The immediate past National Chairman of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Prof. Rufai Ahmed, has left the party. Rufai, in a statement on Tuesday in Abuja, said he decided to quit “after consulting widely”. Rufai’s action is considered by observers as a huge blow to the...
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The Kano National/State House of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal, on Tuesday upheld the election of Rep. Abdulkadir Jobe, of the NNPP, representing Rimin Gado,Dawakin Tofa and Tofa Federal House of Representatives Constituency of Kano. NAN reports that Umar Ganduje of the APC, son of former Governor of Kano,...
The calls were coming as a starcato bark of gunshots; each caller wondered whether I was going home for Obaseki’s Local Government Elections slated for last Saturday, 2 September. I chuckled and laughed everytime. Did they really think Governor Obaseki was ready for elections? Or were they...
The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has expelled Sen. Rabiu Kwankwaso, following his alleged refusal to appear before the party’s Disciplinary Committee. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that Kwankwaso, the 2023 Presidential Candidate of NNPP, had been earlier suspended by...
The National/State Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Benin, has upheld the victory of Sen. Adams Oshiomhole in the Feb. 25 Edo North Senatorial District election declared by INEC. The tribunal also upheld the election of Rep Ihonvbere Julius of the APC, representing Owan Federal Constituency. The...
Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, says the judiciary is facing an unprecedented blackmail and intimation over the presidential election petitions, saying that the blackmail is not necessary since there is still opportunity for an appeal at the Supreme Court. Falana, who was a guest on...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi, has debunked reports that it has nominated former Gov. David Umahi’s brother, Austin, to replace him in the Senate. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Ebonyi South senatorial district seat became vacant after Sen. David Umahi was appointed Minister...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) says it will win the Nov. 11 governorship election in Kogi by a wide margin. The SDP South-West Zonal Secretary, Mr Femi Olaniyi, expressed this optimism in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday in Lagos. Olaniyi...
By DOMINIC AKPENSUEN, Jalingo – A member representing Jalingo 1 constituency in Taraba State House of Assembly (TSHA) under the platform of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Hon. Umar Adamu Sarki has distributed food items and cash to one thousand people in a bid to cushion the current...
Director-General of EDO-APC Diaspora Council, Dr Legend Asuelime, has described Saturday’s Local Government Election in Edo as a sham. Asuelime said in a statement made available to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abuja, that the election fell short of all indices of a free...
As the crisis in the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) rages on, key stakeholders of the group said that Sen Rabiu Kwankwaso, its presidential candidate, is in the best position to restore order. Some of them, who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that Kwankwaso...
By JOY ADARA, Abuja – Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has filed a lawsuit against President Bola Tinubu over “the unlawful ban and withdrawal of the accreditations of 25 journalists and media houses from covering the Presidential Villa.” The Federal Government recently withdrew the accreditations of...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won in all 18 Local Government Areas in the Edo State local government election held on Saturday, according to results released by the state independent electoral commission. The election was held in all the 18 local government areas of the state covering...
The Court of Appeal, sitting in Abuja, has dismissed a petition, filed by All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Enugu North and South National Assembly Elections, Hon. Juliet Egbo, against the victory of Hon. Chimaobi Atu of Labour Party (LP). Delivering the ruling a hours ago, the...
The National Chairman, All Progressives Congress (APC), Umar Ganduje, has tasked the citizens of kogi to give the party nothing less than 99 per cent support and victory votes in the state’s forthcoming Nov. 11 Governorship Election. Ganduje gave the charge on Saturday while addressing party members and...
A former Governor of Ekiti State Ayodele Fayose has warned the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) against expelling Nyesom Wike. Wike, a chieftain of the PDP, worked against the party in the 2023 presidential election and has since been appointed as a member of President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet. ...
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Nasarawa State has advised traditional rulers to strive toward justice as the tribunal determining the state governorship election enters a critical stage in its proceedings. Chairman of the party, Mr Francis Orogu, gave the advice while briefing newsmen on Friday in Lafia. Orogu...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Chairman, Arewa Youths Awareness on Leadership and Election in Bauchi State, Khamis Musa Darazo, has expressed optimism that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu would emerge victorious at the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal (PEPT). He therefore said that as soon as Tinubu wins...
The First Lady, Sen. Oluremi Tinubu, on Friday visited Owerri to celebrate with the people on the occasion of the 2023 Imo Women August Meeting. Mrs Tinubu, who was received by Governor Hope Uzodinma and his wife, Chioma Uzodinma, called for more support for women in the state....
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The 2023 Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar says the PDP will bounce back to give Nigerians a responsive government. Alhaji Atiku stated this in a statement issued by his Media Office in Abuja on Friday. ...