NNPP, PDP Reject By-elections In Kano

The New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kano State has rejected the rerun election for the Tsanyawa/Ghari State Assembly constituency held on Saturday, August 16, 2025, accusing the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of manipulation and bias. In the same vein, the Kano State chapter of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) said the conduct of the just-concluded bye-election for the Shanono/Bagwai State Assembly was marred by intimidation and thuggery. The state chairman of NNPP, Hashimu Suleman Dungurawa,...

INEC Declares Kaura Namoda South State Constituency by-election Inconclusive

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Lawal Sa’adu of the Federal University Gusau has declared the Kaura Namoda South State Constituency by-election in Zamfara State inconclusive. Prof. Sa’adu said the decision followed the cancellation of results from polling units in Sakajiki and Kambarawa wards. The Returning Officer explained that the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 7,001 votes while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) scored 5,339, leaving a margin of 1,662 votes. According...

Political Organization Alleged Plot To Assassinate Former Minister of Interior

An alarm was raised by a leading political Organization in Osun State, Omoluabi Progressives over alleged coordinated plot to assassinate former Minister of Interior and ex-Governor of Osun State, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola. The group, in a statement signed by its spokesperson and organizing secretary, Oluwaseun Abosede, alleged that recent threats and state-backed actions suggested a sinister agenda to silence the former minister under the guise of politics. According to the group, on July 23rd, a...

APC wins Chikun/Kajuru, Zaria, Basawa constituency elections 

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Kaduna State has declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) has swept all the three by-elections conducted on Saturday. In Chikun/Kajuru federal constituency election, APC’s candidate, Felix Bagudu, polled a total of 34,580 votes to defeat the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who scored 11,491 votes to come second. The results shows that APC won for the first time in Kajuru with 10,487 votes, while PDP got 6,789...

INEC Declares APC Winner of Ganye By-Election in Adamawa

The keenly contested by-election for Ganye State Constituency of Adamawa State was conducted peacefully amidst allegations of vote buying and rigging which has been norms in Nigerian politics. At the end of the game, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Misa Musa Jauro, as the winner of the election. The returning officer for the election, Prof. Tukur Ahmed, said the APC candidate polled 15,923 votes...

Vote Buying: Security Operatives Apprehend Party Agent With N25,963,000

Ahead of today’s (Saturday) by-elections in Kaduna State, allegedly earmarked for vote-buying, the Department of State Security Services (DSS) and Police on Friday evening arrested a suspected People’s Democratic Party (PDP) agent, Shehu Fantagi, with (₦25,963,000) at a hotel in the Kaduna metropolis. The money was allegedly earmarked for vote-buying, where he was said to be coordinating the distribution of the funds to influence voters in the Chikun/Kajuru Federal Constituency election. Confirming the incident in...

Zamfara: Bandits Abduct 110 People, 38 Others Ordered To Slaughter Each Other

In less than two weeks, bandits have abducted 110 people in separate incidents in Bakura and Zurmi local government areas of Zamfara state, North-west Nigeria. A resident of Gusau, the state capital, Mallam Kawu Sule, in an interview with West African Pilot News, said 60 people were abducted in Bakura LGA, and 50 others in Zurmi LGA and Kaura Nomada LGA 38 other abductees were ordered by the bandits to slaughter themselves. He attributed the...

Federal Government Suspends Setting Up New Higher Institutions

The Federal Executive Council has approved the suspension of the setting up of new federal higher institutions till after seven years. Minister of Education, Dr. Tunji Alausa, disclosed this to State House correspondents after Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council (FEC) meeting presided over by President Bola Tinubu at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. He said the higher institutions include universities, polytechnics, and colleges of education across the country. According to the minister, the decision was a decisive...

18,000 Teachers In Oyo State Receive Teaching Aids

In order to enhance the capacity of teachers in Oyo State, the governor, Engr ‘Seyi Makinde has flagged off the distribution of instructional training materials and teaching aids to 18,000 primary and junior secondary school teachers across the 33 local government areas of the state. The Governor, who was represented by his deputy, Barr. Abdulraheem Bayo Lawal at the event held at the Emmanuel College, Agbowo, Ibadan, said the state government has commenced training of...

Correctional Facilities In Nigeria House 8,246 Mentally ill Inmates – NCOS

The Assistant Controller General of Corrections (ACG) of the Nigerian Correctional Service in charge of Medical Services, Dr Glory Essien has revealed that a total of 8,246 inmates are currently suffering from mental illness across the custodial centres in the country. She disclosed the figure during a public hearing of the Independent Investigative Panel on Alleged Corruption, Abuse of Power, Torture, and Other Inhumane Treatment by the NCoS, in Abuja. According to her, the prison...

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