Politics

By Festus Ahon, ASABA THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Rt Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, as the winner of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Delta State. The State Returning Officer, Prof Georgewill Owuneri Abraham, who made the declaration at the INEC …

APC governorship candidate in Ebonyi, Francis Nwifuru declared winner of governorship election The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Francis Nwifuru of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ebonyi State. INEC’s Returning Officer, Charles Igwe declared Nwifuru winner of the election having satisfied …

Akindele Funke Akindele, deputy governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, has broken her silence on her defeat in the March 18 elections, stating that she doesn’t regret running Akindele and her principal, Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, were defeated by the incumbent governor and All Progressives …

PDP heads to court over Katsina election result The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s governorship election in Katsina State, saying it will go to court. The Director General of the Atiku/Lado Campaign Council, Dr. Mustapha Inuwa announced the party’s decision at a news briefing on …

Seyi Makinde The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the Oyo State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde, as winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The State INEC Resident Electoral Commission, Tella Adeniran, declared Makinde the winner of the poll on Sunday. While Makinde …

Nigeria’s president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has delivered his polling unit to the APC’s governorship candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Tinubu had voted at polling unit 085, Alausa on Saturday. The polling unit result announced by INEC’s electoral officer, Sanwo-Olu polled 43 votes to defeat Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, who scored …

L-R: Ademola Adeleke and Gboyega Oyetola As the fate of who will govern Osun State for four years is still hanging in the balance, Governor Ademola Adeleke and his predecessor, Adegboyega Oyetola, are battling to get the majority seats in the State House of Assembly ahead of the March 18th …

Joseph Ewuga, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Nasarawa State, has stepped down and declared support for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, David Ombugadu, ahead of Saturday’s governorship poll. Ewuga who spoke in the Akwanga Local Government Area on Wednesday, said he stepped down …

Babajide Sanwo-Olu The immediate past Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the Lagos State Signage and Advertising Agency, Mobolaji Sanusi, has said the governorship candidates of the Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour and Jide Adediran, respectively, are no threat to the re-election bid of Governor Babajide …

Dino Melaye, spokesperson for the Atiku-Okowa Presidential Campaign Council, has disclosed that the Peoples Democratic Party presidential campaign council spent over N400 billion on their campaigns. Melaye who made the disclosure in a video posted on social media on Monday, argued that the whole concept of redesigning the naira was …