Governor Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has emerged victorious in the Sokoto South Senatorial election, securing 4,976 votes. Running on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Tambuwal defeated incumbent lawmaker
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As his tenure comes to an end, Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje has asked the people of Kano for their forgiveness. Speaking at a Ramadan Tafseer in Al-Fruqan Jumaat Mosque, Alu
Aliyu Wamakko, former Governor of Sokoto State and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, has emerged victorious in the Sokoto North Senatorial Election District, defeating his closest rival, state deputy
In a surprising turn of events, New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate Barrister MB Shehu has been declared the winner of the Fagge Federal House of Representatives seat in Kano
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has reportedly arrested 12 individuals in Kano and Katsina States for alleged vote buying during Saturday’s supplementary polls. Faruk Dogondaji, the EFCC Kano
House of Representatives Majority Leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, representing Doguwa/Tudun Wada Federal Constituency, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s supplementary election in the area. Returning Officer Professor Sani Ibrahim
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Diket Plang of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Plateau Central Senatorial election. Plang garnered 131,129 votes, defeating his
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced Senator Ibrahim Mohammed Bomai of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the winner of the Yobe South senatorial election. Senator Bomai of
Today, in Birnin Kebbi Local Government, Kebbi State, there is a heavy presence of security operatives at polling units where the supplementary election is taking place. Security personnel from the
Ahmed Usman Ododo, the former Auditor General for Local Governments in Kogi State, has emerged victorious in the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial primary election held in the State on
The Ward Executive of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Nassarawa 1 ward, Birnin Kebbi, Kebbi State, has suspended the former Minister for Special Duties, Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, and
Kano state governor-elect, Abba Kabir Yusuf, has claimed that Governor Abdullahi Ganduje released millions of naira to local government chairmen to finance Saturday’s supplementary elections in the state. The governor-elect’s
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Nasarawa have submitted a petition to the State Election Petition Tribunal 2023, challenging the re-election of Governor
President-elect Bola Tinubu is currently taking a break in Europe before his inauguration on May 29, as reported by the All Progressives Congress (APC). Felix Morka, the National Publicity Secretary
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello praised All Progressives Congress (APC) members for their impressive turnout and orderly behavior during the ongoing gubernatorial primary election across the state’s 239 wards. Speaking
On Friday morning, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Sokoto State began distributing sensitive materials for the upcoming supplementary elections across the state. Major General Modibo Alkali (retd.), the
Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has pledged his support for the National Population Commission (NPC) in conducting a precise and reliable census in the state. The commitment was made
The Kebbi State All Progressives Congress (APC), led by Abubakar Muhammad Kana, has suspended Alhaji Shehu Muhammed Koko, the current federal lawmaker representing Koko/Besse Maiyama federal constituency. Koko, who also
Alhaji Murktar Bajeh (APC-Okehi), Majority Leader of the Kogi State House of Assembly, has resigned from his position in protest of the terrorism label placed on him and eight other
Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, who serves as co-chairman of the Technical Working Group of the National Steering Committee of the National Poverty Reduction with Growth Strategy (NPRGS), revealed that
