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S’court upholds Bauchi Gov. Bala Muhammed’s election

The Supreme Court has upheld the election of Sen. Bala Muhammed of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of...

Supreme Court Affirms Sanwo-Olu’s election as Lagos governor

Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is to continue in office for a second term following the affirmation...

Pres. Tinubu in closed-door meeting with Fubara at Villa

For the second time in two months, Rivers Gov. Siminalayi Fubara, visited the Presidential Villa in Abuja and held a closed-door meeting with...

Supreme Court affirms Umo Eno as Akwa Ibom Governor

The Supreme Court has affirmed Governor Umo Eno of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the duly elected governor of Akwa-Ibom State. The...

Supreme Court decides Plateau Gov. Mutfwang’s fate Jan.12

The Supreme Court has scheduled Friday to deliver judgment in the appeal filed by the Plateau State Governor, Caleb Mutfwang, challenging the nullification...

Six people arrested over NASS members’ harassment at Kogi Governor’s office

Six people have been apprehended in connection with the harassment of National Assembly members during their visit to Gov. Yahaya Bello at the...

Supreme Court reserves judgment in Plateau guber poll

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved judgment in Plateau Gov. Caleb Mutfwang’s appeal, seeking to affirm his election which was nullified by the...

Supreme Court Dismisses Appeal Against Benue Gov. Alia

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed an appeal against the election of Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia as the Governor of Benue State. The...

Rivers House of Assembly Speaker of Gov. Fubara’s faction resigns

Dr Edison Ehie, the factional Speaker of the Rivers State House of Assembly, has resigned both as speaker and member of the House....

New Ondo State Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s good fortune with destiny

From introspection, Lucky Aiyedatiwa’s political trajectory appeared to have been defined by a sequence of fortunate occurrences, one that seemingly established him as...

10 things you should know about the late Ondo Governor, Akeredolu

1. Oluwarotimi Odunayo Akeredolu a.k.a Aketi was born on July 21, 1956 in Owo. 2. He was born to Reverend J. Ola Akeredolu...

Breaking: Ex-Speaker Ghali Na’Abba, 65, Exits

A former Speaker of the House of Representatives in the President Olusegun Obasanjo administration, Ghali Umar Na’Abba, is dead. Na’Abba, died in the...

Rivers crisis: Pres.Tinubu’s peace treaty, a shift from political instability, not death sentence – Gov. Fubara

Governor of Rivers State, Siminalayi Fubara, has aligned himself with the presidential peace treaty brokered by President Bola Tinubu in a bid to...

Abuja peace pact: Rivers lawmakers withdraw impeachment notice against Gov. Fubara

The 27 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly said on Wednesday that they have withdrawn the impeachment notice against Gov. Siminalayi...

Rivers crisis: Fubara was coerced into signing an unconstitutional resolution – Pa Edwin Clark

The leader of the Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), Pa Edwin Clark, has described the resolutions reached at the meeting convened by President Bola...