National Peace Committee meets Atiku, Obi, Saraki, Secondus, other PDP chieftains (Photos)

The National Peace Committee, led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, has begun moves to douse what the committee has described as rising tension in the country. This comes after the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar disagreed with the result as announced by the INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, vowing to challenge it. The […]

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NBA president re-arraigned, court ordered arrest of 4 Akwa Ibom officials

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Friday, re-arraigned the president of Nigerian Bar Association, Mr. Paul Usoro SAN before a Federal High Court sitting in Lagos, on 10 counts charge of N1.4bn fraud. The Federal High Court admitted the NBA president, Mr. Paul Usoro, to bail in the sum of N250 million with […]

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Roles of INEC, security agencies in presidential, NASS elections, shameful -Fayose

Immediate past Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose, has congratulated and commended Nigerians for their courage to stand against what he described as “gun-point democracy,” describing the victory of Buhari as one which was secured “through the barrel of gun, and deserving no celebration by the winner. The former governor, who responded in a […]

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Orange Movement, Lagos version of ‘O to Ge’ converges to stop Tinubu

Lagos Police have barricaded Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos, where some political activists under the banner of Orange Movement, are holding a rally ahead of the March 9 governorship election. The group converged on Oramiyan Hall in the hotel under the Orange Movement, to strategise on how to stop Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the […]

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Lady caught allegedly stealing, stripped, tied and publicly disgraced (Photos)

A girl was stripped and publicly humiliated after she was allegedly caught stealing in Auchi area of Edo state. According to reports, the girl identified as Faridat, from Ughiole in Aviele clan, Etsako West Local Government Area, Edo state, was caught by residents after she allegedly stole a mobile phone through the window by 3.00am […]

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Opposition parties vow not to recognise Buhari as president beyond May 29

Opposition political parties under the aegis of the Coalition of United Political Parties have vowed not to recognise Muhammadu Buhari as Nigeria’s President beyond May 29, 2019. They said they would ensure, within civil means, that Buhari did not enjoy what they called a stolen mandate based on his declaration as the winner of last […]

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Algerian students protest their president’s intention to seek re-election (Photos)

While many Nigerians are celebrating the emergence of 76-year-old President Muhammadu Buhari who is said to have been re-elected for a second term, Algerians are protesting over their own president’s intention to run for another term. Life they say, has a different twist and different patterns to different folks. Thus, Algerian students protest in their […]

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Fani-Kayode asks Atiku to form a parallel govt

Former Nigerian Minister, in a thread of tweets has called on the PDP candidate to form a parallel government. He wrote: “The election was a charade! @atiku should now brace up to defend the choice of millions of Nigerians who risked their lives on Saturday, defied tyranny and oppression and spoke through the ballot! He […]

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Atiku rejects election results, drags Buhari, APC to court

In a statement personally signed by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and made available to newsmen on Wednesday, he said he would not call Buhari to accept defeat because the presidential election was not free and fair. He rejected the results, describing the presidential elections conducted on February 23, […]

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Akpabio loses bid to return to Senate, defeated by PDP’s Ekpenyong

Former Akwa Ibom governor and ex-Senate Minority Leader under PDP platform but now a chieftain of APC, Senator Godswill Akpabio, has lost his bid to return to the Nigerian Senate. This was announced on Tuesday afternoon by the Returning Officer, Prof Peter Ogban, at INEC office in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. Candidate of the All […]

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Omokri shows proof how presidential elections were allegedly rigged

Ex-president Goodluck Jonathan’s former aide, Reno Omokri, has reeled out what he termed proof to show the 2019 presidential election in Nigeria were allegedly rigged. Main opposition, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), had on Monday called for the rejection of the 2019 election outcome, claiming falsification of results. Omokri, in support of PDP’s claim, released […]

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Ondo collation officer takes responsibility for results mix-up

The Collation Officer in the Presidential and National Assembly elections in Ondo State, Prof. Kayode Soremekun, has taken responsibility for the mix-up which took place while announcing the results, attributing it to discrepancy. The Prof said, the discrepancy arose between the manually produced report which was in his possession and the electronic version which was […]

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Opposition parties reject election results, says INEC chair plays religious, ethnic agenda

Coalition of United Political Parties has rejected the results of the Saturday’s presidential election currently being collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In a statement on Monday evening by its national spokesman, Imo Ugochinyere, the coalition described the exercise as  “pyrrhic victory and  the robbery of a nation.” Ugohinyere claimed that evidence abound nationwide […]

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PDP will not accept Presidential election results -Secondus

PDP national chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, has said the results being announced at the national collation center are incorrect. The PDP national chairman said so far, the party discovered “irregularities” in results announced from Nasarawa state and the federal capital territory (FCT). He alleged that the current administration colluded with INEC and security agencies to […]

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Declare Atiku winner –Timi Frank warns APC, INEC

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Comrade Timi Frank, has demanded the immidiate declaration of Atiku Abubakar, as the president-elect, saying the election results across the country have shown that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate has won. Frank warned INEC not to succumb to pressures coming from President Muhammadu […]

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Atiku defeats Buhari in Adamawa presidential election

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has won the Saturday’s presidential election held in his home State, Adamawa. Mr. Abubakar polled 412, 266 to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari, his closest challenger in the state, who scored 377,488. But, Mr. Buhari won 11 of the state’s 21 local government areas, while […]

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I will wait for INEC-declared results, not depend on rumours —Buhari

Amidst results from the 36 states and FCT showing a tight race between the President and the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, President Muhammadu Buhari has said that, he will wait for the formal results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on the outcome of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly polls, […]

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Under duress, I announce Okorocha as winner of Senate seat – INEC Returning Officer

Sunday night’s melodrama snowballed into a full-blown controversy Monday morning when the returning officer for Imo West Senatorial District, Innocent Ibeabuchi, said he was “detained at the centre for days.” He said this while announcing the results of the senatorial election for the zone. Before reeling out figures at the district collation centre in the […]

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Irate youths drag Police Commissioner accused of snatching electoral materials (Photos)

Irate youths descended upon a Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of Federal SARS in Bayelsa State, Mr. Kola Okunlola, after being accused of collaborating with some politicians to allegedly snatch electoral materials in Brass local government area of Bayelsa state. The Youths of Twon Brass were sighted dragging the Deputy Commissioner on the road […]

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Atiku floors Buhari in Federal Capital Territory, Abuja

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has defeated the All Progressives Congress flag bearer, Muhammadu Buhari, in the Federal Capital Territory after polling a total of 259 997 votes against Buhari’s 152,224. The total votes cast in the FCT is put at 451, 408. Meanwhile, Buhari defeated Atiku in Ekiti and Osun […]

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