Politics

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 …

A ministerial nominee from Kaduna State, Balarabe Abbas Lawal, on Wednesday slumped during his confirmation at the Senate. Balarabe was the second nominee to be screened after Dr Jamila Bio Ibrahim. The incident happened more than 15 minutes into Balarabe’s screening exercise at the Senate plenary. The nominee, who was standing on the podium, collapsed when Kaduna South Senator, Sunday …

The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Kaduna has declared the 2023 governorship election in Kaduna state inconclusive.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) on Tuesday released a timetable for the conduct of Edo and Ondo states governorship elections.

The Police in Ogun State have arraigned the impeached Chairman of Ijebu East Local Government Area of the state, Wale Adedayo, before a Magistrate’s Court sitting in Abeokuta, the state capital. Adedayo had accused Governor Dapo Abiodun of diverting statutory Federal allocations of all the 20 LGs in the state. He also petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), …

Following claims made by the presidency in recent times that were later found to be inaccurate, Phrank Shaibu, the Special Assistant on public communication to former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, has alleged that 10 big lies have characterized the Bola Tinubu administration. He has, therefore, admonished Nigerians and the media to always fact-check the utterances of the government to retain …

A Public Affairs Analyst, Durojaiye Ogunsanya, has identified President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as his classmate at the Chicago State University (CSU). Speaking on a TVC programme, Ogunsanya said he and Nigeria’s president graduated from the Department of Accounting and Business Administration in 1979. President Tinubu’s academic record has been controversial as some political opponents have said that Tinubu who attended …