The Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate for Abia Alex Otti has accused the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state and Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of plotting to rig the governorship election. Otti made the allegation in a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, hours after the collation of governorship election results in the state was…
A former Ekiti State Governor Ayodele Fayose has maintained he won’t join the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).He made the comment on Channels Television’s Politics Today on Tuesday, days after the conduct of the 2023 elections. Fayose who opposed his party – the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)’s presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar from northern Nigeria –…
The US Mission in Nigeria has spoken out against the “disturbing” acts of violence, voter intimidation and suppression that marred last Saturday’s governorship elections.The US Mission in Nigeria has spoken out against the “disturbing” acts of violence, voter intimidation and suppression that marred last Saturday’s governorship elections.In a Tuesday statement published on its website, the…
The heated governorship race has finally ended in 24 of the 28 states that participated in last Saturday’s polls with Kano State playing host to a historic win for the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP).The over-20-year-old party claimed its first governorship seat through the victory of its standard-bearer Abba Kabir, a mentee of presidential candidate…
Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike has dedicated the victory of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state’s governorship election to God.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Monday, declared the PDP candidate, Siminialayi Fubara, the governor-elect who defeating runner-up Tonye Cole of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Wike, who spoke at the Government House…
The Labour Party (LP) and its candidate, Mr Peter Obi, have formally filed a petition at the Election Petition Tribunal in Abuja, challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the February 25, 2023, presidential election.The petition marked: CA/PEPC/03/2023, has the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC); Tinubu;…
Nigeria’s opposition Labour Party candidate Peter Obi has filed a court petition challenging the outcome of last month’s disputed presidential election that was won by the ruling party, a spokesperson from his party said on Tuesday. Obi, who campaigned as an outsider, galvanised many young and first-time voters but came third in the election, behind…
Central Bank of Nigeria’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted to increase the benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points to 18. percent.This was disclosed by the CBN Governor, Godwin Emefiele, on Tuesday while reading the communiqué of the second MPC meeting. He said the committee also pegged the liquidity ratio at thirty percent. The tightening…
…Say elections free, fair in Lagos By Ayomide Otitoju Foreign Observers under the aegis of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement, USA, have commended Nigerians and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), for the peaceful conduct of last Saturday’s gubernatorial and States Assembly elections, particularly in Lagos State. They also commended Domestic…
