Year: 2015
Join me to build Lagos, Ambode tells Agbaje, others
The Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr Akinwunmi Ambode has called on the PDP governorship candidate, Mr Jimi Agbaje and others who…
APC’s Lalong wins Plateau guber election
Rt Hon Simon Lalong of All Progressives Congress (APC) has emerged as the winner of the gubernatorial election in Plateau,…
Gov. Ahmed re-elected Kwara governor
Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of Kwara was on Sunday re-elected for a second term after defeating 15 other candidates at the…
Police doctors confession statements of electoral offenders – Amaechi
Governor Chibuike Amaechi of Rivers state through David Iyofor, his Chief Press Secretary, CPS, alleged that the information reaching the…
In video: Governor Amosun and supporters celebrate victory
Senator Ibikunle After the announcement by INEC returning him elected as the Governor of Ogun State. Posted by Senator Ibikunle…
International observers call for cancellation of Rivers result
International election observers on Sunday called for the cancellation of the Governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers. The…
APC loses Edo rescheduled senatorial election, clears state assembly
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The Minority Whip of Federal House of Representatives, Samson Osagie, of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has lost…
Ambode Floors Agbaje In Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga The All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode has floored Jimi Agbaje his main opponent…
Fashola congratulates Ambode, commends Agbaje
Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos state has congratulated the governor-elect and his successor Akinwunmi Ambode and has also commended his…
Agbaje congratulates Ambode, wishes him well
Jimi Agbaje the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has congratulated his opponent and winner of the Lagos state…
Ribadu bows out, gives concession speech
Without waiting for the official declaration of the Adamawa governorship election result, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, candidate of the ruling Peoples…
Election in progress in 4 areas in Niger
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Sunday that elections were in progress in four areas of the state.…
Yero calls El-Rufai, congratulates him on victory
Governor Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna state has emulated President Goodluck Jonathan by calling Nasir El-Rufai, the governorship candidate of the…
Ribadu gets poll spanking in Adamawa, trails in third
INEC has released the results of Saturday governorship election from 12 of the 21 local government areas of Adamawa, which…
PDP will never die, BoT secretary
Senator Walid Jibrin, the Secretary, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Board of Trustees (BOT), has said that the party will never…
Kaduna state: El-Rufai expands lead over Yero
Femi Adi/Kaduna From the official results released by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC in the northern Nigerian city of Kaduna…
5 die as Catholic church collapses
No fewer than five worshippers died following the collapse of the St. Anthony Catholic Church Cathedral in Oduma, Aninri Local…
Ogun House speaker wins, deputy loses
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The Ogun State Deputy Speaker,Tola Banjo,representing Ijebu Ode State Constituency yesterday lost his seat to Wale Alausa of…
Official: Amosun declared governor-elect
Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the All Progressives Congress,APC has been officially declared the winner of the governorship election in Ogun…
INEC records 66 incidents in governorship election
Sixty-six violent incidents marred Nigeria’s closely-fought regional polls, with restive oil-producing Rivers state the worst affected, the election agency said…
Uduaghan commends Delta people, hails card reader
Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan of Delta on Saturday commended the people of the state for the peaceful conduct of the Governorship…
PDP wins 2, APC 1 state assembly election in Gombe
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Dukku, Gombe State, has won two seats in the state House of Assembly elections while…
Emulate President Jonathan, says Majority Leader, IPAC
Dr Lawal Aliyu, the Majority Leader of Katsina State House of Assembly and PDP candidate for Musawa constituency, has urged…
INEC shifts state assembly election in Katsina
The INEC has postponed the House of Assembly election in Danmusa Local Government Area of Katsina State to April 18.…
Two dead in gun attack on S. Korea embassy in Libya
Unidentified gunmen attacked South Korea’s embassy in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Sunday and killed two local security guards, officials…
Chibok Girls: One Year In Captivity
Here is a timeline of significant events since the abduction of more than 200 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok…
Tension mounts as voting continues in Rivers
Voting has been extended into Sunday in a key regional election in Nigeria’s restive Rivers state after irregularities at some…
INEC releases Niger state assembly results
INEC on Sunday released results of Saturday’s state assembly polls in four constituencies in Niger. NAN reports that results from…
Amosun coast home to victory
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Governor Ibikunle Amosun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is gradually coasting home to victory for a second…
I’ll give priority to capital expenditure – Buhari
The president-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, said that his administration would give priority to capital expenditure in budget as part of…