President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has congratulated the winners of the by-elections conducted on Saturday across 16 constituencies in 12 states of the federation, describing the exercise as largely peaceful and a demonstration of Nigeria’s growing democratic culture. In a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, the President commended the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for organising elections that were “hitch-free and mostly devoid of violence.” According to results declared...

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...

President Bola Tinubu has commended the winners of Saturday, August 16, by-elections in 16 constituencies across 12 states of the federation. Tinubu also hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the hitch-free elections, which according to him was devoid of violence. According to the results declared by INEC, the All Progressives Congress (APC) won in 12 constituencies, the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) won in two, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won in one, and...

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...

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...