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The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, says a total of one million, nine hundred and thirty-two thousand, six hundred and fifty four, (1,932,654) registered voters are expected to take part in the November 11th Governorship election in Kogi State. Resident Electoral Commissioner in charge of Kogi State, Gabriel Longpet stated this at the presentation of […]

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Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, has blamed the clerk of the Chicago State University (CSU) for errors in his academic documents and certificate. The President made the disclosure in court filings before the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, in response to a legal process initiated by former Nigeria’s Vice President and […]

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The National Assembly Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Lagos has nullified the return of the Labour Party (LP) ’s candidate, Seyi Sowunmi as the House of Representatives member for Ojo Federal Constituency in Lagos State. Instead, the three-man panel led by Justice Abdullahi Ozegya declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Lanre Ogunyemi, […]

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President Bola Tinubu has asked the Chicago State University (CSU) not to release his academic credentials to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar. On August 23, Tinubu’s attorney submitted a statement as part of his legal argument in his response to the suit filed by Atiku at a United States District Court […]

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Former lawmaker and social critic, Shehu Sani, says his party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has no business being in court to challenge the outcome of the 2023 general elections, if it allowed members to join the current administration. Sani’s statement was contained in a post on his social media platform, X, formerly known as […]

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The Kano State Election Petition Tribunal on Monday reserved judgment in a petition filed by the All Progressive Congress(APC) challenging the victory of Gov. Abba Kabir-Yusuf of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP). The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the APC is challenging INEC for declaring Kabir-Yusuf of the NNPP as winner of […]

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A pro-democracy group, Coalition of Civil Society Organisation and Political Parties for Good Governance (CCSOPPGG), yesterday urged the European Union (EU) to immediately withdraw its report on this year’s presidential election. Members of the group made the demand when they stormed the EU Office in Abuja in a protest against the union’s report. The activists insisted that […]

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The Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has said that he will never call the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, his president. The clergyman said this during a webinar on Saturday, May 27, after delivering his speech on the Zoom programme titled, ‘Building the New Nigeria: The Role of the Diaspora.” Bakare […]

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The Supreme Court has dismissed PDP’s suit challenging the alleged double Nomination of Kassim Shettima. The Apex court agrees with the lower courts that the PDP lacks the locus Standi to institute the case. Justice Adamu Jauro who read the Judgement, added that the PDP acted as meddlesome Interloper and a busybody as it is […]

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The Presidential Election Petition Tribunal (PEPT) sitting at the Court of Appeal in Abuja will today, Monday, rule on the application by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) for live streaming of the proceedings till Monday. Obi is challenging the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s declaration of the candidate of the All Progressive Party […]

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party expressed their dissatisfaction on Wednesday regarding the telephone conversation between United States Secretary of State, Antony Blinken, and President-elect Bola Tinubu. During the 20-minute call, Blinken pledged stronger ties between the US and Nigeria, while Tinubu was in France. According to Matthew Miller, spokesperson for the […]

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The Director General of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council, Akin Osuntokun, has claimed that the  LP candidate, Peter Obi was rigged out of the February 25 polls. Osuntokun made the claim during on Wednesday during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today, where he accused the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) of colluding with the […]

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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has revealed that he confronted the All Progressives Congress (APC), asking the ruling party why they did not field Vice President Yemi Osinbajo as the presidential candidate for the 2023 elections. According to the LP flagbearer, he confronted the party stating that such a candidate is […]

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The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Election, Atiku Abubakar has declared that despite what the ruling All Progressives Congress would like Nigerians to believe, he did not lose the presidential election. Atiku said this in an address to outgoing and incoming Governors Elected on the PDP platform, at a reception […]

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 Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar,, says Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) has come to stay as a legal instrument for the accreditation and transmission of election results in Nigeria. Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in the February 2023 election, said this in a statement by his Media Office in Abuja on […]

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The Action Alliance has withdrawn its petition against the President-Elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu. At the commencement of the pre-hearing of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on Monday in Abuja, no reason was given for the withdrawal.

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President Muhammadu Buhari has credited the overconfidence of the opposition parties as the reason for their loss in the February 25 presidential election. The President made this statement on Thursday, April 27, 2023, when he received the Progressive Governors Forum, led by Governor Abubakar Atiku Bagudu of Kebbi State, at his residence in the State House. According […]

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Former Enugu Governor, Chimaroke Nnamani has advised Mr Peter Obi to withdraw his petition challenging the election of Sen. Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Election Tribunal.Nnamani said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, urging Obi and his supporters to accept the reality of the fact that Tinubu had emerged as the President-elect of […]

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The Federal Government says the responsibility to deal with infractions of the Adamawa State Residential Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari, rests solely with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). This comes on the heels of Ari’s recent suspension over his controversial announcement of the supplementary governorship election results in Adamawa as collation was still […]

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the victory of Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Adamawa State Governorship election as a momentous triumph for democracy and the expression of the Will of the people. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja on Tuesday also described Fintiri’s re-election […]