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Momentary truce as Pres. Tinubu wades into Akeredolu, Aiyedatiwa’s month-long rift

Following President Bola Tinubu’s intervention, there is momentary truce in the lingering crisis between ailing Ondo Gov. Rotimi Akeredolu and his deputy, Mr...

Rivers crisis latest: I can’t stand ingrate, Wike blows hot, strikes Fubara

Nyesom Wike, the immediate past Governor of Rivers State and FCT Minister, has again opened up on the current, unresolved rift between him...

Appeal Court confirms APC’s Dapo Abiodun as Ogun governor, throws out PDP’s Adebutu’s case

The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State on Friday upheld the verdict of Ogun State Elections Petitions Tribunal, affirming the victory of Mr...

Just in: Appeal Court affirms APC’s Benue Gov. Hyacinth Alia’s victory at the poll

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Monday affirmed the election of Mr Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressives Party (APC) as...

Update: Why Appeal Court affirms Kano Gov. Abba Yusuf’s sacking

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday justified the sacking of Kano Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf, saying he was not a...

Breaking: Bayelsa Gov. Diri beats them all, secures 175,196 votes

Gov. Duoye Diri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the Bayelsa governorship election, defeating his closest rival, Chief...

Just In: APC’s Ododo floors Ajaka, Melaye, wins Kogi Governorship election

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ahmed Usman Ododo, has been declared the winner of the November 11 governorship election in...

Uzodimma declared winner of Imo guber poll with 540,308 votes

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Gov.Hope Uzodimma, winner of Saturday’s governorship...

Supreme Court verdict: I go nowhere, the struggle continues – Atiku

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Presidential Candidate in the February 25, 2023 poll, Atiku Abubakar, says in spite of his defeat at the...

Just in: Senate swears in PDP’s Sen. Yohanna as APC’s Sen. Abbo’s replacement

Sen. Fibrin Barau, the Deputy Senate President, has sworn in Sen. Amos Yohanna to replace the sacked Sen. Elisha Abbo, as the new...

Breaking: Supreme Court fixes Thursday, Oct. 26 for judgment in Atiku/Obi appeal against Tinubu’s victory 

The Supreme Court has fixed Thursday, October 26, to deliver judgment on the appeal filed by Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of...

Presidential tussle: Atiku/Obi vs Tinubu: Supreme Court reserves judgment

After listening to submissions by the various counsel, the Supreme Court on Monday reserved judgment in the appeal by PDP’s Presidential Candidate Atiku...

Presidential Election Tribunal judgment: Supreme Court to hear Atiku’s appeal on Oct. 23

The Supreme Court has fixed Monday, October 23 to hear the appeal of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, challenging...

Presidential poll legal tangle: I will drop the fight only after Supreme Court judgment, says Atiku

Former Nigeria’s Vice-President and Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in the February 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday said he will...

Tribunal confirms Ogun Gov. Abiodun’s election, dismisses PDP’s Adebutu’s petition

The Justice Hamidu Kanaza-led Ogun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, on Saturday, affirmed the victory of Gov. Dapo Abiodun, in the March 18...