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Edo Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal has announced its relocation from Benin City to Abuja, effective Monday. The tribunal, according to a notice by its Secretary, Mua’azu Bagudu, on Friday in Benin, will now sit at the National Judicial Institute (NJI), Airport

A Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi capital, has awarded sum of N100 million damages against the expelled Ali Odefa, former National Vice-Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Southeast Zone. The court on Friday also restrained the police and Odefa

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has named board chairpersons for 42 federal organisations and a secretary to the board of the Civil Defence, Immigration, and Prisons Services. Among the persons appointed is Mr. Felix Morka, ruling All Progressives Congress Spokesperson, who recently,

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the schedule for the party’s off-cycle Anambra State governorship election, fixed March 29 as the date for the primary. The resolution was taken after a marathon meeting of the party’s National Working Committee (NWC)

Ahead of the 2027 general election, political heavyweights comprising incumbent and former Vice President Kashim Shettima, Atiku Abubakar, Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, the National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) among other party leaders, and former

Elder statesman, Edwin Kiagbodo Clark has called on the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, to, without further delay, initiate actions towards conducting a by-election to fill 27 ‘vacant’ seats in the Rivers State House of Assembly (RSHA). This

A  group of Peoples  Democratic Party(PDP) national officials have charged aggrieved leaders of the opposition party to accept the leadership of the acting national chairman, Umar Damagum or resign. The national officials, at a press briefing, in Abuja, on Wednesday –

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has issued a four-day ultimatum to all registered political parties to furnish the commission with details of their schedule of activities for the conduct of Anambra State governorship election primaries. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, gave

A former Senate President, Adolphus Wabara, has said that he will not join issues with the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Mr Nyesom Wike, over the FCT Minister’s reported denigrating media comment on him. Wabara, the Chairman, Board of