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Tinubu warns Presidential Election Petition Tribunal

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2023 presidential election and now President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Bola Ahmedu Tinubu, stirred the hornet's nest recently when he cautioned

Rudeboy laments increasing rate of Police extortion

Rudeboy, one half of the music duo, P-Square, takes to social media to rage about the alarming rate of Police extortion in the country. The energetic musician and dancer, whose real name is Paul Okoye took to his Insta-story via the image-sharing platform,

Three police officers arrested over alleged extortion

Three police officers accused of extortion by an Abuja resident, Omoh Osoke, have been arrested. The three police officers; Inspector Francis Ahuean, Semiu Agbaakin, and Osagie Efford, all affiliated with the FID-STS unit, have been accused of armed robbery

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Tribunal upholds Abia Governor, Otti's election

Abia State election petition tribunal sitting in Umuahia has dismissed three grounds of prayers brought by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Okey Ahaiwe against Governor Alex Otti. The tribunal which delivered the Judgement at about 1:20

BREAKING: Supreme Court upholds Fubara's election

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed an appeal by the All Progressives Congress candidate in the Rivers State governorship election, Tonye Cole. Cole asked the apex court to sack Siminalayi Fubara as governor of the state. He alleged that the election

EPL: Why Lacazette rejected Arsenal's contract extension

Alexandre Lacazette rejected Arsenal's one year contract extension because he is looking for longer deal elsewhere, according to French outlet, L'Equipe. The French star recently rejected Arsenal's latest contract offer, handing a major dilemma to manager

BREAKING: Obaseki declared winner of Edo election

The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh has announced the final result of the Edo state gubernatorial election. He said APC polled 223,619 votes, while PDP got 307,955 votes. He declared the candidate

IGP orders movement restriction on Election Day

The Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, has ordered a restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on Election Day. This is with the exception of those on essential services

Tribunal dismisses Sylva's petition against Dickson's election

The Bayelsa State Governorship Electoral Petitions Tribunal on Tuesday dismissed the petition filed by the All Progressives Congress and its candidate in the last governorship election in the state, Timipre Sylva, challenging the victory of the incumbent Governor

PDP Candidate, Obaze Rejects Anambra Election Results

Oseloka Obaze, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the result of Saturday's governorship election in Anambra. Mr. Obaze, in a statement on Sunday, said the result as released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC

Kano election tribunal: Ganduje's son loses petition

The elections petition tribunal in Kano has dismissed the petition filed by Abba Ganduje, the son of former Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, for lack of merit and ordered him to pay N200,000 each to the respondents, Tijjani Abdulkadir Jobe, the New Nigeria Peoples

2023 Election: In this election, don't bring up respect - Tacha tells politicians and their supporters

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Big Brother Naija star, Tacha has dished out what she feels politicians and their supporters shouldn't ask for. In a tweet she shared, Tacha stated that people shouldn't bring up the issue of respect in the election. According

PDP condemns election shift, blames ruling Party

The national chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Uche Secondus, has condemned the postponement of the 2019 general elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC). In a statement, Mr Secondus said the development is a deliberate

House of Reps reacts to election postponement

The spokesman of the House of Representatives, Abdulrazak Namdas (APC-Adamawa), on Saturday decried the postponement of the general elections. In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, Namdas described the postponement as "unfortunate

Lawmaker Dismantles Constituency Projects After Losing Election

A former Uganda lawmaker, Patrick Okumu-Ringa, has dismantled all the constituency projects, he set up in his Nebbi Municipality after he lost the last parliamentary election. Okumu-Ringa, a former public service state minister accused his constituents of

INEC announces new dates for 2023 election

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday announced new dates for the 2023 elections. The National Chairman of the commission, Professor Mahmood Yakubu made this known at a news conference in Abuja. According to him, the Presidential

BREAKING: Felix Tshisekedi Wins Congo Presidential Election

Denis Kadima, the head of Congo's national election commission, reported that the disputed election saw a turnout of over 43%. A group of Congo's main opposition presidential candidates has called on supporters to protest the release of provisional results