The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Yusuf Aliyu of the PDP as winner of the Akwanga South Constituency election held on Saturday. Prof. Ilemona Adofu of the Federal University, Lafia, the Returning Officer of the election, on Sunday in Akwanga declared Aliyu the winner, with 10,...
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Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has expressed appreciation to electorate in the state for the “landslide victory” for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the Saturday’s assembly elections. This is contained in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo. The...
The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Suleiman Wachiko has defeated a two-term House of Assembly member, Bako Kasim of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win Bida North Constituency election. Prof. Audu Rufai, the Returning Officer for the 2023 Bida North State Constituency election, who announced...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Mr Kagbang Ofiks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Andoni State Constituency in Rivers in the March 18 House of Assembly election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Omoankhanlen Akhibe, declared that Ofiks polled 7,835 votes to defeat the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has declared 25 candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winners out of the 26 seats in the state’s house of assembly. The commission also declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won only Boripe/Boluwaduro state Constituency, which is the...
The police command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of Mr Peter Nweke, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state during Saturday’s election. SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the state Police Public Relations’ Officer, said this when he spoke with the...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The incumbent State Governor of Borno State, Babagaba Zulum is leading all the 11 gubernatorial candidates that contested the 2023 Governorship election on Saturday, 18th March, 2023 in all the 7 out of the 27 LGAs of the state. Governor Zulum led with wide...
APC and PDP chieftains in Edo on Saturday alleged that the low turnout of voters for the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections was caused by fear and unruly behavior of some Obi Movement members. The poor turnout was recorded on Saturday at most polling units in Southern...
The National Working Committee (NWC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has dismissed a letter purporting that the party had suspended its governorship candidate in Cross River, Prof. Sandy Onor. Its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Debo Ologunagba, stated in Abuja that the letter of suspension of Onor purportedly signed...
The Independent National National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Alhaji Nasir Yahaya of APC as winner of the House of Assembly election for Daura constituency in Katsina state. Dr Emmanuel John, the INEC Returning Officer, announced the result of the election on Sunday in Daura. Emmanuel said that Nasir...
The Speaker, Oyo State House of Assembly, Mr Adebo Ogundoyin has been re-elected to represent Ibarapa East State Constituency in the Assembly. The Returning Officer, Prof. John Oladeji who announced the result of the election on Sunday in Ibadan, said Ogundoyin of the PDP scored 10, 039 votes to...
Yakubu Sanda, speaker of the Plateau House of Assembly, has lost his Pengana constituency seat to Happiness Akawu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Akawu scored 9,926 votes in Saturday’s States Houses of Assembly election to defeat Sanda of the All Progressives Congress candidate (APC), who polled 7,936 votes....
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former Governor of Cross River State, Donald Duke, has lost his polling unit on Saturday to the All Progressive Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator Bassey Otu with 111 votes while the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) had 54 votes. Also, Governor Ben Ayade won his...
The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Abdullahi Adamu, lost his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the rescheduled Governorship and State House of Assembly. Adamu had earlier on February 25, during he Presidential and National Assembly Elections, lost in his Angwarimi...
The Candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won in Gov. Nasir El-Rufai’s polling unit, for the governorship and state House of assembly election at Unguwan Sarki 024 Polling Unit where the Governor cast his vote on Saturday. The Electoral Presiding Officer, Haruna Shafiu, who announced the results,...
The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has commended the conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly elections, alluding to noticeable improvements from the Feb. 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The NBA President, Mr Yakubu Maikyau, SAN, said this at a virtual news conference from Kebbi, where he observed...
Mr Mohammed Kailani, a stalwart of the All Peoples Congress (APC) has urged opposition presidential candidates to withdraw their litigations over the Feb. 25 presidential election. Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar and that of Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi headed to the...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Mr Babajide Kofoworola, the PDP candidate for Ede North State Constituency, winner of the Osun State House of Assembly election. The Returning Officer, Prof. Popoola Bayode of the Obafemi Awolowo University, declared Kofoworola winner having polled the highest number votes. Kofoworola...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Bassey Otu, has expressed confident that his party will emerge victorious at the end of voting. Senator Otu said this Saturday after casting his vote at Efute ward Okurekang Odukpani local government...
Mr Gboyega Oyetola, the immediate past governor of Osun, has decried the low turnout of voters and pockets of violence that characterised the house of assembly election in some parts of the state. Oyetola spoke with newsmen shortly after he and his wife, Alhaja Kafayat Oyetola, cast their votes...