Babajide Sanwo-Olu collects Certificate of from INEC (Pulse)
Politics

This is what Sanwo-Olu’s transition team looks like

Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has unveiled the inauguration committee that will usher in his administration on May 29, 2019, Pulse can report. Alongside Deputy Governor-elect Dr Obafemi Hamzat, Sanwo-Olu presented the committee members to the media at his campaign office on Awolowo Road in Ikoyi on Thursday, April 18.   In a statement […]

Atiku Abubakar believes he won the 2019 presidential election [AFP]
Politics

Atiku insists he beat Buhari with 1.6m votes in 2019 election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) crowned President Buhari winner of the February 23 election with 15,191,847 of the total votes cast while Atiku gained 11,262,978 votes. However, in a petition filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal last month, Atiku claimed that he actually won the election with 1.6 million more votes than Buhari […]

Lai Mohammed says Atiku Abubakar is planning to declare himself President [Twitter @bolanle cole]
National Politics

Atiku planning to declare himself President, FG alleges

Information and Culture Minister, Lai Mohammed, stated this while addressing journalists in Abuja on Thursday, April 11, 2019. The Minister accused Atiku of plotting to replicate the “Venezuelan model in Nigeria“. Venezuelan model Two weeks after President Nicolas Maduro was sworn in to a second six-year term, leader of the legislature, Juan Guaido, declared himself […]

Atiku Abubakar is challenging the result of the 2019 presidential election court (AFP)
Politics

Atiku reportedly hires U.S lobbyists who will pressure Trump not to recognize Buhari as President

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) called the election for incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari on Wednesday, February 27, 2019.  The umpire declared Buhari winner of the poll with 15,191,847 votes to Atiku’s 11,262,978 tally. Atiku rejected the result of the election hours before a formal declaration by INEC. INEC declared Buhari winner of the 2019 […]

Imo Governor, Rochas Okorocha (The Nation)
National Politics

Okorocha stays hopeful of getting Certificate of Return

Okorocha expressed this optimism while speaking with State House Correspondents after a private meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari, on Monday at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. INEC had withheld Okorochas Certificate of Return for the Imo West Senatorial District as the states returning officer alleged he was made to declare the governor winner of the Feb. […]

Charly Boy protests against Libya slave trade
Politics

OurMumuDonDo: Group’s members say Charly Boy remains their leader

Mrs Folake Agunbiade, who is the Knowledge Management and Learning Manager of the group, stated at a press conference in Abuja. Agunbiade described as baseless, trending reports in social media, that Charly Boy had been relieved of his position as the group’s leader because of an alleged financial misdeed. “In this wise, the management of Ourmumudondo […]

Akwa Ibom APC stages victory rally for Buhari in Uyo
Politics

APC wins state assembly supplementary election in Lagos

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC conducted supplementary election in nine polling units of the state constituency on Saturday. The commission had declared the March 9 election in the constituency inconclusive, because of over-voting in the nine polling units, covering two Registration Areas (Ward). APC wins in Khana/Gokana federal constituency Prof. Rasheed […]

gov plateau
Politics

APC’s Lalong wins Plateau Governorship Election

Incumbent Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has bagged another term in office after winning the supplementary election held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Lalong, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 595,582 votes, while Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 546,813 votes, according to the Independent […]

Senator Ademola Adeleke declared winner of Osun governorship election by the tribunal (Sahara Reporters)
Politics

Tribunal declares PDP’s Ademola Adeleke winner of Osun governorship election, sacks APC’s Oyetola

An election petition tribunal sitting in Abuja has declared Senator Ademola Adeleke of the PDP, winner of the Osun governorship election which held on Saturday, September 22, 2018. APC’s Gboyega Oyetola was declared winner of the election after the rerun conducted on Thursday, September 27.   The Justice Ibrahim Sirajo-led three-man bench began delivering judgment on […]

Otunba Gbenga Daniel
Politics

Gbenga Daniel says he has not abandoned Atiku

The Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization (APCO) had on Saturday, March 16, 2019, announced his resignation from the PDP. As part of his reasons, Daniel said he needed time to attend to his personal projects. His resignation from the PDP however sparked reactions from several quarters and on social media. Gbenga Daniel […]