Alhaji Samaila Maihanci, a member-elect to the 10th National Assembly to represent Jalingo, Yorro, Zing Federal Constituency on the platform of the PDP is dead. Mr Andeteran Irimiya, the PDP State Publicity Secretary, confirmed the news to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Jalingo. According to him, Maihanci,...
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By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will present certificates of return to Adamawa State Governor-elect, Ahmadu Fintiri and Deputy Governor-elect, Chief Crowther Seth on Wednesday by 3.00p.m. at the commission’s Headquarters, Maitama, Abuja. The commission disclosed this on Wednesday in a tweet...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has congratulated Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri on his re-election victory. Governor Fintiri won the election which went into re-run after he scored a total of 430, 861 votes to defeat his closest rival, the...
By BARBARA KALU, Enugu – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the list of the 24 members-elect of the Enugu State House of Assembly. The Labour Party (LP) has 14 seats in the list, while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has the remaining 10 seats. INEC’s Head...
Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri on Tuesday in Yola expressed appreciation of voters for their overwhelming support at Saturday’s supplementary governorship election which ended in his re-election. Governor Fintiri, who is a candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), also commended INEC for conducting free, fair and credible elections....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has described the victory of Gov. Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri in the Adamawa State Governorship election as a momentous triumph for democracy and the expression of the Will of the people. The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba in Abuja...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of the governorship supplementary election in Adamawa. Fintiri polled 430,788 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Sen. Aishatu Binani, of the All Progressives Congress, APC who scored 398,788 votes....
A Federal High Court, Abuja, on Tuesday, restrained the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) from suspending or expelling members perceived to be loyal to Rivers Governor, Nyesom Wike. Justice Inyang Ekwo, in a judgement delivered on two separate suits filed by the affected PDP members, held that the fears of...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has written to the Inspector General of Police, Usman Baba, demanding investigation and prosecution of Adamawa state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Hudu Yunusa Ari. The commission took the decision at its meeting held on Tuesday in Abuja. The commission...
By OJOMA PETER, Lokoja – Kogi State Governorship aspirant under the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Abayomi Awoniyi, has alleged that Senator Dino Melaye’s victory at the party’s primary election was a fraudulent one. Mr. Awoniyi said the primary election was not free, fair or credible election as it...
The Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 polls, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has described the purported declaration of Adamawa governorship election results as a game plan to upturn the democratic wishes of the people of the state. Abubakar stated this in a statement by his...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Ibrahim Lamido of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Sokoto East Senate seat at the National Assembly. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Muhammad Bayawa, declared the result in Sokoto on Sunday. Bayawa said that Lamido scored 112,764 votes...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday in Gusau declared the candidates of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Zamfara Central senatorial district and that of Gusau/Tsafe federal constituency as winners in Saturday’s supplementary election. Returning Officer for Zamfara Central senatorial district, Prof. Kabiru Abdullahi, said Alhaji Ikira Bilbis...
Candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) were on Sunday declared winners of the just-concluded re-run polls in Khana/Gokhana and Port Harcourt City Local Government Area Federal Constituency 2 (PHALGHA 2) Federal Constituencies in Rivers. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), through its Returning Officer for Khana/Gokhana Constituency, Mr...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to resume collation of Adamawa governorship election results and declare the party candidate, Ahmadu Fintiri, winner of the election. The party made the call at a news conference by its National Publicity Secretary, Debo Ologunagba...
Dino Melaye, a former senator, Kogi West Senatorial District, has been declared the winner of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship primary election in Kogi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Dino polled 313 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Idoko Ilonah, who got 124 votes in the...
As evidence to our earlier description of the situation, the Adamawa state governorship election was a “naked dance of shame in the market place”. The current imbroglio is testimony to that. Based on various irregularities perpetrated by the PDP and APC candidates during the two sets of governorship election...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday declared Rodney Ambaiowei of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as winner of the Southern-Ijaw Federal Constituency supplementary election in Bayelsa. According to the result declared by the returning officer, Prof. Christopher Onyema, the PDP candidate, Ambaiowei, polled a total of 13,992...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate as winner of Sokoto South Senatorial District. Declaring the results of the supplementary elections, the Returning Officer for the Sokoto South Senatorial District, Prof. Abubakar Bagudo, said...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Mr Afam Ogene, candidate of Labour Party (LP), winner of Saturday’s Ogbaru Federal Constituency supplementary election in Anambra. With his victory, Ogene unseated the three-term incumbent House of Representatives member for the constituency, Mr Chukwuma Onyema of the Peoples Democratic...