Today, tragedy hit the NPA Waterside in Warri, Delta State, when a canoe carrying Sandfill II people sank after colliding with an engine boat. Chinaza, a 19-year-old woman, is still missing, as divers and local fisherman scour the NPA river for her remains. According to eyewitnesses, the event occurred when the canoe collided with another … Read more
Wole Oluyede, the Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) candidate for governor of Ekiti State, has expressed unhappiness with the election’s conduct at Ugele/Arokun Ward in Ikere Local Government. Oluyede told reporters shortly after casting his ballot at Polling Unit 006, Ugele/Arokun Ward, that many voters in his polling unit had yet to vote due to issues … Read more
The ongoing by-election in Ondo South Senatorial District, Ondo State, has been reported as quiet. Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa expressed pleasure with the level of voter turnout across the district’s six local government units, claiming that the process was orderly. The by-election is being held to fill Senator Jimoh Ibrahim’s seat, which was left empty after … Read more
Dare Bejide, the African Democratic Congress, ADC, governorship candidate in the Ekiti State election, has claimed that vote buying occurred and that his driver was assaulted at his polling unit on Saturday. Bejide, who voted at Polling Unit 004, Ward 2, Oke Adura, Ilawe-Ekiti, accused members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) of blatantly handing … Read more
On Saturday, claims of vote-buying in the governorship race now underway in Ekiti State emerged. There have been reports of voters who allegedly got monetary incentives from operatives of political parties in return for their votes. Results from Aramoko Ekiti, the seat of the Ekiti West Local Government Area, show that some voters acknowledged receiving … Read more
Two attorneys representing the PDP make an appearance in Wabara, while others sue INEC over their clients’ pursuit of recognition. On Friday, the Board of Trustees (BoT) headed by Senator Adolphus Wabara sued the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and two PDP attorneys appeared for the PDP in the Abuja Federal High Court case. The … Read more
Minister of Works Dave Umahi is hopeful that President Bola Tinubu will be guided by God to lead Nigeria till 2031 and advance the country’s growth. This was said by Umahi on Thursday as he was touring several bridge projects in Lagos State. Among them was the Carter Bridge, which is set to be rebuilt … Read more
Every candidate for office in the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) was obliged to sign a document promising to resign from their position if they were elected and later decided to leave the party. This anti-defection policy was later defended by the party. Osa Director, the party’s national publicity secretary, stated in an interview airing Thursday … Read more
The Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) has nominated Funso Doherty to compete for governor of Lagos in the upcoming 2027 election, and the politician has confirmed his acceptance of the nomination. He announced this on Friday through a social media post. “I accept our party’s nomination to run for governor of Lagos State in 2027 with … Read more
On Friday, the Nigeria Police Force announced that all necessary security measures and operational preparations for Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State have been finalised. Authorities have stated that the deployment will encompass all 2,545 polling places in the state, along with key infrastructure, main entrance and departure routes, border settlements, and other important sites. … Read more