election in the state. Senator Akpabio in his congratulatory message on Sunday in Abuja, commended Governor Uzodinma for his resilience and commitment to genuine democratic...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to protect the popular will of Kogi electorate in Saturday ‘s governorship election. The APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr Felix Morka, said this in a statement on Sunday...
The Governorship Candidate of the LP in Imo, Sen. Athan Achonu, has rejected the result of Saturday’s election, saying he will seek redress in Court. Achonu said this on Sunday, while addressing newsmen in his Umulomo country home in Ehime Mbano Local Government Area of the state. He...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, declared Gov. Hope Uzodimma of the APC the winner of Imo governorship election. Declaring the result of the Saturday’s off-circle election, the State Returning Officer, Prof. Abayomi Fasina, said that Uzodimma polled 540,308 votes to defeat 17 other candidates. Fasina,...
Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the 27 local government results announced in the November 11, 2023 governorship poll in Imo State Collation of results at the State Collation Centre started around 02:30am on Sunday in Owerri, the state capital, with the Vice...
A Labour Party representative is Bundled Out Of the Imo Collation Centre#ImoDecides2023 pic.twitter.com/jJSHkbzcOA — Channels Television (@channelstv) November 12, 2023
Adams Oshiomhole, the senator representing Edo North Senatorial District and former Governor of Edo, says the incumbent governor of the state, Mr Godwin Obaseki, remains his friend in spite of their political and party differences. Oshiomhole spoke while giving his goodwill message at the ongoing 2023 Alaghodaro Summit...