Four presidential candidates have approached the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja with separate petitions. Specifically, they seek the nullification of the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress as winner of the February 25 presidential poll. The petitioners are Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party. Peter Obi of the […]
At least 12 people were killed by an earthquake in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The strong earthquake was felt for thousands of kilometers on Wednesday. On the other hand, the mass casualties usually associated with earthquakes were not the case. The United States Geological Survey said the magnitude 6.5 quake was centering near Jurm in […]
In the early hours of Tuesday, a fire broke out at the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State. A reliable source, Mr. Barth Ifediora, said the fire broke out in a section of the market known as the White House. In addition, White House houses the offices of the leaders of the […]
Popular Nigerian singer, Folarin ‘Falz’ Falana, has tackled the Lagos State governor. Recently, the governor was reelected as the Lagos State governor for a second term. The Independent National Electoral Commission declared Sanwo-Olu the winner of the governorship election in the early hours of Monday morning. The Returning Officer of the governorship […]
The governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party in Ebonyi State has rejected the results. Dr. Ifeanyi Odii has rejected the outcome declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. INEC announced Francis Nwifuru, the All Progressive Congress candidate, as governor-elect of Ebonyi State. Meanwhile, Odii, in a statement, describes the outcome of […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the NNPP’s governorship candidate the winner in Kano State. The New Nigeria Peoples Party’s candidate, Yusuf Abba Kabir, is now the Governor-Elect of Kano State. Earlier, the declaration was made by the Returning Officer on Monday morning. The results were declared by the Returning Officer […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has currently declared the Kebbi governorship election inconclusive. The two major parties that contested the election were the APC and the PDP. The Collation and Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu of the Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto, announced this on Monday morning. Specifically, at the […]
The All Progressive Congress in Kastina State looks ready for victory. The governorship candidate for the party is Dr. Dikko Radda. As of 2:15 p.m. Sunday afternoon, the APC had won in all 22 local government areas whose results had been announced. Accordingly, the councils were Musawa, Sandamu, Baure, Dutsi, Dandume, Batagarawa, Ingawa, […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the results of the Oyo State Governorship Elections. The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, Seyi Makinde, is declared the winner of Saturday’s elections. Makinde polled 563,756 votes to beat his close rival, Teslim Folarin of the All Progressive Congress, who scored 256,685 votes. Also, Adebayo Adelabu […]
The All Progressive Congress and the People’s Democratic Party are in a tight race. They are trailing each other in the election results in Ogun State. The APC won in eight local government areas while the PDP cleared seven local government areas. Specifically, the APC won in Odeda, Egbado-North, Egbado-South, Ewekoro, Ijebu-North, […]