The immediate past Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has been granted bail in the sum of N50m by a Federal High Court sitting in Ikoyi, Lagos State. According to Sahara Reporters, Fayose who was denied bail on Monday by Justice Mojisola Olatoregun was granted bail on Wednesday during a proceeding that lasted less than 30 minutes.

Members of a factional Ohaneze Ndigboe Youths, have denied reports that the group had endorsed the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party. PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, and his Vice, Peter Obi ahead of the 2019 general elections.

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has assured stakeholders of a peaceful conduct of the forthcoming Ikom 11 State Constituency by-election in Cross River State. According to Punch, the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the State, who gave the assurance at a stakeholders meeting held on Thursday said it would deploy a combined team of police, soldiers, navy and personnel from other security agencies to secure polling units during the exercise.

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has insisted that only his son-in-law and former Chief of Staff, Uche Nwosu can win the 2019 governorship election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Okorocha stated this on Wednesday in a press statement issued in Owerri by his Press Secretary Sam Onwuemeodo.

The daughter of David Mark, former Senate President, Blessing Onuh-Mark has dumped the Peoples Democratic Party barely a week after she failed to clinch the party's ticket for the Otukpo/Ohimini Federal Constituency. 

2019: Us Government Speaks On Alleged Support For Buhari, Atiku

The United States Government has cleared the air on increasing reports of alleged support for one of the leading Presidential candidates ahead of the 2019 general elections.