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Kano Speaker, Deputy To Get Life Pensions, Foreign Medical Trips, Other
The Kano State House of Assembly on Tuesday passed into law the Pensions Rights of Speaker and Deputy Law 2019, which will enable the two presiding officers earn life pensions after leaving office. A…
How Buhari, APC allegedly used TraderMoni to buy votes - Atiku tells presidential election tribunal
Atiku and his party, PDP, claimed in their petition to presidential election tribunal that Trader Moni is illegal. The PDP presidential candidate and his party alleged that President Buhari and APC u…
Hon. Gbajabimila & Hon. Wase Agrees To Run Together As Speaker And Deputy
The campaign organisations of the House of Representatives Leader Femi Gbajabiamila and Mohammed Idris Wase collapsed into one last night. Gbajabiamila (Surulere Federal Constituency, Lagos) and Wase…
INEC reveals next step on Okorocha’s certificate of return as senator-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC has disclosed it would meet next week to take a decision on the latest letter written by the incumbent Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, chal…
Tribunal orders INEC to allow PDP inspect election materials in Akwa Ibom
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State on Thursday ordered INEC to allow the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) legal team to inspect election materials used during the March…
Buhari vs Atiku: INEC reacts to PDP’s claim on replacement of election result servers
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has reacted to the allegation by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that it was replacing election servers in its headquarters and state offices a…
Buhari vs Atiku: Ex-Vice President threatens to jail INEC Chairman, Yakubu
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has threatened to pursue the imprisonment of the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC Pr…
Imo: APC forum backs INEC on Okorocha
The Imo All Progressives Congress, APC, Elders Forum has supported the position of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) not to issue a certificate of return to Governor Rochas Okoroch…
Lagos guber: I’m confident of victory at tribunal – Sanwo-Olu
Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday said that he was confident of victory at the Lagos State Gubernatorial Electoral Petition Tribunal. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) repo…
How university lecturers were used to rig 2019 general elections - INEC's ex-boss
Attahiru Jega accuses university lecturers of being used by politicians to undermine the outcome of the 2019 elections,Jega alleges that the electoral integrity of Nigeria is being frustrated by thos…
Why APC is jittery over case against Buhari – Atiku camp
The camp of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate and former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, said the All Progressives Congress (APC) was losing their minds by raising false accusatio…
9th National Assembly: No PDP member will get any committee - Oshiomhole vows
The national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, vowed late Tuesday, April 16, that no member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would get a committee in the ninth N…
Atiku lambasts INEC over comment on lawyer handling case against Buhari
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has taken a swipe at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for exhibiting “crass ignorance and incom…
WAEC: Senator Adeleke responds to Keyamo’s claim that he forged certificate
The lawmaker representing Osun West senatorial district at the National Assembly, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has faulted allegation that he presented forged school results to the Independent National E…
Kogi APC Battles Oshiomhole Over Plot To Deny Yahaya Bello Ticket
Ahead of the November 2 governorship election in Kogi state, some members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state will today storm the National Headquarters of the party in Abuja to prote…
Okorocha vs INEC: Trial judge hands-off case on Imo election
The Federal High Court judge, Justice Taiwo Taiwo, presiding over the case between the Governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha and the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has removed hims…
Atiku reportedly lobbying US to recognize him as Nigeria’s president.
A report by the Centre for Responsive Politics (CRP) claims Atiku Abubakar is lobbying the US for recognition as the authentic Nigerian president, The CRP report says Atiku is making this effort thro…
Court of Appeal nullifies election of APC senator-elect Sani Musa.
The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the election of Mohammed Sani Musa who was declared the winner of the Niger east senatorial district election on the platform of the APC. The appell…
Gov. Oyetola expresses confidence in judiciary as Appeal Court begins special session in Osun.
The Osun State Governor, Mr Gboyega Oyetola has expressed confidence in the Nigerian judiciary, describing it as an instrument for the sanitisation and stability of democracy. Oyetola made the remark…
9th Assembly: Presidential candidate reveals what should determine Saraki, Dogara’s successors.
Ahead of the inauguration of the 9th National Assembly, the Presidential Candidate of African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the recent election, Dr Obadiah Mailafia, has set an agenda for the lawmaker…
