Senator Dino Melaye, representing Kogi West on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appealed the judgment of the Kogi State National and State Houses of Assembly Election
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Two former Presidents of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo and Dr Goodluck Jonathan were among the dignitaries who attended the 85th birthday thanksgiving service of the Esama of Benin, Chief Gabriel
Kogi state Governor, Yahaya Bello, has picked his Chief of Staff, Edward Onoja, as his running mate for the November 16 governorship election. This comes months after he had a
The Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, on Monday nullified the election of Hon. Kolapo Korede Osunsanya (KKO). Osunsanya represents Ijebu Central Federal Constituency in the
The National Assembly Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State capital on Monday sacked the lawmaker representing IkwoEzza South Federal Constituency, Lazarus Ogbee and declared Chinedu Ogar of the
Ekiti State Governor, Kayode Fayemi, has thrown his weight behind Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, over the alleged demolition of a mosque in Port Harcourt. The chairman of the Nigerian
Candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, for the 16 November 2019 Bayelsa State Governorship election, Chief David Lyon, has named Senator Biobarakuma Degi-Eremienyo as his running mate. Degi-Eremienyo is
One person died on Sunday when suspected hoodlums attacked an electoral officer for announcing Mr Abdullahi Suleiman Chukuba as the winner of chairmanship primary for Shiroro Local Government Area of
As Nigerians await the verdict of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal on suit by Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Atiku Abubakar, against the re-election of President Muhammadu Buhari, their lawyers
The governorship election tribunal sitting in Kaduna state has struck out Isa Ashiru’s petition and has now declared Mallam Nasir El-Rufai of the All Progressive Congress, APC as substantive governor
President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the appointment of Mr. Shadrach Haruna as the new Secretary of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency. This was contained in a statement by the
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Nigeria’s men basketball team, D’Tigers for a successful outing at FIBA World Cup 2019. A statement to AREWA.NG, on Monday signed by his Spokesperson, Femi
The special envoy sent to South Africa by President Muhammadu Buhari, has returned to Abuja after meeting with South Africa’s President, Cyril Ramaphosa, according to a report by Channels TV.
Senator Adeseye Ogunlewe, a former chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who represented Lagos-East Senatorial District has said that it is turn of the Southwest geo-political zone to produce
A former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Timi Frank, has dismissed what he described as fake news being circulated by the APC to portray
The National Assembly election petition tribunal in Oyo State on Saturday dismissed petitions against three members of the House of Representatives in the state. DAILY POST reports that the elections
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Oyo State chapter, has accused the the All Progressives Congress (APC) of being desperate to blackmail Governor Seyi Makinde and the ruling party. The PDP,
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian newspapers: 1. The Nigerian Government yesterday debunked the report of a bomb explosion at the South African High Commission in Abuja. It
A member of the House of Representatives, Mr Adejoro Adeogun (APC-Ondo), has said that Nigeria’s political class is not ready for state police. Adeogun, in an interview with journalists in
Leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu, has revealed what his group will do to the South East governors owing salaries while travelling abroad. Kanu disclosed that
