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Reports say there was low turn-out in the ongoing Governorship and State House of Assembly supplementary elections in Benue as party chieftains engaged in supremacy battle in Sokoto state. Most polling units in Local Government Areas (LGA’s) across Benue are reported to have been characterized by low turnout. In Makurdi, Gwer, Otukpo local government areas, […]

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has described as “evil minds” those discouraging the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in last month’s presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, from seeking judicial redress at the election petition tribunal. In a congratulatory letter dated Saturday, March 23, 2019, addressed to the PDP governorship candidate in the 2018 […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Ibeju-Lekki State Constituency I, Mr Fatai Mojeed, winner of the supplementary election in the area. INEC conducted supplementary election in nine polling units of the state constituency after the commission had declared the March 9 election in the constituency inconclusive, […]

Sen. Bola Tinubu, an All Progressives Congress (APC) National Leader,  says his moral authority plays a role in his ability to influence elections.   He  also said that other tools that helped him influence elections were his skills as a veteran politician and dedication to campaigning and mobilising his  own party members.     Tinubu […]

 The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Osun said yesterday it will appeal the tribunal judgment that declared Sen. Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the September 2018 rerun governorship election in Osun. In a statement by the Osun APC director of publicity, research and strategy, Kunle Oyatomi, APC cast doubts on […]

Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy; a leader of the Nigerian socio-political movement #OurMumuDonDo has admitted to collecting millions of naira from Festus Keyamo, a spokesman for President Muhammadu Buhari’s campaign organization, but however claimed the money was a payment for the right to use a song he recently composed. Charly Boy told Roots […]

The Court of Appeal sitting in Calabar on Friday declared that Senator John Owan-Enoh, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, and others were the candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State for the 2019 governorship and National Assembly elections. The Appeal Court further declared that the John Ochalla-led executive committee is the valid state […]

Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has dismissed the claim by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that he won the presidential election in Kaduna state.President Muhammadu Buhari was declared winner of the Feb. 23 presidential election by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) having polled 15,191,847 votes, winning in 19 […]

President Muhammadu Buhari says he believes in the will of the people and cannot put pressure on voters to elect leaders they do not like; assuring Nigerians that he was ready to work with elected representatives of the people regardless of party platforms on which they were elected, in the best interest of the country […]

  Although the prosecution in its application for the trial had said it would be calling six witnesses to prove its case against the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, the federal government yesterday, closed its case of non-asset declaration charges after calling three out of the six witnesses listed for the […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the last general election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday met with leaders of the Southern/Middle Belt Forum in Abuja. The close-door meeting, which lasted for about an hour, took place at the Asokoro, Abuja residence of elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clarke.   Those who attended the […]

Contrary to reports by some international bodies that the polls were free and fair, the former United States Ambassador to Nigeria, John Campbell, has expressed regret and bitter disappointment that the vote was marred by violence, fraud and irregularities; describing the 2019 general election as bad news for democracy, adding that former Vice President Atiku […]