POLITICS

The Presidency has denied reports that President Muhammadu Buhari is unwilling to hand over to the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, at the end of his tenure on May 29, saying the government is already in transition phase. “The Presidency wishes to denounce as outrageous and fake, and condemns the fake news …

The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has set aside the decision of the Osun State Governorship Tribunal and has upheld the election of Senator Ademola Adeleke as the governor of the state.Following the governorship polls in the state, an Election Petition Tribunal had sacked Adeleke from office, saying that …

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari reportedly informed close associates that he does not want to give over power to President-elect Bola Tinubu.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) proclaimed Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, the victor of the presidential election on March 1. According to official INEC results, Tinubu, 70, …

President Muhammadu Buhari says he is eager to hand over power and go back home to focus on his farms and tend to his cattle in Daura, Katsina state. Buhari spoke on Tuesday at a farewell meeting with  Mary Beth Leonard, the outgoing United States ambassador, at the State House in …

Hyacinth Iormem Alia (born 14 May 1966) is a Nigerian Catholic cleric and politician, who is the governor-elect of Benue State. Early life and education Hyacinth Alia was born on 14 May 1966, in Mbangur, Mbadede, Vandeikya local government area of Benue State. He got his First School Leaving Certificate …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has so far announced 26 candidates as Governor-elects following the March 18 polls.On Wednesday, Alex Otti of the Labour Party, LP, was declared winner of the governorship election in Abia state.Peter Mbah of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, also emerged the winner of the …

 The Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, says he is going to pay the hospital bills of his supporters who were injured during the violence recorded in last Saturday’s elections in the state. Rhodes-Vivour, who had earlier rejected the declaration of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All …

Labour Party governorship candidate in Lagos, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, GRV, has said the March 18 election has produced what he described as an “Agberocracy”. GRV disclosed this via his Twitter Handle in his reaction to a post by US Mission Nigeria on the just last concluded election. “Agberocracy has Produced an Illegitimate …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa State inconclusive.The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Aishatu Dahiru famously known as Binani scored 390, 275 while the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, polled …

The Electoral Officer and the Returning Officer for Zamfara state governorship election in Maradun local government area of the state have been kidnapped. The local government area is the hometown of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle, who is seeking reelection. The officials were heading for the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission in Gusau, …