President Buhari is currently in a closed door meeting with former leaders of the country. This is coming on the heels of the increasing level of insecurity in the country. According to Bashir Ahmad, the Personal Assistant to the president, the former leaders in attendance include Olusegun Obasanjo, Goodluck Jonathan, Abdulsalami Abubakar, Ernest Shonekan and Yakubu Gowon.”President…
Singers Davido and Runtown have called on President Buhari to immediately resign following the attack on #EndSARS protesters at the Lekki tollgate on Tuesday night, October 20. Several persons have reportedly been killed after security agents allegedly opened fire at the protesters. Many others sustained injuries. See Davido and Runtown’s reactions as posted on their…
Rotimi Akeredolu who was re-elected as Governor of Ondo state, has received his certificate of return alongside his Deputy, Lucky Ayedatiwa. Presenting the certificate of return to Akeredolu and Aiyedatiwa, Ondo Resident Electoral Commissioner Ambassador Rufus Akeju urged the Governor to continue to provide basic services, basic amenities and infrastructure for the masses. Akeredolu on his own part hailed…
Voters in the Ondo state have been told that they might be denied a chance to vote in the governorship election holding in the state tomorrow if they turn up without a face mask. National Coordinator of the PTF, Dr. Sani Aliyu who said this during the task force’s media briefing in Abuja on Thursday October…
A five-man panel of the Appeal Court sitting in Abuja has overturned a ruling by the Bayelsa state election tribunal which nullified the election of Douye Diri as governor of Bayelsa State. The three-member panel of the tribunal had on August 17, ruled that the November 16, 2019 election that saw Diri emerge as governor of…
Former Governor of Delta State, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has formally defected from the All Progressives Congress to the Peoples Democratic Party. Uduaghan who formally rejoined the PDP on Monday September 28, at his hometown, Abigborodo in Warri North Local Government Area of the State, defected to the APC where he contested and lost the Delta South Senatorial seat…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented a certificate of return to Godwin Obaseki as the elected governor of Edo state. Governor Obaseki and his deputy, Philip Shaibu, both of whom contested in the state governorship election under the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), were presented with the certificate in Edo on Tuesday, September 22.…
All Progressives Congress senator, Rochas Okorocha has reacted to his party’s loss in the governorship election held in Edo state on September 19. The former Governor of Imo state who noted that the people of Edo State revolted against injustice in the recently concluded governorship, also alleged that his party has failed to address some issues threatening…
The All Progressives Congress has rejected the September 19 Edo governorship election result which brought back Godwin Obaseki as the Governor of the state. Chairman of the APC Media Campaign Council, John Mayaki in his statement on Sunday September 20 alleged that there was foul play due to “strong-arm tactics”. Mayaki also claimed that there was an arbitrary…
Former Presidential aspirant, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Governor Godwin Obaseki after he won the Edo state governorship election. Taking to Twitter, the former Vice President of Nigeria said Obaseki’s win signifies “the end of Godfatherism” in Nigeria. Atiku Abubakar also commended the people of Edo State “for their resilience in the face of the forces arrayed…