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Politics

February 2, 2024

YPP to hold Edo guber primaries February 24

The YPP official expressed optimism that the party’s candidates would emerge victorious in the election.

YPP
February 2, 2024

121,111 voters to determine Gbajabiamila’s replacement in Lagos by-election: INEC

“We have 140,377 registered voters in the affected constituency while those who have collected their Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) are 121,111.”

Femi Gbajabiamila
February 2, 2024

NNPP cautions against dealing with expelled party members

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) has cautioned against dealing with its expelled members, parading themselves as national executives.

Rabiu Kwankwaso and New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP)
February 2, 2024

Assembly Complex Arson: Court rejects Fubara’s chief of staff Ehie’s plea to stop criminal charge against him

Justice Bolaji Olajuwon, in a ruling, held that Mr Ehie, having not been joined as a defendant in the charge, lacked the legal right to make such a plea.

Edison Ehie,Governor Siminalayi Fubara and burnt rivers assembly complex
February 2, 2024

Kano Rerun: Police ban VIP police escorts, warn against thuggery

The police warned that thuggery and importation of thugs by any political interest group would not be tolerated.

POLICE COMMISSIONER IN KANO
February 2, 2024

Abakaliki By-election: PDP candidate says court judgment stage-managed to disqualify him

“I am going to appeal the judgment disqualifying me…While we acknowledge that the judgment is contrived and deliberately done for political reasons,” said Mr Onu.

SILAS ONU; PDP LOGO
February 2, 2024

Pressure group seeks zoning of governorship position to Akure

The Ondo State Consultative Assembly (OSCA) has urged political parties to zone the governorship position to Akure in the central senatorial district.

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa,Olayide Owolabi Adelam
February 2, 2024

By-election: APGA, SDP, Accord Party, ZLP candidates step down for APC standard-bearer

The candidates are Zipporah Samuel Bijeh of Accord Party, David Sunday of ZLP, Idris Inuwa of SDP and David Ogah Batholomew of APGA.

APC; SDP; APGA; ZLP; ACCORD PARTY
February 2, 2024

Ebonyi killings linked to people unhappy that I am young governor: Nwifuru

“They want people to say that when Nwifuru, a youth, was in power, there were killings,” said the Ebonyi governor.

UNKNOWN GUNMEN; NWIFURU
February 2, 2024

Peace commission appeals for peaceful election reruns in Kaduna

Kaduna State Peace Commission has appealed for calm and peaceful conduct of election reruns scheduled for Saturday.

Kaduna State govenor, Uba Sani