Dino Melaye, the former Kogi West Senator, has emerged as the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship primaries in Kogi State. Dino was declared winner by the returning officer on Sunday. He scored 313 votes to defeat Idoko Ilonah who had 124 votes. Others, Awoniyi Sunday had 77 votes while Musa Wada had…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has canceled the declaration of Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as the winner of the governorship election in Adamawa State. The electoral body also summoned the Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa over the controversial declaration. This morning, Yunusa walked into the collation and…
Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), has said that Nigerians no longer trust the government, especially those from the Southeastern region of the country. Okonjo-Iweala, who spoke virtually from Washington at the inauguration of the Transition Council of the Abia State Governor-elect, Dr Alex Otti, in Aba, regretted that…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC will prosecute over 200 persons arrested for various electoral offences during the 2023 general elections. This comes as the Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) said it was investigating 13 suspects for voters’ inducement during the presidential and National Assembly, and the governorship and State Assembly…
Prince Ade Omole, the Director of the Diaspora Directorate of the Tinubu-Shettima Presidential Campaign Council, returned N2.4 million into the campaign purse. The money was the balance of N10 million disbursed to the diaspora team towards the campaign of Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 25 February presidential election. In a statement on Friday, Omole vividly…
President-elect, Bola Tinubu, is currently taking a rest in Europe ahead of his inauguration on May 29, according to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Felix Morka, National Publicity Secretary of the ruling party, said this during an interview on Channels Television’s Politics Today program. According to Morka, Tinubu is doing well and will swing into…
Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, has commenced counting down to the end of President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration. President Bubari, who was elected in 2015, is expected to handover to the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu on May 29 2023, a few weeks from now. Excited by the development, Adesina…
Bola Tinubu, the Nigerian President-elect, has explained that there is no exclusive obligation that a candidate must score 25 per cent in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to become the president in an election in Nigeria, Daily Trust reports. Tinubu’s position is contained in a preliminary objection he filed against the petition by the Labour…
Ace Nigerian journalist/publisher, Chief Dele Momodu has taken a swipe at the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, stating that he is a control freak who expects everyone to tremble before him. The Director of Strategic Communications of the Peoples Democratic Party Campaign Council said this while calling for prayers for God to deliver Wike from…
Phillip Kayode Moses, thw Nigerian producer and singer, who is popularly known as Pheelz, has made an observation about Bola Tinubu. He said the performance of the incoming president, Tinubu would show whether Nigerians made the right or wrong choice at the just concluded presidential poll. He stated this while featuring as a guest on…