The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Rivers State, Mr Siminalayi will provide affordable renewable energy supply if elected, according to the Director of New Media for the party’s Campaign Council, Mrs Ibim Semenitari. In a statement in Abuja on Tuesday, Semenitari added that Rivers State indigenes would experience a new electricity regime. She said Fubara would create a …

Ayo Ademiluyi, one of the well-known lawyers leading the charge for justice for the EndSARS protesters in Lagos, filed a lawsuit against the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in federal court in Lagos yesterday for failing to upload his name as the winner of the February 25 Eti-Osa Federal Constituency election and the candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Addressing …

The governorship candidate of Social Democratic Party in Oyo State, Michael Lana, has withdrawn from the race to back Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party ahead of Saturday’s polls. Lana made his position known on Tuesday at a press conference, which was held at Iyaganku Quarters in Ibadan, the state capital. The former Oyo State Attorney General and …

Three days to the governorship and state assembly polls, leaders of ethnic groups, community-based organisations, civil society and artisans have appealed to Nigerians, especially those in Lagos State to sheath their sword and allow peace to reign. At a meeting on the emerging threats of ethnic violence, which was facilitated by Journalists for Democratic Rights (JODER), the leaders urged promoters …

Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, and the National Security Adviser, Major General Babagana Moguno, gave the appeal on Tuesday during the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security. Specifically, Yakubu implored political parties, candidates, and their supporters to see the election as a contest, not war. The Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security meeting gets …

No fewer than 12.9 million cyberattacks have been recorded from within and outside the country during the just-concluded Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Minister of Communications and Digital Economy, Prof Isa Pantami, disclosed this on Tuesday, saying over 6.9 million attacks were recorded on election day alone. According to Pantami, the attacks were successfully blocked owing to the sophisticated …

Jigawa State Deputy Governor and gubernatorial flag bearer of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Mallam Umar Namadi has been tipped as the candidate to beat in the Saturday States’ Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in the country. Aside from incumbency, many factors have been identified to be strongly in his favor in the current race to the Government …

The Oyo State governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Barrister Michael Folorunso Lana has stepped down his ambition and declared support for Governor Seyi Makinde ahead of Saturday’s election. At a media session on Tuesday in Ibadan, the state capital, the legal luminary directed his members and supporters to vote for the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic …

Ahead of this weekend’s governorship and House of Assembly, the Kwara State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has advised the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to improve on the challenges of logistics that slowed down the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections. In a statement in Ilorin, the state capital, by the publicity secretary of the …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi has said that he would not be cowed into accepting the results as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as God’s wish for the country. While reiterating his utmost respect for traditional rulers and religious leaders, the former Anambra State governor said on Arise News TV on Monday …