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...
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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...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has disclosed that it has suspended the collation of results in Abia and Enugu states. The National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement issued on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Festus...
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,...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared the gubernatorial election in Kebbi as “inconclusive”. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was keenly contested by the two giant political parties, APC and PDP. The Collation and Returning Officer of the election, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bayelsa has declared seven PDP candidates as winners out of the 11 constituencies so far announced in the just concluded State House of Assembly elections in Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC announced 11 out of the 24...
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...
By ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – The Speaker, Bauchi State House of Assembly, Abubakar Suleiman, has been reelected under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for another term to represent Ningi State Constituency. Suleiman, who is also the Chairman, Conference of Speakers of State Legislatures of Nigeria, was...
ARMSTRONG ALLAHMAGANI, Bauchi – A former Treasurer of Peoples Democratic Party (PdP) in Ningi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Ibrahim Tanko, has been declared the winner of the Burra State Constituency election held on Saturday. He defeated the incumbent Member of the All Progressives Congress, Ado Wakili. According...
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State winner of the Saturday’s Governorship elections. Prof. Adenike Oladiji, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, (FUTA) Akure, the Returning Officer, disclosed this on Monday in Lagos. She said that Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 762, 134...