POLITICS

Oyo State governor, ‘Seyi Makinde, on Monday, charged the new deputy governor of the state, Barrister Abdulroheem Adebayo Adeleke Lawal, to see his position as a responsibility to deliver good governance to the people of Oyo State. The governor gave this charge shortly…

The Commissioner for Information and Voter Education at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Festus Okoye, has said the commission is still in talks with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) over storage of election materials. This statement comes weeks after INEC…

Labour Party Presidential Candidate, Mr. Peter Obi has congratulated Senator Ademola Adeleke of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for emerging victorious in last weekend’s Governorship election in Osun state. In a statement issued Sunday night, Obi also congratulated the candidate of Labour Party…

The Oyo State Deputy Governor, Rauf Olaniyan, has been removed by members of the State House of Assembly, following misconduct and a series of allegations levelled against him. Olaniyan was removed by members of the House of Assembly on Monday. The deputy governor was…

The governor of Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, has suspended the Emir of Birnin ‘Yandoto, Aliyu Marafa, for conferring the traditional title of Sarkin Fulani on a wanted bandit leader, Adamu Aliero-Yankuzo, aka Ado Alero. The decision of the emirate had drawn outrage, with…

The Coalition of Arewa Youths for Peace and National Development has called on Nigerians to disregard statements by Vice Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Kashim Shettima, on the competence of Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi. The group described Shettima’s…

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress A(PC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, yesterday said he will not underestimate the power of opposition parties ahead of the 2023 general election. Adamu said this during an interview on Arise TV. He said: “Honestly, I have…

Osun Governor Adegboyega Oyetola has urged his supporters to be calm following the emergence of candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) Senator Ademola Adeleke as Governor-elect. Oyetola said he has taken cognisance of the results of the governorship election announced by the Independent National…

Ahead of the 2023 general election holding in the country, Serving Overseer of the Citadel Global Community Church and All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirant, Pastor Tunde Bakare, has urged Nigerians to shun politics of ethnicity or religion, saying they should prioritise…

The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) has declared candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Senator Ademola Adeleke as Osun Gov-elect. Adeleke defeated his closest challenger Governor Gboyega Oyetola of the rulling All Progressive Congress (APC). The PDP’s candidate secured 403,371 votes defeating Oyetola, who…