The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has said the procedures used in transmitting election results in Ekiti and Osun Governorship polls would be adopted in 2023 and future elections in the country. INEC in a statement issued by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, Esq, Sunday, Abuja, made this…
Fintiri, Mimiko Speak On Outcome A committee constituted by the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike on Friday began discussion with a view to ensuring reconciliation between the two politicians, however, the talks ended in stalemate. The meeting was initially scheduled to hold on Monday…
Federal High Court, Abuja on Thursday struck out a lawsuit seeking the nullification of Ademola Nurudeen Adeleke as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the July 16 Osun state election. The presiding judge, Justice Obiora Egwuatu struck down the suit on the ground that the plaintiff lacked locus standi to institute…
The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu on Wednesday met with one of his long-time political foes in the country and former President Olusegun Obasanjo, behind closed-doors in Abeokuta, the Ogun State Capital. Tinubu is meeting Obasanjo for the first time since 2015 when he accompanied President Muhammadu Buhari to Obasanjo’s…
Kenya’s presidential candidate, Raila Odinga on Tuesday triggered more political tension in the East African nation as he vowed to pursue “all constitutional and legal options” after rejecting the outcome of last week’s election which gave victory to his rival and Deputy President, William Ruto. “I do not want to fully address our strategies going…
Deputy President of Kenya, William Ruto has been declared winner of the Kenyan presidential election days after Kenyans had been on the tenterhooks, awaiting the official announcement of results of last week's ballots across the East African country. Announcing the results, the Chairman of Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC), Wafula Chebukati said Ruto had…
Spokesperson of the Bola Tinubu presidential Campaign Organisation, and the Minister of state for Labour and Employment, Festus Keyamo has described the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi as a "trojan horse" to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to Keyamo, Obi, whose candidacy has continued to excite…
The presidency, on Wednesday has downplayed the impeachment threats to President Muhammadu Buhari by Senators from opposition parties, describing it as a mere word that holds no water. The presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina said those who threatened to impeach the President are minorities, adding that they can't pull any string. Earlier in the day, the…
Former Minority Leader of the Senate, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has declared that some lawmakers elected on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) are ready to join the opposition senators in their move to impeach President Muhammadu Buhari over the persistent spate of killings, kidnappings, jail breaks and other dastardly attacks on citizens…