The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi has won Saturday’s presidential election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja with a wide margin. Obi polled 281,717 votes to defeat Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 90,902 […]

In order to deal with electoral offences committed during elections in Nigeria, the Mohammed Uwais Electoral Reform Panel had recommended the setting up of Electoral Offences Commission. The recommendation was ignored by the political class. But due to pressure mounted […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has emerged winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Kebbi and Sokoto state. Prof. Usman Saidu, the collation officer in Kebbi, presented the result in Birnin Kebbi, saying Atiku won with […]

The Nigeria Association of Government Medical and Dental Practitioners (NAGMDP) at the General Hospital, Ilorin, have commenced two days strike over alleged assault on their colleague. Dr Ola Ahmed, the Chairman of the Nigeria Medical Association (NMA), who spoke on […]

Peter Obi, the candidate of Labour Party has won more than half of the total votes cast in Port Harcourt city local government, the capital of Rivers State in Saturday’s presidential election. Obi polled with 62,451 votes in Port Harcourt […]

A Rivers State High Court sitting in Port Harcourt has asked ThisDay Newspaper to pay N200 million as damages to Governor Nyesom Wike over an alleged libel in one of the stories published in one of its editions. Defendants in […]

Mr David Jimkuta, the candidate of All Progressives Congress, APC, for Taraba South senatorial district inflicted heavy defeat on his main challenger, Gov. Darius Ishaku of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to win the election conducted last Saturday. The APC candidate […]

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo rigged April 2007 Presidential election for his party, the People’s Democratic Party. While addressing elders and stakeholders of the PDP in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, on 10 February 2007, Obasanjo sounded tough and categorical. Like a warlord, […]

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Yobe State. The State Returning Officer, Prof Umar Pate announced that Atiku polled 198,567 votes. The former Vice President […]

Eighteen suspects have been arrested in Rivers for electoral offenses ranging from snatching of ballot boxes, intimidation of Voters and hostage taking of electoral Officers in various parts of the state. Commissioner of Police, CP Aderemi Adeoye, the Coordinating Commissioner […]