By Agency Report The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has dissociated itself from the endorsement of Godswill Akpabio for Senate Presidency by the Coalition of Northern groups. Musa Saidu, a member of the ACF, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja. Mr Saidu, also the leader of the Arewa Community in Southern Nigeria, said…
Says Election Outcome A 'Travesty' Insists 'Justice will be obtained affirmatively' The National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Felix Morka has vowed that the party will pursue justice to ensure they retrieve the peoples' mandate given to the Delta State governorship candidate and Deputy President of the Nigerian Senate, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege…
The Senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has formally resigned his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). This comes barely 24 hours after he lost his senatorial bid. Nnamani, a former Senate President, was defeated by the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Kelvin Chukwu. Chukwu, who is newbie in Enugu politics, won…
Seeks A Rerun Over Lead Margin Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun state has been re-elected for a second term in a keenly contested election amid incidents of massive vote-buying in some parts. Abiodun, the the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the Ogun governorship election which held in…
At exactly 11.13am, the All Progressives Congress, APC Governorship candidate and Deputy Senate President, Ovie Omo-Agege in company of his wife, emerged from their country home in Orogun, Delta Central to cast his vote at Ward Two, Unit 19. The Governorship candidate who was optimistic of winning the election, expressed dissatisfaction with the rate of…
Okowa’s Concession of Asaba Airport to Son-In-Law Raises Dusts Gov’s Illegal Sale of Delta Line, Event Centre Raise Concerns As petitions flood FG’s Assets Recovery Office. Okowa’s Purchase of N3Billion Mansion in Houston, Texas Triggers fresh flood of Petitions to EFCC, US, UK Oborevwori’s Camp Blames Okowa for PDP’s Woes Shocking revelations as to how…
Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has given rare insights into all that transpired before the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi dumped the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Wike who spoke while playing host to the National Executive Committee of Ohanaeze Ndi Igbo Worldwide, at Government House in Port Harcourt, said Obi was…
Says Ruling Backing INEC To Reconfigure BVAS 'Came Too Late' The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for Saturday, March 11. The polls have now been rescheduled by one week to March 18, 2023. The development confirms The New Diplomat's earlier report as this medium…
...As Election Tribunal Stops INEC From Reconfiguring BVAS In Ruling INEC Approaches Court To Seek Redress Five Days To Poll Ahead of this Saturday’s Governorship and State Assembly elections, there has been uncertainty over the use of BVAS as emerging indications suggest the mega election petitions filed by the candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party…