The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ebonyi State, Rt. Hon. Francis Nwifuru on Saturday in Abakaliki dispelled rumors on social media that he was indisposed or possibly dead. Nwifuru, who is the Speaker of the state House of Assembly, told newsmen that the rumor was a destructive tool employed by the opposition which felt threatened by …

A member of the British House of Lords when told that money is difficult to come by these days said he is nearly 90 years old but cannot remember any time in the past when money was easy to get. I have been watching Nigerian elections since 1979 and I cannot remember a time when those who lost the election …

Kwara State Governor, Mallam AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has called on members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to sustain the momentum and canvass for votes from all eligible voters in the state to guarantee the success of the party in Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. “We must not relent because of the success recorded in previous …

The All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council (APC PCC) has called on the presidential candidates of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, and his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, to accept defeat by calling to congratulate the APC flag bearer, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The APC PCC Special Adviser on Media and Strategic Communications, Mr Dele …

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Tinubu is the winner of last Saturday’s election after polling 8,794,726 votes. He was declared president-elect by the Returning Officer, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, who is also the National Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) at about 4:10 am on Wednesday. The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic …

The Labour Party has cried foul citing manipulation and manufacturing of results by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in states across the country particularly Lagos, Edo, Rivers and Imo State. At a press briefing at the party headquarters in Abuja, the National Chairman, Barrister Julius Abure also decried the violence meted out on Labour Party supporters. The …

Residents in Rivers State woke up on the eve of election day to the news of attacks on residences of two politicians by suspected assailants. The Guardian reports that hoodlums allegedly threw dynamite at the residence of an immediate past Commissioner for Water Resources, Dr Tamunosisi Jaja. The source said that one of the assailants, Destiny Iganibo, who is said …

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has suspended Senate Chief Whip Orji Uzor Kalu (Abia North) over suspected anti-party activities and other violations, Kalu is APC candidate in Saturday’s senatorial election in the district. In a letter announcing Kalu’s suspension, the APC stated that the sanction took place immediately. Due to claims that the former Abia State governor was undermining and …

Ahead of Saturday’s presidential election, political parties in four states in the South-West have collapsed their structures to work for the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the poll. The political parties – Allied Peoples Movement (APM), Young Progressives Party (YPP), Peoples Redemption Party (PRP), and Action Democratic Party (ADP), who are members …

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu and the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF) on Sunday called for compliance by the Federal Government to the Supreme Court order on the controversial naira swap policy. The call came on the heels of a meeting between Adamu and the APC governors in Abuja over a policy that seemingly deepens …