Politics

20 Possible Names That May Feauture In Tinubu’s Cabinet

– President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu No less than 20 people have been tipped to form the cabinet of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu after he alluded on Thursday that competence rather than politics will weigh heavily on his choice of cabinet ministers. The job of Nigeria’s president easily passes as one of the toughest in the world and Tinubu has declared that he is not… []

2023 Election: List Of Top Contenders Vying For Gvernorship Seats In 28 States

– INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Following the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s postponement of 2023 Governorship/State Assembly Elections by one week, the election was supposed to hold on March 11 before it was shifted to Saturday,18th to guarantee adequate preparedness. However, 28 states will head to the polls to elect new leaders who will be saddled with the responsibility of steering the affairs 0f… []

Sanwo-Olu Cautions Lagos Monarchs Over Oro Rites

– Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured residents of safety while cautioning traditional institutions ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls. Sanwolu led this out in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, following news that some traditional rulers had scheduled Oro rites in their communities for Saturday. Reacting, the governor… []

Here Is Olumide Oworu, The 28-Year-Old Actor Pushing To Unseat Desmond Elliot At Lagos Assembly

– Olumide at one of Labour Party rallies The name Olumide Oworu may not readily strike a chord in the consciousness of many in the present political terrain but interestingly this green horn is ready to spring up surprises and upsets just like what was witnessed during the Presidential and National Assembly tomorrow Saturday as the Governorship and House of Assembly elections hold. – Olumide… []

2023 ELECTION: 21 States’ Official Presidential Election Results For Tinubu, Atiku, Obi and Kwankwaso

– Tinubu, Obi, Kwankwaso and Atiku  This publication contains officially confirmed 2023 presidential election results from twenty-one (21) states only as the battle for Nigeria’s leadership continues between 18 candidates. The collated results below are only for the top four major presidential candidates, including candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party (LP) – Peter Obi; and… []

How El-Rufai’s Son Won Kaduna North Reps Seat

-Bello El-Rufai  Eldest Son of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Bello El-Rufai has won the House of Representatives seat for Kaduna North Federal. Constituency Bello who contested the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent member representing the federal constituency, Samaila Suleiman. The Returning Officer for the election, Professor… []

Elections2023: Reps Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, Loses Seat To LP

– Ndidi Elumelu Minority leader of the house of representatives, Ndudi Elumwlu has lost his seat in the lower legislative chamber. Kenneth Ibe, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, announced the development on Monday while announcing the result for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency in Delta state. Elumelu, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lost to Ngozie Okolie of the Labour Party… []

Tinubu defeats Atiku in Jigawa. (Results in details)

– Tinubu, Atiku Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the presidential election conducted in Jigawa State last Saturday has been defeated by his closest challenger, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu. Tinubu won the election with 421,390 to defeat Atiku who scored 386,587 votes in the result declared early Monday morning in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State. Rabiu… []

#NigeriaDecides: INEC Declares Tinubu Winner In Ondo State

– Tinubu Th All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, has been declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election held in Ondo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to INEC, Tinubu led his opposition with 369,924 votes in the presidential election held across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finished second behind Tinubu… []

Matawalle Hometown, Maradun Delivers 90% Votes For Tinubu/Shetima

– Tinubu, Matawalle  Election result coming from Zamfara had indicated that Maradun local government, the hometown of Governor Bello Matawalle has delivered 95% votes to the APC Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the statistics, Maradun was the leading local government in terms of votes delivered to the APC Presidential candidates. A resident of Maradun Muhammad Lawal said, Matawalle as the North West Coordinator… []

Obi Leads Tinubu With 1,686 Votes As INEC Announces Results In 17 LGs In Lagos

– Tinubu, Obi All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate and former governor of Lagos state, has won more local government areas, he is trailing behind Mr Obi by a slim margin. The Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has overtaken his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, in Lagos State with the results of Saturday’s presidential elections declared in 17 out of the 20… []

Governor Ben Ayade Loses Senatorial Election In Cross River

– Governor Ben Ayade  Governor Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe. Mr Ayade, who was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, lost the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday with 56,595 votes against Agom-Jarigbe’s of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 76,145 votes. The returning officer, Emmanuel Emanghe,… []

Presidential Election: Tinubu Records Early Lead in Southwest, Northwest, North-Central, Obi Southeast

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  Silent jubilation and excitement bubbled in the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) last night as results of the presidential and National Assembly elections began to trickle into public domain and the collation centres of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide. Early returns from polling units in the six South West states of Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun… []

Nigerians Await Elections Results As Leading Candidates Emerge

– Obi, Tinubu, Atiku Nigerians elect their new leader on Saturday. The 2023 election is the first in the country’s history which will not feature an incumbent or military ruler since 1999, when the nation returned to democratic rule. Reports has it that the leading candidates for president are former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu, 70, who represents the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,… []

Obi, Tinubu Defeat Atiku in Delta Deputy Governor’s Polling Unit

– Obi, Tinubu and Atiku  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the polling unit of the Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro in the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor is the vice presidential candidate of the PDP. Otuaro voted at Unit 4, Primary Health Centre,… []

Tinubu Wins Polling Unit, Defeats Obi, Atiku

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos state. He defeated Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party standard bearer (PDP), to win the unit. In the polling unit situated at Ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja, the total number of accredited voters… []

JUST IN: Abuja PDP Chairman, Sunday Zaka Dies On Election Day

– Late Sunday Zaka Tragedy has befell the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as its Chairman, Sunday Zaka, reportedly died on the day of the presidential/national assembly elections. Popularly known as HIV, Zaka died at about 3 am on Saturday after a fatal accident while on his way to his residence in Kuje. He died alongside his personal security after some party activities at the city… []

EFCC Officials Storm Tinubu’s Polling Unit

– EFCC officials at the polling unit It was an unexpected visit this morning as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the polling unit of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Commission’s officials arrived at the polling unit 085 Ward F, in Ikeja around past nine in the morning to see if they could catch people… []

Presidential Election 2023: Accord Party Collapses Structure for Obi Hours To Poll

– Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has been endorsed by the Accord Party for the 2023 presidential election. This comes a few hours before the Presidential election slated for today, Saturday, February 25. The party also announced that it would be collapsing its party structure in support of Obi. In a letter obtained on Friday… []

2023 Presidential Election: Atiku’s Last Chance

– Atiku Abubakar The political journey of the Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar may end this year if he fails to win today’s Presidential election. He will be too old in 2027 for a presidential campaign. In the build up to the 2019 presidential election, political pundits predicted that the candidate of the opposition PDP, Atiku, would emerge victorious. They had predicted… []