The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, Delta, has admitted in evidence documents tendered by Chief Kenneth Gbagi, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the March 18 governorship election in the state. At the tribunal sitting on Saturday, the three-man panel, led by its...
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By MARTINS OGBEBE, Asaba – The Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Asaba, the Delta State capital has adjourned hearing in the 79 pages petition of the Social Democratic Party governorship candidate, Mr Kenneth Gbagi against Governor Sheriff Oborevwori’s victory. Oborevwori, who was the candidate of the Peoples’ Democratic Party, was declared the...
Ahead of the Kogi governorship election scheduled for Nov. 11, Alhaji Muritala Ajaka has emerged Kogi East consensus candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) Gabriel Aduku, Chairman of the Kogi East Elders Committee unveiled and presented the candidate to Kogi people at a news briefing in Abuja on...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) has appointed Senator-elect Ahmed Wadada to coordinate the party’s caucus in the 10th National Assembly. The appointment is contained in a letter in Abuja on Saturday signed by the party’s National Chairman, Alhaji Shehu Gabam, and National Secretary,...
As evidence to our earlier description of the situation, the Adamawa state governorship election was a “naked dance of shame in the market place”. The current imbroglio is testimony to that. Based on various irregularities perpetrated by the PDP and APC candidates during the two sets of governorship election...
By ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Ahead of the March 11 Governorship election, coalition of four governorship candidates in Sokoto have advised against using politics to destroy the State. Addressing newsmen onTuesday at the Sokoto State Secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), the four governorship candidates expressed dissatisfaction with...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Senator representing Nasarawa South Senatorial Zone at the National Assembly, Senator Umaru Tanko Al-Makura, has debunked rumour making the rounds that he is working against the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state. The Senator, in statement said the “The fake news is coming...
The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accepted the result of the Saturday presidential election result as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Party’s National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, stated this at a news conference on the outcome of the presidential election, in Abuja on Thursday. Gabam said...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to accept and publish Fred Atteng’s name as Social Democratic Party (SDP)’s candidate for the Feb. 25 Rivers South East Senatorial District election. Justice Emeka Nwite, in a judgment, held that the refusal of INEC...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Social Democratic Party (SDP) Deputy Governorship candidate in Cross River State, Comrade Daniel Obo, has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC) in his hometown, Obubra Local Government Area of the state. He was received into the APC on Thursday by the Chairman...
The Election Petition Tribunal has upheld the election of Gov. Biodun Oyebanji of Ekiti State and his deputy, Mrs Monisade Afuye. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Tribunal in its judgment on Thursday in Ado -Ekiti dismissed the petition of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship...
The Ekiti Election Petitions Tribunal on the June 18 governorship election will deliver judgment on Thursday. The Secretary to the Tribunal, Umar Abubakar, made this known on Wednesday in Ado-Ekiti. Abubakar said: “The Election Petitions Tribunal in charge of the Ekiti State Governorship election will on Thursday the 29th...
Former governor of Ekiti State, Segun Oni, has rejected the outcome of the just concluded governorship election in the state. Mr Moses Jolayemi, who is a media aide to the former governor, stated this during an interview on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics. “We received it with shock,” he said...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Biodun Oyebanji of the All Progressives Congress winner of the 2022 Ekiti governorship election. Mr Oyebanji polled a total of 187,057 votes to defeat his two closest challengers – Segun Oni of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and Bisi Kolawole of...
There were allegations and counter-allegations of money-induced voting leveled against each other by politicians in the conduct of Saturday governorship election in Ekiti. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Correspondents, who monitored the election report that incidences of vote buying were recorded in many polling centres visited. Concerned individuals,...
BY RICHARD ABU, Nasarawa – It was celebration galore yesterday in the ancient town of Keffi LGA of Nasarawa State when thousands of supporters of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) defected to the Social Democratic Party ( SDP) spearheaded by an illustrious son of the area, Alhaji Aliyu...
Prince Adewole Adebayo has emerged the Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate for the 2023 presidential election. Adebayo scored 1,526 votes at the party’s National Convention on Wednesday in Abuja to emerge as the party standard bearer, defeating the only co-contestant, Khadija Lamidi who polled 83 votes. The Convention Retuning...
The Former Minister of Finance, Chief Olu Falae, has faulted the calls that the presidency should be zoned to a particular region, saying there is no provision for zoning in the Nigerian Constitution. Falae, a former National Chairman of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), stated this during a visit...
Aggrieved members of the factional All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kwara have defected to the Social Democratic Party (SPD), the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports. The defectors are loyal supporters of the two serving ministers from the state, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, the Minister of Information and Culture, as...
A Federal High Court, Abuja fixed Dec. 10 for judgement in a suit filed by the Social Democratic Party (SDP) against Sen. Andy Ubah, the All Progressives Congress(APC)’s Candidate in the Nov. 6 Anambra governorship election. Justice Taiwo Taiwo fixed the date after taking arguments from counsel to the...