Legal icon, Chief Wole Olanipekun and 49 other lawyers have offered to defend the victory of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the Presidential Election Tribunal. The Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) and one-time President of the Nigerian Bar Association is leading the team of legal giants. The lawyers are waiting to be served with the petitions of the candidates …

In the face of widespread concerns of possible violence in Saturday’s governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in Enugu State, the Labour Party governorship candidate, Barrister Chijioke Edeoga has urged the voters to defend their votes and eliminate politicians who have turned the economic resources of the state into private enterprises. Addressing party leaders and supporters from Aninri and Awgu …

Former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba has appealed to all Lagos State residents, especially the electorate to re-elect Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the forthcoming gubernatorial poll, saying that he has done so well and deserved to be re-elected. During the Journalist Hangout Programme on Television Continental on Sunday, Osoba, a renowned journalist, said that Sanwo-Olu has done so …

A leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Chief Bode George and other members of a socio-political group, Omo Eko Pataki have endorsed the candidature of the Labour Party candidate, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in Saturday’s election. Other members of the group who supported the decision included a former deputy governor of the state, Senator Kofoworola Akerele-Buknor; and Mrs Onikepo Oshodi. …

Dr Amoniia Lulu-Briggs, the husband of the Port Harcourt City Local Government Area (PHALGA) Collation Officer for the 25 February presidential election, has raised an alarm over continued threats to the life of his wife. Lulu-Briggs said his wife, Prof. Omiete Lulu-Briggs had been receiving several threatening calls and messages from unknown persons after the election for standing by the …

A coalition of 800 support groups for Peter Obi in Delta State have pitched tent with the governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, ahead of Saturday’s governorship election. At an interactive session with the APC governorship candidate in Asaba over the weekend, Lead Coordinator of Coalition of OBIdients Movement in Delta Central, Mr …

Former Governor of Ogun State and a leader of the  All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator  Ibikunle Amosun has begun canvassing votes for the governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Mr Biyi Otegbeye ahead Saturday’s election. Amosun, who is the senator representing Ogun Central at the National Assembly, had led a campaign rally for the ADC candidate …

The Centre for Reform and Public Advocacy has criticised the United States government for congratulating the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the group, the US government should have waited for the courts to decide before sending its congratulatory message to the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate. “The election also witnessed voter intimidation and suppression as many working …

Eight days after Nigeria held its presidential poll, the United States has said that the exercise failed to meet the expectations of Nigerians. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of the election after polling 8,794,726 votes, almost two million votes more than his closest rival — former Vice …

President-Elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has thanked world leaders, groups, and individuals for the flurry of congratulatory messages since his victory at the 25 February polls. The All Progressives Congress (APC) flagbearer defeated Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Labour Party’s Mr Peter Obi, and others in the keenly-contested election which have triggered a wave of congratulatory …