The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the separate ex-parte application filed by the presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party’s Mr Peter Obi seeking permission from the court to inspect the electoral materials for last Saturday’s presidential election. A panel of the appellate court, led by Justice Joseph …

Seven states of the federation that approached the Supreme Court to nullify the election victory of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have withdrawn their suit. The states – Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba, and Sokoto State – on Friday, filed a notice of discontinuance of the case through their team of …

Ogun State Governor, Prince Dapo Abiodun has assured the people of Iwopin in the Ogun Waterside Local Government Area of the state that if re-elected, he would pursue the timely completion of the Iwopin Jetty being constructed in the riverine community. Abiodun gave the assurance during a whistle-stop at Iwopin town as part of his campaign tour of Ogun Waterside …

The Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila has disowned a building in Abuja where engineers suspected to be hackers of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machines belonging to the Independent National Electoral Commission (OINEC) were found. In a statement on Friday, Gbajabiamila said: “A few days ago, while the collation process for the presidential election, …

Lagos State Deputy Governor, Dr Kadri Obafemi Hamzat has urged Lagosians to turn out in large numbers to re-elect Governor Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu in the 11 March governorship election. This, he explained, is to allow the administration continue to build on the numerous successes being presently enjoyed in the state. At the B.O.S for Participatory Governance Stakeholders’ Meeting held at …

The Senate President, Dr Ahmad Lawan has tasked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to abide by the Constitution and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the March 11 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections. He made the call at the close of Thursday’s plenary while also suspending plenary till March 14 to enable senators to participate …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has said that he is open to an alliance with the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Mr Peter Obi. At a press conference in Abuja on Thursday, a day after Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) was declared as the winner of Saturday’s exercise, Atiku, …

The Presidential Campaign Council of the All Progressives Congress (PCC-APC)  has said that it welcomed the decision of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi to seek legal redress over the result of the election. The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has however pledged to hit the ground running from his first day in office in order to …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that supplementary elections would be fixed after the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections scheduled for 11 March. In a statement on Thursday by INEC’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Barrister Festus Okoye said: “The commission is aware that in some senatorial districts and federal constituencies, declarations …

Ahead of next Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections, Ohanaeze Ndigbo has pledged their support toward the re-election of the Lagos State Governor, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, saying Igbo people living in the state would ensure that the governor is re-elected for another term. The leadership of Ohanaeze Ndigbo in Lagos State said Igbo people in the state would gladly …