A man and a pregnant woman have reportedly been killed by armed bandits, suspected to be nomadic herdsmen, on the dilapidated Ado Ekiti-Ijan Road in Ekiti State. Nigerian Tribune gathered from members of Aduloju farmstead in Ado Ekiti Local Government Area of the state, on Wednesday, that the pregnant woman and the man, said to […]
THE Inspector General of Police (IG), Mr. Abubakar Hafiz Ringim has promised improved security in Ekiti State. He made the pledge in Ado-Ekiti on Tuesday after commissioning the Security Alert System and 24 vehicles equipped with high frequency radio and communication gadgets donated to the state police command by the state government. The event took […]
The Contracts/Consultancy Review Committee (CCRC) set up by the Ekiti State Government has indicted ousted governor Segun Oni of embezzlement of public funds to the tune of N5.4 billion in the award of various contracts during his three-and-half-year tenure. According to the draft White Paper on the report of the panel released to the media […]
Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN has won the governorship election in Lagos in a landslide victory with Gov. Babatunde Fashola polling about 85% of the votes cast in yesterday’s election. The big win of the day for the ACN comes from Ogun state, while it looks set to clinch the Oyo state governorship poll where […]
ELEVEN people were arrested yesterday in Ekiti State, for various electoral offences. Three of them were in possession of locally made pistol, even as early reports indicated that President Goodluck Jonathan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) was in a clear lead. Also, people suspected to be political thugs snatched and destroyed election materials in […]
Today, the die is cast and all the anxiety of who becomes the country’s president in the next four years would give way within the next 48 hours, when the results would be announced. Some of the presidential candidates are seen as contestants to the throne, while some are mere pretenders. Indeed, most of them […]
Critical stakeholders in today’s election have unanimously rejected plans by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct elections in two of the six federal constituencies in Ekiti State. The stakeholders, comprising the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN), the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party (LP), All Nigeria Peoples Party (ANPP), Alliance for Democracy (AD), […]
Some political parties in Ekiti State have passed a vote of confidence in the Commissioner of Police in the state, Mr. Olayinka Balogun, and the Director of State Security Service, Mr. Samuel Tamuno. The parties spoke through one of their leaders, Mr. Tunji Ogunlola, in a statement made available to our correspondent in Ado-Ekiti […]
FORMER governor of Ekiti State, Mr Ayodele Fayose, has won in a suit against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), in which he was contending the sealing off of his houses in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, by the commission. In the final ruling of a Federal High Court sitting in Ibadan over the […]
THE Court of Appeal, Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State yesterday adjourned sine die a suit filed before it by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the 2007 gubernatorial election, Mr. Segun Oni, challenging his ouster from office as governor of the state. According to the court, the report of the panel set up by the National […]
Tinubu urges Southeast politicians to emulate late Michael Okpara’s politics
Nigeria @65: 12 major achievements Tinubu highlighted in Independence Day speech
Kukah, Sultan, Obasanjo raise alarm on Nigeria’s futureIPOB rejects Tinubu’s speech linking it with Boko Haram
Five countries where Nigerians can study for free
Dr. Akinwumi Adesina’s legacy at AfDB source of pride for Africa — Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Why the Hullaballoo About Nnamdi Kanu’s Release - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Aug 19th, 2025
When Government Goes Rogue with Impunity - By Oseloka H. Obaze Posted on: Apr 20th, 2025
I Recommend the British Re-colonization of Nigeria - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Apr 20th, 2025
Protests in Africa: A Decade of Turmoil and the Rising Wave of Unrest Posted on: Mar 7th, 2025
The Consolation in Trump’s Presidency - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Mar 1st, 2025Protests in Africa: A Decade of Turmoil and the Rising Wave of Unrest - Over 250,000 Dead and Billions Lost—Can Africa Handle the Crisis Ahead? Posted on: Jan 30th, 2025
Deconstructing Nigeria - By Oseloka H. Obaze Posted on: Jan 25th, 2025
We Should All Join in the Protest - By Tochukwu Ezukanma Posted on: Nov 26th, 2024
Elected representatives: Servants or Masters? - By Abiodun Komolafe Posted on: Nov 15th, 2024Nigeria’s Forgotten Poor! - By Abiodun Komolafe Posted on: Oct 5th, 2024© 2025 New Nigerian Politics. All Rights Reserved. Log in - Designed by Gabfire Themes
