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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...

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...

Delta guber results: PDP’s Oborevwori declared elected, pips APC’s Sen. Ovie Omo-Ageg

Mr Sheriff Oborevwori of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won the Delta State Governorship poll, putting paid to APC’s Senator Ovie Omo-Agege’s...

Just in: After losing governorship election to NNPP, Kano Gov. Ganduje imposes dawn to dusk curfew

Smarting from defeat at the polls, Kano Governor Abdullahi Ganduje has imposed a dawn-to-dusk curfew on the state following an electoral defeat of...

Victorious Gov. Sanwo-Olu thanks Lagosians for re-electing him

After being returned elected in Saturday’s polls, Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has expressed gratitude and appreciation to the people of the Lagos State for...

Electoral defeat: Funke Akindele, Lagos PDP Deputy Governorship Candidate, pulls down politics-related posts on Instagram page

Less than 12 hours after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the incumbent Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, winner of the...

APC Gov. Dapo Abiodun carries the day in Ogun governorship poll

Amid electoral violence, killings and ballot box snatching, Ogun Gov. Dapo Abiodun of the APC has been declared the winner of the state...

Just in: Oyo Gov. Seyi Makinde re-elected, trounces APC’s Folarin by wide margin

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) which announced the results on Sunday afternoon in Ibadan, returned Makinde re-elected for a second term. Oyo...

Black people need to come together to move Africa forward — Burna Boy

Nigerian music star and Grammy Award winner, Burna Boy, has decried the division among black people, stating that coming together as one is...

Why I will not be eating on the same table with some people again — Paul P-Square

Piqued by the inhuman treatment some electorate were subjected to by miscreants believed to be loyal to an opposition political party, Paul Okoye...

Benue gubernatorial hotly contested seat: Who will the cap fit?

In less than 24 hours, the race for the governorship position and state assemblies in Benue State and other states will be concluded...

INEC boss, Yakubu, is Wike’s “boy”, executing his electoral bidding in Rivers

A former Minister of Transportation, Mr Rotimi Chibuike Amaechi, has jabbed the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, for carrying out the political agenda...

Breaking: Immediate past Ekiti Deputy Governor, exits.

  The immediate past Deputy Governor of Ekiti State, Otunba Bisi Egbeyemi, has passed on. Aged 78, Egbeyemi, who was Deputy Governor between...

ICC issues arrest warrant on Putin over war crime allegations

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin. The court alleges he is responsible for war...

Rivers APC, SDP, Accord, ADC guber candidates storm Police hqts, accuse Gov. Wike of arresting supporters

Few hours to Saturday’s governorship and state assembly polls, crisis is brewing in Rivers State as governorship candidates of some political parties including...