By SADIQ ABUBAKAR, Damaturu – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Hon. Musa Mustapha as the winner of the Yobe East Bye-Election. Hon. Musa Mustapha scored 68,778 votes to defeat Aji Kolomi (Ajiko) of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The Returning Officer of INEC, Prof. Ibrahim...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate in Saturday’s by-election for Lavun constituency in the Niger House of Assembly, Mr Jibrin Ndagi-Babba has won the election. He polled 21,393 votes to defeat Mr Baba Yusuf-Dabban of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 20,802 votes. The Returning Officer, Prof...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Saturday’s Jalingo, Yorro and Zing Federal Constituency by-election as inconclusive. INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Daniel Ayuba, said this after the collation of results in Jalingo on Sunday. Ayuba said that the decision was based on the provisions...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) day held its ward delegates election to elect the three adhoc delegates across each of the 18 local government areas (LGAs) and 192 wards in Edo. A statement by the State Organising Secretary of the party in Edo, Mr Anthony Anenih, said that...
Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe (PDP – Cross River), has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) remained the dominant party in the state from the results of Saturday’s rerun elections in four Local Government Areas. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Chairman, senate Committee on Gas, stated...
BY ANKELI EMMANUEL, Sokoto – Despite the heavy security presence and vote buying that characterised the just concluded re-run elections, electorates in Sokoto State seem to have made their preferences known as indicated in results declared by the various Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) Returning Officers. The results...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The battle of supremacy between the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has been settled through the ballot box on Saturday. Announcing the results for the re-run election in Akamkpa /Biase Federal Constituency and Yala/ Obudu State...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Mr Yakubu Adamu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Saturday’s rerun election into the Birninkudu/Buji Federal Constituency seat. The Appeal Court had, in November 2023, declared the March 18, 2023 Birninkudu/Buji Federal Constituency election inconclusive and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Prof. Anthony Ani, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s Ebonyi South Senatorial by-election in the state. Ani won with 46,270 votes, defeating his closest rival, Ifeanyi Eleje of APGA who garnered 3,513. Silas Onu of the PDP polled 2,783 votes and...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have shared the spoils in the court-ordered rerun election in four Local Government Areas (LGAs) in Cross River. Declaring the results in the early hours of Sunday, Feb. 4, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said that...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mustapha Sadauki of People Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Shinkafi State Assembly election held on Saturday. Its Returning Officer for the exercise, Prof. Rufus, while announcing the result on Sunday, said that Sadaelectionuki defeated Usman Shinkafi of the All...
Ondo candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party( PDP), Mr Olalekan Bada, said he was confident of winning the re-run of Akoko North East/ Akoko North West Federal Constituency election. Bada, who voted at the Edo Ward 1, Polling Unit 12, said this on Saturday in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State....
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, has said only 121, 111 registered voters possesses Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) to vote at Saturday’s by-election in Surulere 1 Federal Constituency of the state. The INEC’s spokesman in Lagos State, Alhaji Taiwo Gbadegesin disclosed this in an interview...
Three influential opposition figures have hinted at the coming of a mega party that will challenge the All Progressives Congress, APC, in the 2027 general election. These are Prof. Pat Utomi of the Labour Party, a former governor of Kano State and the presidential candidate of the NNPP,...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has appointed Dr Edward Adie of the University of Calabar as the Director-General of the Peoples Democratic Institute (PDI), its intellectual and research base. The National Publicity Secretary of PDP, Debo Ologunagba, disclosed this in a statement issued in...
The Cross River chapter of the PDP has expressed readiness for Saturday’s rerun elections in 34 poling units in the state. The state Publicity Secretary of PDP, Mr Mike Osiji, made the declaration while speaking with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday. Osiji, who...
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged voters in Ebonyi South Senatorial District to vote for the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Silas Onu, in Saturday’s by-election. Abubakar on Wednesday in his verified social media handle, said the people of Ebonyi South Senatorial District, the...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant for the September 2024 governorship election in Edo State, Dr. Asue Ighodalo, ton Wednesday said that his nomination and subsequent election will bring development to the state. Ighodalo, who made this known while addressing Oredo PDP leaders and members as part...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed the appeal filed by Aishatu Ahmed, also known as Binani, challenging the election of Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa. Delivering judgment, he Justice John Okoro, held that the suit was lacking in merit. Okoro also held that a resident electoral commissioner lacks...
The All Progressives Congress (APC) National Working Committee (NWC) has charged the Speaker of Plateau House of Assembly, Gabriel Dawang, to swear in the party’s 16 house members affirmed by the Court of Appeal as duly elected. Mr Felix Morka, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, made the call...