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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate in the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election, Myson Nejo, has criticized the conduct of the poll, alleging widespread vote trading. Nejo, who spoke in a telephone interview with Punch on Sunday, attributed his loss in the election to his refusal to engage in vote buying. The election results, announced…

The Labour Party (LP) has suspended Senator Kevin Chukwu, representing Enugu East Senatorial Zone, from the party over alleged anti-party activities and insubordination. The suspension, which was announced by the Amuri Ward executives of the party, was communicated in a letter signed by the Ward Chairman and addressed to the Labour Party Chairman in Enugu…

.. The United Kingdom on Monday said that regulatory hurdles and subsidies in Nigeria by state-owned enterprises have hindered trade and investment in the country. The UK’s Permanent Representative to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Simon Manley, at Nigeria’s Trade Policy Review in Geneva called for a review of Nigeria’s business environment. While commending…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the Ondo State governorship election, which saw the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate and incumbent governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, declared the winner. Aiyedatiwa won all 18 local government areas, securing 366,781 votes to defeat PDP’s Agboola Ajayi, who garnered 117,845 votes. The results were announced by…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) State Collation Agent, Olaniyi Ogungbuji, has accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) of deploying over N35 billion to induce voters in the just-concluded Ondo State governorship election. Ogungbuji made the allegation shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared APC’s candidate, Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, as the winner of the…

.. The Julius Abure-led Labour Party has announced a fresh membership registration exercise ahead of 2027 elections. The party plans to expand its membership to over 20 million through online membership registration and revalidation in preparation for the general elections of 2027. Similarly, it announced a timetable for its congresses, starting at the ward…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated Ondo State Governor, Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa, on his victory in the recently concluded gubernatorial election. Naija News reports that Governor Aiyedatiwa secured re-election with a total of 366,781 votes across all 18 local government areas of the state. In a statement released on Sunday by APC National Publicity…

.. The Nigerian Exchange Limited (NGX) has announced the listing of an additional 218,084 units of the Chapel Hill Denham Nigeria Infrastructure Debt Fund (NIDF) on its Daily Official List. This was contained in the NGX Weekly Report seen by NewsNGR. The additional units listed on NGX arose from the NIDF’s third quarter 2024…

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abdullahi Ganduje, has disclosed that the target of the party is to have political control of the entire southwest states. Ganduje made the declaration on Sunday, shortly after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), declared the APC as the winner of the 2024 Ondo State governorship…

.. The presidency has deconstructed former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s leadership legacy and described him as an unsuitable role model for the younger generation of leaders. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy, in a statement on Monday, hit back at Obasanjo over his recent criticisms of the Bola Tinubu administration.…

The Edo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has cautioned Governor Monday Okpebholo against taking credit for the construction of Temboga Road. Naija News reports that the PDP also warned the Governor against taking credit for other projects initiated and completed during the tenure of his predecessor, Godwin Obaseki. This was made known…

.. The National Executive Council (NEC) of the Mortgage Banking Association of Nigeria (MBAN), has commended the Federal Government, the Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Olawale Edun and the Minister of Housing and Urban Development, Ahmed Dangiwa for the approval of a N250bn Mortgage and Real Estate Investment Fund (MREIF).…

Ondo State electorates have today voted who would govern the South-west state until 2028. Naija News reports that those that contested in the election include: Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); Social Democratic Party (SDP) candidate, Bamidele Akingboye; Labour Party’s (LP) Olusola Ebiseni, Zenith Labour Party’s (ZLP) Abbas Mimiko; and Hon…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Agboola Ajayi, has lost his home local government area, Ese-Odo, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, in the ongoing Ondo State governorship election. In the official results announced, APC secured a commanding 14,511 votes in Ese-Odo Local Government Area, while PDP trailed with 7,813 votes.…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured a landslide victory in the recently concluded Zamfara State local government elections, clinching all 14 chairmanship positions and every councillorship seat across the state. Announcing the results on Sunday morning, the Chairman of the Zamfara State Independent Electoral Commission (ZASIEC), Bala Aliyu, confirmed the PDP’s overwhelming success during…

Former Governor of Jigawa State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has taken a swipe at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike, describing him as someone willing to be used for specific political purposes. In an interview with The Sun, Lamido dismissed Wike’s influence within the PDP, asserting…

Wema Bank, Nigeria’s innovative leader in banking and pioneer of Africa’s first fully digital bank, ALAT, is pleased to announce the appointment of a new Deputy Managing Director and an Executive Director. These strategic appointments, approved by the Board, come as part of the bank’s commitment to ensuring strong leadership succession. The new roles will…

The All Progressives Congress (APC) made a clean sweep of all the 20 chairmanship seats in the Ogun State Local Government election conducted on Saturday. Naija News understands a total of 613,156 votes were cast in the chairmanship election across the 20 local government areas. The APC also won the councillorship seats in all the 236…

Former Governor of Jigawa State and founding member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Sule Lamido, has expressed confidence in the party’s ability to resolve its ongoing leadership crisis. Speaking in a recent interview with The Sun, Lamido acknowledged the internal challenges, including calls for the acting National Chairman, Umar Damagun, to step aside. He,…

Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in the ongoing Ondo State gubernatorial election, is leading with a significant margin as collation of results nears completion. According to figures announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Aiyedatiwa has garnered 301,113 votes, comfortably ahead of his closest rival, Agboola Ajayi of the Peoples…