Tag: Governorship
PDP rejects governorship election results in Kaduna
Alhaji Isa Ashiru, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in Kaduna has rejected the outcome of the governorship election in…
Governorship, Assembly elections largely successful – Buhari
President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday declared that he would want to be remembered as a leader who kept his word…
Adamawa Governorship poll declared inconclusive by INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the Adamawa Governorship election is inconclusive and a new date for the rerun…
49 candidates to contest governorship, House of Assembly elections in Jigawa
A total of 49 candidates are expected to participate in the Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Jigawa.
APC is plotting to rig governorship poll in Plateau – PDP
Ahead of the forthcoming governorship and state houses of assembly elections slated for March 9, the PDP in Plateau has…
35 candidates jostle for governorship position in Kwara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the names of the 35 candidates that would be contesting the governorship…
Ogun monarch declares open support for Prince Gboyega Isiaka
Adejoke Adeleye/Abeokuta A first class Oba in Ogun State, Oba Jacob Olufemi Omolade, Olubara of Ibara, has declared support for…
Governorship, State Assembly elections hold March 2 – INEC
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday said all Governorship and State House of Assembly elections…
APC candidates’ names missing as INEC displays lists for Governorship, State Assembly in Zamfara
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Zamfara has displayed lists of Governorship and State Assembly candidates in the state…
Why Alao-Akala wants to govern Oyo state again
A former governor of Oyo State, Adebayo Alao-Akala, on Wednesday declared his intention to contest for the governorship seat in…
Is Yul Edochie Contesting For Governorship?
Nigerian actor Pete Edochie's son Yul Edochie might allegedly be running for Governor of Anambra State after he shared a…
Masari promises to be fair to Edo governorship aspirants
Governor Aminu Masari, Chairman of the Committee deployed in Edo State by the national body of the All Progressives Congress…
Bayelsa Poll: Jonathan, Ijaw leaders for Dickson’s declaration
Okafor Ofiebor/Port Harcourt Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, former governor of Bayelsa State, Chief D.S.P. Alamieyeseigha, Ijaw leaders from around the…
Ogun Gov. Election Tribunal rejects ballot papers as evidence
Abiodun Onafuye/ Abeokuta The Ogun Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Isabo court, Abeokuta, has rejected ballot papers packed in…
Accreditation begins in governorship, state assembly vote
Polling stations opened in Nigeria on Saturday for gubernatorial and state assembly elections to cement power locally for the next…
Nigeria votes in key gubernatorial, state assembly polls
Nigerians return to the polls on Saturday for gubernatorial and state assembly elections, two weeks after the country’s historic first…
PDP governorship aspirant, others defect to SDP in Ogun
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta The political drama in Ogun State, Southwest, Nigeria is gathering more momentum as another bigwig from the Peoples…
David Mark denies imposing governorship candidate on Oyo PDP
Senate President David Mark has dismissed reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Integration Committee for the South West was…
2015: PDP fixes Dec. 6 for presidential primaries
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday fixed 29 October and 6 December for its governorship and presidential primaries respectively,…
Bankole denies governorship ambition
Abiodun Onafuye/Abeokuta Former Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Dimeji Bankole has dismissed rumours that he will be…
Lagos Governorship Race: More Activists Support Opeifa
As the race for Lagos governorship in 2015 gathers momentum, more activists have backed the decision of organised labour and…
Obama’s Brother Guns For Governorship Seat
President Barack Obama’s Kenyan half brother has launched his own political career by announcing his intention to run for a…
Elections 2011, Headlines, News, Politics
INEC Postpones Election In Kaduna, Bauchi
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kaduna and Bauchi states.…
Why I Want To Be Governor —Great Ogboru
“What we are trying to do is not just come into government for the sake of it; we are coming…
My Campaign Is Based On Issues
Prince Olusola Akanmode needs little introduction when it comes to the politics in Kogi State. He is one of the…
Osun Guber Tussle: Appeal Court Sets Date For Hearing
The Appeal Court sitting in Ibadan, Oyo State, this morning fixed 3 November for hearing in the substantive case in…
‘Ararume, Next Gov Of Imo’
Mazi Temple Ogueri Onyeukwu, an aspirant for a House of Representatives seat under the Alliance for Good Governance has declared…
INEC Stalls Aregbesola’s Appeal
The case instituted by Rauf Aregbesola, the 2007 governorship candidate of the Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, against the People’s…
2011: I Am Yet To Decide —Lagos Speaker
Ahead of the general elections next year, Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Adeyemi Ikuforiji, has said he…
2011 ELECTION: Gov Idris Drags INEC To Court
As arrangements for the forthcoming general election scheduled for January 2011 begin to gather momentum, the Independent National Election Commission,…