Makinde Praises Obi’s Exemplary Conduct, Calls for Nationwide Restructuring

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State commended Labour Party’s Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, lauding his display of sportsmanship and remarkable maturity throughout and after the 2023 presidential elections. Speaking at the 12th Annual Zik Lecture Series in Awka themed “Reclaiming Zik’s World: Claiming Justice and Africa’s Sustainable Development,” Makinde drew parallels between Obi and…

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Tension As Delta Women Rejects Monarch

Tension has enveloped the ancient Ewu-Urhobo kingdom in Ughelli South Local Government Area of Delta State, as the womenfolk in the kingdom, embarked on a peaceful protest in condemnation of what they tagged ‘forceful imposition and planned installation of one Clement Ikolo as their king.’ The protesters maintained that Ikolo is not an indigene of…

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Court Declares Zamfara Gov Poll Inconclusive, Orders Rerun In Three LGAs

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has nullified the March 18 governorship election won by Dauda Lawal and the People’s Democratic Party. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared Lawal winner of the election. Lawal, of the main opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP), was declared the winner of the March 18 governorship election….

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Tinubu Expected Back In The Country From Guinea Bissau Tonight

Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu is expected back in the country today after attending the 50th Independence Day Anniversary and Armed Forces Day celebrations of Guinea-Bissau. President Bola Tinubu was in Bissau to participate in the country’s Independence Day anniversary. Alongside other heads of state and government, he joined in the festivities in Bissau, the country’s…

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Appeal Court Scheduled Friday For Kano State Gubernatorial Election Dispute

The judgment in Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf’s appeal against his removal by the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal in Kano State has been scheduled for Friday by the Court of Appeal in Abuja. On September 20, 2023, a three-man panel, led by Justice Oluyemi Akintan Osadebay, invalidated 165,663 of Yusuf’s votes as they were not signed or stamped by…

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APC Reacts As Appeal Court Gives Final Decision On Sanwo-Olu’s Re-election

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has described the Court of Appeal’s judgement, which dismissed all petitions against Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo’s re-election on Wednesday as thorough and deep. Ekweanaedo reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, and his Labour Party counterpart, Gbadebo Rhode-Viviour, tendered appealed an earlier judgement by the election tribunal in…

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