The House of Representatives has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to develop a system to delete dead voters from the voters register. This was the resolution of the lawmakers after a motion of urgent national importance by a member, Leke Abejide, drawing the attention of the House to […]
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Yakubu Gowon Urges Nigerians To Accept Tribunal’s Verdict
With Monday May 8 fixed as the start date of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal hearing, a former Head of State, General Yakubu Gowon (rtd), has urged Nigerians to accept the decisions of the court as final, when delivered. This was his submission at a symposium in honour of a […]
APC slams Wike over Tinubu’s visit to Rivers
APC slams Wike over Tinubu’s visit to Rivers The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State has dissociated itself from the visit of President-elect Bola Tinubu to the state on Wednesday. Tinubu was invited to Rivers State for a two-day visit to commission some projects. However, in a statement on […]
Governor Wike Declares Today Public Holiday in Rivers Towards Bola Tinubu’s Visit
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has declared Wednesday, May 3 public holiday to enable residents to welcome President-elect Bola Tinubu. Wike’s media aide Kelvin Ebiri in a statement said Tinubu would inaugurate Rumuola/Rumuokwuta Flyover and the ultra-modern Magistrates’ Court Complex, Port Harcourt during his two-day official visit to Rivers. The […]
Abia Assembly Speaker Impeached
The Abia State House of Assembly has impeached its speaker, Rt.Hon. Chinedum Orji. Although details of the impeachment remains sketchy, the deputy speaker confirmed the impeachment to journalists in Umuahia. Orji was purportedly impeached on Tuesday morning during a session presided over by the Deputy Speaker, Ifeanyi Uchendu, in a […]
Stakeholders from Peoples Democratic Party in Imo State Defect To All Progressives Congress
Report has it that some stakeholders in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party and other political Parties in Imo State defected with their supporters to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). The event took place at Rear Admiral Ndubuisi Kanu Square, Owerri. Top on the list of the defectors were Rt. […]
Senate shifts resumption of plenary by one week
The Senate has shifted its earlier scheduled resumption date by one week. The Clerk of the Senate, Mr Chinedu Akubueze made this known in a statement in Abuja on Friday However, the reason for the rescheduling was not disclosed. The statement informed all distinguished senators of the Federal Republic of […]
Atiku Congratulates Fintiri, Says There Is ‘One More Mandate To Reclaim’
Following the conclusion of the rescheduled collation of results in Adamawa state, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, have been declared the winner of the poll on Tuesday, beating his closest rival Aisha Binani Dahiru. Congratulating him, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the PDP said that Gov Ahmadu […]
Reelection Bid of Governor Ahmadu Finitri Finally Comes To A Closure As INEC Declares Him Winner of the Just Concluded Election in Adamawa State.
Federal High Court in Abuja , on Tuesday, refused to hear the application by the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the Adamawa State governorship election, Aisha Dahiru Ahmed (Binani) to stop the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) from announcing the winner of the supplementary governorship election. Justice Inyang Ekwo […]
INEC Directs REC Hudu Ari To Stay Away From Adamawa Governorship Polls
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has directed one of its Resident Electoral Commissioner, Barr Hudu Yunusa Ari, to stay away from all activities of the electoral umpire and the election in Adamawa State. Mr Yunusa Ari who was the REC for the gubernatorial election in Adamawa State, stirred controversy […]