Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has applauded Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar for rejecting outcome of the presidential polls. Frank, in a statement yesterday said there was outright disregard for the rule of law and brazen impunity unleashed on the Nigerian electorate […]

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa has congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his victory in last Saturday’s election. He also commended Nigerians for their peaceful conduct during the elections and their patience even after the elections was postponed by a week. President Ramaphosa, in his congratulatory message yesterday, expressed his commitment to working closely with President […]

The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) yesterday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) over conduct of the Presidential and National Assembly elections in which President Muhammadu Buhari emerged winner. The body also faulted logistics preparations of the Professor Mahmood Yakubu-led INEC for the Saturday, February 23, 2019 polls, accusing the commission’s officials of aiding and […]

The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has alleged a 513,214 discrepancy in the number of accredited voters and ballots cast in 27 states during the presidential election that held last weekend. In its fourth interim report, issued by the Executive Director of Policy and Legal Advocacy Centre (PLAC), Clement Nwankwo, on the collation and announcement […]

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar yesterday vowed to challenge in court the outcome of the last Saturday’s presidential election he contested on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). In a statement he personally signed and released to journalists, Atiku said: “I hereby reject the result of the February 23, 2019 sham election and will be […]

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) yesterday opened its case against Dr. Doyin Okupe, former Senior Special Assistant to erstwhile President Goodluck Jonathan. He is standing trial before Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court, Abuja for allegedly collecting free money from the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) headed then by […]