All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have sought court’s intervention to restrain opposition parties from their action to stop the collation and announcement of the results of the February 25 presidential election. The main defendants named in the suit are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party (LP). According to Daily Trust, …
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The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu has won the election in Rivers State. Tinubu polled a total of 231,591 votes to clinch the position in the state, while the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi polled 175,071 votes and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar polled 88468 votes.The result was declared at about 6.42pm on Tuesday, by …
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The Barr. Neda Imasuen For Senate Campaign Organisation, yesterday, raised the alarm that it has uncovered plans by some groups to truncate the election of the Labour Party Senator-elect and those of the House of Representatives in the just concluded election in Edo state. In a “thank you” message from its Directorate of Media and Publicity, the campaign organisation commended …
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The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday evening, was announced the winner of the February 25 presidential election in Borno State, having polled the highest number of votes amongst 17 other candidates. Tinubu who polled 252,282 votes across the 27 local government areas was declared the winner by the Borno State Presidential Election Collation Officer, Prof. Jude …
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Nigeria’s opposition Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress have asked the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to step aside. The three parties in a joint press conference on Tuesday, in Abuja, alleged that the February 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections were marred with violence, rigging and intimidation of voters. The parties …
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has shrugged off demands by various stakeholders, including political parties, to pause the ongoing collation and declaration of the results of Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections over allegations of electoral manipulation and compromise. Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, during the collation of the presidential election results Photo: Olukayode Jaiyeola The Peoples …
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Protest has broken out in Asaba, the Delta State capital, over the just concluded presidential and National Assembly elections. In a video seen on Tuesday morning making the rounds on social media, youths in their hundreds are seen chanting the name of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The voice behind the video said, “This is happening …
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The guidelines barring governors, ministers, foreign missions and other public servants from making cash withdrawals from public accounts will come into effect tomorrow. Banks have notified their customers about the directive and urged them to use digital channels. The Nation learnt that 167 countries are now on the lookout for any governor, minister and other public officials who withdraw cash from …
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The Federal Government, has asked former President Olusegun Obasanjo not to truncate the 2023 general elections with his inciting, self-serving and provocative letter. The government’s appeal is sequel to Obasanjo’s letter dated February 27, 2023, which centred on the controversies trailing the outcome of the February 25 presidential and national assembly elections. In a statement issued in Abuja by the …
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•Ugwuanyi, Ortom, Egwu, Elumelu, Gaya, Onyejeocha, Chinedum Orji lose • Buhari receives NASS elections winners in Daura constituency Senate President, Ahmed Lawan; chief whip, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu; former governors Godswill Akpabio, Danjuma Goje, Ibrahim Dankwambo and Abdulaziz Yari of Akwa Ibom, Gombe and Zamfara states respectively were declared winners of the senatorial elections, yesterday, by the Independent National Electoral …
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