Presidential Poll: People like me have given up hope on Nigeria – Pete Edochie Pete Edochie, a legendary actor, has criticised the outcome of Nigeria’s recent presidential election, stating, “people like me have given up on Nigeria.” Edochie stated this while commenting on the results of the March 25 presidential election. In a conversation […]
Joseph Wayas, Former Senate President’s Corpse Abandoned In UK Hospital Over Funds According to reports, the deceased senator Joseph Wayas’ remains have been left in a London hospital. Senator Wayas served as the second Republic’s Senate President of Nigeria (1979–1983). According to reports, the body of late Senator Joseph Wayas, […]
The Labour Party has threatened to call for an all-out occupation of Independent National Electoral Commission offices across the country if its petition challenging the results of the 2023 presidential election is thwarted. The Labour Party of Nigeria has issued a 3-day Ultimatum to the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) to allow the […]
Court sends two PDP chieftains, Aminu Umar Gadiya and Saleh Hussaini Gamawa to prison over N142m bribe scam Aminu Umar Gadiya and Saleh Hussaini Gamawa, two leaders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state of Bauchi, were found guilty and given two-year prison terms by the Federal High Court in Bauchi for […]
Basorun Sehinde Arogbofa, the former Secretary-General of the pan-Yoruba sociopolitical organisation Afenifere, has validated the position of the organization’s global leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti, regarding the victory of Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. Prior to the election, the leadership of the group was divided over the candidates, with Fasoranti and […]
INEC’s sensitive electoral materials for two states dumped in Abuja refuse site An Abuja-based middle-aged man, who identified himself as Mustapha, has narrated how he uncovered a heap of Independent National Electoral Commission’s sensitive materials, comprising results and declaration sheets. Mustapha, who appeared in a viral video obtained by our correspondent, displayed some yet-to-be-filled […]
Hope Uzodinma , the governor of Imo State, has fired Ford Ozumba, the commissioner for labour and productivity. In a statement released on Saturday, the Commissioner for Information, Declan Emelumba, stated that the dismissal was effective immediately. According to reports, Uzodinma instructed Ozumba to immediately deliver all necessary documents to the permanent secretary of […]
APC Campaign Rally Turns Bloody As Gunmen Shoot Governorship Candidate’s Security Men The All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Bauchi State, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar (rtd.) says that three security details attached to him were shot during the recent violent incident in Duguri, Alkaleri Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. Speaking […]
Makinde faces tough battle as former governor, two political parties endorsed APC guber candidate ahead of Saturday’s election Ahead of the forthcoming governorship and state assembly elections in Oyo State, Rasheed Ladoja, a former governor, has endorsed the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Teslim Folarin. Recall that […]
The Governorship Candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Efe Ekure, has stepped down for the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), deputy senate president Ovie Omo-Agege. Efe Ekure made this known in a statement made available to Ejes Gist News Nigeria. According to the statement, the decision was made after consultation with […]
Gunmen Invade Abuja Estate, Kidnap Pastor, Wife, Three Children, 10 Other Residents Fear has gripped the citizens of Abuja, the capital of Nigeria, after unknown gunmen attacked the Grow Homes Estate along Kuchibiyi in the Kubuwa neighborhood. Ejes Gist News Nigeria gathered that the attack took place Around 11:30 on Friday night. […]
Presidential Election: INEC Chairman Threatens PDP With Lawsuit After Party’s Rigging Allegation The Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, has threatened legal action against the peoples Democratic Party, PDP. He stated that a lawsuit might result from the claim that he rigged the presidential election. Read Also: NNPP Sacks Deputy […]
NNPP Sacks Deputy Guber Candidate, Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, One Week To Election Muttaqa Rabe-Darma, a deputy governorship candidate for the Katsina State chapter of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), has been sacked. According to reports, Rabe-Darma was dismissed along with other senior officials and the state party’s chairman, Alhaji Sani Liti. Read […]
Forgive Me – Lagos BRT Driver In Train Crash Begs Victims In the incident on Thursday at the PWD/ Shogunle railway line on the Agege motorway in Lagos that resulted in a train colliding with the bus, Oluwaseun Osinbajo, the driver of the Lagos State Government staff bus, has apologized. He pleaded with […]
Peter Obi speaks on withdrawing Court case, says he will not Endanger Peace Of Nigeria The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has promised that he will not endanger the relative peace existing in Nigeria in his challenge of the results of the February 25 presidential election. Obi said […]
Primate Ayodele tells Peter Obi what to do, advises him not to focus more on court case Primate Ayodele has told Peter Obi what to do amid the ongoing court case on the 2023 election. Ejes Gist News reports that the clergyman revealed that the political parties in Abia, Cross River, Delta, Akwa-Ibom, […]
Man arrested as teenager kills 3-year-old girl with loaded gun Semiu Adegesin, age 45, was detained on Friday by the Ogun State Police Command. According to a statement by the public relations officer, SP Abimbola Oyeyemi, the suspect’s carelessness caused a 3-year-old daughter named Esther Samuel to pass away. Read Also: Pray Igbos don’t […]
Pray Igbos don’t come together, The day Igbos come together, they’ll win all elections — Rotimi Amaechi Addressing Igbos in Rivers at a Port Harcourt gathering, Former minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi said he made Igbo man commissioner, promoted two as Permanent Secretaries, employed 3000 as teachers, and gave scholarships to several others […]
Naval officer Beat Police Officer, blows up nose of cop in Delta Navy personnel in Effurun, Delta State, stormed the Enerhen Police Divisional Headquarters in the Uvwie Local Government Area of the state, severely beating a police sergeant named Kingsley. According to reports, the naval personnel is a newly commissioned officer assigned to […]
Mallam Salihu Lukman, the All Progressives Congress’s National Vice Chairman (North-West), has called for the ruling party’s leadership to be relieved of his duties in order to balance President-elect Bola Tinubu’s Muslim-Muslim ticket. Lukman stated in a statement titled “APC Internal Dynamics and the Future of Democracy” that the party’s National Chairman, […]