Politics
List of all State Governors in Nigeria

List of 36 State Governors in Nigeria 2020
- Abia State, Dr Victor Ikpeazu, PDP.
- Adamawa State, Jibrilla Jindow, APC.
- Akwa Ibom, Emmanuel Udom, PDP.
- Anambra State, Willie Obiano, APGA.
- Bauchi State, Mohammed Abubakar, APC (Bala Mohammed of PDP leading but awaits court’s decision)
- Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, PDP.
- Benue State, Samuel Ortom, APC.
- Borno State, Kashim Shettima, APC.
- Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, PDP.
- Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa, PDP.
- Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, PDP.
- Edo State, Godwin Obaseki, PDP.
- Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, PDP.
- Ekiti State, John OluKayode Fayemi, APC
- Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, APC.
- Imo State, Hope Uzodinma, APC (supreme court declared him winner).
- Jigawa State, Alhaji Muhammad Badaru, APC.
- Kaduna State, Nasirel Rufai, APC.
- Kano State, Umar Ganduje, APC.
- Katsina State, Aminu Masari, APC.
- Kebbi State, Atiku Bagudu, APC.
- Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, APC.
- Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, APC.
- Nasarawa State, Abdullahi Sule, APC.
- Niger State, Abubakar Sanu-Lulu Bello, APC.
- Ondo State, Rotimi Akeredolu, APC.
- Ogun State, Dapo Abiodun, APC.
- Osun State, Ademola Adeleke, PDP (Tribunal declared him winner)
- Oyo State, Seyi Makinde, PDP.
- Plateau State, Rt Hon Simon Lalong, APC.
- Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, PDP.
- Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal, APC.
- Taraba State, Mr. Darius Ishaku, PDP.
- Yobe State, Mai Mala Buni, APC.
- Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle, PDP.
- Abuja F.C.T, Mohammed Bello
From the above you can deduce that the names of APC governors in Nigeria are more in number because they are the leading party that recently won majority of the governors seats in Nigeria.
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Below is the full List of Current PDP Governors in Nigeria and their States
- Abia State, Dr Victor Ikpeazu
- Akwa Ibom, Emmanuel Udom
- Benue State, Samuel Ortom
- Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade
- Delta State, Ifeanyi Okowa
- Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi
- Enugu State, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi
- Edo State, Obaseki
- Rivers State, Nyesom Wike
- Taraba State, Mr. Darius Ishaku
- Oyo State, Seyi Makinde
- Bayelsa state, Douye Diri
- Osun State, Ademola Adeleke (Tribunal declared him winner)
- Sokoto State, Aminu Tambuwal
- Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri
- Zamfara State, Bello Matawalle (Supreme Court order)
Full list of names of all winners in governorship elections across Nigeria 2020
- Abia State
Okezie Ikpeazu – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – 261,127 votes - Adamawa State Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – 376,552
- Akwa Ibom State
Udom Emmanuel (PDP) – 519,712 votes - Borno State
Babagana Zulum – All Progressives Congress (APC) – 1,175,440 votes - Cross River State
Ben Ayade (PDP) – 381,484 votes. Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, is another Nigerian governor that has won another four-year term. - Delta State
Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP) – 925,274 votes. Ifeanyi Okowa will be Delta State governor for another four years. - Ebonyi State
Dave Umahi (PDP) – 393,043 votes. Dave Umahi has been re-elected for a second term as Ebonyi State governor. - Enugu State
Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi (PDP) – 449,935. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been re-elected as Enugu State governor. - Gombe State
Inuwa Yahaya (APC) – 364,179 votes. - Jigawa State
Muhammad Badaru (APC) – 810, 933 votes - Kaduna State
Nasir El-Rufai (APC) – 1,045,427 votes. Nasir El-Rufai also won re-election as Kaduna State governor. - Kano State (APC)- Ganduje won his re-election as governor of Kano state
- Katsina State
Aminu Masari (APC) – 1,178,864 votes - Kebbi State
Atiku Bagudu (APC) – 673,717 votes. Kebbi State governor, Abubakar Atiku Bagudu, also got re-elected. - Kwara State
Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq (APC) – 331, 546 votes. - Lagos State
Babajide Sanwo-Olu (APC) – 739,445 votes. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has been elected the next governor of Lagos State, Nigeria’s economic capital. - Nasarawa State
Abdullahi Sule (APC) – 327,229 votes. - Niger State
Abubakar Bello (APC) – 526,412 votes. - Ogun State
Dapo Abiodun (APC) – 241,670 votes. Dapo Abiodun is the new Ogun State governor. - Oyo State
Seyi Makinde (PDP) – 515,621 votes. Seyi Makinde is Oyo State’s governor-elect. - Yobe State
Mai Mala Buni (APC) – 444,013 votes. Mai Mala Buni is Yobe State’s governor-elect. - Zamfara State
Bello Matawalle by order of Supreme Court.
Politics
Breaking: UAE lifts visa ban on Nigerians

In a significant development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has officially lifted the visa restrictions that were previously imposed on Nigerian travelers. This announcement came from the Minister of Information and National Orientation, Mohammed Idris, following a Federal Executive Council meeting chaired by President Bola Tinubu.
“I can tell you that the agreement has been reached and effective from today, Nigerian passport holders intending to travel to the UAE are able to do so,” Idris confirmed.
The lifting of these restrictions marks the end of a prolonged diplomatic dispute between the two nations. The UAE initially imposed the visa ban due to several unresolved issues, including financial disputes. Notably, Dubai’s Emirates airline had suspended flight operations to Nigeria over the Central Bank of Nigeria’s inability to remit an estimated $85 million in revenue to the UAE.
In June, after extensive negotiations, the Nigerian government reassured its citizens that the visa ban would soon be lifted. The government also announced that it had paid 98% of the $850 million owed to the UAE, paving the way for this positive outcome.
Further details on the agreement will be provided later today, as mentioned by Minister Idris. This development is expected to strengthen bilateral relations and promote travel and trade between Nigeria and the UAE.
Stay tuned for more updates as the full details of the agreement are released. For now, Nigerian travelers can start planning their trips to the UAE, free from previous travel restrictions.
Politics
I’m leaving PDP for APC – Gov Umahi of Ebonyi State

The Governor of Ebonyi State, Dave Umahi, told the national leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party in Abuja on Tuesday that he was leaving the party.
He said he would join the ruling All Progressives Congress which he claimed would protect the interest of the South-East in the 2023 elections.
Our correspondent gathered that Umahi told the members of the National Working Committee of the PDP that his decision to join the APC was irrevocable.
The members of the PDP NWC, who were led to the meeting by its National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus, were said to have tried in vain to convince the governor not to abandon the party.
Apart from Secondus, among those that were at the meeting at the Ebonyi Governor’s Lodge in Abuja were Deputy National Secretary, Agbo Emmanuel; National Organising Secretary, Austin Akobondu; Financial Secretary, Abdullahi Maibasira; National Women Leader, Mariya Waziri and Senator Sulieman Nazif.
The governor was said to be friendly when he received the PDP delegation, but stuck to his decision to leave the PDP when the issue came up.
It was gathered that the PDP delegation impressed it upon the governor that there was no need leaving the PDP for the APC, which they argued had become unpopular.
Sources at the meeting, however, said the governor was not convinced, insisting that the APC was planning to zone the 2023 Presidency to the South-East.
He was said to have promised to stay in the PDP if the party could make a pronouncement that it would zone the Presidency to the same zone.
One of the sources said, “I think his (governor’s) mind was made up. We told him there was no need for him to abandon the party that had made him a deputy governor, state chairman of the party, two-time governor and all that. But he refused.
“He wanted us to unilaterally zone the office of the Presidency to his area. We cannot do that. Parties are not run that way. He told us he was leaving. That is what we got from him.’’
When contacted, Secondus confirmed that the party’s leadership met with Umahi.
He, however, refused to declared the details of the meeting, insisting that the meeting was on ‘‘national issues.’’
Crime
We Spent ₦2.2 Billion On Prayers Against Boko Haram – Adariko

An Economic and Financial Crimes Commission investigating officer, Adariko Michael, on Tuesday, alleged that N2.2 billion was spent on prayers in Nigeria and Saudi Arabia to win the war against Boko Haram insurgency in Nigeria.
Mr. Michael was giving evidence as the first prosecution witness (PW1) in the trial of Sambo Dasuki, former National Security Adviser (ONSA) to President Goodluck Jonathan, in the alleged two billion dollars arms deal fraud.
Others charged with Mr. Dasuki, a retired colonel, are a former General Manager with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), Aminu Baba-kusa, Acacia Holdings Limited, and Reliance Referral Hospital Limited.
The EFCC charged them with 32 counts bordering on misappropriation, criminal breach of trust, dishonest release and receiving various sums of money before Husseini Baba-Yusuf.
Led in evidence by the EFCC counsel, Rotimi Jacobs, Mr Micheal said N750 million was allegedly transferred from the ONSA special account to Reliance Referral Hospital Limited’s account with First Bank.
He added that N650 million was also transferred to Acacia Holding Limited’s account with EcoBank, while another N600 million and N200 million were transferred to the company’s account with UBA.
“Between September 27, 2013, and April 16, 2015, N50 million was credited to Reliance Referral Hospital’s account.
“Based on responses from the banks involved, as investigating officer, we found out that money was transferred to several individuals and companies.
“When we went through the account statement, we asked the second defendant (Aminu Babakusa) the reason for this.
“He informed us that the money was used to hire clerics to pray for the nation as regards Boko Haram crisis.
“When we asked him to provide the names, contacts and phone numbers of the clerics he hired to pray for the nation, he mentioned only two,” he said.
Mr Dasuki spent four years in detention, following his arrest in 2015 over alleged misappropriation of N2.2 billion meant for arms purchase during his time as National Security Adviser to former President Goodluck Jonathan
After the Federal Government had consistently failed to honor court orders granting him bail, including an ECOWAS court judgment in 2016, he was finally released on December 24, 2019
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