Ekiti State Governor, Mr Biodun Oyebanji, has congratulated Senator Monday Okpebholo of the All Progressives Congress on his emergence as the winner of the just concluded governorship election in Edo State. Okpebholo polled 291,667 votes to beat his closest opponent,…

The Labour Party, LP, candidate in the Edo State governorship election, Olumide Akpata on Monday said he has no sympathy for the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for crying foul after losing the poll. DAILY POST reports that Akpata, who came…

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the September 21 governorship election in Edo State, Asue Ighodalo, has claimed that his mandate was brazenly stolen and has slammed the shameful subversion of the will of voters. In a statement…

The chairman, Zamfara State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Jibo Magayaki Jamilu has tackled Senator Abdulaziz Yari for exonerating Minister of State, Defence, Bello Matawalle, from allegations of sponsoring banditry. In a statement he personally issued to…

Hours after the governorship election in Edo State was concluded, the Peoples Democratic Party in Ondo State rejected the outcome of the poll. As announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday, the All Progressives Congress won the poll…

Candidates of various political parties that participated in the just concluded Imo State local government council elections have called for outright cancellation of the results emanating from the exercise. The call followed the official announcement of the election results by…

The House of Representatives has congratulated Edo State Governor-elect, Monday Okpebholo, on his victory in the Saturday governorship election. The House also congratulated the deputy gov-elect, Dennis Idahosa, a lawmaker representing Ovia Federal Constituency and Chairman of the House Committee…

Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has described the Edo State governorship election as a blatant example of ‘state capture’ and continued gross undermining of the nation’s democratic process and values. Obi said that the society will eventually take…

The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri, has raised serious concerns over the conduct of Saturday’s Edo election, describing it as a blatant attack on Nigeria’s democracy. Fintiri condemned the alleged irregularities, “including vote buying, voter intimidation, and the manipulation…

Yiaga Africa has condemned the results of the Edo State governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, saying it failed its integrity test. The civil society group said it reached the conclusion after it deployed the Process…

Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, on Monday, swore in the newly elected chairpersons and vice chairpersons of the 16 local government areas of the state, urging them to “be prudent with power and work with the people” in the interest…

The candidates of the various political parties in Kaduna State have asked Governor Uba Sani to compel the Kaduna State Independent Electoral Commission, KADSIECOM to reopen the payment portal for the upcoming council elections in the state. This followed the…

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has mocked the state governor, Godwin Obaseki, over the result of the just concluded governorship election in the state. Shaibu said he felt vindicated after Obaseki lost his local government area for…

Ahead of the October 5, 2024, Local Governments Elections in Jigawa State, the State Independent Electoral Commission, has Inaugurated a 13-man Elections Malpractices Tribunal. The Commission said creating the Tribunal is to clearly spell out its readiness to conduct a…

Justice Inyang Ekwo, of the Federal High Court in Abuja, on Monday, dismissed the suit seeking the removal of Dr Abdullahi Ganduje, as the National Chairman of the All Progressive Congress. In his judgment, he agreed with the preliminary objection…