Yiaga Africa has said that the steady decline in the turnout of voters in Nigeria’s elections, despite technological and other electoral progress, is worrisome and signals...
John Akinmurele has been elected as the candidate for the November 16 governorship election in Ondo State by the Young Progressives Congress (YPP). Naija News understands...
Yiaga Africa, a Civil Society Organisation in Nigeria has challenged electorates at the local level to awaken their consciousness on issues about local government elections by...
Oyo State governor, Seyi Makinde, has applauded the residents of the state for turning out to vote in the ongoing local government election across the state....
Aaron Uzodike, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who was declared the winner of March 18, 2023, House of Assembly election by the Court...
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja has adjourned the hearing of the petition filed by the Social Democratic Party, SDP, and its governorship...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has reacted to the United States 2023 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, which declared that the last general election in...
Former deputy governor of Ondo State, Hon. Ajayi Agboola, has been elected the governorship candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) for the November 16, 2024...
The Action Alliance, AA, has slated April 27 for the conduct of its Ondo State governorship primaries ahead of the November 16 poll.Mr James Vernimbe, the...
It’s still unclear whether cloud gaming will ever become the next big thing. The appeal is clear: The game you’re playing runs in a data center...
The Abuja Appeal Court has fined the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for the 2023 gubernatorial election in Bayelsa State, Timipre Sylva, a total of ₦400,000. The...
The Appeal Court in Abuja on Tuesday imposed a cumulative fine of N400, 000 on the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate in the 2023 election...
A Lawyer, Benson Enikuomehin has stated categorically that there were no governorship primaries held by the All-Progressives Congress in Ondo State over the weekend. Speaking with...
Digital twin platform Matterport has agreed to be acquired by one of its customers, Costar, in a cash-and-stock deal of $5.50 per share that gives it...
President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, said the idea of state policing was not just a policy proposal, but an evolution that would create the opportunity for...
A Federal High Court, Abuja, has dismissed a suit seeking the disqualification of Governor Douye Diri of Bayelsa State and his deputy, Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo. Justice Emeka...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan and other stakeholders Monday supported establishment of state police as a way of addressing the security challenges in the country. But the...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Tuesday, 23rd April 2024 President Bola Tinubu has said the...
The issue of introducing state police into the country’s security architecture has continued to divide opinions in Nigeria at the National Dialogue on State Policing held...
The Kogi Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja, on Monday, ordered the Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Olayemi Cardoso, to unfailingly appear...
The Bayelsa State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal has reserved its ruling on the petition challenging the outcome of the 2023 election in the state. The tribunal...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has emphasised the necessity of establishing state police in Nigeria to ensure national security. He stated this while speaking at a one-day...
Former President Goodluck Jonathan has said there is no way Nigeria can have security if states do not have their police. He stated this while speaking...
Mrs Folakemi Omogoroye, a female governorship aspirant in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Ondo State, has called for the cancellation of the party’s primary election. The...
On November 12, 2008, Comrade Adams Aliyu Oshiomhole emerged as the Governor of Edo State. This victory came after an 18-month legal battle at the Election...
A foremost political and cultural association of leaders of northern Nigeria, the Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), is working alongside 16 other groups in the region to...
Irate members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at Ugbo Ward 3, Ilaje local government area of Ondo State, on Saturday, assaulted and beat the State’s...
Tensions flared at the governorship primary election in Ugbo Ward 3, Ilaje council area of Ondo State, leading to a violent assault on the state’s Health...
Ondo State deputy governor, Dr Olayide Adelami, has expressed gratitude to members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Owo local government area of the State...
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olayide Adelami said he was happy members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Owo turned out en masse to vote for...
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Olayide Adelami said he was happy members of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Owo turned out en masse to vote for...
Finally, the much-awaited day for the people of Ondo State has come, as the All-Progressives Congress (APC) in the coastal state will battle to produce its...
In the heart of Nigeria’s democracy and current political landscape, the lack of adequate mechanisms to make elected individuals operate transparently, accountable and responsible during and...
Of the Senegalese presidential election, conducted on 24th March, 2024, Malin Bjork, the leader of the European Union Observer Mission remarked that it “took place in...
The Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Mutiu Agboke, has said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) continues to be a crucial component of measures to...
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Resident Electoral Commissioner for Osun State, Dr Mutiu Agboke has said the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS is still part...
Lady leaves many envious of her goodluck as she gets married to her boss after working as a sales girl in his shop. The young girl...
Embattled Acting National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Illya Umar Damagum, has said the struggle to continue to stay in office was not a...
The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has stated that it did not suspend Kano State Governor Abba Kabir Yusuf, as reported in the media earlier. It...
The political rivalry between Abba Yusuf, current governor of Kano State and his predecessor, Abdullahi Ganduje, took a new twist on Wednesday as a Kano State...
A governorship aspirant of the Labour Party, Kenneth Imasuangbon, popularly called ‘The Rice Man,’ has dragged Olumide Akpata to court, seeking his disqualification as the governorship...
Former Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has accused a northwest Governor of writing election results instead of conducting free and fair elections. El-Rufai disclosed that the...
Immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has described the various state electoral commissions as rigging tools of state governors. El-Rufai stated this on...
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has explained why the party is yet to take any serious action against...
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has explained why the party is yet to take any serious action against...
A former National Publicity Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has explained why the party is yet to take any serious action against...
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has described states’ electoral commissions as rigging tools of the state governors. El-Rufai stated this on...
The immediate past governor of Kaduna State, Malam Nasir El-Rufai has described states’ electoral commissions as rigging tools of the state governors. El-Rufai stated this on...
The Federal High Court in Port-Harcourt has approved a motion by constituents of the Martin Amaewhule-led Rivers State House of Assembly members for substituted service. Presiding...
A Nigerian lady has sparked discussion by joining the viral challenge ‘Esther was black and broke,’ sharing her before and after photos. In the video captioned...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers State is currently experiencing tension as a lawsuit is scheduled to be heard today at the Federal High Court...
The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has cleared all the 16 aspirants jostling for its ticket ahead of its primary election slated for April 20, 2024....
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai, on Saturday, called on Governor Usman Ododo...
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for Dekina/Bassa Federal Constituency in the 2023 elections, Austin Okai, on Saturday, called on Governor Usman Ododo...
The crises rocking the Labour Party (LP) over its ownership is not by any means abating as both the Julius Abure-led National Working Committee (NWC) and...
The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Gabriel Dewan, has provided an explanation for swearing in only nine out of the sixteen All Progressives...
The National Working Committee, NWC, of the All Progressives Congress, APC, has set up a seven-man Governorship Screening Committee to screen aspirants ahead of the party’s...
Ahead of the Edo State governorship election, a former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Adams Oshiomhole has said President Bola Tinubu is there...
The former Governor of Edo State, Adams Oshiomhole, visited President Bola Tinubu at his Lagos residence on the occasion of the Eid-el-Fitr celebration. Speaking with reporters...
The Julius Abure-led leadership of the Labour Party (LP) has said members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) bent on removing him were bad students of...
Ahead of the Edo State governorship election, former governor Adams Oshiomhole has assured President Bola Tinubu that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC)...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has picked House of Representatives minority leader, Hon Kingsley Chinda, to serve as chairman of the party’s Congress committee in Ondo...
Former governor of Edo State, Senator Adams Oshiomhole, has assured President Bola Tinubu that the state chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is united and...
Former Minister of Science and Technology under the administration of ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, Ogbonnaya Onu, has died. Naija News understands that the former minister died at...
As the conflict between the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Labour Party continues, the leadership of the Labour Party has threatened to take the NLC...
The Federal High Court in Abuja has scheduled May 8, 2024, as the date to hear a legal challenge against the nomination of Monday Okpebholo as...
The New Nigeria People’s Party, (NNPP), South West Zone has declared that any attempt to change the logo of the party without the consent of the...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has sacked the Julius Abure-led national working committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP). In a communique issued at the end...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says it has sacked the Julius Abure-led national working committee (NWC) of the Labour Party (LP). In a communique issued...
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has voided the national convention that returned the National Chairman of Labour Party, Julius Abure, and his National Working Committee. To...
Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed May 8, 2024 for the hearing of the suit seeking the removal of the...
Ahead of the April 20 governorship primary in Ondo State, one of the aspirants, Hon Olugbenga Edema, has warned that fielding a candidate that carries so...
Drama ensues at a traditional wedding following the decision of the bride to pick honey over a Bible, triggering an angry reaction from her mother. A...
The South West chapter of New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, has raised an alarm over an attempt to change the party’s logo. The zone noted that...
Young leaders convened at the Bayero University Kano on Friday for a crucial stakeholders’ discourse where they advocated for substantial changes to Nigeria’s electoral system. The...
The political landscape within the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) is heating up as the 2023 presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and the Minister of the Federal Capital...
Gov. Usman Ododo of Kogi and his party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) will, on April 15, open their defence at the state’s governorship election tribunal...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Governor of Kogi State, Usman Ododo, will on April 15, open their defence at the state’s governorship election tribunal...
The Oyo State Chapter of the APC has reversed its decision to boycott the April 27, local government elections. The Oyo State Independent Electoral Commission (OYSIEC)...
Mild drama continued at the Kogi Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday as some witnesses disowned their depositions before the panel. According to the...
Yunusa Tanko, spokesperson of the Labour Party (LP) campaign in the 2023 elections, says Julius Abure, the party’s chairman, did not heed Peter Obi’s advice on...
There was a mild drama at the Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Abuja on Monday as some witnesses disowned their depositions before the panel....
Gombe State Governor, Muhammed Inuwa Yahaya and the All Progressives Congress, APC, are now embroiled in a fierce face-off with a group of legal practitioners in...
The University of Ilorin, Kwara State, has taken disciplinary action against 19 students, over examination malpractices and theft. Naija News reports that the school’s Director of...
The Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has asked the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Julius Abure, to resign. In a statement made...
The Conference Of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has accused the leadership of Labour Party (LP) of mismanaging the ongoing leadership crisis in the party. It urged...
Motivated by the outcome of the recent presidential election in Senegal, which produced 44-year-old Bassirou Diomaye Faye as president of that country, former Vice President Atiku...
The Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) has asked the embattled national chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Julius Abure, to resign for allegedly...
Good morning Nigeria. Welcome to the Naija News roundup of top newspaper headlines in Nigeria for today, Sunday, 31st March 2024. The Governor of Kaduna State,...
Presidential spokesman Bayo Onanuga has alleged that Obidents, the supporters of the Labour Party presidential candidate at the 2023 general election, Peter Obi, desperately want the...
The Kogi State Election Petition Tribunal, sitting in Abuja on Saturday, adjourned until April 1 for continuation of hearing The three-member panel of justices, led by...
Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, says the victory of Bassirou Diomaye Faye in Senegal has underscored the need for...
The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 elections, Peter Obi, has stated that he won the election and didn’t lose. Obi stated...
There appears to be no end in sight to the internal crisis bedeviling the Labour Party (LP) which had a good outing with its presidential candidate,...
The 13th African Games, hosted by Ghana, saw over 50 countries competing for laurels with serial winners Egypt clinching the title after earning a record 102...
Plateau State is once more in the news. Sadly, it is not in the news for salutary reasons. Following a communal clash between border communities of...
15-year-old Adamu Isa, the son of a retired police officer, was reportedly stabbed by his friend, Abubakar Isa, in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State....
A 15-year-old boy, Adamu Isa, son of a retired police officer, has been stabbed to death by his friend, Abubakar Isa,15, in Ningi Local Government Area...
The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, Atiku Abubakar, has congratulated Senegalese President-Elect Bassirou Diomaye Faye. Atiku emphasized that Faye’s...