Northeast Women in Politics Forum (NEWiPF), an umbrella political women group in the region, has called on the leadership of All Progressives Congress(APC) to engender more sense of equity and fairness in meanstreaming women into political appointments in the northeast. During a courtesy visit to the APC Deputy National Chairman (North), Hon. Ali Bukar Dalori at the party’s national headquarters …

The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Social Democratic Party (SDP) have been trading blame over gunmen’s attack on the residence of the state Residence Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr. Gabriel Longpet in the early hours of Friday. It was reported that the gunmen had stormed the residence of the REC shooting sporadically. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the APC …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Sunday nullified the election of Barrister Caleb Mutfwang as the Governor of Plateau State Reading the unanimous judgement of three justices, the appellate court, led by Justice Okong Abang ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to withdraw Mutfwang’s Certificate of Return and give it to the All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr. …

The Ondo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has lambasted the current administration of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu, saying the administration has lost its direction with the present condition of the state. It was reported on Thursday that 33 out of 35 members of the State Executive Council passed a vote of confidence on the governor, while two abstained. …

The Bayelsa State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who is also the incumbent governor, Senator Douye Diri, has won Saturday’s election, pulling 175,196 votes. He defeated his main rival, former Governor Timipre Sylva of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who scored 110,108 votes. Diri won in six of eight Local Government Areas (LGAs). These are: Kolokuma/ Opokuma …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Ahmed Usman Ododo winner of the governorship election conducted on Saturday. This is despite earlier announcement of rescheduled election in some areas where election result sheets were found to have been completed ahead of the commencement of voting would have to be concluded …

The National Working Committee(NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has charged the party leaders in Kogi State to show character in Saturday’s election. This call was made by the party’s Deputy National Chairman (North), Hon. (Dr.) Ali Dalori at a  briefing, which the NWC had with the APC leaders in Lokoja on Thursday. An eight-man NWC team arrived Lokoja, …

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana, SAN, has faulted the nomination of 4 out of 10 persons nominated as Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) last week by President Bola Tinubu. He noted that the constitution prohibits person, or persons who are card carrying members of either the ruling party or any political party. In a statement on Sunday, the Chairman Alliance on …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended the ongoing governorship election campaign in honour of the late Ohinoyi of Ebiraland, Dr. AbdulRahman Ado Ibrahim. In a letter to members of the Ododo/Oyibo Campaign Council on Sunday, the Secretary of the party’s Campaign Council, Ozigi Salami said: “This is to bring to the notice of all directorates, support groups and teeming supporters …

With the Bayelsa State governorship election two weeks away, the Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja, on Friday, reserved judgement on the appeal seeking to set aside the lower court ruling disqualifying the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Chief Timiprye Sylva, from the poll. A member of the APC in the state, Demesuoyefa Kolomo had asked the court …