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As Nigerians file out on Saturday, certain factors might play a major role in deciding the governorship candidates they would vote for during the polls. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, had rescheduled the governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections from March 11 to March 18, 2023, due to the controversy surrounding the configuration of BVAS used during the […]

The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, Godwin Emefiele, has debunked allegations of a fresh plot against the president-elect, Bola Tinubu. There have been rumours that a N500 million budget was mobilised through top CBN agents in Lagos State. The money was said to be “Oga’s own contribution to the takeover-Lagos-from-Tinubu’s-influence”. However, in a statement on Monday signed by […]

Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has insisted the 2023 presidential election remains the worst election in the country’s history. Obi made the statement on Monday when he appeared on Arise Television’s Morning Show. The former Anambra State Governor, who has already contested the outcome of the election by filing suit at the presidential election petition tribunal, said […]

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, has accused Governor Nyesom Wike of rigging the February 25 presidential election in Rivers State, against Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP). Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Bola Ahmed Tinubu, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), polled the highest votes in Rivers State. […]

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party LP, Mr Peters Obi has stormed the Court of Appeal, Abuja to witness the Court’s judgment in an application by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) seeking to vary the court’s order for inspection of materials used for the conduct of the February 25 presidential election. Obi was accompanied to the court room […]

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu are wide awake ahead of the next round of general elections. The governorship and House of Assembly polls will be held on Saturday, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly exercise. What some originally thought could be a walkover for the APC due to years of dominance […]

Barely one week after the National Assembly elections, and with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yet to issue certificates of return to winners, the race for principal offices, particularly, the position of Senate President in the upper chamber, has begun. A THISDAY Investigation, weekend, revealed  that the incumbent President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, and some of the senators-elect, […]

The incident occurred Friday morning at Rumuekpe under Emohua Local Government Area. The casualty figure is speculated to be more than a dozen, though no official confirmation as at press time. Available information has it that the explosion, which also consumed vehicles, emanated from the tapping point of a pipeline. we gathered that a driver had loaded one of the […]