Category: Politics

Alhaji Yusuf Galami, the APC candidate in the Saturday bye-election to fill the Gwaram Federal Constituency seat in Jigawa, has emerged victorious. Prof. Ahmad Shehu, the Returning Officer, after collating results from the 248 polling units, declared that Galambi polled 29,372 votes to defeat PDP’s Kamilu Inuwa, who polled 10,047 votes. “Galambi, having secured the highest number of votes in the bye-election, is hereby declared the winner,” Shehu stated in Gwaram on Sunday. (NAN)

The Osun State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has advised Governor Adegboyega Oyetola to tender unreserved apologies to the people of the state over his alleged attempt to con the state. While describing Oyetola as the most deceptive and untrustworthy state executive in the country, it asked the All Progressives Congress (APC) governor […]

Former members of the Taraba State House of Assembly have expressed dismay at the alleged failure of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the state government to carry them along in decision making. Daily Trust reports that no fewer than 72 members of the party trooped to the state secretariat located along Barde way in […]

Senator Dino Melaye who represented the Kogi West Senatorial District at the 8th National Assembly has mocked the State Governor, Yahaya Bello for inviting celebrities to Kogi unlike his counterparts who invite prominent men for commissioning of projects. DAILY POST recalls that the former Super Eagles captain, Mikel Obi, last week met with the governor […]

The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, ward 7, Igbo Eze North LGA, Mr. Nwokedi Ugwoke has been removed from office for alleged anti-party activities. He has been replaced by Nduka Obeta who has been sworn into office. Swearing in the new caretaker chairman, the Igbo-Eze Caretaker Committee chairman, Mr. Desmond Ayogu accused the […]

The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kebbi State has removed its caretaker Chairman, Bala Sani Kangiwa. Kangiwa is accused of misappropriating funds earmarked for the inauguration of party executives in wards and local government areas. The state chapter has since presented the acting Chairman, Abubakar Kana, to Governor Atiku Bagudu. The officials explained that stakeholders […]

The Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Caretaker/Extraordinary Convention Planning Committee, Mai Mala Buni, on Tuesday, revealed that the part is now the largest in the continent. The Yobe State Governor made the revelation on Tuesday at the party’s National Secretariat when the Korean Ambassador to Nigeria, Chi Tun Chon Hu, paid a […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has removed 749 polling units (PUs) from inappropriate facilities, with nine of them from shrines and several others from religious houses, royal palaces and private properties. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, said this on Wednesday during a meeting with the Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs). He said […]

Violence broke out at mega rally of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano on Saturday. The rally, which was organised to welcome former governorship candidate of the Green Party of Nigeria (GPN), A. A. Zaura and other decampees into APC, is taking place at Sabongari area of Kano metropolis. While Rt Hon Hamisu […]

Former Ekiti Governor, Segun Oni has said his political opponents are trying to discredit him ahead of the Ekiti 2022 governorship election. Yemi Arokodare, Director-General of his campaign, raised the alarm of blackmail in a statement at the weekend. Arokodare said the information that Oni would share political appointments before the poll was promoted by […]