BREAKING: Labour Party in Lagos Announces New Candidate As Court Drops Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour
The Lagos State chapter of Labour Party (LP) has announced a new candidate for Saturday’s governorship election in the state, dropping Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour. This is in line with a court verdict which recognised Professor Ifagbemi Awamaridi as the authentic governorship…
Elections: Police Releases Important Phone Numbers, Restricts Movement in 36 States
The Inspector General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba, has restricted vehicular movements on roads, waterways, and other forms of transportation, from 12a.m. to 6 p.m. during the Saturday, March 18 polls in all 36 states except the Federal Capital Territory…
Benue 2023: Hembe Remains LP Governorship Candidate – Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has affirmed Hon. Herman Iorwase Hembe as the rightful governorship candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in Benue State. In a unanimous decision on Thursday, the apex court dismissed an appeal brought before it by Benjamin Lorlumum…
Senator Orji Uzor Kalu Counsels Colleagues In the Race for President of the Senate
Ahead of the June 13, 2023 the inauguration of the 10th National Assembly when Senators would be electing a new leadership to spearhead the affairs of the10th Senate, the Chief Whip of the SenateFederal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Orji Uzor…
Peter Obi Reacts To Planned “#ENDINEC”, “#ENDNigeria” Protest
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the just concluded PresÃdential and National Assembly elections, Mr Peter Obi, has reacted to posts on a planned protest tagged “#ENDINEC”, “#ENDNigeria” Protest. In his reaction on Friday, Peter Obi said, My…
Decline In Women Inclusion in Nigerian Politics, Governance, At All-time Low – Fatimah Abdullahi Tasks Tinubu
National Convener of the Tinubu Awareness Movement (TAM) and former governorship aspirant on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr. Fatimah Abdullahi, has expressed worries over the continued decline in women participation in politics and governance in Nigeria,…
CODE Tasks INEC On Seamless Gubernatorial, Assembly Elections
Connected Development (CODE), a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct Saturday’s election in a manner to restore Nigerians’ confidence in the commission. Mr Hamzat Lawal, the Chief Executive of CODE, made the call…
For The Records: Inaugural ADDRESS Of Governor Lateef Jakande To The People Of Lagos State — 1st October, 1979
I am conscious of the problems and the opportunities that abound in Lagos State. I know that the citizens of Lagos State are the most sophisticated in the country. I know that every tribe and every ethnic group, in Nigeria…
Nigerian Tech Leaders Launch Live-result Viewing Platform for Gubernatorial Elections
Tech executives Oo Nwoye, and Ozo Omosigho are pleased to announce the launch of Collate, an open and crowdsourced online result collation and viewing platform (ReV) built to aid transparency in the coming gubernatorial elections in Nigeria. In the wake of…
CLO Calls For Violence-free, Credible Polls On Saturday
Nigeria’s foremost civil society and pro-democracy group, the Civil Liberties Organisation (CLO) has called for violence free, credible and fair election as Nigerians prepare to elect their Governors and members of the State Houses of Assembly this Saturday. Chairman of…
Chizoba: FG Will Demand Full investigation into Nigerian’s Death in Ethiopian Prison – Dabiri-Erewa
The Nigerian Mission in Ethiopia will demand full investigation into the circumstances that led to the death.of a Nigerian, Chizoba Favour Eze, in Ethiopian Prison. Reacting to the reported death of Chizobia Eze, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa,Chairman/CEO, Nigerians in Diaspora Commission…
