President Muhammadu Buhari has set up an audit committee for the policies, programmes and projects of the Federal Government under his administration. This was disclosed on Tuesday in a statement from the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation. The committee is headed by the Vice President, Professor Yemi Osinbajo, while the … Read more
The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of Zone 11, Leye Oyebade and the Commissioner of Police in Oyo State, Shina Olukolu, have revealed that one person has been arrested in connection with the killing of a member representing Akinyele/Lagelu in the House of Representatives, Hon. Temitope ‘Sugar’ Olatoye. While addressing journalists on Monday, … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct supplementary election on March 23 in Sokoto, Kano, Adamawa, Benue, Plateau and Bauchi states where the March 9 elections are deadlocked. Festus Okoye, head of the commission’s information and voter education committee, announced INEC’s decision on Tuesday in a statement. “The Commission met today, 12th … Read more
President Muhammadu Buhari on Tuesday returned to Abuja after he participated in the Saturday’s Gubernatorial and State House of Assembly election in his hometown, Daura, Katsina State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the presidential aircraft conveying the president, his wife Aisha Buhari and some of his aides landed the at presidential wing … Read more
President Buhari today in Daura, declared that he would want to be remembered as a leader who kept his word that elections in Nigeria must be free, fair and credible. Receiving Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State, who came to formally inform him of his election victory in last Saturday’s Governorship poll, the President … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Kano State, inconclusive. Professor Belo Shehu the INEC Returning officer for the state, declared the election inconclusive, saying that the margin of lead between the two leading parties (PDP and the APC) was not enough to declare a winner. Prof. Shehu … Read more
Jimi Agbaje, the Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State has attributed his defeat at the poll to the suppression of votes in areas where he was strong. Agbaje said this during an interview with Punch shortly after the result of the governorship election was announced. He also lamented the low voter turnout in … Read more
President Buhari says he is happy over the majority win of the All Progressives Congress (APC) members in the Senate and is looking forward to a mutual and effective working relationship with the ninth National Assembly toward improving the budgetary process and restoring the country to the January-December fiscal cycle. The President stated this when he received his old … Read more
Taraba state governor, Darius Ishaku, of the PDP, has been re-elected for a second term. The state returning officer, Professor Shehu Iya, who announced the resul, at the INEC office in Jalingo, the state capital, said the incumbent governor and PDP candidate, Darius Ishaku, polled a total of 520,433 votes, while Sani Danladi, the All Progressives Congress … Read more
Taraba State government has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew of 6p.m. to 6a.m. on Jalingo, the state capital from yesterday till further notice. This was contained in a release by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Darius Ishaku, Hassan Mijinyawa. The statement read in part: “Taraba State government has imposed dusk to dawn curfew on Jalingo, … Read more
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Lagos Central senatorial candidate, Chief Sunbo Onitiri, has condemned Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s role in the last governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections across the country. He also called on the chairman of INEC, Professor Mahmud Yakubu to honorably resign his position and apologise to the country for … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared winners in 21 of the 29 states where the governorship election held on March 9. The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has 13 states ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which has eight. The exercise has been declared inconclusive in five states while collation was ongoing … Read more
Lagos State Alliance for Democracy, AD, governorship candidate in the just-concluded elections, Chief Owolabi Salis has rejected the results, alleging that All Progressives Congress, APC, colluded with workers of the Independent national Electoral Commission, INEC, manipulate votes. At a briefing in Lagos yesterday, Salis said: “I am not accepting the result of this election … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of the senators who emerged victorious in the February 23 elections. The list was released ahead of the presentation of certificates of return to the lawmakers. With a total of 62 senators, the All Progressives Congress (APC) is in clear lead, while the Peoples Democratic … Read more
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu mni, has appointed DSP Bala Elkana as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Lagos State. The new PPRO who took over from CSP Chike Oti, today, 11/03/2019, enlisted into the Nigeria Police in 2003. He holds a Bachelors degree in Law (LLB), Master’s Degree in … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Ifeanyi Okowa, winner of the governorship election in Delta State. INEC Returning Officer, Professor Seth Acrajaja who announced this, said Governor Okowa won the elections in 23 Local Government Areas, polling a total of 925, 274 votes to defeat his main rival, Great Ogboru … Read more
The Returning Officer, in Imo State, Christian Ogbuagbu, has handed over two collation officers to security agents over the manipulation of results in Ohaji/Egbema Local Government Area. Channels TV reports that the collation officer, Ehirim Kelechi, confirmed to the Returning Officer that after issuing duplicates of the results to party agents, he altered the original copy, injecting more … Read more
Katsina state governor, Aminu Masari, has been declared winner of the Saturday March 9th in the state. He will be serving another four years term in office after defeating his major challengers, Yakubu Ladol. The INEC Returning Officer, Professor Abdullahi Zuru, who announced this, said Masari who contested on the platform of the APC, … Read more
The police in Kano state have arrested the state deputy governor, Nasir Gawuna and the commissioner in charge of Local government and chieftaincy affairs, Sule Garo, for disrupting proceedings at the Kano State collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The two top government officialshad stormed the collation center at about 2am this … Read more
Babajide Sanwo-olu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for Lagos state, has confirmed that his major opponent, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has called him to concede defeat. Sanwo-olu revealed this in a tweet on Sunday night. “At exactly 19:07, I received a call. “Thank you @jimiagbaje for your congratulatory call filled … Read more