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Money laundering: EFCC re-arraigns ex-Intercontinental Bank MD, Erastus Akingbola

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on Wednesday re-arraigned a  former Managing Director of the defunct Intercontinental Bank PLC, Erastus Akingbola in a Federal High Court in Lagos, for alleged Money Laundering. He is...
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Okorocha blasts INEC over seizure certificate of return

Governor of Imo state, Rochas Okorocha has said that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has no right to withhold his certificate of return. Speaking on Wednesday when some of his supporters marched to the government...

UN conference opens in Nairobi day after Ethiopian Airlines crash

Many of the UN staff killed in Ethiopia Airlines crash were travelling to the UNEP assembly in Kenya's capital. An assembly of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has opened in Kenya's capital, Nairobi, under a...

Gov Poll: INEC declares Adamawa election inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission says the Adamawa Governorship election is inconclusive and a new date for the rerun would be announced. The Returning Officer.Prof. Andrew Haruna, confirmed the development at the governorship election collation...

Kwara finally free from political bondage says Governor-elect

Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress (APC), the Kwara State’s governor-elect on Sunday said, with his victory, the people of the state had broken the yoke of political subjugation and socioeconomic stagnation. He dedicated...

Gov Poll: PDP’s Seyi Makinde defeat APC in Oyo with wide margin

Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Seyi Makinde has emerged winner of the Oyo state gubernatorial election. From the result announced, Makinde polled 515,621 votes to defeat Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress...

INEC formally declares APC’s Dapo Abiodun as Ogun governor-elect

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Prince Dapo Abiodun, governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ogun state, as the winner of the governorship election. He polled 241,670 votes to defeat...

Lagos Gov Election: Agbaje has congratulated me, says Sanwo-Olu

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the governor-elect of Lagos State has said that the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Jimi Agbaje has called and congratulated him on winning the election. He said this yesterday at...
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PDP’s Tambuwal leads APC in Sokoto

Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is leading his challenger by 5,000 votes after the results in six local government areas were declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tambuwal won...

INEC formerly declares Sanwo-Olu winner of Lagos governorship election

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been officially declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State. Sanwo-Olu who polled a total of 739,445 votes out of a...