By Nimi Princewill. Reacting to yesterday’s Supreme Court judgement which nullified the victory of the Zamfara State All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates in the 2019…
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Category: Politics
State Governors, FG disagree over financial autonomy for Local Councils
By Nimi Princewill. Following a new directive from the Federal Government to disburse local government allocations directly to council accounts, effective June 1, state governors…
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Godfatherism is good for democracy, El-Rufai a beneficiary – Bisi Akande
By Nimi Princewill. As the ongoing cold war thickens between the Kaduna State Governor, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai and the national leader of the All Progressives…
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UPDATE: INEC holds emergency meeting to discuss supreme court ruling on Zamfara
By Shola Abayomi Nigeria’s electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has summoned an emergency meeting to deliberate on the judgement of the supreme…
View More UPDATE: INEC holds emergency meeting to discuss supreme court ruling on ZamfaraSupreme Court dismisses PDP, Eleka’s appeal, upholds Fayemi’s victory
By Shola Abayomi. The Supreme Court today, brushed aside the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party and its Ekiti State governorship candidate Kolapo Olusola-Eleka…
View More Supreme Court dismisses PDP, Eleka’s appeal, upholds Fayemi’s victoryBREAKING: Supreme Court invalidates election of Zamfara APC candidates, declares runners-up winner
By David Olalekan. The Supreme Court has nullified the elections of all APC candidates in Zamfara State in the 2019 general elections. In a unanimous…
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Atiku demands Lai Mohammed’s immediate arrest
By Shola Abayomi. Former vice president and the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recently concluded general election, Atiku Abubakar, has…
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North central APYF charges incoming governors to prioritise youth inclusion in governance
By Ibraheem Solaudeen The north central caucus of the All Progressives Youth Forum (APYF) has called on the incoming governors in the zone to take…
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Petitioner withdraws case challenging Abdulrazaq’s certificate
By Balkis Tijani. The plaintiff challenging the legitimacy of the West African Examinations Council, WAEC, certificate of the Kwara State governor-elect Alhaji Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, yesterday,…
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Okorocha hosts VP, laments treatment meted to him in APC
By John Darlington The governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha, yesterday (Thursday) received Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo who was in the state to commission some projects…
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