Category: Politics

INEC boss, Prof Mahmoud Yakubu The Catholic Bishop of Ekiti, Most Reverend Felix Ajakaye, has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to use the forthcoming governorship elections in Anambra and Ekiti states to boost its image positively. The cleric spoke at the weekend in Ado-Ekiti, the state capital, while delivering a lecture, titled: “Ekiti […]

Chairman of the Senate Committee on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kabiru Gaya, has said the electoral body is free to transmit the November 6 Anambra State governorship election result electronically, if it so desires. He said this yesterday while addressing reporters after the National Assembly Joint Committee on Electoral Matters and INEC met […]

As Nigerians await the emergence of a new governor for Anambra State during Saturday’s election, there are strong indications that aside from the popularity of the political parties, their candidates and the role the current insecurity and killings permeating the state will play in determining the outcome of the election, another factor that could contribute […]

Delta State Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has assured Nigerians will vote out the All Progressives Congress (APC)-led administration in 2023. According to him, a lot of Nigerians, including youths are feeling very bad about the nation due to numerous challenges facing them. He predicted food insecurity in the next few years in Nigeria due to growing […]

THE Movement for the Actualisation of the Sovereign State of Biafra has declared support for the November 6 Anambra State governorship election. This was contained in a communique signed by the group’s leader and Director of Information Uchenna Madu and Edeson Samuel, respectively, in Enugu, on Monday. The group warned the Independent National Electoral Commission […]

A former Oyo State Deputy Governor, Taofeek Arapaja has emerged the Deputy National Chairman (South) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). He scored 2004 of the total delegate votes of 3511 to defeat his challenger, Prince Olagunsoye Oyinlola who scored 705 votes. A total of 165 votes were declared invalid while 637 delegates did not […]

Former Governor of Ondo State, Olusegun Mimiko (left); Governors, Seyi Makinde (Oyo); Aminu Tambuwal (Sokoto); Nyesom Wike (Rivers) and Okezie Ikpeazu (Abia), during the visit of the governors to invite Mimiko to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ondo …yesterday • Members fear another Caretaker Committee arrangement if ruling goes against party • Fintiri upbeat, says […]

• We’ve received no response to our suit, says Oyetibo, ruling holds today • Don’t make our party ungovernable, BoT chair appeals to Secondus The Peoples Democratic Party has yet to file a response to the appeal filed by its suspended Chairman, Uche Secondus, before the Court of Appeal in Port Harcourt, it has been […]

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in the South-West, Ambassador Taofeek Arapaja, has joined the race to contest for the Deputy National Chairmanship position of the party. His media aide, Ibrahim Bamitele, said in a statement made available to newsmen in Ibadan on Wednesday that his principal would contest the election at the PDP […]