Politics

Sanwo-Olu wins Lagos governorship election Four political parties have filed a petitions, asking for the annulment of the victory of Governornor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of All Progressive Congress (APC) in the March 18 Lagos governorship election. Sanwo-olu polled a total of 762,134 votes to win the election. He defeated Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour …

Labour party Logo The acting youth leader of the Labour Party, Kenedy Ahanotu has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of planting saboteurs to cause crisis in the party. Ahanotu in a statement published on the party’s website on Tuesday said former publicity secretary, Abayomi Arabambi, as well as southwest …

Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has told the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, that he lied in his comments in the United States of America on the 2023 general election in Nigeria. Afenifere made its position known in a statement issued by its Secretary-General, Chief Sola Ebiseni, on …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party for the February 25, 2023 elections in Nigeria, Peter Obi, has said he is being pressured by agents of the Nigerian government to go on exile. The former two-term Governor of Anambra State disclosed this on Wednesday in a series of tweets on …

The United States chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the USA to ignore a petition discrediting the 2023 election. The American division of the APC demanded in a letter sent on Monday that the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Kelvin McCarthy, and the President of the United States, Joe …

Senator Ovie Omo-Agege The All Progressives Congress (APC) has denied suspending the Deputy Senate President, Sen. Ovie Omo-Agege from the party. This was clarified in a statement by the Delta APC Executive Committee signed by Elder Omeni Sobotie, the state chairman of the party, and Mr. Peter Akarogbe, the secretary. …

Fayose, Ortom, Shema and Ayim The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Thursday reversed the suspension of former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose; former Senate President, Pius Anyim and three others. The party had last week suspended Fayose, Anyim and others for anti-party activities. Others suspended …

The presidential campaign councils of the All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party have challenged the Department of State Services to get tough with plotters of the interim national government. The councils, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Wednesday in Abuja, said the push for the ING was …

A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja has issued an order blocking funds standing to the credit of Oyo State Government and its agencies in four banks. Justice A. O. Ebong issued the order while ruling on a motion ex-parte for garnishee order nisi filed by the …

Ademola Adeleke Governor Ademola Adeleke who was elected as the fifth executive governor of Osun State on July 16th 2022 after he defeated the incumbent, Adegboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was sworn in to office on November 27th 2022 at Osogbo Township stadium with a lot of …