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Hold SDP responsible if anything happens to INEC office in Kogi – APC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Governorship Campaign Council in Kogi State has urged the general public to hold the Social Democratic Party (SDP) accountable if anything untoward occurs at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Lokoja. The APC campaign council urged security agencies to beef up security around...

Nasarawa: Maku, Omeri never visited Ganduje to celebrate gov Sule’s victory – PDP

Nasarawa State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has distanced former Information Minister, Labaran Maku, from reports of him visiting the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, Abdullahi Ganduje to celebrate Governor AA Sule’s victory at the Appeal Court. It was claimed that Maku and a former Director General...

Former Niger deputy gov, two others dump PDP for APC

Former Niger state Deputy Governor and former Nigerian ambassador to South Africa, Ahmed Musa Ibeto, and two other top stalwarts of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have dumped the party and moved to the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). Ibrahim Egbo, a former member of the House of Representatives who...

Zamfara: ‘I will win rerun hundred times’ – Gov Lawal

Zamfara State Governor, Dauda Lawal has expressed confidence that he was not afraid of the governorship rerun election, saying that he was going into the contest with full confidence. The Governor stated this while addressing his teeming supporters at the State’s PDP secretariat in Gusau, the State capital as he...

Benue PDP heads for Supreme Court, vows to reclaim mandate

Benue State Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has vowed to use all legal options to recover the governorship of the state which it believes rightly belongs to the party. The Appeal Court sitting in Abuja on Monday dismissed the appeal by the governorship candidate of PDP, Engr Titus Uba and upheld...

Ondo executives vote of confidence on Akeredolu ‘senseless’ – PDP

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has berated the Ondo State Executive Council for the step it took on Thursday when a vote of confidence was passed on the Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu. While describing the action of the 33 cabinet members as ridiculous and senseless, the main opposition party said the...

APC stakeholders call for cancellation of Taraba council poll

All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders in Taraba State have continued to call for the cancellation of the ongoing council election in the state. One of the stakeholders, a former member representing Wukari/Ibi federal constituency in the House of Representatives, Danjuma Usman Shiddi, alleged massive irregularities in the election across the...

PDP demands disbandment of Plateau election appeal panel

The Peoples Democratic Party, on Thursday, once again demanded the immediate disbandment of the Plateau State Election Appeal Panel over alleged biased judgments targeted at robbing the party. The PDP acting National Chairman, Umar Damagum, who made the call in Abuja, described as dangerous the pattern of alleged conflicting judicial...

LP denies merging with any political party

The Labour Party (LP) has denied  rumours circulating that it was in talks to merge with a political party. This was announced in a statement on Thursday in Abuja by Mr Obiora Ifoh, National Publicity Secretary of the Labour Party. Ifoh said the story is just a news item that the...

Anambra belongs to APGA – Soludo replies APC on plot to take over state

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has responded to claims by the All Progressives Congress (APC), that it will take the state from him in the next election. Since Senator Ifeanyi Ubah joined the APC, the party has been exuding confidence about winning the state in 2025 governorship election. The state...

There was no election in Kogi on Saturday – Dino Melaye cries out

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in last Saturday’s election, Dino Melaye, has insisted that there was no election in Kogi State. Melaye spoke while justifying his refusal to cast his vote during the governorship election. Appearing on Channels TV Politics Today, Melaye said whether he voted or not, it...

People win elections from prison — Dino Melaye’s excuse for not voting

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Kogi State governorship election, Dino Melaye, has said that his decision not to vote during the polls should not be blamed for his defeat. Melaye came a distant third in the election, with Usman Ododo of the All Progressives Congress...

Melaye, Ajaka kick as INEC declares APC’S Ododo winner of Kogi election

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, Dino Melaye has called for the cancellation of the election. Melaye, who described the conduct of the poll as “shameful,” said the Independent National Electoral Commission should not have allowed it to stand. During a press conference...

Kogi guber: Presidency congratulates APC’s Usman Ododo

The Presidency has congratulated the Kogi State governor-elect, Usman Ododo. Ododo, who is the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, defeated his rivals from the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Muri Ajaka, and Dino Melaye of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof Johnson Urama,...

Guber poll: Bayelsa govt urges politicians to stop heating up polity

The Commissioner For Information, Orientation and Strategy in Bayelsa, Chief Ayibaina Duba, has called on political gladiators to cease beating the drum of war in the state, stating that this scares voters from exercising their franchise. Duba spoke against the backdrop of the low turnout of voters in Saturday’s governorship...

Imo, Kogi guber polls: Ganduje congratulates Uzodimma, Ododo

Abdullahi Ganduje, the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman, has congratulated Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State on his re-election in Saturday’s governorship poll. Ganduje said this in a statement signed by Mr Edwin Olofu, his Chief Press Secretary in Abuja. He also expressed happiness with the overwhelming support exhibited by...