Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s nominee for president in the election on February 25, has stated that he has always followed the law and that he “never knowingly breaks any law.” His remarks coincide with reports that UK immigration detained him at London’s Heathrow Airport in early April. The former governor of Anambra State was…
The constitutional limitations on a presidential candidate with dual citizenship from running for office have drawn criticism from Babatunde Fashola, minister of works and housing. Given that pictures of what appeared to be a Guinean passport with Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, as its bearer were extensively circulated online over the weekend, the former governor of…
In response to the results of the 2023 presidential election, veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has issued a warning to followers. Nigerians have continued to express displeasure over the election which many alleged was rigged. In a humorous video posted to Instagram, Kanayo advised followers to hold off from endorsing friends or asserting a…
Senator Emmanuel Bwacha has once again been recognized by Judge Bala Usman of the Federal High Court in Jalingo as the legitimate All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate for the March 18 governorship election. In its decision on the lawsuit brought by the APC requesting that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) refrain from removing its…
At the inauguration of his legal team, the PDP presidential candidate charged them with proving the alleged irregularities in the February 25 presidential election and reclaiming the people of Nigeria’s mandate. Atiku advised the legal team to utilize the trial as an opportunity to promote constitutional democracy in the nation in addition to reclaiming the…
The Bar additionally requested that INEC exclude from the upcoming elections its collation and returning officers who had been found guilty of malpractice in the elections of February 25. This was revealed by the NBA’s national publicity secretary, Akorede Lawal, in an interim report made public on Tuesday. For the February 25 elections, the NBA…
Ahead of the March 11 gubernatorial and state assembly elections, the leadership of the Labour Party declared on Tuesday that the executive council of its Rivers State branch has been dissolved with immediate effect. State party officials were fired for flagrant anti-party behavior and corruption in the handling of LP funds, according to a statement…
The Police issued a warning to Nigerians on Tuesday against bringing pets, especially dogs, to polling places on election day, claiming that doing so is against the terms of the Election Act of 2022, as amended. This was in response to allegations that certain voters and groups intended to cast their ballots on Saturday while…
Governor Wike boasted that the G-5 Governors are exempt from the possibility of suspension while speaking on Saturday at the State PDP Campaign Council’s campaign flag-off rally in Bori, Khana Local Government Area of the State. We are above the level at which you believe you can intimidate or threaten anyone with a criminal action…
The former Aviation Minister said it would be foolish for Igbos to abandon the party they have backed since 1999, despite observers’ belief that Peter Obi, a member of the Labour Party and a native of the area, will challenge PDP’s hegemony in the South-East. “My understanding of the Igbo viewpoint is that our enormous…
