usuf Kabir Abba was declared the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Kano state on Monday. The flagbearer of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) beat his arc-rival, Yusuf Gawuna of the All Progressives Congress (APC), to claim victory in the state. From personal assistant to governor-elect — who is Yusuf Abba, the man…
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been re-elected in Lagos State.He polled a total of 762,134 votes, defeating Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party who scored 312,329 votes, followed by Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor with 62,449 votes. Sanwo-Olu was declared the winner at 1:15 am on Monday morning, almost 48 hours after the electoral exercise commenced. The…
The Peoples Democratic Party House of Representatives candidate for Ajeromi Ifelodun federal constituency in the just concluded National Assembly election, Hon Francis Bartholomew Chima aka OmoBarca has cleared the air on why he endorsed and ensured that the incumbent governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu won in his constituency. OmoBarca who just returned from…
A bloodied picture of Olumide Oworu, the Labour Party (LP) candidate for Surulere LGA 1, in the Lagos house of assembly, has been circulating on social media. On Thursday, TheCable had reported that suspected thugs disrupted the campaign of Oworu in the Iponri area of Surulere, where one person was said to have been injured….
By Ayomide Otitoju The Institute of Counseling in Nigeria (ICN) has paid tribute to Hilda Adefarasin, the mother of Pastor Wale Adefarasin, the institute’s board President, who passed on at the age of 98 years and was buried in Lagos at the weekend after the service of songs & Tribute Night. The Provost of ICN,…
The Labour Party (LP) has alleged that some opposition parties are pressurising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to upturn the victory of its FCT senate candidate, Ireti Kingibe, in their favour. Peter Diugwu, the FCT LP chairman, said this at a news conference on Tuesday in Abuja. He alleged that the parties were frequenting…
Executive members of the Labour Party (LP) in Katsina State on Sunday unanimously adopted the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Senator Yakubu Danmarke. The excos led by the State Acting Chairman of the Labour Party, Comrade Mannir Salisu, said their decision was coming after their party chairman who was…
Top leaders and supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) early Monday morning stormed the Court of Appeal in Abuja, in solidarity with Governor Ademola Adeleke.The governor’s legal team numbering over 15 were also at the court. The acting state Chairman of the PDP, Dr Adekunle Akindele, who led the party leadership was accompanied by…
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 election, Mr. Peter Obi, has revealed the focus of his petition at the Presidential Elections Tribunal (PET).In a tweet on Monday, Obi said he wants to challenge both the electoral process of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and its declaration of Bola Tinubu…
