In a decisive victory, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Ondo State gubernatorial election held on Saturday, November 16, 2024. Aiyedatiwa, the incumbent governor, secured a landslide win, polling a total of 366,781 votes, significantly ahead of his closest rival, Agboola Read More…
Confusion has surrounded the political affiliation of Martins Amaewhule and 26 other Rivers State House of Assembly members. Despite reports claiming that a State High Court judgement reaffirmed their membership in the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Rivers State government has issued a statement seeking to dispel these misunderstandings. The controversy began in December 2023, Read More…
A former governor of Jigawa State, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has dismissed claims that President Bola Tinubu built modern Lagos, attributing the development of Nigeria’s economic capital to federal government efforts. Speaking on Channels Television’s Politics Today, Lamido criticised Tinubu’s supporters for overstating his achievements as governor from 1999 to 2007. “Lagos was built with Nigerian Read More…
The Lagos State spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Hakeem Amode, has confirmed the release of the kidnapped state party chairman, Mr. Philip Aivoji. Amode, the Lagos State PDP Publicity Secretary, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Aivoji was released after spending four harrowing days in captivity. “We use this opportunity Read More…
The Governor of Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has lauded the Court of Appeal’s decision, upholding his win in the March 18 governorship election. The dismissal of petitions from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party validates the free choice of Lagosians, according to Sanwo-Olu. He expressed gratitude and humility, emphasizing his commitment Read More…
Nigeria’s principal opposition candidates have announced their intention to appeal a recent tribunal ruling that upheld Bola Tinubu’s victory in the contentious presidential election held in February. They contend that there were irregularities during the election. Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party and Peter Obi of the Labour Party, who secured the second and Read More…
The leader of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos State, Chief Bode George, claims that Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party’s (LP) candidate for governor, is the target of a “grand plot” to “secretly remove” him. At a press conference on Monday in Lagos, George stated that Nigerians “should know who to hold” if anything Read More…
The rumour mill was abuzz recently with news that Rivers State Governor Nyesom Wike and his four other colleagues who constitute the G5 group of dissenting governors in the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), had concluded negotiations with the candidate of the rival All Progressives Congress (APC) with a view to campaigning for the APC in Read More…
Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the Lagos PDP candidate for governor, has reassured Ndigbo in Lagos State of his commitment to forming an inclusive government and ending all forms of harassment against them in public places. This was expressed by Adediran on Monday during a conversation with Ndigbo leaders in the palace of Eze Ndigbo of Read More…
Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the Conference of Registered and Deregistered Political Parties (CPP) in Lagos State has endorsed Dr. Abdul-Azeez Adediran (Jandor), the PDP’s candidate for governor. Dr. Akin Badmus, the chairman of the CPP, said in a statement that the endorsement had become essential due to the state’s lack of democratic benefits Read More…