The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Thursday called on INEC to declare its candidate in the Nov. 21 Governorship election in Kogi , Mr . Idris Wada, the winner of the election. The PDP National Publicity Secretary, Chief Olisa Metuh, made the call in a communiqué issued at the end of the party’s National Caucus emergency meeting held in Abuja on Wednesday. Read More…

Hon. James Faleke, the running mate to late Abubakar Audu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State, has written to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, asking the commission to declare him the governor-elect of the state. Read More…

Leaders of All Progressives Congress (APC), in Kogi East Senatorial District have nominated Mr Mohammed, 43, first son of Late Prince Abubakar Audu, to replace him as the party’ s governorship candidate. Read More…

A key member of the Bayelsa Elders Council, BEC, Chief Andy Oputa, on Wednesday denied that the group endorsed the re-election bid of Bayelsa State Governor. Seriake Dickson. Read More…

Ekiti State governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that President Muhammadu Buhari is “using his personal lawyer and member of All Progressives Congress, APC, who is the Attorney-General of the Federation, AGF, and Minister of Justice, Abubakar Malami, to induce the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, decision on the inconclusive Kogi State governorship election.” Read More…

Former Minister of Aviation, Olufemi Fani-Kayode, has taken a swipe at President Muhammadu Buhari, the Minister of Defence, Rtd Brig. Gen. Mansur Mohammed Dan Ali and the Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Tukur Yusuf Buratai over the alleged ‘secret burial’ of soldiers killed by Boko Haram insurgents. Read More…

THE African Democratic Congress (ADC) national chairman, Chief Ralph Nwosu, on Tuesday, threatened to stop the supplementary election in Kogi State fixed for December 5, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Read More…

President Muhammadu Buhari is billed to commission three helicopters purchased by Governor Akinwunmi Ambode’s administration as part of efforts to beef up security in the state. Read More…

EFFORTS by senators of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, to convince the Senate to summon President Muhammadu Buhari to give reasons for the ongoing fuel scarcity in the country, were frustrated, yesterday, by their counterparts in the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Read More…

Ahead of the De­cember 5, 2015 governorship elec­tion in Bayelsa state, the Movement for the Eman­cipation of the Niger Del­ta, MEND has distanced itself from a purported endorsement of the in­cumbent governor, Henry Seriake Dickson. Read More…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has asked the Attorney General of the Federation (AGF), Mallam Abubakar Malami and the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmud Yakubu, to resign their positions. Read More…

he Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC is to conduct supplementary elections on December 5 in the 59 polling units where the governorship election was cancelled in Kogi State last Saturday. Read More…

The Central Bank Of Nigeria has taken tough measures against state governors who are playing politics with the Bailout Fund, with a decision to withdraw their allocations. Read More…

Dakuku Peterside, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Rivers State governorship election has lamented the loss of lives during the last election, saying there was a need to honour them. Read More…

The Bayelsa State governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson and the former acting governor of the state, Chief Nestor Binabo, yesterday engaged in accusation and counter accusation over Binabo’s allegation that his life is being threatened by the state governor. Read More…