Enugu Assembly Set To Impeach Governor Chime
Days to the expiration of his tenure as a Governor, members of the Enugu State House of Assembly on Monday kick started impeachment proceedings against the state governor, Barrister Sullivan Chime. The governor was accused by the lawmakers of high handedness and corrupt…
Ondo Deputy Governor Impeached
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Ali Olanusi, has been impeached by the State Assembly. He was removed Monday morning following the submission of the report by the seven-man panel headed by Mr. Olatunji Adeniyan on the allegations leveled against him. Twenty…
Presidential Inauguration: Jonathan, Buhari Nominees Meet
In preparation for the May 29 handover and Presidential Inauguration, a joint committee of the outgoing and incoming government met on Thursday to discuss issues that will ensure a smooth transition. The committee is co-chaired by the Secretary to the…
Buhari Eligibility Suits Struck Out By Court
A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out two suits out of about three that sought to stop President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, to stand for the March 28, 2015 election. The striking out of the suit followed their withdrawal…
BREAKING: Fayose Dedicates Supreme Court Victory to God, Ekiti People
Ekiti State Governor, Peter Ayodele Fayose, has dedicated his victory on Tuesday at the Supreme Court to God and Ekiti people for their resilience and love for him. Fayose in a statement in reaction to the judgment said: “I want…
(VIDEO) INEC Official In Rigging Controversy In Saturday’s Poll In Lagos
An alleged official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State was captured in a video thumb printing ballot papers in favour of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Saturday’s governorship election. The Street Reporters obtained one…
BREAKING: Governor Fayose Floors APC At Supreme Court
The Supreme Court has on Tuesday morning, in a unanimous decision, upheld the election of Peter Ayodele Fayose as the Ekiti State Governor. ‎The decision of the the apex court’s seven-man panel led by Justice John Fabiyi upheld earlier decisions…
Protests Failed To Stop INEC From Declaring Wike Rivers Governor-elect
Complaints of widespread violence and electoral malpractices, to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) by aggrieved political parties in Rivers State were not weighty enough to convince the electoral umpire from declaring the gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party…
Anniversary: Buhari Backtracks On Chibok Girls Rescue
Ten days to presidential election, precisely on March 18, 2015, Nigeria’s President-Elect, General Mohammadu Buhari promised to rescue schoolgirls kidnapped from Chibok village in Borno State by Boko Haram fundamentalists. He made the promise at a town hall meeting Abuja,…
INEC Declares Taraba State Governorship Election Inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning officer for Taraba State has declared the state governorship election inconclusive after collating election result from sixteen out of the seventeen local government areas in the state. The returning officer for the governorship…
INEC Declares Ambode Lagos Governor-elect
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Akinwunmi Ambode, winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos. INEC says Ambode got 811,994 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples…
