Tukur Mamu arraigned for ‘terrorism financing’
Tukur Mamu, publisher of Desert Herald, has been arraigned on a 10-count charge bordering on alleged terrorism financing. Mamu was arraigned on Tuesday by the office of the attorney-general of the federation (AGF) before a federal high court in Abuja. The accused, however, pleaded not guilty to all the counts and denied […]
Enugu guber: INEC lacks power to suspend declaration of already collated result, says PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) campaign council in Enugu has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to announce the results of the gubernatorial election in the state. The electoral body on Monday halted the collation of election results in three LGAs in Enugu and Abia states. In a statement on […]
PDP takes Zamfara from APC as Dauda Lawal unseats Matawalle
Dauda Lawal has defeated Bello Matawalle, the incumbent governor, in the Zamfara governorship election. Lawal, flagbearer of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Zamfara, has become the first governorship candidate to unseat an incumbent in the 2023 elections. Declaring the winner of the election in the early hours of Tuesday, Kassimu Shehu, […]
Sim Fubara defeats Tonye Cole to win Rivers governorship election
Siminialayi Fubara, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won the Rivers state governorship election. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the returning officer, announced the result on Tuesday at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) head office in Port Harcourt, the Rivers capital. According to the returning officer, the PDP candidate secured […]
Newspaper Headlines: APC wins 15 states, six for PDP as NNPP maintains dominance in Kano
How political parties and their candidates won and lost the March 18 governorship elections dominated the cover pages of Nigerian newspapers. Source: Top Stories
PDP’s Kefas Agbu declared winner of Taraba governorship poll
Kefas Agbu, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been declared the winner of the Taraba state governorship election. Agbu, a former PDP chairman in Taraba state, was declared winner around 12:30am on Tuesday, Channels Television reports. M.A Abdulazeez, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said Agbu […]
Sanwo-Olu approves 20% salary increase for Lagos civil servants
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, governor of Lagos, has approved a 20 percent salary increase for civil servants in the state. Gbenga Akosile, spokesperson to Sanwo-Olu, said the governor approved the remuneration increment on Monday. Akosile said the salary review would affect workers in “mainstream public service, local government areas & local council dev. areas as […]
Uba Sani wins Kaduna governorship poll
Uba Sani, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Kaduna, has been declared the winner of the state’s gubernatorial election. Sani scored 730,002 votes to defeat Isa Ashiru, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who polled 719,196 votes. Lawal Bilbis, INEC state collation officer, announced the results of the election at the […]
Sources: EFCC grills NCAA officials over ‘N2bn fraud’
The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested four top officials of the Nigeria Civil Aviation Authority (NCAA) over alleged N2 billion fraud, TheCable can report. Sources familiar with the matter told TheCable that the arrested officials include Bilkisu Adamu Sani, director, finance and accounts; and Hart Benson Fimienye, deputy general manager, […]
INEC declares Adamawa governorship election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Adamawa state governorship election as inconclusive. The All Progressives Congress and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) whose candidates are the major contenders in the election have been trading blames. The PDP has accused the INEC and the APC of attempts to alter the […]