Author: Rashaad Harris

The vice presidential candidate of Labour Party, Prof. Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed has finally spoken since the February 25th presidential election. Appearing on Arise TV on Tuesday evening, the economic guru said the election that was held last month was a sham, referring to Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, the INEC Chairman as “One reckless INEC Chairman.” “The constitution is not a puzzle. It is a working document to be followed. Constitutionally-speaking Security-speaking and technically-speaking, we do not have a President-Elect.” “What Alhaji Tinubu is holding today is a dud certificate. It is a dud cheque. It will bounce.” “The Court or Judiciary…

Peter Obi and Labour Party are seeking to disqualify Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress on account of his drug related forfeiture in the US. The issue has now been made topical. They’re also raising the issue of 25% votes in the FCT. The aforementioned are just two of the five prayers Peter Obi and Labour Party are seeking before the court of Appeal, as they sue Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Kashim Shettima, INEC and the APC. Obi and his party are also asking that by virtue of the election irregularities, Bola Tinubu’s drug-related allegations, he(Obi) be declared legitimate winner…

Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has said it is his turn to be Senate President. In an interview with the press, Uzor Kalu who is currently the Senator representing Abia North Senatorial District, said he is the only former governor who is still using his first phone number for 24 years. Kalu said he has been using the same MTN SIM card for 24 years, but MTN started operation in Nigeria in August of 2001. Kalu believes he has made himself accessible to his people, despite using his 8 year term as Abia State Governor to impoverish the…

The All Progressives Congress Gubernatorial candidate in Delta State — Senator Ovie Omo-Agege, has rejected the result of the March 18 elections, which saw INEC declare Chief Sheriff Oborevwori of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner. Omo-Agege said the election was characterised by massive fraud, unprecedented vote buying and voter suppression, in a statement issued by Sunday Areh, his media aide in Asaba, on Monday.The statement reads: “The declaration was made in spite of myriad infractions and acts of impunity on the part of the PDP in the course of the election.“These were brought to the attention of…

The Presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the Feb. 25th general elections, Peter Obi, has officially submitted a petition challenging the process leading to the outcome of the Presidential election, which saw INEC announce Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress winner. In a short message to Vanguard in the early hours of today, Dr Yunusa Tanko, the Chief Spokesman of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign of the Labour Party announced the submission of the petition.He wrote, “It is official the Labor Party Presidential candidate Peter OBI has filed his petition to the presidential elections tribunal in Abuja.…

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano State has lifted the dawn-to-dusk curfew imposed in the state yesterday. It was reported in the early hours of yesterday that Kano Government imposed a dawn-to-dark curfew in an effort to maintain law and order, after the alleged eruption of violence during the continuing compilation of the results of the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections.However, the commissioner for information and internal affairs — Muhammad Garba, announced the ease of the curfew in a statement released yesterday night.Mr Garba said the decision to lift the curfew followed a careful review of the situation and the relative…

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Governor in Ogun State, Oladipupo Adebutu, has rejected the March 18 poll results, as he accused the All Progressives Congress of election malpractices. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared incumbent Gov. Dapo Abiodun the winner of the poll with 276,298 ahead of Adebutu who scored 262,383 votes.However, Adebutu said APC and its candidate, Governor Dapo Abiodun, used violence and threat to execute their plans in polling units across the state.He revealed this while speaking at a press briefing in Abeokuta on Monday, saying his party would audit the ballot…

The Nigeria Football Federation has issued a statement decrying media reports that it sacked two members of the Super Eagles’ technical crew, Messrs Finidi George and Ike Shorounmu from the team.The statement read: As part of cost-cutting measures instituted at the beginning of the new administration, we established a rotation policy among the assistant coaches, based on the high number, which was agreed with all of them. The last time that the team had a programme, Mr. Finidi George was the person who travelled for the friendly match in Portugal. This rotation policy is only for matches. When there is…

Nigerian singer, Falana Folarin, better known as Falz, has said the election process that retained Babajide Sanwo-Olu is a sham. READ MORE Sanwo-Olu thanks Lagosians for Reelecting Him The Independent National Electoral Commission declared APC’s Sanwo-Olu winner of Saturday’s polls, with Labour Party’s Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour coming in second. However, Fall claims Sanwo-Olu was not re-elected but that he selected himself. “You were not re-elected. You selected yourself. Everybody saw it unfold. You are only deceiving yourselves,” Falz said.

The Peoples Democratic Party candidate for Deputy Governor in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, has spoken up for the first time since her defeat in the March 18 elections, stating that she doesn’t regret running. The actress made this known via her Twitter handle a few minutes ago, where she also thanked Lagosians for their support before, during and after the elections.Her post reads: “It has been an amazing and insightful experience on my journey to the ballot and I must say, it was an absolute learning curve for me. A lot of things have been learned and unlearned. I sincerely…