Politics

A coalition of accredited civil society organizations, CSOs, has rejected the results of the Edo governorship election held on September 21, expressing concerns about the election’s transparency and integrity. The coalition, which includes notable organizations […]

The electoral commission, INEC, has commenced the final collation and announcement of results for the Edo governorship election. The final collation is being done at the INEC headquarters in Benin, the Edo State capital. Thousands […]

Adibe Emenyonu in Benin City, Deji Elumoye, Chuks Okocha, Adedayo Akinwale, Linus Aleke, Kuni Tyessi in Abuja The 2,249,780 voters in Edo State that have collected their Permanent Voter’s Cards (PVCs) out of the 2,590,603 […]

Bala Mohammed, governor of Bauchi, says his state has enough water to quench the fire that Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), threatened to put in the states of Peoples Democratic Party […]

The Kogi State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has suspended former Senator from the state, Dino Melaye from the party. Melaye was suspended by the PDP exco in Ayetoro Gbede, Ward 1 following […]

Former US President, Donald Trump, and Vice President Kamala Harris faced off in their first—and potentially only—presidential debate on Tuesday. Moderated by ABC News, the debate took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and lasted one hour […]

Outrage has trailed the comment of Adams Oshiomhole, senator representing Edo north, that Betsy, wife of Godwin Obaseki, governor of Edo, “has no child”. On Thursday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo state flagged […]

George Moghalu, pioneer national auditor of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has resigned from the ruling party. Moghalu conveyed his decision to quit the party in a letter dated August 26 and addressed to the […]

Asue Ighodalo, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Edo, says he will be independent-minded if elected to lead the south-south state. Ighodalo, who is seeking to win the September 21 off-cycle […]

Kamala Harris, US presidential hopeful, aimed jabs at Donald Trump during her acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention (DNC). Harris’ speech late Thursday night ended four days of a star-studded and super-charged DNC in […]

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Alhaji Abdulahi Ganduje, has said the party has initiated moves to de-marginalise Igbos to place them in the limelight of national politics. Ganduje asserted on Sunday […]

The Court of Appeal, Abuja division, on Thursday, dismissed the ex parte order issued on May 10, 2024, by the Rivers State High Court, Port Harcourt, which barred Martin Amaewhule from parading himself as the […]

Former Mayor of Portlaoise, County Laois in the Republic of Ireland, Rotimi Adebari, speaks to IMOLEAYO OYEDEYI on why the Federal Government should quickly appoint new envoys for the country, and how the government can […]

Professor Chukwuma Soludo, the Governor of Anambra State, commands respect and admiration as a globally reputed economic and monetary expert. His intimidating profile saw him rise from the best-graduating student in his class to a […]

The 2023 Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has boasted that his ‘Obidient’ movement is far more than any political party in the country. The former governor of Anambra State said this in a statement […]

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, has told federal lawmakers that posterity will not be kind to them if they keep looking away from what he alleged “daylight robbery” surrounding […]