Category: Politics

INEC Declares Ihedioha Winner Of Imo Governorship Election
March 12, 2019 No Responses

INEC Declares Ihedioha Winner Of Imo Governorship Election

Former Deputy Speaker and governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Emeka Ihedioha has been declared the winner of the Imo State governorship election by the State Returning Officer,  Prof. Francis Otunta. Ihedioha polled a total number of 273404...
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INEC Suspends Election In Rivers
March 11, 2019 No Responses

INEC Suspends Election In Rivers

The Independent National Electoral Commission has suspended the governorship and House of Assembly elections elections in Rivers State till further notice. The commission premised its action on some factors, including the widespread disruption of elections and...
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TMG Blames Low Turnout Of Voters On ‘Militarisation’
March 10, 2019 No Responses

TMG Blames Low Turnout Of Voters On ‘Militarisation’

The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has blamed low turn of electorate during Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly polls across the country on “militarisation and over policing” of voting process. The National Chairperson of the group, Dr Abiol...
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Aisha Buhari To APC: Consider Card-Carrying Members For Appointments
March 9, 2019 No Responses

Aisha Buhari To APC: Consider Card-Carrying Members For Appointments

Wife of the President, Dr. Mrs. Aisha Muhammadu Buhari has advised the ruling party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) to consider only card-carrying members for political appointments. She made the call at a dinner to celebrate the victory of the...
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APC Suspends Amosun, Okorocha, Others
March 2, 2019 No Responses

APC Suspends Amosun, Okorocha, Others

The All Progressives Congress (APC) yesterday wielded the big stick, suspending two governors and a minister, and querying another governor for alleged anti-party activities. Rising from a meeting of its National Working Committee (NWC) presided over by the Na...
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INEC Declares Buhari Winner Of 2019 Presidential Election
February 27, 2019 No Responses

INEC Declares Buhari Winner Of 2019 Presidential Election

President Muhammadu Buhari has been re-elected for a second four-year term.   The 76-year-old defeated his main rival, former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, with a margin of under four million votes.  According to an official declaration by Prof...
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Buhari In Early Lead
February 26, 2019 No Responses

Buhari In Early Lead

President Muhammadu Buhari has taken an early lead as votes are being counted in Nigeria’s general election, amid allegations of manipulation. Mr Buhari has won seven of Nigeria’s 36 states, while his rival Atiku Abubakar took two states and the...
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Anxiety As Nigerians Await Presidential Results
February 25, 2019 No Responses

Anxiety As Nigerians Await Presidential Results

Amidst anxiety, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)  has concluded arrangement to commence collation and announcement of results of Saturday’s elections on Monday, February 25, 2019.  INEC Chairman,  Prof Mahmood Yakubu w...
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Violence Rocks Polls In Some States
February 24, 2019 No Responses

Violence Rocks Polls In Some States

Following reports of violence, the  Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the cancellation and rescheduling of  elections in some parts of Rivers, Anambra and Lagos States. INEC Commissioner and chairman, Information and Vote...
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Tight Security, Cloudy Weather As Nigerians Elect President
February 23, 2019 No Responses

Tight Security, Cloudy Weather As Nigerians Elect President

Besides adequate security, the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has predicted sunny, hazy and partly cloudy weather conditions with thundery activities over most parts of the country today (Saturday) as Nigerians elect President and members of the Nation...
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INEC Okays Resumption Of Campaigns
February 19, 2019 No Responses

INEC Okays Resumption Of Campaigns

PARTIES threatening to resume campaigns following the postponement of the general elections got the nod to return to campaign grounds last night. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) reversed itself on its earlier position that political campai...
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Buhari Reiterates Commitment To Tackle Corruption
February 10, 2019 No Responses

Buhari Reiterates Commitment To Tackle Corruption

President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday said that his administration would recover all looted public funds and deal decisively with perpetrators of corruption. Buhari made the declaration in Lagos while speaking at the All Progressives Congress(APC) Presidentia...
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53 Parties Adopt Buhari
February 9, 2019 No Responses

53 Parties Adopt Buhari

The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is the “most competent” to govern the state among the candidates jostling for the Lagos top seat, the Minister of Works, Power and Housing, Mr...
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Buhari: I’m Committed To Free, Fair Elections
February 8, 2019 No Responses

Buhari: I’m Committed To Free, Fair Elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has assured Nigerians and the International community of his government’s readiness to conduct a free and fair election beginning next week Saturday. Speaking during a courtesy call on the Lamido Adamawa Alhaji Muhammadu Barkido Mu...
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