The Benue Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), said it will challenge its defeat on both the governorship and state assembly elections at the tribunal. The Acting state Chairman, Mr Isaac Mffo, made this known during a press conference on Thursday in Makurdi. “It is the decision of...
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Alex Otti of the Labour Party (LP) has won the March 18 governorship election in Abia State. He trounced his opponents like Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Enyinnaya Nwafor of the Young Peoples Party (YPP). Otti scored 175,467, Ahiwe polled 88,529 while Nwafor got 28,972....
Gov. Seyi Makinde of Oyo State says he has broken the glass ceiling preventing youngsters in the state from attaining whatever heights they desire with his re-election. Makinde said this on Tuesday in his address during a re-election victory celebration at Ilaji Hotels and Sports Resourt, Akanran in Ibadan....
Gov. Nyesom Wike of Rivers described the victory of the Governor-elect, Siminalayi Fubara, as a reaffirmation of the state as one of the premier strongholds of the party. Wike said this in a statement issued by Special Assistant to the Governor on Media, Mr Kelvin Ebiri, on Tuesday in...
By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Maiduguri – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Babagaba Zulum as the winner of the Borno State Governorship election held on Saturday, 18th March, 2023. Governor Zulum polled a total of 545,543 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mohammed Ali Jajari of the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Senator Bassey Otu of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of last Saturday governorship elections in Cross River State Declaring the result, the state collation officer and Vice chancellor of Federal University of Otueke Bayelsa Teedy Charles, said Senator Bassey...
Some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP) in Enugu State on Monday stormed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) protesting against some issues on the governorship election. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the supporters trooped out in their numbers not...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared that the Bauchi State Governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Senator Bala Mohammed, has been reelected for another term. He won in 15 local government areas of: Alkaleri (where he hails from), Kirfi, Bogoro, Dass,...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – The Indipendent National Electoral Commission (INEC), have declared Engr Abdullahi Sule of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and incumbent governor of Nasarawa state, as the winner of last Saturday’ governorship election in the state. Governor Sule, who was declared winner on Monday morning, defeated...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the results from nine out of the 44 local government areas in Kano State with the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) leading with 153,103 votes. The results were presented on Sunday at the INEC Collation Centre in Kano to the Returning...
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...
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) on Sunday declared Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara as winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election. Abdulrazaq won the election to serve a second term of another four years in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Prof. Isaac Itodo, the...
Coalition urges INEC to consider re-run instead of canceling election results National Voters Drive Coalition (NVDC) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to consider election re-run in areas where disruptions occur in election day instead of canceling the results. Mr Godbless Otubure, the spokesperson for the group,...
The Olubadan-in-Council has declared it has no anointed candidate among the candidates jostling for the governorship seat in Oyo State. The Ekerin Olubadan, High Chief Hamidu Ajibade, made the position of the Council known in Ibadan on Thursday. According to Ajibade, the position of the highest Ibadan traditional system...
A Chieftain of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Kennedy Iyere, says capacity, competence and character is what Obidient Movement stands for and all its stalwarts are working towards it. Iyere said this on Wednesday while reacting to the Spokespersons of Peter Obi Campaign, Chief Kenneth Okonkwo, for his opposition...
By DANJUMA JOSEPH, Lafia – Stakeholders from across Nasarawa South Senatorial District, have resolved to deliver Nasarawa State Governor, Engineer Abdullahi Sule, as well as all house of assembly candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), during this Saturday’s guber/assembly election. The position was taken at a meeting convened...
The PDP and APC, Gombe chapter have traded words over alleged plot to rig the Governorship and State House of Assembly polls billed for March 18. The PDP had alleged that it uncovered an orchestrated plot by the ruling APC to rig the governorship and state house of assembly...
Mr Simon Egboh, Labour Party Ward Chairman in Bunyia/Okubuchi Ward, Boki Local Government Area, Cross River, has defected to the All Progressive Congress (APC). Egboh announced the defection on Monday in Boki LGA during the campaign tour of Mr Hilary Bisong, a lawmaker representing Boki 2 in the Cross...