Bayelsa Assembly gets new speaker

Bayelsa House of Assembly The Bayelsa House of Assembly on Monday elected Kombowei Benson representing Southern-Ijaw constituency III as its... read more

I won

Former FCT Minister, Nasir El-Rufai  A former Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and chieftain of the Congress for... read more

Wamakko wins Sokoto governorship election

The recently ousted former governor of Sokoto State, Aliyu Wamakko, has been returned the winner of the Saturday’s governorship election... read more

You are a failure, a disaster, Sylva tells Jonathan

Former Bayelsa State Governor, Timipre Sylva The frosty relationship between President Goodluck Jonathan and the immediate past Bayelsa State governor,... read more

Collation begins after voting in Sokoto State election

Collation of votes have started at various centres in Sokoto State, following the end of voting and counting of votes... read more

National Assembly gets demand for 45 new states

President of the Senate, David Mark Nigeria …... read more

Underage voting in Sokoto governorship election

Underage voters in the 2011 election Polling stations have opened across Sokoto state as voters trooped out for accreditation to... read more

Akwa Ibom Govt moves to gag media over critical reporting of Governor Akpabio

Governor Godswill Akpabio In what appears a brazen violation of the provisions of the …... read more

Ekwunife wins re-run poll in Anambra

Uche Ekwunife The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Uche Ekwunife of APGA, as winner of the re-run poll... read more

Jonathan says NO to national conference

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan has rejected the call for a sovereign national conference asking those calling for the SNC to... read more

Anambra re run poll witnesses late accreditation of voters

Materials for the conduct of the re-run elections into Anaocha/Njikoka/Dunukofia Federal Constituency and Idemili South State Constituency arrived late at... read more

Frustrated, House of Reps wants constitutional backing for its resolutions

House in session After many of its resolutions faced a string of embarrassing turndowns lately at the hands of the... read more

Kogi lawmakers remove chief whip, deputy

Ibrahim Idris The Chief Whip of Kogi House of Assembly, Suleiman Babadoko, and his Deputy, Habibat Mohammed-Deen, have been removed from... read more

Sokoto governorship poll: INEC endorses 21 observer groups

INEC logo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has approved 21 observer groups to participate in the Sokoto governorship election scheduled for... read more

Activists remember Beko Ransome-Kuti in Lagos

Activists and civil society leaders converged in Lagos, Friday, to mark the 6th year of the demise of Beko Ransome-Kuti,... read more

CPC accuses INEC of aiding PDP to rig Adamawa election

Buba Marwa The Congress for Progressive Change (CPC) has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of aiding the ruling... read more

Adamawa govt commended on peaceful conduct of polls

CLEEN foundation logo CLEEN Foundation has commended the Adamawa state acting governor, for the peaceful and orderly conduct of the... read more

Murtala Nyako wins Adamawa governorship election

Former Governor Murtala Nyako With results from the 21 local government areas in the state collated, a former governor of... read more

Adamawa election update: Follow results as they are released

Former Governor Murtala Nyako   Toungo LGA: ACN 3829; ADC 69; ANPP 89;CPC 2,231 and PDP 5,000 Madagali LGA: ACN... read more

Adamawa election: ACN in early lead

A scanty queue at Old G.R.A Jimeta Yola Polling Unit 14. Results of the Adamawa State gubernatorial election held Saturday... read more

President Jonathan lied against me, says Timipre Sylva

The EFCC says Timipre Sylva acquired choice properties in Abuja valued at over N1.01billion A former governor of Bayelsa State,... read more

Why we moved against Sylva

President Goodluck Jonathan President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday broke his silence on the disqualification of former Governor Timipre Sylva from contesting... read more

ANALYSIS: Adamawa governorship election: Murtala Nyako walks a tight rope

Former Governor Murtala Nyako will fund churches, mosque in Adamawa… Photo:Courtesy Google Murtala Nyako’s chances of being re-elected Saturday have... read more

Kogi governor, Wada, attends first meeting with President, governors

Kogi Governor, Idris Wada Wada attends first govornors’ meetingThe embattled governor of Kogi State, Idris Wada, has attended his first... read more

INEC backs Wada as Kogi governor

Idris Wada The Independent National Electoral Commission has backed the inauguration of Idris Wada as the governor of Kogi state.... read more