Some protesters took to the streets of Abuja on Tuesday to demand the arrest of Bola Tinubu, national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), over two bullion vans believed to be conveying cash seen at his residence on the eve of the 2019 general election. In February, 2019, viral pictures on social media showed…
– Adejola Adeyemi Crown ABEOKUTA – The Ogun State House of Assembly Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in the last general election, Hon. Tunde Delu has defected to the ruling All Progressive Congress in Ogun State. Our Correspondent learnt that Hon. Tunde Delu who lost to Hon. Adeyemi Ademuyiwa from Abeokuta South State Constituency…
A former governor of Oyo State, Chief Christopher Alao-Akala, has congratulated the state governor, Seyi Makinde, over his victory at the Supreme Court. Akala, who later stepped down for the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the last gubernatorial election said the decision of the Apex court has further affirmed the stand of the people…
The Supreme Court sitting in Abuja has upheld the victory of Prince Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Ogun State March 9 governorship election. Abiodun, who defeated his closest rival, Adekunle Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) got the victory challenged at the Governorship Election Petition Tribunal, Appeal…
The Supreme Court has today Wednesday 18th December, 2019 upheld the election that brought in Abdullahi Sule as the Executive Governor of Nasarawa State. Tropic Reporters gathered that in a ruling today, Justice Mary Peter-Odili rulled over the appeal filled by David Ombugadu and the Peoples Democratic Party. The seven-man panel held that the appeal…
Ayodeji O. Ayobami IBADAN – The Supreme Court today Wednesday 18th December, 2019 declared Engr. Seyi Makinde of the People’s Democratic Party winner of the Oyo State Gubernatorial election. Tropic Reporters earlier reported on Monday 11th November, 2019 that an appeal court made a confusing judgement as both the ruling Peoples Democratic Party and the…
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Thursday insisted that it had no electronic server being sought to be accessed and inspected by the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23, 2019 presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. The commission had earlier denied the existence of such server in its reply filed on…
After two weeks of delay, the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal will resume sitting today on the petition filed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), and its candidate, , Alhaji Atiku Abubakar in February 23 presidential election. Hearing notices to this effect have been issued to all parties to the petition. The delay in the hearing…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will not engage the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in an argument on petitions before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal because they are sub-judice. Mr Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, INEC, said this in a statement released in Abuja on Tuesday. NAN…
Ogun State candidate of the Allied People’s Movement (APM) in the last governorship election, Abdulkabir Adekunke Akinlade, has vowed to reclaim his alleged stolen mandate at the election petition tribunal. He also described the failure of Ogun West senatorial district to produce the governor for the first time after the March 9 poll as a…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared incumbent governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as winner of the governorship polls. El-Rufai defeated his closest rival with a margin of 231, 259 votes. Elections were held in the 23 local governments of the state on Saturday. The election was contested by 38 governorship candidates. After…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party, winner of the governorship election in Akwa Ibom state. Emmanuel polled a total of 519,712 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Obong Nsima Ekere of the All Progressives Congress who polled a total of 171,978 votes. Collation officer…
The governorship candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) in Ogun State, Adekunle Akinlade, has rejected the election results as announced by the INEC, Ogun State Returning Officer, Prof. Idowu Olayinka, announced in Abeokuta at about 12. 45 a.m. on Monday that Abiodun scored a total of 241, 670 votes to clinch victory. Olayinka, who…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun State has been declared the winner of the election held on Saturday having scored 241,670 to beat his closest rival Akinlade of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM) who scored 222,253. At the end of the collation exercise the APC candidate clearly emerged as the…
Former Governor of the state, Otunba Gbenga Daniel, on Saturday called on gubernatorial candidates in the state to accept the outcome of the election in good faith. Daniel spoke with Journalists shortly after casting his vote at Ward 12 unit 7 in Isote, Sagamu local government of the state. The former governor who urged the…
Ezekiel Afon, a lawmaker representing Pengana Constituency in the Plateau State House of Assembly has died hours after he was re-elected I’m to represent the constituency. Bashir Sati, the Secretary of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state confirmed the lawmaker’s death to newsmen on Sunday in Jos. According to Sati, Afon died Sunday…
An angry mob has set the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Umuneke Ngor, the headquarters of Ngor Okpala Local Government Area, Imo state ablaze. Eyewitnesses told newsmen that the irate youths in the local government, which is the largest local government in the state, were angered when security agents stormed the area and…
PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARI’S MESSAGE TO NIGERIANS ON THE FORTHCOMING GUBERNATORIAL ELECTIONS 6TH MARCH 2019 The second and final phase of the 2019 general elections comes up on Saturday, March 9, with Nigerians voting for governors and members of Houses of Assembly in the states. Let me once again extend my condolences to the families of…
No fewer than 2000 members of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara state on Sunday defected to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC). The defection was the second of such major exodus from the party in one week after the crushing defeat it suffered in the presidential and National Assembly elections. The mass…
Less than six days to the gubernatorial and House of Assembly elections, the governorship candidate of the Abundant Nigeria Renewal Party in Kwara State, Dr. AbdulMumeen Yinka Ajia, has decamped to the All Progressives Congress. Also, Hon Bamidele Aluko, PDP leader in Badari Ward of Ilorin West, the most populated local government area in Kwara…