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The Obi-Datti Media Office has raised the alarm over what it alleged is an underhand move to manipulate the presidential election results across the country following the alleged refusal by officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission to upload much of the election results to the INEC server at the …

Popular Nollywood actor, Olumid Oworu has caused a huge stir after he announced his political ambition. Olumide declared his intention to run for a seat in the Lagos state House of Assembly, Surulere constituency 1, on the platform of the Labour Party (LP) According to him, he has decided to serve …

  Ahead of next Saturday’s elections, former President Dr. Goodluck Jonathan has enjoined Nigerians to be patriotic, peaceful and display true sportsmanship as they exercise their civic rights to vote for candidates of their choice. Dr. Jonathan who stated this in a message to Nigerians released by his office on …

    Alhaji Seidu Baba, a member of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), says the forum has not adopted former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential candidate, as a consensus candidate. Baba made the clarification on Saturday at a news conference in Abuja. According to him, though, …

A Nigerian Catholic priest serving in Gambia, Rev Fr Kelvin Ugwu has described the presidential flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar as a greedy man who can contest a position with God. In a post on his verified Facebook page on Thursday, the clergyman, who is a …

Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has asked Kaduna residents to disregard President Muhammadu Buhari’s statement that N500 and N1000 notes are no longer legal tenders. El-Rufai insisted that the old notes remain legal tender in Kaduna state and businesses that refuse to accept them will be sealed. In his …

      President Muhammadu Buhari has canvassed against the blanket visa ban clamped down on Nigerians by the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). According to a statement by Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Garba Shehu, Buhari, called for the lifting of the …

    Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers State has stated the reason the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) called off its rally in the state. The governor said the PDP PCC canceled its rally in the state because they lack the numbers to fill the Adokiye Amiesimaka …

  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) National Working Committee (NWC) on Friday expelled the former governor of Enugu State,Chimaroke Nnamani and 6 others. Nnamani was expelled from the party over alleged anti-party activities. Their expulsion was announced by the spokesperson of the party, Debo Ologunagba at end of the PDP …

In a split decision of three-to-two, the Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the nomination of the Senate President Ahmad Lawan as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Yobe North Senatorial District for the 25 February general election. In the lead majority judgment, Justice Centus Nweze held that …