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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says  Atiku Abubakar, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), did not meet the constitutional requirement to be declared winner of the February 25 presidential election. Bola Tinubu, the standard bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), was declared the winner of the presidential poll with 8,794,726 […]

Ajibola Basiru, the spokesperson of the senate, says the law enforcement agencies in Nigeria should stop announcing their moves to the public. On March 29, the Department of State Services (DSS) said it confirmed a plot “by some key players” in the nation’s politics to install an interim government and stop Bola Ahmed […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says there is no fake news in his comment that Labour Party (LP)’s reaction to the outcome of the presidential election is “inviting insurrection”. According to NAN, the minister spoke on Wednesday in London. On March 22, Baba-Ahmed, LP vice-presidential candidate, had said Bola Tinubu, the […]

Dino Melaye, a former senator, says Nyesom Wike, governor of Rivers, lobbied to become running mate to Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Speaking in an interview with Arise TV on Wednesday, Melaye claimed Wike called him 19 times in two hours, lobbying to become Atiku’s running mate. […]

Hadiza Bala Usman, former managing director of the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), says President Muhammadu Buhari informed her that Rotimi Amaechi had twice called for her ouster from the agency. Usman wrote about her experience as NPA boss in her newly released book titled ‘Stepping on Toes: My Odyssey at the Nigerian Ports […]

Lai Mohammed, minister of information and culture, says many foreign commentators were stunned by the outcome of the presidential election because of their pre-conceived opinions. Speaking on Tuesday while engaging with some international media organisations and think tanks in London, the minister said the foreign observers had a wrong mindset about the election […]

The Labour Party (LP) says Peter Obi, its presidential candidate, was harassed and detained by London immigration officials over alleged impersonation.  In a statement on Wednesday, the Obi-Datti media office said the LP presidential candidate was detained at the Heathrow Airport after being accosted by an immigration officer. According to the LP […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has asked the presidential election petition tribunal to dismiss a petition filed by the Labour Party (LP) and its presidential candidate, Peter Obi. Obi and the LP filed a petition challenging the victory of Bola Tinubu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the president-elect. […]

A house of representatives committee has summoned Abubakar Malami, attorney-general of the federation; and Zainab Ahmed, minister of finance, over the implementation of the whistleblower policy of the federal government. The committee also summoned Boss Mustapha, secretary to the government of the federation, and “all other stakeholders” involved in the implementation of the […]