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The Presidential standard bearer of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has condemned the delay in the declaration of results of the governorship election in Adamawa State. Atiku warned that the delay threatens the peace of the State as the uncertainty has continued to raise undue tension among the people. Atiku, who addressed newsmen in his Yola home on Monday afternoon, said …

Adamawa State governor and governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ahmadu Fintiri, maintains his lead in the governorship election after the announcement of results from 20 of the state’s 21 local governments. But Aishatu ‘Binani’ Dahiru, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), remains hopeful of becoming the first woman to be elected a state governor in Nigeria. Her …

Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, has denied the allegation of spending N3.5 billion on vote buying during the March 18 State Assembly polls. The governor, through his Press Secretary, Christian Aburime, described the allegation as “untrue” and “illogical,” according to the PUNCH. Prior to the March 18 polls, a civil society group, International Society for Civil Liberties and Rule …

The governorship candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) in Kano State, Abba Kabir, has been declared the winner of the governorship election in the state. The NNPP candidate won with 1,019,602 votes to defeat the candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Nasiru Gawuna, who scored 890,705 votes. The NNPP candidate thus won with a margin of 128,897 votes. …

By Eben Enasco Chief Patrick Eholor, a chieftain of the Labour Party (LP) in Edo State, is alleging that he was molested by a group of suspected hoodlums during the collation of the State House of Assembly results at Urhokpota Hall, Ring Road Benin City. Eholor told the press on Sunday that the suspected hoodlums allegedly acted on the order …

“Don’t stay in Lagos, and benefit from the leadership, infrastructure and economy  Lagosians built over time, yet carry resentment towards them. You threaten violence and de-market Lagos on social media. You have options. Behave or relocate!” – Reno Omokri. Let me open this short contribution by saying that I completely agree with the views expressed above by Pastor Reno Omokri. …

As results of the weekend’s governorship and state assembly polls trickled in, yesterday, some serving governors, led by Seyi Makinde of Oyo; Dapo Abiodun of Ogun, and Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara; among others, were handed fresh mandates, even as Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu was coasting home to victory in Lagos. The quartet ran on the platform of the ruling All Progressives …

The 2023 elections came and went, GIFT HABIB compares the electoral processes of the February 25 presidential and National Assembly elections and the March 18 governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections The much-anticipated second phase of the general elections in Nigeria was held on Saturday, barely three weeks after Nigerians came out to vote for the next president of Nigeria. The …

The Governor of Lagos State and candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Mr Babajide Sanwo-Olu, was in the early hours of Monday declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18. The state Returning Officer, Prof. Adenike Oladiji, made the declaration at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos, saying, “I hereby declare that Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, having …

There was a mild drama at the Kano governorship Collation Centre as the INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Ahmad Doko Ibrahim requested 2 hours of recess. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Ahmad Doko Ibrahim had requested 2 hours to enable him to have a conducive environment to himself to compute the results and also look into the cancellation …