Atiku heads to election tribunal, challenges Tinubu’s victory

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has also approached the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to contest the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as President-elect. This came hours after the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, approached same tribunal to challenge Tinubu’s victory. A […]

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American reality star and David Adefeso’s ex, Tamar Braxton is engaged again (Photos)

American reality star and singer and David Adefeso’s ex, Tamar Braxton is engaged and officially off the market. The “All the Way Home” singer, 45, is now engaged to Jeremy “JR” Robinson, who was a finalist on Braxton’s new reality dating series, “Queens Court.” During the final episode of the Peacock show, Robinson popped the […]

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Machiavellian democracy and APC of Buhari and Tinubu, By Azuka Onwuka

When the People’s Democratic Party was in power for 16 years, from 1999 to 2015, many Nigerians, especially members of the opposition, complained of the party’s haughtiness, highhandedness and fixation with victory. PDP was accused of seeing election as a “do-or-die affair.” The President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), was a member of the opposition […]

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Reports that Obi’s Petition is not asking to be declared winner are false ―Lawyer

Reports are going rounds on social media, that the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr. Peter Obi, is not seeking to be declared the winner of the Presidential election. Responding, a popular Nigerian human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has released a statement via his twitter handle, where he noted that such reports are false and […]

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US berates voter intimidation, violence in Nigeria’s gov poll, threatens sanctions

In a statement made available to newsmen on Tuesday, the United States has condemned voter intimidation and increased violence that marred the Governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections on Saturday. The rescheduled Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections were held in 28 states and 36 states, respectively, amid increased violence and voter intimidation when […]

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Nigeria: Beyond The Elections, By Reuben Abati

Nigerians looked forward to their just concluded State elections – Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly – held on Saturday March 18, with fervent hope that their expectations would be met. They had managed to survive the Presidential and National Assembly elections of February 25 which resulted in controversy, protests, and two of the major […]

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BBNaija star, Mercy Eke bares boobs in eye-popping poses online (Photos)

Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) reality TV star and actress, Mercy Eke has generated a lot of reactions on Instagram with the latest mouth-watering photos she posted on the social media platform. Taking to her official Instagram handle, the former BBNaija winner shared new amazing photos of herself where she appears in a striking see-through outfit […]

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Peter Obi formally files his petition at the election tribunal

Presidential candidate of Labour Party (LP), Mr. Peter Obi, has formally filed his petition at the elections tribunal to protest the outcome of the February 25 poll. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Chief Spokesperson of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Yunusa Tanko. Tanko’s statement read: “It is official the Labor […]

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Adediwura Blark Gold bares boobs on her 45th birthday (Video)

Nigerian actress, Adediwura Becky Adesegha, popularly known as Adediwura Blark Gold is 45 on Monday. To celebrate her 45th birthday the actress released two stunning photos of herself. One has her face boldly shown, and in the other, she showed off her banging body! Celebrating herself, the actress who had a bikini party when she […]

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Famous Youtuber, Sisi Yemmie, her husband prevented from voting because they look like Igbos

Famous Youtuber, Sisi Yemmie, and her husband were prevented from casting their votes on Saturday, March 18, because they look like the Igbos. In a tweet she posted, she said she and her husband went to their polling units at Awoyaya, Lagos state to vote but some persons stationed at the gate refused them to […]

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As Nigeria’s judges get set to begin voting, By Chidi Anselm Odinkalu

This week, the opening salvo will be fired to signal the onset of the final round of voting in Nigeria’s electoral marathon. This is not a reference to the state-level ballots that occurred around the country on Saturday, 18 March. I refer instead to something far more consequential. Democracy may be about choices and decisions […]

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NNPP’s Abba Yusuf wins Kano governorship election

Nigeria’s Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) governorship candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf winner of the last Saturday election in Kano State. Yusuf defeated his close rival, the All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna with a margin of over 100,000 votes. According to the results declared by […]

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17 feared killed in Lagos, Rivers, Delta, A’Ibom, others in gov and state assembly elections

At least 17 people were killed in various acts of electoral violence in Lagos, Rivers, Delta, Cross River, Niger, Akwa Ibom, Osun, and Benue states as violence, apathy, and disenfranchisement of voters marred Saturday’s governorship and state House of Assembly elections. Explaining the low turnout of the voters, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party […]

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Two elections show that what we have is not democracy but agberocracy ―Apostle Suleman (Video)

Nigerian Pastor, Apostle Johnson Suleman has said that the two elections recently conducted in Nigeria have proven that the Permanent Voters Card (PVC) used to cast votes during elections is useless. The clergyman stated this while preaching in his church today March 19. He mentioned that Nigeria is not in any way practicing democracy but […]

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Nigerians, not courts should elect leaders ―Jonathan condemns electoral violence

Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan, says Nigerians should be responsible for selecting leaders through a democratic process and not  by the judicial system. He made this statement on Saturday, March 18 after he cast his vote in the governorship and state assembly election. Jonathan and his wife, Patience, voted in Otuoke, in the Ogbia […]

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Muslim-Muslim Presidency and Matters Arising, By Simon Kolawole

The victory of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election has answered one or two questions about our nationhood — but it has, at the same time, left many salient and latent issues hanging. Now we know a south-west Muslim can be elected president of this ethno-religiously complex country. Before, it appeared […]

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I will defend your votes ―Rhodes-Vivour assures supporters

Governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has stated that he will defend the votes of his supporters in the election held on Saturday. Rhodes-Vivour made this known via a tweet on his Twitter page on Sunday. He said: “Firstly, I would like to thank all Lagosians, especially our supporters, for […]

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Tribalism: I really wonder how Nigeria will heal from this election ―Media gal, Bolanle Olukanni says

As a result of the tribalistic sentiments witnessed in the governorship elections in Lagos State earlier on Saturday, media gal, Bolanle Olukanni, says she really wonders how Nigeria will heal from this election. In a tweet posted on her Twitter handle, Bolanle wrote: “This is wild. I really wonder how Nigeria will heal from this […]

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