Governorship Election: Ajimobi, Dankwambo, Masari, Ugwuanyi Victorious
Winners are emerging from Saturday’s governorship election accross the country. The incumbent and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Senator Abiola Ajimobi, has been re-elected in Oyo State as governor. Ajimobi, in what amounted to breaking the jinx of the…
Enugu Governorship Election: Ugwuanyi in Landslide Victory
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi is set to win the state governorship polls. He leads his closest rival, Barr. Okey Ezea of the All Progressives Congress, APC, with a wide…
INEC Releases Niger Assembly Election Results
The Nigerian electoral umpire, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday released results of Saturday’s state assembly polls in four constituencies in Niger State. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that results from Shiroro, Chanchaga, Bida 1 and Bida…
Nigeria Elects First Female Governor
Results from Nigeria’s governorship election, Senator Aisha Jummai Al-Hassan may have made history by becoming the first Nigerian woman to be elected a State Governor. As Nigerians await official results of the polls, reports from Taraba State show Jumai, the…
Ebonyi Council PDP Chairman Shot Dead
Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Emeka Nworie, has been killed by gunmen suspected to be political thugs in the early hours of Saturday. The late PDP chairman was attacked in his…
We Won’t Vote if We Don’t See Result Sheets – Amaechi
Rivers State governor, Rotimi Amaechi, has disclised that members of his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC), will not take part in Sarurday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections if INEC officials fail to show them election result sheets at…
Kidnapper ‘Nanny’ Demands N15 Million For 3 Lagos Kids
A female house help, hired through the Internet in Lagos State, has demanded the sum of 15 million naira as ransom for the release of three kids she abductor last this week in Surulere area of the state. The nanny…
Breaking: How Air Force Helicopter Crashed in Lagos
A Nigerian Air Force helicopter has crashed in Lagos State, Nigeria. The crash occurred at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) at about 10a.m. on Friday after a training mission. Director, Public Relations and Information, Nigeria Air Force, Air Commodore…
APC Jittery Over Defeat On Saturday Elections – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed allegation by the All Progressives Congress (APC) that the PDP was plotting to disrupt the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the southwest on Saturday, insisting the APC is merely crying wolf…
#NigeriaDecides: Police Restricts Movement 8am – 5pm On Staurday
The Inspector General of Police, Suleiman Abba, has ordered the restriction of vehicular movement in the 36 states of Nigeria for the final lap of the 2015 general election. The police had also restricted vehicular movement during the past presidential…
David Mark Devastated Over Oronto Douglas’ Death
The President of the Nigerian Senate, David Mark, has described as “devastating” the death of Special Adviser, Research, Documentation and Strategy to President Goodluck Jonathan, Oronto Douglas. Mark, in a condolence message to Jonathan, government and people of Bayelsa State…
