Former Ekiti State Governor, Mr Ayodele Fayose has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and also quit partisan politics. This comes a day after PDP lost the presidential election to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Fayose announced his resignation while appearing as a guest on Arise Television. He also said that the PDP presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar rejected …

The Executive Director of foremost election observer, Yiaga Africa, Mr Samson Itodo has said that about 200 million ballot papers were wasted in the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections because a lot of people did not show up to cast their votes. Itodo said on Channels Television’s The 2023 Verdict on Wednesday: “If 72 million ballot papers were issued …

A civil rights organisation, Yiaga Africa has added a new twist to last Saturday’s general election, saying that the results from Imo and Rivers States were inconsistent with its projections for the states. The organisation raised the observation in its post-election statement signed by the Chair, Watching The Vote, and Executive Director, Samson Itodo, obtained on Wednesday night and titled, …

A leader of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ali Madaki is in the custody of the Kano police command over illegal possession of firearms. According to TheCable, Madaki was invited for questioning by the police on Wednesday. Haruna Abdullahi, the police spokesperson in Kano, confirm the development on Thursday morning. Abdullahi said Madaki is still in police custody and …

The Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Ogunwusi has appealed to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu to ensure he did not disappoint Nigerians and the people of Africa after being declared winner of Saturday’s election. In a congratulatory message to Tinubu released on Wednesday by his Director of Media and Public Affairs, Otunba Moses Olafare, the foremost Yoruba monarch described …

The Police Chaplains Electoral Observation Mission in Nigeria, and eight Domestic Observers that monitored Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections have described the poll as a sign of the country’s political maturity. The mission, which is the arm of the International Police Chaplain Sustainable Development and Law Enforcement (IPCSL) Inc., United States said this while presenting their preliminary report on …

The President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has set up a committee to reconcile with other presidential candidates who contested last Saturday’s election. Disclosing this, Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State said the committees included elders of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who “would soon begin to meet with co-contestants of the President-elect in a bid to assuage their loss in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been urged to learn the essential lessons from its failure to conduct a seamless and transparent presidential election as outcry by Nigerians persist over the manual upload of results. INEC had failed to transmit results electronically from polling units nationwide in last Saturday’s presidential election despite its assurances ahead of the election day. …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has presented the certificates of return to the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, and vice president-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima. The certificates were issued and presented at the International Collation Centre in Abuja on Wednesday. The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu was declared winner of the 25February election. The former Lagos State …

Oil marketers claimed on Tuesday that numerous depots had ceased filling up with Premium Motor Spirit (PMS), because of the uncertainty brought on by the compilation of general election results nationwide. While filling stations operated by major marketers and the NNPC Limited were selling petrol between N194 and N200/litre, other outlets operated by independent marketers dispensed the product between N250 …