politics

Newly elected members of the House of Representatives on the platform of the All Progressives Progress (APC) on Thursday backed the ambition of Majority Leader Femi Gbajabiaila to become the next Speaker. The group numbering about 164 said it was not right for the north to produce the President of the Senate and demand for the position of Speaker of ... Read More »

The candidacy of the Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speakers of the 9th House got a boost on Thursday as Muhammad Monguno withdrew from the race. Monguno, one of the front line contenders, immediately declared support for Gbajabiamila based on the party’s decision and personal conviction. Monguno, who is Chairman Committee on Agricultural Productions ... Read More »

The support for the candidacy of the House of Representatives Majority Leader, Femi Gbajabiamila as the Speaker of the 9th Assembly got a boost over the weekend when All Progressives Congress (APC) members-elect from Oyo State pledged their loyalty, with a promise to abide by the Party’s decision on the choice of the leadership position. This followed the intervention of ... Read More »

The Akure division of the Court of Appeal on Saturday said the governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the September governorship election in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke was eligible to contest the election. With the ruling, the controversies surrounding the eligibility of the lawmaker to contest the election or hold the office as a governor might ... Read More »

– The Osun state election tribunal declared Ademola Adeleke of the PDP winner of the governorship election – Justice Muhammed Ibrahim Sirajo who is the tribunal chairman however did not agree with his collegues – The judge however asked INEC to go with the judgement of the other two judges Justice Muhammed Ibrahim Sirajo who is the chairman of the ... Read More »

Leading opposition parties in Oyo State including the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Action Democratic Party (ADP) on Thursday advanced their talks for an alliance against the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the March 9 governorship and House of Assembly elections. They suspended the talks shortly before the presidential election but resumed on Thursday. Thursday’s meeting ... Read More »

STATES APC PDP 1 EKITI 219,231 154,032 2 OSUN 347,634 337,377 3 FCT 152,224 259,997 4 NASARAWA 289,903 283,847 5 KWARA 308,984 138,184 6 KOGI 285,894 218,207 7 GOMBE 402,961 138,484 8 ONDO 241,769 275,901 9 ABIA 85,058 219,698 10 YOBE 497,914 50,763 11 ENUGU 54,423 355,553 12 EBONYI 90,726 258,573 13 NIGER 612,371 218,052 14 JIGAWA 794,738 289,895 15 ... Read More »

Buhari set for victory as INEC announces results from 14 states, FCT President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) seems set for victory in Saturday’s presidential election. He is leading his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) challenger Atiku Abubakar in seven of the 11 states announced by the electoral umpire—as at 12:45am. Atiku won in four and the Federal ... Read More »

Ahead of Saturday’s general elections, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Ife zone, Osun State has accused the former deputy governor of the State, Senator Iyiola Omisore of allegedly intimidating its members and supporters in Ile-Ife and its environs. In a statement by the chairman of the party in Ife zone and Modakeke, Prince Adedotun Adebowale and Mr. Dele Onigbinde in ... Read More »

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP ) gubernatorial candidate in Zamfara State Dr. Bello Muhammad has applauded the judgement of the Court of Appeal that ordered inclusion of All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the general elections. The PDP candidate told reporters in his residence that PDP is in the contest because there are others too and would not be ... Read More »