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Breaking: Osun Gov. Ademola Adeleke reinstated as Appeal Court rubbishes Election Tribunal judgment

Justice Mohammed Lawal of the Appeal Court while delivering his judgment held that Senator Adeleke be paid N500,000 for damages by APC and...

Anti-party activities: PDP suspends former Senate President Anyim, ex-governors Fayose, Shema, others

A former Senate President and ex-Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Sen. Pius Anyim, one-time Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose and...

SGF Boss Mustapha’s suspension is null and void — APC

The Adamawa Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has nullified Wednesday’s suspension of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF),...

Economy, payment of salaries my priority, says Abia State Governor-elect Otti

The Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, says payment of workers’ salaries will be his top priority when he takes office on May...

Enugu guber result: PDP’s Mbah in narrow margin win of 3,343 votes over LP’s Edeoga

With a narrow margin win of 3,343 votes, Mr Peter Mbah of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the...

Dr Alex Otti of Labour Party has emerged winner of Abia guber poll

Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State, the Independent National Electoral Commission...

Poll results: Hoodlums torch high court building in Ebonyi, documents, valuables destroyed 

Few hours after the governorship and House of Assembly polls results were announced, hoodlums have set fire to the State High Court at...

Just in: PDP’s presidential candidate, Atiku also heads to election tribunal, wants Tinubu’s victory upturned

Few hours after the Labour Party and its presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi, filed a petition at the election petitions tribunal in Abuja,...

March 18 guber poll: US threatens sanctions over voter intimidation, violence, killings that characterized electoral process

The United States has condemned in strong terms the nationwide voter intimidation, increased violence and killings that marred the March 18 Governorship and...

Cancel polls, conduct fresh presidential elections, Obi urges election tribunal

The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has called for the cancellation of the 2023 presidential election and the conduct of a...

Cross River guber poll: Sen. Ndoma-Egba congratulates Gov.-elect Otu

A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN) has felicitated the winner of the governorship poll in Cross River...

In Zamfara guber poll, PDP’s Lawal humiliates incumbent APC Gov. Matawalle

An upset was recorded in Zamfara State as Mr Dauda Lawal, the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has sent packing...

Gov. Wike’s candidate, PDP’s Fubara drubs APC’s Cole in Rivers gov. poll

The People’s Democratic Party Governorship Candidate in Rivers State, Mr Siminaliayi Fubara, has come atop in Saturday’s election in the state, the Independent...

PDP retains Taraba as its candidate, Agbu, declared winner of governorship poll

Mr Kefas Agbu of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has emerged victorious in the Taraba State Governorship election held at the weekend. The...

Fearful atmosphere, violence, voters’ suppression marred Nigeria’s elections — EU Observers

The Chief Observer, European Union Observation Mission to Nigeria, Barry Andrews, has said voters’ suppression characterized the country’s electoral process in the February...

Catholic Priest, Fr Hyacinth Alia, emerges Benue Gov-Elect

The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, is the winner of the March 18...