Nigerians have continued to raise alarm over the delay by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in uploading much of the presidential and National Assembly election results to the INEC server after voting ended at various polling units nationwide Saturday. Checks by The New Diplomat via the INEC IRev portal reveal that only…
As Buhari Calls For Calm, Insists On Status Quo Barely five days to presidential and National Assembly polls, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has urged the Attorney General of the Federation, Abubakar Malami and the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Godwin Emefiele to respect the Supreme Court order of interim injunction on…
Lagos has issued a travel advisory to citizens in the state ahead of the grand finale of the presidential campaign of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scheduled for Tuesday. In the travel advisory, citizens were advised to plan their movement as the presidential candidate of the APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu will traverse the state. The…
The National Council of State has thrown its weight behind the redesign of N1000, N500, and N200 naira notes by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). The Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, made this revelation while briefing members of the press at the end of the council meeting at…
Legal Fireworks Mount; Gladiators Pray Apex Court to Stop Fresh Primary by PDP.. ..Bar Party From Participating in Reps Poll Three weeks to presidential/National Assembly polls, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is currently in a fix over the ticket of Aboh Mbaise/Ngor Okpala Federal Constituency of Imo State as interested parties have approached the Supreme…
As Southern, Middle-Belt Leaders Endorse Peter Obi The Southern and Middle Belt Leaders Forum (SMBLF) has called on Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta state to immediately resign as the Vice-Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The group said Okowa being a running mate to the presidential candidate of the PDP, Atiku Abubakar is…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu yet again committed another political gaffe, assuring Nigerian tertiary students that they will spend eight years in school should he become President. The APC standard-bearer who spoke at the party’s presidential rally which held in Osogbo, Osun state, Thursday, said Nigerian students…
Presidential candidates in the February 25th election are set to go head-to-head at a townhall meeting organised to spotlight issues bordering on Climate Change and the Environment in the country. The presidential Townhall slated for February 7 at the University of Abuja, is being powered by the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), a leading…
The Federal Government has slammed the vituperations of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state, alleging there are elements in Aso Rock trying to frustrate the presidential bid of the All Progressives Congress (APC) standard-bearer Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the forthcoming general elections. The presidency said President Muhammadu Buhari was unaware of elements working to…