All campaign promises made by President Muhammadu Buhari will be collated in a specific implementation document, the Presidency has said. election Laolu Akande, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, Office of the Vice President, made this known on Monday when he briefed State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. […]
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In a rush to beat the 21 days deadline provided by the Electoral Act, lawyers to the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Monday evening, stormed the tribunal to lodge a petition against President Muhammadu Buhari. The Independent National Electoral Commission had on February 27, declared President Buhari who […]
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The All Progressive Congress (APC) in Akwa Ibom has rejected the governorship and House of Assembly results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the state. The State Chairman of APC, Mr Ini Okopido said in Uyo on Monday that the results announced by the commission were fictitious. “Our party has rejected the […]
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MORE results of Saturday’s governorship elections were released, Monday, with Governors Ben Ayade of Cross River, Nasir el-Rufai of Kaduna, Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina, Abubakar Bagudu of Kebbi, Abubakar Bello of Niger, and Badaru Abubakar of Jigawa handed re-election mandates. Of the lot, only Ayade won on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, […]
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Gov. Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has congratulated Mr Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), for emerging the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Gov. Ajumobi, in a statement signed by Special Adviser on Communication and Strategy, Mr Bolaji Tunji Ibadan on Monday, congratulated Makinde for emerging victorious. Recalls that the […]
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The National Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Benue Governorship election held on Saturday March 9 inconclusive. Announcing the verdict on Monday in Makurdi, the INEC Returning Officer for the state, Prof Sabastine Maimako, said the “margin of lead is below that of cancelled votes, therefore, the election is hereby declared inconclusive”. He put the […]
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Malam Nasir El-Rufai has thanked the people of Kaduna state, after he was announced Monday as the winner of the governorship election that took place on 9 March. “Alhamdulillah! We campaigned vigorously on our record and continuously prayed for God to choose the best leader for Kaduna State even if that choice is someone else!! […]
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Lagos State Governor-elect, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu said he was confident that the people of the State would choose courage over fear in the just concluded gubernatorial election. Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 739,445 votes to defeat his main challenger, Mr. Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got a total of 206,141 votes. Declaring […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate, Governor Nasir El-Rufai as winner of Saturday’s election in Kaduna state, having polled 1.045,427. The Returning Officer for the governorship poll, Prof. Mohammed Yahuza Bello said the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Governorship candidate, Hon. Isa Mohammed Ashiru polled a total […]
Read More President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday delivered his polling unit 003, Kofar Baru III (A and B) Daura, Katsina State, to the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate for the state, Aminu Masari, with 370 votes. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Lado Danmarke, scored 33 votes to come second at the polling […]
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(NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ebonyi has confirmed there were no elections in three Registration Areas (wards) hit by violence in the governorship and state house of assembly in the state on Saturday. Prof Godswill Obioma, INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi, confirmed this while addressing newsmen in Abakaliki on Saturday […]
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(NAN) Mafa Town in Borno witnessed large turnout of voters on Saturday in spite of an attempted attack by the Boko Haram insurgents on Friday night. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports troops of the Operation Lafiya Dole successfully repelled an attack coordinated by Boko Haram insurgents in Mafa town, Mafa Local Government Area […]
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