Emulate Jonathan, concede defeat, Tinubu tells Atiku, Obi Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Tinubu has asked his closest opponents in last Saturday’s Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan and concede defeat. Tinubu who made

How Peter Obi floors Okowa, Omo-Agege in Delta Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party has won the presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Delta State last Saturday. Delta is the home state of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege,

BREAKING: PDP, Labour Party, others demand immediate cancelation of presidential poll, call for fresh election  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have asked the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to step aside. The three parties in a joint press conference on Tuesday, in

FAYOSE TO ATIKU: Accept defeat, retire peacefully to Dubai Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat amid the ongoing collation of Saturday’s presidential election. While appealing to Atiku to exhibit maturity in accepting defeat, Fayose, who belongs to

#NigeriaDecides2023: NBC warns broadcast stations against declaring unverified election results The National Broadcasting Commission has warned broadcasters covering the general elections to desist from using or allowing their platforms and facilities to be used for the broadcast of content that may lead to the breakdown of law and order in Nigeria. The Director-General of NBC,

Dino Melaye, Labour Party agent, others walk out of presidential collation centre, accuse INEC of fraud The agents of major opposition parties at the national collation centre in Abuja walked out of the venue in protest at the exercise. WATCH NIGERIA DECIDES 2023 LIVE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/live/b3H1TUAY_aw?feature=share Dino Melaye and Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP had

Akpabio wins Akwa-Ibom North West Senatorial Election Senator Godswill Akpabio has been declared winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election by INEC. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Monday declared Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial

Final results of presidential election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) so far. EKITI STATE APC – 201,494 PDP – 89,554 LP – 11,397 NNPP – 264 OSUN STATE APC – 343,945 LP – 23,283 PDP – 354,366 NNPP – 713 KWARA STATE APC 263,572 LP 31,116 NNPP 3,141 PDP 136,909 ONDO

#NigeriaDecides2023: PDP candidate, Pondi, wins re-election for House of Reps in Delta  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Julius Pondi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Saturday’s election for the Burutu Federal Constituency seat in Delta state, for third consecutive term. More to follow…

JUST IN: Okowa in trouble as INEC rejects LG results for over-voting The Independent National Electoral Commission in Delta State has rejected the presidential results of the local government area of the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and governor of the state, Ifeanyi Okowa, citing over-voting. More to follow…

OFFICIAL: Tinubu wins Presidential Election in Ekiti state as INEC postpones collation of results to Monday  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International

Tinubu wins Peter Obi in Obasanjo’s polling unit Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has failed to deliver his polling unit for his adopted presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The former president who voted at ward 11, unit 22, Olusomi compound, Totoro/Sokori Abeokuta-North lost to the All Progressives Congress. ALSO READ: Peter Obi, wife vote

[PHOTOS] Peter Obi, wife vote in Anambra The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has cast his vote at polling unit 19 in the Agulu area of the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone. Obi and his wife Margaret cast their vote around 11:45am on Saturday after following

[PHOTOS] Former President Jonathan, wife, mother vote in Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Patience and mother voted at Unit 39, Ward 13 in Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Ward 13 is made up of five communities, namely: Otuoke, Otuaba, Ewoi, Otuabula 1 and Otuabula 2. He wrote on his official

CSOs demand PIA amendment as gas flaring poisons over 40 million inhabitants of Niger Delta …Say gas flaring brings more money to FG, sickness to Niger Deltans Hope for a better life may not be in sight for the people of the Niger Delta region as civil society organizations, CSOs, have raised a fresh alarm

EFCC intercepts N32.4m new Naira notes ‘meant for vote-buying in Lagos’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400 million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. ALSO READ: Police arrest PDP reps member with $498,000 cash in Rivers The money is suspected to have been

Labour Party state chairmen threaten election boycott over mobilisation Fresh cracks appeared to have hit the Labour Party as state chairmen allege being neglected by their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the running of campaign and mobilisation activities, a few days before the election. According to them, Obi has failed to recognise the important role

Naira Crisis: ASSBIFI orders banks’ staff to stay at home The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has asked all bank staff to stay away from work as more bank branches come under attack by hoodlums across the country owing to the current naira scarcity. The association had on Thursday

CBN makes u-turn, denies directing banks to collect old N500, N1,000 notes The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it did not direct banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000, as earlier reported. The Director of Corporate Communication, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, stated this in response to media reports that the apex bank had

Nigerians owe North four more years in presidency – Ango Abdullahi Elder statesman and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said Nigerians still owe the Northern part of the country four more years in the presidency. Abdullahi who is the convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), spoke on Wednesday

Naira scarcity, petrol scarcity plot for interim government led by retired general – El-Rufai  Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has alleged that the scarcity of naira notes and petrol shortage is part of a plot to disrupt the elections in order to ensure an interim government takes over. In a state broadcast on Thursday, el-Rufai

El-Rufai dares Buhari, says all old Naira notes remain legal tender in Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dared President Muhammadu Buhari on the naira redesign policy, saying the old notes remain legal tender in the state. In his national broadcast early Thursday, Buhari had declared that old N500 and N1000 were no

President Buhari to address Nigerians 7am today President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast at 7 am on Thursday. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement: “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian

Niger Delta traditional rulers back Ndiomu, call on stakeholders to work for betterment of PAP Traditional rulers from Delta, Balyesa, Rivers, Akwa-Ibom and Cross River states, have passed a vote of confidence on the Interim Administrator, Presidential Amnesty Programme (PAP), Major General Barry Ndiomu rtd, for all his genuine efforts to ensure that the PAP

BREAKING: South West Labour Party collapses structure into APC The Labour Party (LP) in the Southwest has collapsed its entire structure into the All Progressives Congress(APC). ALSO READ: Kano Labour Party governorship candidate joins APC, endorses Tinubu Southwest LP chairman, Omotoso Banji, led the party leadership to collapse its structure in Akure, the capital of

Kano Labour Party governorship candidate joins APC, endorses Tinubu The Kano State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Bashir Bashir, on Sunday evening dumped his party for the ruling All Progressives Congress. Bashir, alongside LP chieftains in Kano, on January 21 shunned the party’s presidential rally held in Kano. ALSO READ: Silent questions for members

BREAKING: Voting will not hold in 240 polling units across 28 States, says INEC The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said on Monday that elections will not be holding in about 240 polling units across 28 States of the federation during the February 25 and March 11 general elections. The Commission also warned that it

Kano State Government shuts down supermarket rejecting old Naira notes Kano state government, through the Consumer Protection Council, on Sunday, shut popular supermarket, Wellcare, over refusal to accept old Naira notes. According to the Acting chairman of the council, Baffa Babba Danagundi, the supermarket was shut shortly after Governor Abdullahi Umar Ganduje gave the order.

Federal Government orders petrol stations to provide POS machines The Federal Government Thursday directed all petrol stations to make point of sales, POS, machines available to consumers and also accept bank transfers. The Nigerian Midstream and Downstream Petroleum Regulatory Authority, NMDPRA, in a statement in Abuja threatened sanction on marketers which fail to accept payments

Buhari approves Presidential Transition Council, signs executive order 14 President Muhammadu Buhari has approved the establishment of a Presidential Transition Council for facilitating and managing the 2023 transition programme. The president also signed Executive Order No. 14, 2023, on the management and facilitation of the transition. A statement from the Office of the Secretary to

BREAKING: President Buhari appoints Okoro as rector for Federal Polytechnic, Orogun President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday appointed Dr. Duke Okoro as the pioneer Rector, Federal Polytechnic, Orogun in Ughelli North LGA of Delta State. The appointment was contained in a letter signed by the Minister of Education, Mallam Adamu Adamu and made available to GbaramatuVoice

BREAKING: Machina loses as Supreme Court affirms Lawan as Yobe APC senatorial candidate The supreme court has affirmed Ahmed Lawan, senate president, as the All Progressives Congress (APC) senatorial candidate for Yobe north. In the lead judgement, Justice Centus Nweze faulted the approach of Bashir Machina in commencing the suit at the Federal High Court

PANDEF blows hot, gives Okowa 48 hours to retract attacks on Edwin Clark The Pan-Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF), has asked the Governor of Delta State, Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, to retract his “attacks” on Chief Edwin Kiagbodo Clark, the Ijaw national leader, within 48 hours. Clark, in a recent letter to Okowa, alleged that the 13

Fuel marketers plan shutdown on Monday over enforcement of N195/litre pump price Independent marketers of Premium Motor Spirit, popularly called petrol, are getting set to shut down operations beginning from Monday once the government starts the enforcement of N195/litre pump price. It was gathered on Saturday that the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited, Major Oil