2019

Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, on Saturday joined other well wishers to celebrate with the family of the immediate past governor of the state, Ayodele Fayose, whose son, Tomiwa, got married. The event drew many important persons…

Some thugs have snatched ballot boxes and chased away voters at PU 004, Ayetoro ward 1 in Ijumu local government area of Kogi state. The polling unit is Dino Melaye’s voting unit. Melaye had cast his vote before violence broke out in the…

A polling agent of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) was beaten up by thugs who disrupted voting at Obeiba/Ihima in Okehi local government area of Kogi state. The agent was said to have been beaten with charm… More to follow… …

Residents of Sampou Community have expressed concern that election is yet to commence in their neighbourhood almost two hours after polls opened. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Douye Diri, hails from Sampou…

President Muhammadu Buhari is expected to arrive in Nigeria late Friday, sources close to the presidency have told PREMIUM TIMES. The president’s flight was said to have taken off from Stansted Airport, London, at about 3:27 p.m.…

The Comptroller-General, Nigerian Customs Service (NCS), Col. Hameed Ali has insisted that the border closures will continue for a while irrespective of the pressure from the neighbouring nations for its opening. He said that Nigeria has…

Security men on patrol along Ayangba Lokoja road Kogi state on Friday Policemen searching a Man at the entrance of INEC Office in Lokoja on Friday Security men on patrol along Ayangba Lokoja road Kogi state on Friday INEC…

The Federal High Court, Abuja, on Friday, adjourned continuation of hearing on the suit challenging whether Gov. Yahaya Bello of Kogi, is fit to contest in the Nov. 16 governorship election till Nov. 21. The presiding judge, Justice Inyang…

The Supreme Court on Friday explained how the Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, failed to prove their claim that they won the February 23 presidential election on the basis of the results allegedly…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says the All Progressives Congress (APC) will participate in the Bayelsa governorship election. Festus Okoye, commissioner of INEC voter education and publicity, told TheCable the…