The incumbent Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku has lost his election bid for Taraba South Senatorial District in the National Assembly.The governor lost to his All Progressives Congress (APC) counterpart in the district, David Jimkuta.He is the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the district.The APC candidate polled 85,415 to defeat Governor who raked in 45,708 votes. The candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), Michael Magaji came thir...

The Supreme Court on Monday rejected the appeal filed by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Titus Tyoapine Uba, challenging the election and return of Hyacinth Iormem Alia as the Governor of Benue State in the March 18 Governorship poll.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Alia, and his Deputy, Sam Ode, as the winners of the election on March 21. They secured 473,933 votes...

In a concerning turn of events, youths from Ugondu community in Makurdi LGA of Benue State reportedly attacked the convoy of the Benue State Governor, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, on Wednesday. The incident occurred as the governor visited Vaatia College to assess preparations for the burial of the school's proprietor, Engr. Michael Vaatia.The protest stemmed from the community's opposition to the burial of Engr. Vaatia within the school premises. As the governor's convoy...