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Breaking: Dennis Idahosa is APC’s candidate for Edo governorship poll
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has selected House of Representatives member, Dennis Idahosa, as its governorship candidate for the Edo governorship election scheduled...
Just in: 73-year-old ex-Yobe Gov. Bukar Ibrahim dies
A former governor of Yobe State and ex-senator, Alhaji Bukar Abba Ibrahim, is dead, a government statement has confirmed. Aged 73, Ibrahim died...
APC’s Laguda wins Gbajabiamila’s Surulere federal constituency by-election
Fuad Kayode Laguda, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has won the Surulere Federal Constituency 1 bye-election in Lagos State. The...
Just in: Supreme Court Affirms Ahmadu Fintiri As Adamawa Gov., Quashes Binani’s Appeal
The Supreme Court has confirmed the election of Mr. Ahmed Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the Governor of Adamawa State....
Supreme Court reserves judgment in Binani’s appeal against Adamawa governor
The Supreme Court has reserved judgment in the appeal by the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Mrs....
Gov. Ododo takes oath of office as new chapter opens for Kogi State
Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was sworn in as the fifth democratically-elected governor of Kogi State on Saturday....
Rivers Assembly Shuns Gov. Fubara, Overrides His Veto, Passes Four Bills Into Law
The Rivers State House of Assembly overrode Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s veto and passed four new bills into law. The decision followed the governor’s...
Supreme Court upholds APC’s Ahmed Aliyu’s election as Sokoto governor
The Supreme Court, on Thursday, upheld the election of Mr. Ahmed Aliyu as the governor of Sokoto State. The apex court, in its...
Supreme Court strikes out NNPP’s appeal, confirms PDP’s Agbu Kefas as Taraba Governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Mr. Agbu Kefas of the People’s Democratic Party as the governor of Taraba State. This...
Guber poll: Rivers Gov. Fubara victorious
Again, Rivers State Gov. Siminalayi Fubara’s election has been confirmed by the nation’s apex court. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court on...
Update: Ogun speaker impeached for gross financial misconduct, say lawmakers
A lawmaker representing Obafemi-Owode state constituency in the Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Soneye Kayode, has clarified that the Speaker of the...
Breaking: Ogun House of Assembly Speaker, Oluomo, impeached
The Speaker of Ogun State House of Assembly, Mr Olakunle Oluomo, has been impeached. Oluomo, who is from Ifo state constituency, was removed...
Uba Sani, duly elected governor of Kaduna State, Supreme Court rules
The Supreme Court has upheld the judgments of the tribunal and the Court of Appeal, which affirmed Mr. Uba Sani as the duly...
Supreme Court upholds Yahaya’s election as Gombe Governor
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State in a series of judgments it delivered on Friday...
Supreme Court dismisses PDP’s appeal, affirms Idris as Kebbi governor
With an air of finality, the Supreme Court has dismissed an appeal filed by Mr. Aminu Bande of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP),...
Judiciary is the last hope for ordinary Nigerians, Delta Gov. Oborevwori says after Supreme Court victory
The legal battles to overturn Sheriff Oborevwori’s election as governor of Delta State are over, as the Supreme Court affirmed him as duly...
