The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has urged stakeholders in the electoral process to join the commission in deepening the use of technology and instituting a regime of transparency in electoral process. INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, represented by Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, made the call … Read more
The Ondo State Deputy Governor, Agboola Ajayi, said on Friday he joined the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) to give hope to the masses ahead of the October 10 governorship election in the state. Ajayi stated this when he was welcomed officially into the ZLP by the party’s Chairman in the state, Mr. Joseph Akinlaja. Ajayi … Read more
Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has warned Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo State to honour his pledge to the Peoples Democratic Party when he wins the forthcoming September 19 governorship poll. The governor, who was elected on the platform of the All progressives Congress in 2016, had dumped the party for the PDP following … Read more
As the race for the Ondo gubernatorial election hots up, the political gladiators and actors have begun to to set the wheel in motion to ensure their victory at the polls, with the horsetrading, alliance forging and severing of long-standing relationships as allies become bitter foes, the election promises to be an intriguing one. The … Read more
A 19-year-old boy has picked presidential nomination papers from the Electoral Commission. Hillary Humphrey Kaweesa who picked the forms on Wednesday is in senior six vacation and a former student of Mengo Senior Secondary School. Kaweesa says that he attained three principal passes in the 2019 Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education (UACE) examinations which makes … Read more
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has said the All Progressives Congress has failed Nigerians on all counts. He berated the party for making excuses for its failures rather than facing governance. Wike said this while receiving the Rivers State executive of the Peoples’ Democratic Party which paid him a courtesy visit at Government … Read more
The Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari, on Thursday received some traditional rulers from Anambra State at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. The state government had earlier in the day suspended the monarchs for one year for travelling out of the state without permission. The Special Adviser to the President on Media and … Read more
The Ondo State Governor, Mr Rotimi Akeredolu has advised citizens and residents of the state to avoid fighting over any politician as the state governorship election draws near. He specifically urged members of the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress to close ranks because even aspirants who contested against him during the party primary … Read more
Governor of Edo state, Godwin Obaseki, said his convoy was attacked at ward 10, Apana, Etsako west local government area of the state. Adams Oshiomhole, former national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), is from the ward. Obaseki disclosed this In a statement issued on his behalf by his spokesman, Crusoe Osagie. Obaseki said … Read more
The Bauchi State Government on Wednesday dissolved the caretaker committee chairmen of the 20 Local Government Areas of the state. The News Agency of Nigerian (NAN) reports that the State Independent Electoral Commission (SIEC) has scheduled local government elections for Sep. 17, in the state. Read Also: 113 In Lagos As NCDC Confirms 453 New … Read more
The Coalltion of United Political Parties (CUPP), has called on INEC to adjust its timetable for Edo and Ondo governorship elections, following the Court of Appeal judgment that upturned the deregistration of 23 political parties. Read Also: Breaking: DSS Summons Mailafia Over Boko Haram Sponsorship Comment The coalition in a statement by its Chairman, Media … Read more
Edo State All Progressives Congress (APC) has described as false and malicious reports on social media that its deputy governorship candidate, Abudu Ganiyu Audu, submitted false educational qualifications to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In a statement by the Chairman of the party’s legal team, Dr. Ehiogie West-Idahosa, on Tuesday, the party insisted that … Read more
Sen. Kamala Harris was a fierce critic of Joe Biden during the Democratic Party’s presidential primary won by the latter. Harris, 55, contested against Biden for the party’s ticket and dealt him severe blows during the debates in 2019. Read Also: Nnamdi Kanu Orders Imo State Police To Release Igbo Men Arrested Over Curfew But … Read more
A chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Oyo State, Mr Murphy Adigun-Hammed, has expressed confidence in the ability of former Gov. Adebayo Alao-Akala to deliver on his assignment as the party’s reconciliation committee chairman in the state. Adigun-Hammed, a former Chief Whip in Oyo State House of Assembly, made the assertion in a … Read more
A Youth group from Tafawa Balewa, Dass and Bogoro Federal Constituency of Bauchi State says it will follow former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Mr Emmanuel Isheni, the Chairman of the group under the auspices of Tafawa Balewa, Dass and Bogoro Youth Development Foundation (TDBYDF), made … Read more
A former Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has lambasted former president, Olusegun Obasanjo, over his comment on Buruji Kashamu‘s death. Kashamu, a former Ogun senator and Peoples Democratic Party chieftain, died Saturday at the First Cardiology Consultants Hospital in Lagos. Kashamu, who represented Ogun East Senatorial District in the 8th National Assembly has been sick … Read more
Gov. Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta has maintained that his administration will not be distracted by political gladiators who push for 2023 elections. The governor gave the assurance while addressing the elected 39 member- State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Executive Council following a successful party state congress on Saturday in Asaba. Read Also: #mummycalmdown Internet Sensation … Read more
Chairman of the APC Interim Management Committee and Governor of Yobe State, Mallam Mai Bala Buni on Saturday charged supporters of the party in Edo State to shun violence during campaigns and during the September 19 governorship election. Addressing party leaders and supporters at the University of Benin Sports Centre, venue for the flag-off of … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Saturday admonished its supporters in Edo against violence before, during and after the Sept. 19 state governorship election. Mai Mala Buni, Chairman of the party’s Caretaker Committee, gave the advice in Benin at the official commencement of APC’s 2020 Edo governorship campaign. Read Also: How I prophesied explosion in … Read more
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reportedly postponed the State Congress in Cross River State earlier scheduled for today by one week. Ekohotblog gathered that heads of the party had been meeting since Friday and Saturday looking for a consensus. He said, “We are still talking, looking for a … Read more