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Kano Tribunal sacks NNPP’s Yusuf as governor, declares APC’s Gawuna winner
The Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Kano State, has sacked the Gov. Abba Kabir Yusuf of New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) and declared...
Breaking: PDP’s Bala Mohammed confirmed as Bauchi Governor
The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Bauchi State on Tuesday struck out the petition of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its...
Just In: Tribunal sacks APC’s Udende, declares PDP’s Suswam winner of Benue Senatorial poll
The Benue State Elections Tribunal on Friday declared Sen. Gabriel Suswam of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the Benue...
Peter Obi rejects Tribunal’s judgment, heads to Supreme Court
The Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 poll, Peter Obi, says he has instructed his lawyers to immediately challenge...
Tribunal verdict: Atiku speaks on ‘congratulating’ Tinubu, retiring from politics
The Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has denied congratulating President Bola Tinubu over Wednesday’s judgment of the Presidential...
We played politics with ex-Pres. Jonathan’s subsidy removal in 2012 — Ex-Ekiti gov
It was all politics when we staged a protest against fuel subsidy removal during the administration of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in 2012, so...
NNPP expels Kwankwaso over alleged anti-party activities, mismanagement of campaign funds
The National Executive Committee of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) says it has expelled former Kano state governor and its Presidential candidate...
Peter Obi’s campaign coordinator dumps LP for PDP
Ahead of the November 11 Bayelsa governorship election, Mr Peter Obi’s Presidential Campaign Council Coordinator in Bayelsa State, Mr Alagoa Morris, has defected...
Just in: NNPP suspends its Presidential candidate, Kwankwaso for six months
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has suspended its presidential candidates and founder, Sen. Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, for six months for alleged anti-party...
Court sacks Sen. Achonu as Imo LP guber candidate, Abure as National Chair
The leadership crisis rocking the Labour Party has continued to deepen as the Court of Appeal sitting in Owerri, Imo State, on Thursday,...
Ministerial slot: El-Rufai explodes, says Tinubu turned his back against him after ceding Ministry of Energy to him
“However, when El-Rufai met with Tinubu, the usually forthright and straight-talking president, according to reports, pleaded for time to deal with the matter....
Breaking: Ex-Kano Gov. Ganduje emerges APC national chair, former Senate spokesman, Basiru is National Secretary
As speculated in the media weeks back, ex-Kano Gov. Abdullahi Ganduje, has been picked by the All Progressives Congress (APC) as its National...
APC National Chairman, Sen. Adamu, has resigned — Nze Duru, Deputy National Organising Secretary, confirms
“Our party’s constitution has provided adequately for a transition process in the leadership of the party. The Deputy National Chairman, North, will assume...
APC crisis: Kyari takes over from Adamu as National Chair, presides over emergency NWC meeting
Following the resignation of Sen. Abdullahi Adamu as the party’s National Chairman, the Deputy National Chairman (North), Sen. Abubakar Kyari, has emerged as...
National Leadership Crisis: APC Chair, Adamu Resigns?
All is not well with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as strong indications emerged on Sunday that the party’s National Chairman, Sen....
PDP’s Anyim, Metuh in surprise visit to Tinubu amid speculation of defection to APC
In a strategic move, a former Senate President, Anyim Pius Anyim, and rx-National Publicity Secretary of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Olisa...
