Edo LG polls: Police impose 18-hour mm movement restriction By Dally Iyamu The Edo State Police Command has announced a statewide restriction of movement from 12 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, July 11, 2026, ahead of the local government elections across the state. The directive was contained in a statement issued by the Command’s…
SEN. AYO ARISE DRAGS APC TO COURT OVER EKITI NORTH SENATORIAL PRIMARY ELECTION A former senator and chieftain of the All progressives Congress, APC, Ayo Arise, who previously represented Ekiti North Senatorial District and aspirant in the just concluded All Progressive Congress (APC) National Assembly primaries, Senator Ayo Arise, has approached the court to challenge…
Gov Diri Moves To End IYC Leadership Rift. By Chris Mark Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Douye Diri, on Tuesday, took steps to end the protracted factional leadership crisis in the Ijaw Youth Council (IYC). At a meeting with both factions and other stakeholders at the Chief DSP Alamieyeseigha Memorial Banquet Hall in Yenagoa, Governor…
BTO Coalition celebrates Ondo APC primary victories, reaffirms commitment to PBAT 2027. By Lai Gidado The BTO Coalition Platform for PBAT 2027 has celebrated what it described as its successful outing in the just-concluded All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries held across the country, with particular emphasis on the outcomes in Ondo State and the…
NDC rejects Lokoja Court ruling, insists it remains registered party By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim The Nigeria Democratic Congress has rejected the ruling of a Federal High Court in Lokoja setting aside its earlier judgment compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the party. In a statement posted on its official X handle, the…
Court voids earlier judgment ordering INEC to register NDC. By Abibu Shehu Ibrahim A Federal High Court sitting in Lokoja has set aside its earlier judgment directing the Independent National Electoral Commission to register the Nigeria Democratic Congress as a political party. Delivering the ruling on Friday, Justice Isah Dashen held that the judgment delivered…
Ondo Bye-Election: Aiyedatiwa Rallies Support for APC Candidate Faduyile Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of Ondo State has urged voters in Ondo South Senatorial District to turn out en masse and elect the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Prof. Dayo Faduyile, in Saturday’s bye-election, describing him as the most qualified aspirant to represent the district…
June 12: NDC Women leader demands safe schools, women’s inclusion in governance By Lai Gidado North Central Women Leader of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Hajia Nike AbdulRahaman, has called for urgent action on insecurity, the rescue of abducted schoolchildren, and greater inclusion of women in Nigeria’s political leadership. She insisted that democracy can…
AGWANANA: BAYELSA PDP PRIMARIES PEACEFUL, PRODUCED CREDIBLE CANDIDATES BY CONSENSUS By Chris Mark Hon. Solomon Agwanana, Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Bayelsa State, has described the party’s recent primaries as peaceful, transparent, and free of complaints, with candidates emerging by consensus. Speaking in an interview, on Thursday at the party’s secretariat, Agwanana said…
NDC 2027 LINEUP SET: OBI FOR PRESIDENT, DICKSON FOR SENATE, SABOH FOR REPS By Chris Mark The National Democratic Congress, NDC, swept its primaries in Ekeremor/ Sagbama Local Government Areas on Thursay, affirming Peter Obi for president, Seriake Dickson for Bayelsa West Senate, and Selekebina Saboh for Sagbama/Ekeremor Federal Constituency in three voice votes. Brig….
