By  Gift Habib The United States Ambassador to Nigeria, Mary Leonard, has noted that the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections did not meet the expectations of Nigerians. Leonard, who stated this in an op-ed titled “The Elections of February 25” on Sunday, however, ...

Adebayo Folorunsho-Francis, Dirisu Yakubu and Nathaniel Shaibu The National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Iyorchia Ayu, will on Monday (today) lead some governors elected on the platform of the party on a protest march to the Independent National Electoral Commission headquarters, ...

By Peter Okutu The Director General, Ebonyi State People’s Democratic Party, PDP Campaign Council, Chief Austin Igwe Edeze, Sunday alleged that the All Progressive Congress, APC, had distributed over 1,500 AK 47 rifles to its agents to cause mayhem and guarantee the victory of the Party in the ...

The All Progressives Congress, APC, in Lagos State and Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu are wide awake ahead of the next round of general elections. The governorship and House of Assembly polls will be held on Saturday, two weeks after the presidential and National Assembly exercise. ...

A fresh crisis is brewing among the members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Rivers State. This is as the former Chief of Staff to former Governor Rotimi Amaechi, Tony Okocha has now declared himself as the leader of the APC in the state. Okocha, in a media briefing in Port Harcourt ...

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Mahmood Yakubu, to resign from his position. INEC declared the flagbearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Tinubu, the winner of ...

Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, has said the Certificate of Return presented to him by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is like a “World Cup” trophy. He made this remark while on a a visit to the palace of the Oba of Lagos, Rilwan Akinolu, on Sunday. Tinubu, who ...

The apex Igbo socio-cultural organisation, the Ohanaeze Ndigbo General Assembly Worldwide, said Peter Obi’s presidency is not destined to happen in 2023. The group lauded the success of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as President-elect from the February 25, 2023, presidential election in Nigeria as ...

*Says Supreme Court had determined the issue  *Ozekhome faults INEC for declaring APC candidate winner Alex Enumah in Abuja A former Attorney General of the Federation (AGF) and Minister of Justice, Chief Michael Aondoakaa (SAN), has maintained that before a candidate can be declared ...

DIRISU YAKUBU, ADEBAYO FOLORUNSHO-FRANCIS, EL-AMEEN IBRAHIM, AYOOLA OLASUPO and DANIEL AYANTOYE The Labour Party said it had engaged the services of at least 20 senior advocates of Nigeria to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election on behalf of its presidential candidate, ...

By  Dirisu Yakubu Three of the five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party lost their bids to go to the Senate, DIRISU YAKUBU examines the implication of the loss for the governors and the members of the Integrity Group led by the outgoing Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike ...

Political parties and major political gladiators in Oyo State have begun alignments and consultations ahead of the March 11, 2023, gubernatorial election. DAILY POST reports that the struggle is coming few days after the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly elections. Six out of ...

Ochogwu Sunday Ahead of the governorship elections coming up on Saturday, a man yet to be identified has threatened to stop supporters of the Labour Party from casting their ballots. This is coming amid reports that political thugs attacked and intimidated the LP supporters ...

Prophet Bisi Olujobi has advised President-elect Bola Tinubu to be cautious of his surroundings to avoid harm. The General Overseer of Wisdom Church of Christ International in Ketu, Lagos, gave the advice in a statement sent to DAILY POST at the weekend. The cleric congratulated the former ...

Senator Grace Bent has appealed to the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party (LP) counterpart, Peter Obi to accept their loss in the February 25 presidential election in good faith, adding that they should not waste their time going to ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disclosed that elected Senators and House of Representatives members will be issued their Certificates of Return at the International Conference Centre (ICC) Abuja on Tuesday and Wednesday this week. The Chairman of the commission, Mahmood ...

Ukraine President, Volodymyr Zelensky, has come under fire for congratulating Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Tinubu, who won last Saturday’s 2023 presidential election. Zelensky had, in a tweet via his Twitter handle on Thursday, while congratulating Tinubu, said his country was ready to work ...

Delta Governor, Ifeanyi Okowa has stated that the Muslim-Muslim presidency is not God’s will for Nigeria. The governor also expressed his fears about the closure of the church within the Presidential Villa in Abuja. He spoke on Friday at a meeting with Isoko Church Leaders held at God’s ...

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, today released the breakdown of results for the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday, February 25. Winners have been declared for 423 National Assembly seats. However, supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies. ...

The president-elect, Bola Tinubu emerged through a highly contested presidential election and he is expected to be sworn in as the 16th president of Nigeria. The former Lagos State governor emerged despite several polls by different organizations that wrote him off. Also, the naira redesigning ...

By  Abiodun Nejo Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, on Friday said he would never join the All Progressives Congress even though he had respect for the party’s presidential candidate and Nigeria’s President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The former governor also backtracked on his ...

By Dayo Johnson; Chidi Nkwopara, Samuel Oyadongha; Peter Duru; Egufe Yafugborhi; Marie-Therese Nanlong; James Ogunnaike; Shina Abubakar & Ibrahim Hassan   Obio/Akpor Local Government Area (LGA) Ward 13, Unit 49 in Rumuadaolu, Rivers State is less than five minutes drive from the INEC ...

By Omeiza Ajayi, Abuja Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has constituted his legal team to take on his opponents, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party PDP and Mr Peter Obi of the Labour Party, both of who had vowed to ...

The leader of the INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele has said Bola Tinubu would be the last president the All Progressives Congress, APC, will produce. Primate Ayodele said Nigerians wouldn’t vote for APC again because the party deprived people of their rights and made ...

The Governor of Kogi State, Yahaya Bello, has opened up on digging up and cutting off the roads to certain communities in the State. Bello had engaged a construction firm to cut off the roads to frustrate elections in certain communities by preventing the officials of the Independent National ...

Seven state governments controlled by the Peoples Democratic Party  – namely  Adamawa, Akwa Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo, Taraba and Sokoto, which filed a suit against the Federal Government at the Supreme Court, challenging the declaration of All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju ...

Here is the video of the APGA Chairman saying that Obi took an Oath while still in the party and he can never succeed outside the party. Video link https://www.instagram.com/reel/CpU2a4goMWZ/?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

Ekene Enefe, a chieftain of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), has given reasons why the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) didn’t transmit election results electronically during last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Enefe said some political ...

Afenifere leader, Pa Ayo Adebanjo, has claimed that there is no President-elect in Nigeria, insisting that the decision by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to declare the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu winner of the 2023 presidential election, ...

John Ofikhenua, Abuja Organisers of African Heritage Concert and Awards are set to confer an award on former President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan for being the first leader to concede power to an opposition government on the continent. Also to be honoured are: former President of Tanzania, the ...

Atiku: Poll Worst Since 1999, I’ll Challenge It *Ex-VP reiterates belief in judiciary  *Obi accuses INEC of tampering with existing voters’ data  *APC tells ex-Anambra gov to accept olive branch or meet in court   *Dismisses PDP candidate as delusional, responsible for defeat Chuks ...

By Henry Umoru, ABUJA AHEAD of the March 11, 2023 governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, the Senate yesterday asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to adhere strictly to the 1999 Constitution as amended and the Electoral Act 2022 in the conduct of the poll. ...

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has explained why his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, dumped the main opposition party in the build-up to the PDP’s presidential primary election in 2022. Speaking at a press conference on the outcome of the ...

A former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole has said that either Atiku Abubakar or Peter Obi is lying for claiming victory in last Saturday’s presidential election. Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and that of the Labour Party, LP, addressed the press separately for the ...

The president-elect, Bola Tinubu has reacted to the statement made by the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi. Obi, during a press conference on Thursday, argued that he won the just concluded presidential election. In a statement signed by the Director of Public ...

Peter Obi has insisted that he won the election and will prove it to all Nigerians. He made this statement via his verified twitter page after addressing the press. "I have just finished addressing an international press conference. I urge Nigerians to remain resolute. We won this election and ...

A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Dele Momodu, has explained why the flag bearer of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi, won in Lagos State in the just concluded February 25 presidential election. Momodu said Obi won because of the “preponderance of the Igbo people in Lagos”. He ...

Former Governor of Anambra State, Chukwuemeka Ezeife, has said the president-elect, Bola Tinubu will not be sworn in as Nigeria’s President. Ezeife said this while accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of manipulating the electoral process and rigging the Presidential and ...

Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and also quit partisan politics. This comes a day after PDP lost the presidential election to the All Progressives Congress, APC. Fayose announced his resignation while appearing as a guest on ...

Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State has said that the peace and security of the state are more important to him than his senatorial bid. Ikpeazu said this in a press statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr Onyebuchi Ememanka, and made available to newsmen on Wednesday in Umuahia. ...

The United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Tinubu, while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over technical glitches. Tinubu was declared the winner Tuesday of the February 25 polls in Africa’s most ...

By Ikechukwu Amaechi IN the early hours of Wednesday, March 1, 2023, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Chairman, Professor Mahmoud Yakubu, declared the result of the presidential election which held on Saturday, February 25. Rather than jubilation, a pall of silence descended ...

By Dayo Johnson, Regional Editor, South-West, Henry Umoru, Johnbosco Agbakwuru, Omeiza Ajayi, Ozioruva Aliu & Favour Ulebor, Abuja. AKURE   President-elect, Asíwájú Bola Tinubu, yesterday extended the olive branch to his co-contestants in the February 25 presidential elections. He ...

By Henry Umoru, Assistant Politics Editor ON Tuesday, June 11, 2019, the 9th Senate came into being and the Senator representing Yobe North, Dr Ahmad Lawan, All Progressives Congress, APC, was elected the President of the Senate, with Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, APC, Delta Central becoming his ...

The National Assembly election has produced a tsunami that has claimed a lot of political casualties, particularly among governors and ex-governors. DAILY POST reports that ten serving and ex-governors lost their senatorial bid in the just concluded 25th February election. Here are the ...

The UK Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, has sent his congratulations to Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu. Tinubu was declared the winner of last weekend’s presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Wednesday morning. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, ...

The Spokesperson of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Campaign Council, PCC, Dino Melaye, has said there is no retreat in the party’s search for justice following the outcome of the 2023 presidential election. Melaye, who also served as the presidential election collation agent of the PDP, had ...

The vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, Wednesday, vowed to reclaim the party’s mandate, noting that he and the LP candidate, Peter Obi, won the election. He made this known in a statement he signed on Wednesday, hours after the Independent Electoral ...

According to the news monitored on Arise tv, the president-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu has received his Certificate of Return. The Certificate was given to him by the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, INEC, Professor Mahmood Yakubu on Wednesday in the presence of vice-president Yomi ...

A large number of supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi on Wednesday staged a protest at the Federal Capital Territory, over alleged manipulation of the Saturday election. The protesters who are largely youths, converged at the Unity Fountain Abuja on Wednesday morning ...