archiveMarch 9, 2019

The lawmaker representing Akinyele/ Lagelu federal constituency in Oyo State in the House of Representatives, Hon. Temitope Olatoye, is dead. Olatoye, who was reported shot by some suspected political thugs on Saturday, was pronounced dead at the University College Hospital (UCH) on Saturday evening. Olatoye, who lost the National Assembly...

The Albino Foundation (TAF) said on Saturday it was concerned that most of its demands for the March 9 governorship and House of Assembly elections were not met by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Founder of TAF, Mr Jake Epelle, who is also an accredited observer of the European...

  Operatives of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested Sotayo Olatayo Johnson, candidate of the Allied Peoples Movement (APM). Sotayo seeking to represent Abeokuta South Constituency 1, Ogun Central in the Ogun State House of Assembly,  was allegedly caught with N1.7million neatly arranged in white envelopes, stashed...

  The Senior Pastor of Latter Rain Assembly, Tunde Bakare, on Saturday expressed his willingness to contest for the presidency of Nigeria after the expiration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term in 2023. Bakare made the announcement about his ambition during an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...

  The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, has advocated for greater roles for the Nigerian military in election monitoring. Oshiomhole also described those campaigning against the role of the military in elections as enemies of democracy. The APC chairman, who spoke shortly after voting at...

The Association of Concerned Bayelsa Professionals has said that the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) and Nigerian Content Development and Monitoring Board (NCDMB) have again been compelled to release the sum of N1 billion for the gubernatorial/House òf Assembly elections in Bayelsa State. The Secretary General of the Association, Mr....

The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in penultimate Saturday’s presidential election Atiku Abubakar voted in Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly election in Adamawa State not convinced his vote will count. Atiku, who voted about 12.30 pm at his Ajiya Ward in Yola North local government area, said...

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo on Saturday refused to comment on the conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly polls in Ogun State. Obasanjo arrived the ward 11, unit 22 of the Olusomi compound polling centre at Totoro-Solori area of Abeokuta at about 9.56 a.m for voting. The former president,...

Domestic observers monitoring the ongoing governorship and state Assembly elections have said the voter apathy recorded in Lagos was as a result of violence and insecurity experienced in the February 23 Presidential elections. Speaking with journalists, president of Women Arise for Change Initiative, Dr Joe Okei-Odumakin noted that unavailability of...

  *Casts gubernatorial & state assembly vote at VGC polling unit, Lagos Vice President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged all Nigerians to set aside ethnic and religious sentiments and join hands with the President Muhammadu Buhari administration to build a better Nigeria. Prof. Osinbajo stated this on Saturday shortly after...