Buhari won the presidential poll, APC insists Employees at the National Secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have intensified their 12-day prayers for a positive verdict from the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, which will deliver its verdict today. This ...
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Be fearless, courageous on presidential poll verdict, Frank tells justices
Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Timi Frank, has charged judges of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to be fearless and courageous, as they prepare to give their verdict on the petition challenging the election of President Muhammadu Buhari. ...
Read More »Kaduna elections tribunal affirms El-Rufai’s victory, quashes Ashiru’s petition as court sacks Ebonyi PDP Reps candidate
Supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) thronged the Election Petitions Tribunal in Kaduna celebrating the victory of Nasir El-Rufai as the duly elected governor in the 2019 gubernatorial poll in the state. In its judgement, the tribunal struck out ...
Read More »DSS alleges plot to destabilise Nigeria through political differences
The Department of State Services (DSS) has said some groups were plotting to undermine the nation’s security, peace and unity. Its spokesperson, Peter Afunaya, in a statement claimed that the plotters were determined to exploit political differences and other events ...
Read More »EU spent N170m monitoring 2019 polls, INEC declares
Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has said the European Centre for Electoral Support (ECES) spent N170 million on this year’s general elections. Speaking in Kano while opening a two-day 2019 post-election review workshop, Yakubu ...
Read More »Tribunal dismisses more partitions in C’River, upholds A’Ibom’s N’Assembly election
The Cross River State Election Petition Tribunal has dismissed five additional petitions in the state and ruled in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) had filled the petitions against PDP candidates challenging ...
Read More »Cross River tribunal quashes appeals against PDP as APC loses Reps slot in Enugu
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar, Cross River State has struck out all 10 petitions filed by the All Progressives Congress (APC) against Peoples Democratic Party (PDP’s) candidates. Earlier in the day, the tribunal had struck out the petition ...
Read More »Meanwhile, the Ebonyi State chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has said since President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to secure the lives and property of Nigerians, he should resign honourably, insisting that that they would treat him as true statesman if he did so. This followed escalating insecurity, herdsmen killings and attack on the residence of Chairman of the Southeast Governor’s Forum and Governor of Ebonyi State, David Umahi Speaking with Journalists in Abakaliki, Youth Leader of the party in Ebonyi Elder Sam Over, also condemned the raid on the Abuja residence of Governor Umahi by policemen in the nation’s capital saying, Nigerians were no longer safe. Sam urged the police to disclose reason for the invasion of Umahi’s residence to avail Nigerians the motive behind the raid.
Meanwhile, the Ebonyi State chapter of the People Democratic Party (PDP) has said since President Muhammadu Buhari has failed to secure the lives and property of Nigerians, he should resign honourably, insisting that they would treat him as true statesman ...
Read More »Youths protest against bandits’ attacks, set Katsina SGG’s house, APC’s offices ablaze
Irate youths, who were protesting against incessant attacks by bandits on their community, have set the house of Secretary to the Katsina State Government (SSG), Mustapha Inuwa in Danmusa Council Area of the state on fire. They also set ablaze ...
Read More »Sporadic gunshots greet Bayelsa PDP guber primary as court okays council officials as delegates, gives APC green light
There was palpable tension at the delegates’ screening and accreditation venue of the Bayelsa State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary as sporadic gunshots rented the air in Yenagoa. Journalists, guests and security operatives scamper for safety on the strength ...
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