The All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State has suspended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, for losing his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party during the presidential and governorship polls. The party disclosed that the SGF did not contribute to the victory of its presidential
ADELANI ADEPEGBA writes on the inability of seven state governors to withstand the onslaught of the opposition candidates in the just general elections The March 18 governorship and state assembly elections have been won and lost but the shocking outcomes of the exercise would continue to tickle bookmakers for years
The Governor-elect of Abia State, Alex Otti, of the Labour Party, has dedicated his victory in the just-concluded March 18 governorship election to God, saying God makes everything beautiful in His time. Otti, in his acceptance speech on Wednesday, said the “siege is over” and that the votes of the
The All Progressives Congress in Adamawa State has suspended the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha, for losing his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party at the presidential and governorship polls. The party disclosed that the SGF did not contribute to the victory of its presidential
There is jubilation on the streets of Umuahia, Abia State capital, as supporters of the Labour Party and its candidate at Saturday’s governorship election, Alex Otti, celebrate the victory of the LP and Otti at the poll. Otti was declared the winner of the poll by the Returning Officer, Prof.
A former Governor of Plateau State, Jonah Jang, on Wednesday, explained that voters in the state refused to re-elect the All Progressives Congress because the party, which has been in power for the past seven years, inflicted hardship and suffering on the people. Jang said the people on the Plateau
Seven governorship candidates in Kaduna State have rejected the election declaration by the Independent National Electoral Commission, announcing Senator Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress candidate, as governor-elect in the state. The candidates, under the aegis of ‘Rescue and Rebuild Gubernatorial Candidates Forum,’ said they rejected the result because
No fewer than 500 women from across the 13 local government areas of Nasarawa State on Tuesday stormed Lafia, the state capital to demand the cancellation of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The state Women Leader of the Peoples Democratic Party, Stella Oboshi, led women from the PDP and
Candidates who lost Saturday’s governorship election and their supporters on Tuesday protested the outcome of the poll and vowed to challenge the results in court. There were protests by the Peoples Democratic Party supporters in Ogun and Nasarawa states just as the All Progressives Congress in Kano State gave the
A former Minister of State for Defence, Senator Musiliu Obanikoro, on Tuesday, told the Federal High Court in Lagos that he was made to refund between N100m and N200m to the Federal Government under duress. Obanikoro stated this while he was testifying before the court as the 12th prosecution witness