Full text of Tinubu’s speech at his 11th Colloquium

In his speech, Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), said he couldn’t be happier on his 67th birthday, having watched his party walloped the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and won the National Assembly with resounding majority. Below is his full speech: ”I want to thank President Buhari for sharing this […]

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PDP’s Fintiri wins Adamawa governorship election

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri, has been declared winner of the Adamawa State governorship election. The Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Andrew Haruna, declared the result on Friday morning in Yola after the supplementary election in 44 polling units across 14 local government areas of the state. Haruna said Fintiri polled […]

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Eleka, PDP’s petition against Fayemi, Appeal Court delivers judgment

The three-man panel of the Court of Appeal, Abuja Division, led by Justice Stephen Adah, arrived the court room on Thursday at 7.05pm to deliver the judgment on the dispute arising from the July 14, 2018 governorship election in Ekiti State which the Independent National Electoral Commission declared was won by Governor Kayode Fayemi. The […]

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CUPP disclaims Ganduje endorsement, says the gov is parading a stolen mandate

Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP) through its national headquarters, has dissociated itself from a group that called “the Kano State chapter” of the coalition which used its platform to endorse the re-election of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje. Purportedly led by one Isah Nuhu Isah, the group paid a solidarity visit to Ganduje during which it […]

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3 more presidential candidates approach election Tribunal to nullify Buhari’s victory

It is more trouble for President Muhammadu Buhari, as three more presidential candidates have separately approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, asking it to void the outcome of the February 23 presidential election. In their various petitions, the three presidential candidates, urged the tribunal to invoke its powers and quash the declaration […]

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Ekiti State moves to curb rape, child defilement, land grabbing

Ekiti State Government has sought the support of traditional rulers in the state in order to make the state uninhabitable for those who indulge in rape and defilement of children. The state is also seeking the traditional rulers’ cooperation in curbing the menace of land grabbing which is at the centre of many violent crisis […]

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Adamawa gov rerun poll holds Thursday, as court vacates restraining order

Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Tuesday, fixed Thursday, March 28, 2019 for the Adamawa State governorship supplementary elections. This is sequel to the ruling of the state High Court lifting a restraining order which prevented INEC from conducting the supplementary elections earlier fixed by the commission for March 23. INEC’s Resident Electoral Commissioner in […]

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42 parties reject Kano supplementary gov election results

Forty-two political parties in Kano under the aegis of Coalition of United Political Parties in the state have rejected the results of the supplementary governorship election held on March 23. They alleged that the process was characterised by gross irregularities. The state CUPP chairman, Mohammed Abdullahi-Rahi, made the position of the group known while addressing […]

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Jimoh Ibrahim loses dad 2 months after his mum’s death

Nigerian billionaire businessman, Jimoh Ibrahim has just lost his dad about two months after losing his mum to a fire incident. The billionaire, Jimoh Ibrahim’s father, Alhaji Yakubu Jimoh died on Sunday, March 24, in his hometown, Igbotako, Ondo state. Late Alhaji Jimoh who was a bricklayer by profession was buried immediately according to Islamic […]

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Kano governorship rerun election results cannot stand -PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says its candidate, Abba Yusuf, is the rightful winner of the Kano State governorship election, saying any declaration that does not reflect such cannot stand. In a statement signed by Kola Ologbondiyan, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the party said: “The whole world knows that the PDP and its candidate, […]

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Court of Appeal nullifies Zamfara APC gov, assembly elections’ primaries

The Court of Appeal sitting in Sokoto State, led by Justice Tom Yakubu, has set aside the judgement of a Zamfara High Court on the All Progressives Congress (APC) primary election that produced the party’s candidates for the governorship, National and State Assembly elections. The meaning of this at this level of the case is […]

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Sokoto governor, Tambuwal re-elected, narrowly defeats opponent

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scored the highest votes in the Sokoto State governorship election after polling a total of 512,002 from both the March 9 first ballot and yesterday’s supplementary election. Ahmad Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came close behind with 511,660, losing to his erstwhile principal […]

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Returning officer for Gboko supplementary election shot

Some gunmen, on Saturday, reportedly shot and wounded the Returning Officer of Gboko Local Government Area,  Prof T.  Dooshima. Mr. Issac  Utom, eye-witness, told journalists in Makurdi that the Prof, an unnamed Electoral Officer for the LG and the driver were in the vehicle with registration number,  FG 273 UO1 when the attack occurred. He […]

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