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Bayelsa, Elections, Elections 2019, Kogi, Latest Politics, Legislature, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Senate, State News
Thursday, November 21st, 2019
By Naomi Sharang The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) caucus in the Senate, on Wednesday, rejected the Bayelsa and Kogi Governorship election results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The senators, led by the Minority Leader of the Senate, Sen. Enyinnaya Abaribe, made the rejection at a news conference in Abuja. News Agency of […]
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Elections 2019, Judiciary, Latest Politics
Wednesday, October 30th, 2019
By Martins Odeh Justice Tanko Mohammed, the Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN) on Wednesday led five other Justices of the Supreme Court to hear about six appeals in the case filed by the PDP and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the Feb. 23 poll. The other […]
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Ekiti, Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Latest Politics, State News
Thursday, April 18th, 2019
Godwin Tsa, Abuja The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal filed by former Ekiti State Governor Segun Oni challenging the eligibility of Governor Kayode Fayemi to stand as a candidate in the July 14, 2018 governorship poll. In a unanimous judgment by the apex court, Justice Amirul Sanusi dismissed the case on the grounds that it […]
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Akwa Ibom, Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Joe Effiong, Uyo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom State has withheld the certificate of return of the member representing Essien Udim state constituency, Mr Nse Ntuen, on the grounds that his declaration as winner of March 3, 2019, state House of Assembly election was obtained under duress. Ntuen who […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Sokoto, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
Tunde Omolehin, Sokoto The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Thursday, presented certificates of return to Governor Aminu, Waziri Tambuwal of Sokoto State alongside his deputy and other members-elect of the state House of Assembly. However, all members-elect of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members-elect were conspicuously absent during the event held at Sultan Maccido Qur’anic […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Niger, State News
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
John Adams, Minna It is not yet Uhuru for the Niger State Governor-elect, Alhaji Abubakar Sani Bello, as the main opposition party in the state, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has dragged him before elections petition tribunal over the outcome of the governorship election in the state. This is coming barely three days after the governor […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Imo, INEC Politics, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Stanley Uzoaru, Owerri Imo State governor-elect, Emeka Ihedioha, on Wednesday was officially recognised by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the 2019 governorship election in the state as he was issued a Certificate of Return by INEC. the move trigged wild jubilation as people followed his convoy singing and dancing, resulting […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Imo, Legislature, Party Politics, Senate, State News
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
Romanus Ugwu, Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC), has said that it will not intervene in the refusal of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to issue Certificate of Return to the governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha as the winner of the Imo West senatorial district. APC’s National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Lanre Issa-Onilu, made the […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Thursday, March 21st, 2019
Abubakar Atiku: APC says he is suffering from post-poll depression By Emmanuel Mogbede/Abuja The All Progressives Congress (APC) says that judging by Abubakar Atiku and PDP’s recent utterances and actions, it was now clear that they had slipped into severe depression and post-defeat hallucination. Lanre Issa-Onilu, the APC publicity secretary said on Wednesday the utterances […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Imo, Latest Politics, National Politics, State News, Top Stories
Wednesday, March 20th, 2019
Gov. Rochas Okorocha: rejected by INEC as senator-elect Imo governor Rochas Okorocha has not been recognised as a senator-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The stance of the electoral umpire was reflected in the list of senators published on its website on Monday. Okorocha’s name was conspicuously missing in Box 47, where his name […]
