Year: 2015
Gov. Yuguda loses senatorial election
The candidate for All People’s Congress (APC) vying for the Bauchi South Senatorial seat, Malam Ali Wakili, has defeated Governor…
Presidential Poll: INEC announces results from 18 states, FCT
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results of Saturday’s Presidential Election in 10 more states to bring the…
Buhari’s staggering win in Kano boost presidential lead
Nigeria’s opposition leader Muhammadu Buhari earned a massive victory in the key northern state of Kano, beating his rival, President…
Rivers declare dusk-to-dawn curfew
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The Rivers state government has declared a dusk-to-dawn curfew in the state with effect from Monday 30th…
Boko Haram is unable to disrupt elections – UN
The of Head of the UN West Africa Office, Mohammed Ibn Chambas, says Boko Haram insurgents were unable to disrupt…
Troops rescue women, children, elderly from Gwoza – DHQ
The Defence Headquarters said on Monday that troops had freed a number of women, elderly and children locked up by…
Fashola: I Didn’t Order Lagos Workers To Go Home
Kazeem Ugbodaga Governor Babatunde Fashola of Lagos State has denied asking workers in the state’s public service to go home…
APC ends Hayatu’s 16-year stay in Senate
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Kano North senatorial seat, defeating Senator Bello Hayatu, who has been in…
Anxiety over disappearance of Edo APC deputy chairman
Jethro Ibileke/Benin The family of Edo State Deputy Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Usman Mogaji, have raised the…
Arrest Fani Kayode now, APC urges
The Buhari Support Organisations (BSO) has called for the arrest of Mr Femi Fani-Kayode, the Director, Media, Peoples Democratic Party…
We’re confident of victory – Fani-Kayode
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Campaign Organisation said it would accept the announcement of only results of Saturday’s elections…
Ashafa Win Lagos East Senatorial Seat
Senator Gbenga Bareehu Ashafa of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has won the Lagos East Senatorial District election. The incumbent…
Nigeria awaits tense presidential poll results
Nigerians on Monday awaited the first results of a closely fought general election, despite protests over the conduct of the…
Lagos APC laments delay in releasing presidential result
Kazeem Ugbodaga The Lagos State Chapter of the All Progressive Congress, APC, has lamented the delay in releasing the presidential…
Bayelsa APC calls for election cancellation
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa state has demanded a total cancellation of last Saturday’s presidential…
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‘Curious’ delays of poll results in SS and SE, APC cries out
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has said the delay in releasing the results of last weekend’s elections in the South-East…
Tennis: Abuja Open Debuts In May
Damilare Okunola P.M.NEWS Sport can report that a new international tennis tournament which will attract foreign players will hold in…
Fashola’s Boost For Lagos Night Economy
By Tayo Ogunbiyi Various people view night time from diverse angles and perspectives. While some see the night as a period…
APC: A Tribute To The Visionary Grandeur Of The Great Awo
By Kola Johnson The fundamental purpose of this write up to expound that over the years, Nigeria’s problem had consisted…
The Avoidable Electoral Charade In Rivers State
The electoral charade that took place in some wards in Port Harcourt, the Rivers State capital on Saturday during the…
2015 Elections: APC Clears Lagos
Kazeem Ugbodaga & Yisa Jamiu Results collated from all the wards and local governments in the Lagos West Senatorial District…
APC Rejects Ogun East Senatorial Election Result
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The All Progressives Congress, APC, has resolved to challenge the result of the Ogun East Senatorial District election,…
Police Teargas Protesting Women In Port Harcourt
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt All Progressives Congress, APC, Rivers State governorship candidate, Dr Dakuku Adol Peterside, Senatorial candidates, Senator Magnus Abe,…
Jonathan takes home state, Bayelsa
President Goodluck Jonathan and candidate for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the Saturday Presidential election has won majority votes…
US, UK fear interference in election result collation
United States Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart Philip Hammond Monday voiced fears over possible political interference…
Jonathan, Buhari In Fight-To-Finish
Eromosele Ebhomele The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, General Muhammadu Buhari, seems to be coasting home to…
One dead, others injured as soldiers open fire on youths in Bauchi
Unconfirmed reports reaching PM News soldiers have opened fire at youths that mounted surveillance at the Independent National Electoral Commission…
Buhari adds Ondo state to victory list – INEC
General Muhammadu Buhari, presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress has been declared the winner of the election in Ondo…
Nigeria vote generally credible despite issues – Observers
Voting in Nigeria’s general election was broadly credible despite widespread logistical challenges, domestic and foreign observers said in preliminary findings…
Police teargas women protesters in Port Harcourt
…APC call for suspension of Rivers REC Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Hundreds of women from different parts of Rivers state who…