Politics

Malami, Onu, Ambode may make Buhari's new cabinet

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The shape of what the new cabinet of President Muhammadu Buhari is beginning to emerge. An exclusive report by Sahara Reporters indicates that Boss Mustapha, Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), has been tipped to retain his seat in Buhari 8217;s second term cabinet.According to ...

My asset declaration forms were tampered with, Onnoghen tells CCT

Tuesday, March 19, 2019

The suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, has alleged that the two asset declaration forms he submitted to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB) have been tampered with. Justice Onnoghen made the allegation on Monday in Abuja through his counsel, a Senior Advocate of Niger ...

US releases evidence of massive corruption under Buhari Govt

Monday, March 18, 2019

The United States Department of State has released what it termed evidence of impunity in the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Nigerian government. The State Department 39;s Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights and Labour, in its Country Reports on Human Rights Practices for 2018, said that Nigeria u ...

INEC condemns army's role in disruption of Rivers election

Sunday, March 17, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has condemned what it described as the role played by some soldiers and armed gangs in Rivers State which it said led to the disruption of the electoral process. In a statement dated March 15, the National Commissioner and Chairman, Information ...

Okorocha: INEC planning special event for me

Friday, March 15, 2019

Governor Rochas Okorocha Imo, who was not presented a certificate of return by Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC at a ceremony in Abuja today, taunted INEC with some sarcasm. He suggested that the electoral umpire may be planning a special event to issue him a certificate of return, ...

Governorship Elections: INEC declares Plateau, Adamawa, Sokoto and Bauchi govern

Monday, March 11, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Plateau and Adamawa States inconclusive. Returning officers for the election in both states made the declaration on Monday in separate announcements at their respective collation centres. In Jos, the ...

Why I lost the governorship election: Agbaje

Monday, March 11, 2019

The Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate in Lagos State, Mr Jimi Agbaje, has attributed his defeat at the poll to the suppression of votes in areas where he was strong. Agbaje said this during an exclusive interview with The PUNCH shortly after the result of the governorship ele ...

GuberPoll: INEC suspends collation of results in Kano, deputy gov. arrested for

Monday, March 11, 2019

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kano has suspended the collation of results for the Saturday's Governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Prof. Riskuwa Arab-Shehu announced this after the collation of results from the 43 out of the 44 Local Governmen ...