The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has extended the deadline for the collection of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs). According to a statement released on Saturday, Festus Okoye, National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee of the commission, announced that the PVC collection had been moved from January 29 to February 5. “The Commission…
Nigerian football legend, Nwankwo Kanu, has stated that he has not endorsed any political candidate, in the forthcoming February general elections. Responding to some news making the rounds about him, the football star stated that it was not in his nature to endorse a candidate and that Nigerians should shun such fake news about him….
Osun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Osun Governorship Tribunal Chairman, Mr Tertse Kume of bias, sell out, sabotage and deliberate undermining of new electoral act, vowing to report the judge to judicial disciplinary bodies. Addressing a world press conference at Osogbo today, the party leadership led by the State Caretaker…
Osun Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused the Osun Governorship Tribunal Chairman, Mr Tertse Kume of bias, sell out, sabotage and deliberate undermining of new electoral act, vowing to report the judge to judicial disciplinary bodies. Addressing a world press conference at Osogbo today, the party leadership led by the State Caretaker…
Residents of Osun state have taken over the streets of Osogbo, the Osun state capital to protest judgement of the election petition tribunal declaring candidate of the APC, Gboyega Oyetola as the winner of the July 16 governorship election. Our correspondent observed that business centres and shops were under lock and key and major road…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship Candidate in Lagos State, Dr Abdul-Azeez Adediran, on Friday explained that he was committed to bringing a new dawn of hope and prosperity to residents of the state if elected in the forthcoming elections. Adediran, commonly known as Jandor, in company with other party leaders and candidates, disclosed this…
Tribunal: This judgement mocks both the law and the facts of the case – Rep. Bamidele The Lawmaker representing Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore, Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun state in the National Assembly has described the majority judgment of the judgement of the Osun State election petition tribunal as completely strange and a total…
Some major roads in Osogbo and Ilesa were on Saturday blocked by protesters, said to be displeased with the decision of the Election Petition Tribunal that sacked Senator Ademola Adeleke as governor. The protesters, who prevented vehicular movement along Osogbo/Ikirun road, also blocked Gbongan/Osogbo road to traffic and beat up many commercial motorcyclists that were…
Opposition political parties have enjoined the Governor of the Central Bank, Godwin Emeifele not to bow to pressure from desperate politicians who were pushing for a shift in the date for the swap of old Naira notes with the newly redesigned currency. The Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the Zenith Labour Party, expressed…
Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has called on the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS) to revamp its operations to initiate ideas that would solve Nigeria’s problem. Osinbajo, who was speaking during a courtesy visit by the trustees of NIPSS to his office, highlighted the need to reposition NIPSS, recalibrate its visibility and attract…
