Politics

The incumbent Governor of Bayelsa State and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri, has been declared the winner of the State governorship election held last Saturday.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed its intention to conduct fresh elections in nine wards in Ogori/Magongo Local Government Area (LGA) where results were completed before voting.

Governor Hope Uzodimma of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Imo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The State Returning Officer for the election, Prof Abayomi Fasina, who is the Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oye-Ekiti, Ekiti state, declared Uzodimma the winner of the election on Sunday morning. The …

The Court of Appeal, Abuja, has vacated the order nullifying the candidacy of Chief Timipre Sylva, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa State. A Federal High Court in Abuja had disqualified Sylva as the candidate of the APC in the November 11 governorship election. The high court had declared that Sylva was not qualified to run …

Abdullahi Ganduje, chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), says the Supreme Court judgement upholding the election of Presided Bola Ahmed Tinubu is proof that the February 25 presidential election was not manipulated as claimed by the opposition.

The Supreme Court on Monday, reserved judgment in the appeals by former Vice President Atiku Abubakar and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and that of the Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, and his party against the judgment of the Presidential Election Petition Court (PEPC), which dismissed their petitions challenging the declaration of President Bola Tinubu as the …

Former Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Babachir David Lawal, is insisting that Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 Presidential election, defeated President Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lawal had raised dust when he said the candidate who came third according to the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission …

Elisha Abbo, sacked Adamawa North senator, has fingered Senate President Godswill Akpabio in the appeal court ruling which removed him from office. The Court of Appeal in Abuja voided the election of Abbo of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Abbo the winner of the February 25, 2023 parliamentary election, but Amos Yohanna, …

A Federal High Court in Abuja has disqualified Chief Timipre Sylva, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the November 11, 2023 governorship election.

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has said the late Human Rights activist, Gani Fawehinmi, inspired him to make inquiries about the certificate of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Atiku had filed a suit against President Bola Tinubu over his academic record at the Chicago State University. He requested the documents to back his …