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Anambra governorship poll: Results at a glance

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results of governorship poll held in Anambra State on Saturday with Prof. Charles...

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Mayhem: Gombe Gov. Yahaya talks tough, vows to deal with perpetrators

Aftermath of bloody violence in the state capital on Friday, Gombe State Governor Muhammad Inuwa Yahaya has vowed to deal with “desperate politicians” who...

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Ex-Senate President, Dr Iyorchia Ayu, elected PDP National Chairman, 20 other officers also made it

The just-concluded People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Abuja national convention has affirmed the consensus candidature of the PDP National Chairman and 18 others but...

PDP Convention: Ex-National Chair, Secondus, meets his waterloo, Appeal Court throws out suit

  The embattled former National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, who had sought an interim injunction to restrain the...

Lai Mohammed stole N100m from my campaign funds, alleges Kwara Governor

“The stolen money remains a sore issue between us” — governor “He is biting the fingers that fed him” — Mohammed Like a...

Violent parallel APC State Congress in Ogun as Gov. Abiodun, Amosun battle for party’s soul

      The rivalry between governor, Dapo Abiodun and his predecessor, Senator Ibikunle Amosun was reenacted on Saturday as both factions of...

Nigerians to Femi Adesina: Your descent to this low, rating Buhari better than Azikiwe, Awolowo, Aminu Kano others, is heartbreaking 

  “While some Nigerians said Nigeria is a business conglomerate, not a country and the man (Adesina) is protecting his area of interest,...

Pastor Bakare in Aso Rock, says we are better off together as a nation built only on equity, justice, rule of law

  …says he might contest presidential election in 2023 if God wants him to do that and the people of Nigeria will appreciate...

N1trn lawmakers’ constituency projects in 10 years: lt’s Unconstitutional, illegal, says Prof. Sagay

  “For 2022, President Muhammadu Buhari has set aside N100 billion for constituency project under the heading of Zonal Intervention Projects” A scathing...

Anambra Nov. 6 gov. poll: Supreme Court clears last hurdle for APGA’s Prof. Soludo

  “The court’s five-member panel led by Justice Mary Odili also affirmed Mr Victor Oye as the National Chairman of the party” The...

Just in: Barely 24 days to Anambra guber polls, Deputy Governor defects to APC, received by Buhari at Aso Rock

  Ahead of the November 6 Anambra governorship polls, the State Deputy Governor, Mr Nkem Okeke, has ditched the All Progressives Grand Alliance...

2023 presidential race: Pitching Vice-President Osinbajo against Tinubu abortive

  “Let me therefore call on individuals and media houses engaged in this act to desist from doing so. It is incumbent on...

Three-month medical trip abroad: “All praises to God”, Tinubu in exaltation at welcome back reception in Lagos

  For the first time since he returned to Nigeria on October 8 after a three-month long medical trip to the United Kingdom,...

After three-month medical treatment abroad, Tinubu returns to Nigeria

“During his trip abroad, he underwent surgery on his right knee as well as rigorous post-surgery physiotherapy on the said knee” “Contrary to...

Northern governors knock Southern governors over zoning of President to South in 2023, others

  The Northern States Governors’ Forum (NSGF) on Monday attacked the position taken by the 17 Southern governors on some critical national issues...

2023: A third force, “Rescue Nigeria Project”, an alternative platform to APC, PDP, birthed in Abuja

“In 2015, Nigerians overwhelmingly embraced the promise of change. These hopes have not only been dashed, but they have arguably turned out to...