The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Umaru Pate, announced the result in Damaturu on Sunday. Pate said that Buni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 317,113...
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Gov. Dapo Abiodun of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared winner of Saturday’s governorship election, defeating Mr Oladipupo Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), to retain his coveted seat. The state Returning Officer for the Governorship poll, Prof. Kayode Adebowale, made the declaration on Sunday in...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Maimuna Waziri, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Gashua, Yobe declared the result in Gombe on Sunday, Waziri said that Yahaya...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has concluded the collation of results of the Enugu State Governorship Election and adjourned until Monday for declaration of the winner. The INEC Returning Officer for the Election, Prof Ofo Iwe made the announcement on Sunday night after concluding the collation of results...
The former Governor of Enugu state and Senator representing Enugu East, Dr Chimaroke Nnamani has lost his reelection bid to Labour Party candidate, Kelvin Chukwu. The LP candidate polled 69,136 to beat Nnamani of the PDP, who scored 48, 701 votes. Prof. Joachim Omeje, the Returning Officer for the...
By THOMAS AKASE, Makurdi – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the postponement of the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Kwande East and West constituencies in Kwande Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State. The INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the state, Prof. Sam Egwu,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the collation centre for the governorship and state house of assembly elections opened. Declaring the event open, late on Saturday at the INEC Secretariat in Calabar, Prof Gabriel Yomere, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Cross River, thanked all who were present....
A TikTok video shows a long bus which has been converted into a comfortable house. In the video posted by @irietoaurora, the lady who lives in it said she has occupied it for at least seven years. The bus still has its tires intact, and every other outer part was left untouched....
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers has commended the peaceful conduct of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in Rivers. He said in Port Harcourt that it was more peaceful than the Feb. 25 presidential and House of Assembly elections. Wike made the observation in a statement issued by...
Yiaga Africa alleged that some politicians were engaged in vote buying as party agents distributed food, cash and alcoholic drinks to some voters in exchange for votes. Mr Ezenwa Nwagwu, a board member, Yiaga Africa said this during the organisation’s news conference on its Midday situation report on the...
Prof. Shuaibu AbdulRaheem, the Governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) in Kwara, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has not improved its service delivery in the conduct of Saturday election. AbdulRaheem made the assertions in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled voting to Sunday in 10 polling units at Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, to sort out disagreements over the relocation of the polling units. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that agitations followed INEC’s decision to move the 10 polling...
Mr Babatunde Fashola, Minister of Works and Housing, says four West African Ministers rated the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) high in the conduct of Feb. 25 Presidential/National Assembly elections in Nigeria. Fashola disclosed this to newsmen after casting his vote in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections at...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Fire has gutted the Gamboru market around the Custom area in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. This followed another fire outbreak early morning at the Biu Market in Southern Borno. The fire outbreak which occured at about 11am on Saturday morning destroyed goods and...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – Bauchi State governor, Bala Mohammed, has stated that the Independent National Electoral Commission has done very well by improving in its conduct the Gubernatorial and State Assembly elections compared to the previously held Presidential and National Assembly polls. The Governor who stated this in an...
Mr Femi Gbajabiamila, Speaker of the House of Representatives, on Saturday described the Governorship and House of Assembly Elections as orderly but decried the low turnout of voters. Gbajabiamila said this in an interview with newsmen after casting his vote at Ward 08, Polling Unit 014, Elizabeth Fowler Memorial...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) on Saturday said it deployed 400 officers and operatives to prevent vote buying in governorship and Houses of Assembly elections. The ICPC Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed this in a statement in Abuja,...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – Governorship and State Assembly election in Borno state witnessed low turn out of voters, when compared to the last presidential and national assembly election. Our correspondent, who visited some of the polling units in Maidugiri, observed that most residents were unwilling to come out...
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo, Gov. Dapo Abiodun of Ogun and former Gov. Ibikunle Amosun, have described the ongoing Governorship and Houses of Assembly elections in Ogun as peaceful and pleasant. Osinbajo made this observations after casting his vote at Ward I, Unit 14 at the Egunrege Polling Centre in Ikenne...
Gov. Godwin Obaseki of Edo has blamed the low voter turnout in the State House Assembly election to the heavily militarised road blocks across the state. Obaseki, who said this after casting his vote at about 10:17am at Emokpae Model Primary School, Unit 19, Ward 4 in Oredo local...