According to a police spokesperson in the state command, Omolola Odutola, the PDP chieftain was freed in the early hours of Monday, although she could not give details surrounding his release.The Lagos PDP chairman was abducted, alongside some other party officials, by gunmen around Ogere on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway on Thursday last week. They were…
Affirming Fubara as the duly elected governor of Rivers State, the court held that the appellant did not prove the allegations of non compliance with the Electoral Act among others. The court held that the appeal was incompetent and dismissed it. Cole, who was the APC candidate in the March 18, 2023 election, was challenging…
2024 will turn out to be one of the years with busiest elections in recent times as a larger per cent of the population in the world will be electing their leaders. No fewer than 30 countries will elect presidents while 20 elect their parliament. Observers alert of risk in places of disinformation and manipulation…
The Labour Party (LP) has announced that aspirants vying for the governorship position in the September election in Edo State will be required to pay N30 million for the nomination and expression of interest forms. The decision was made by the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) during its meeting in Abuja on Tuesday. According…
A member of the Dan Orbih led Legacy Coalition of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP) and former House of Representatives, Hon Omoregie Ogbeide-Ihama has joined the contest for PDP’s governorship ticket.Ogbeide-Ihama’s declaration poses a threat to Governor Godwin Obaseki’s preferred aspirant Asue Ighodalo ahead of the party’s primaries. Orbih, who is the national vice chairman…
The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Dauda Lawal of the Peoples Democratic Party as Zamfara State Governor. The apex court set aside the decision of the court of appeal declaring the governorship election in Zamafara State inconclusive. The tribunal had dismissed the petition of the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Bello Matawalle, challenging…
The Supreme Court will deliver judgements in seven governorship appeals on Friday, January 12, 2024, beginning 9am. The states are Lagos, Kano, Zamfara, Plateau, Ebonyi, Bauchi and Cross River. Yusuf VS GawunaLate December, the apex court reserved judgement in the appeal filed by the Kano State Governor, Abba Yusuf, challenging the verdict of the Court…
Dino Melaye, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi State, has called for the cancellation of the polls in five Local Government Areas (LGAs). Melaye, who made the demand via his official X account, identified the affected LGAs as Okene, Okehi, Ajaokuta, Adavi, and Ogori/Mangogo. According to Melaye, the election results…
About 1.8 million registered voters are expected to decide the next governor of Kogi state during the November 11, 2023 election, according to the data released by the Independent National Electoral Commission. According to the Commission, the state has over two million registered voters, but only about 1.8M picked up their Permanent Voters Cards from…
