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Just in: PDP suspends National Chairman Ayu

The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday passed a vote of no confidence in the National Chairman, Dr Iyorchia Ayu and also suspended...

Breaking: Gen. Oladipo Diya exits

A former Chief of General Staff in the late General Sani Abacha’s military regime, retired Lt.-Gen. Oladipo Diya has passed on in Lagos....

Court judgment: LASG pays N5m compensation to Uber driver tortured by policemen, other para-military officials

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has immediately directed the State Attorney General to set up a committee and pay a sum of N5 million...

Opposition trying to scuttle my inauguration as President, Tinubu raises alarm

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, said on Saturday that the activities of the opposition parties and their candidates in calling out their...

NPA CEO, Bello-Koko congratulates Gov. Sanwo-Olu on his re-election

Congratulatory messages and felicitations have continued to pour in for the re-elected Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, with the latest from...

Just in: Presidential poll results: Court gives Obi, Atiku nod to serve Tinubu petition

The Presidential Election Petitions Court (PEPC) has granted the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar and Labour Party’s Peter Obi, the permission...

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...

Ekweremadu, Wife, Doctor Found Guilty Of Organ Trafficking, Face Life Jail

A former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, his wife, Beatrice and their personal doctor, have been found guilty of organ trafficking under the...

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...

Banks get fresh order to collect old notes from CBN branches, dispense immediately

More Naira notes will be pumped into circulation as from tomorrow, March 23 as banks have been directed to collect old notes deposited...

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...

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...

Aisha Yesufu blasts outgoing British High Commissioner in Nigeria, Catriona Laing, for endorsing Nigeria’s 2023 flawed polls

``They heard you, Yes, they heard you. You came out to tell us that the 2023 elections you found it fascinating; you found...

INEC suspends collation of results in Kaduna State over destruction of materials in Kudan LGA

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kaduna State has postponed collation of results following destruction of election materials in Kudan local government...

Adamawa makes history as it produces first female governor, Aisha Binani

Nigeria’s first female Governor, Sen. Aisha Dahiru Binani of the APC, has emerged in Adamawa State, the home state of PDP’s 2023 Presidential...