Politics

  …Atiku 11, 262, 978 Votes …As PDP Kicks   The Independent National Electoral (INEC) has declared incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as Nigeria’s President-elect having scored the highest number of votes in last Saturday’s Presidential election. Buhari scored 15, 191, 847, while his main rival, former Vice President Atiku […]

     Story by Gbenga Ogunbufunmi   A Lagos lawmaker, Honourable Famakinwa Adedayo Olufemi, representing Ajeromi-Ifelodun Constituency 1 in the Lagos State House of Assembly, has instituted a suit before a Federal High Court, Lagos, asking for an order of mandatory injunction directing INEC to accept and treat him as the lawful candidate of the […]

    The National Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has stated that the Department of State Security (DSS) did not invite any of the commission’s National Commissioner for questioning as been speculated. He said this while giving updates on INEC preparation for the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections to stakeholders […]

  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has explained why it postponed the general elections earlier scheduled for  today;Saturday, February 16, 2019. INEC shifted the election by one week, explaining how difficult it was for it to shift the general elections. Chairman of INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who spoke to newsmen at about 2:43am on […]

    Story by Gbenga Ogunbufunmi     A Federal Court sitting in Lagos has slated for tomorrow judgement in the charge preferred against Ex -Governor of Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja and his former Commissioner for Finance, Waheed Akanbi. Justice Mohammed Idriss was said to have sent notice to the parties that the judgement will […]

    A Federal High Court sitting in Lagos has adjourned the rearrangement of a candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for the House of Representative in the 2019 general election, Honourable Anthony Alaka, (a.k.a General) till January 22, 2019. Other defendants to be re-arraigned alongside Akala in the alleged N313.2 million fraud are; Saidi […]

    Story by Gbenga Ogunbufunmi   The Lagos State Commissioner for Home Affairs, Dr. Abdul Hakeem Abdullateef has advised Lagosians to vote for Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), as Governor of Lagos State in the forthcoming 2019 election. The essence of the mobilisation is to ensure that the lofty, […]

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BoT) has barred members of the Trustees from campaigning for any of presidential aspirants on the platform. The decision not to show support for any of the 13PDP presidential aspirants was reached at a meeting in Abuja on Thursday, September 6, 2018. This was disclosed to […]

  …Urges Aspirants To Stay Clear Of Embattled Fmr. Chairman, Deputy Secretary   Labour Party (LP) has directed aspirants willing to contest under the party to wait for National Executive Council’s (NEC) dates for congresses as approved by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in order not to fall victim to unscrupulous characters posing as […]