Mr Olufemi Odubiyi, former Commissioner for Science and Technology, Lagos State, has given Chief Olabode George a seven-day ultimatum to retract the alleged defamatory comments made against him. Odubiyi also said that George, a former Deputy National Chairman, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), must also tendered an unreserved apology and...
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) would dominate the next Cross River House of Assembly having won 19 out of the available 25 seats in the just concluded election. According to the results released on Wednesday in Calabar by the INEC Head of Voter Education and Publicity, Mrs Tonia Nwobi,...
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....
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has rejected the result of the just concluded gubernatorial election in Kaduna State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Monday night declared Sen. Uba Sani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the March 18 election. Mr Felix Hyet, PDP chairman in...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is over reaching itself and should stick to its mandate of seeing through the completion of the electoral process. Mr Nana Ogbodo, Spokesperson of the Campaign Council of the Enugu State PDP, said this at a press...
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 PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former Governor of Cross River State and a chieftain of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Liyel Imoke and Senator Gershom Bassey have congratulated the Governor-elect of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu of the All Progressives Congress (APC). The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC...
The governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Bauchi State, retired Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has rejected the Saturday’s governorship election results in the state. He stated this at a news conference on Monday night in Bauchi. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent...
The Independent National Electoral (INEC) has declared of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winners in six Zamfara Assembly constituencies. The results of the six state constituencies were announced by their Returning Officers at the various state constituencies on Monday. The Returning Officer for Bungudu state Constituency, Dr Yahayya...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), retired Col. Kefas Agbu, as winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Taraba. Agbu polled 257,926 votes to defeat the candidates of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) Prof. Sani Yahaya who...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared PDP’s Candidate, Mr Siminalayi Fubara, winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election in Rivers. Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the State Returning Officer for INEC who declared the results on Monday at the INEC headquarter in Rivers, said that PDP scored 302,614 votes. Rim-Rukeh,...
Former vice President Atiku Abubakar has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release Adamawa State Governorship election results unfailingly today, noting that failure would merely subvert Peoples’ will. Addressing a press conference in Yola, he warned INEC not to tamper with outcome of Saturday Governorship polls, saying...
Alhaji Shuaib Yaman, the Governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections in Kwara, says he will leave the outcome of the elections to God. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) recalls that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)...
By EZEKIEL OBI, Abuja – The All Progressives Congress (APC) has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to investigate alleged over-voting and Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) compromise in Saturday’s Bauchi State governorship election. APC National Publicity Secretary, Mr. Felix Morka, said this in a statement on...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa as inconclusive. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC returning officer said this when he spoke with newsmen on Monday in Yola. Mele said that the election was cancelled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling...
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Fr. Hycinth Alia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the governorship election in Benue. This INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Farouk Kuta, who is also the Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology Minna, announced the result in Makurdi on Monday....
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...
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the outcome of Saturday’s gubernatorial election in Katsina State, saying it will go to court. The Director General, Atiku/Lado Campaign Council, Dr Mustapha Inuwa announced the party’s decision at a news briefing on Monday in Katsina. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN)...
The Speaker of Zamfara House of Assembly, Alhaji Nasiru Magarya has lost his re-election bid for the Zurmi West State Constituency seat. INEC Returning Officer, Mr Mudassir Isma’ila on Monday declared the result of the March 18 governorship and States Houses of Assembly elections in Gusau. Isma’ila said that...