Politics

Former Governor of Rivers State and current Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday attacked some politicians widely regarded as elders in the state, describing them as “political vampires”. Wike also said his relationship with one of his predecessors, former Governor Peter Odili, had turned …

Senegal’s only female presidential candidate may stand little to no chance of winning in Sunday’s election, but activists say her presence alone is helping to advance a decadeslong campaign to achieve gender equality in the West African nation. Anta Babacar Ngom, a 40-year-old business executive, is a voice for both …

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation candidate Nikolai Kharitonov secured the second spot with 4.1 per cent of the votes while New People Party candidate Vladislav Davankov stood third with 4.8 per cent votes.   The Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR) candidate, Leonid Slutsky, received a mere 3.15 per …

Gangs pushing for the ouster of Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry have been setting fire to police stations in the capital, Port-au-Prince. The police station located in the busy open-air Salomon market is the latest to be targeted, according to local media. The gangs in the violence-wracked city stepped up …

Senator Monday Okpebholo has been declared winner of the Edo All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship primary election.   Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River who was the Chairman of Edo APC shadow poll, made the declaration after collating the results from the 18 local government areas. Okpebholo scored 12,433 votes …

Former National President of the Nigerian Bar Association, NBA, Olumide Akpata, has emerged as the Labour Party, LP, governorship candidate in Edo State.   Akpata won the LP primary election held in Benin City, the state capital, on Friday.   He was declared the winner of the primary after polling …

House of Representatives member Dennis Idahosa has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the September 21, 2024, Edo State governorship election. Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo State, the chairman of the APC Edo Governorship Primary Election Committee, announced this at the end of the election …

The Supreme Court has affirmed the election of Umo Eno of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the validly elected governor of Akwa Ibom State after dismissing the appeals of the three parties challenging the outcome of the election held on March 18, 2023.   This comes after the apex …

The Deputy Governor of Edo State, Philip Shaibu, has expressed his sense of betrayal by his principal, Godwin Obaseki, for not backing his candidature in the upcoming 2024 governorship election.   Shaibu, who claimed that he was persuaded to be the deputy governor to Obaseki, said he added value to …

The 26 members of the Rivers State House of Assembly have withdrawn their impeachment notice against Governor Siminalayi Fubara.   This was contained in the notice of withdrawal read on the house floor on Wednesday. They said the decision was made out of respect for President Bola Tinubu who on …