By Nwaorgu Faustinus – The All Progressives Congress [APC] in Rivers State says it finds it curious that the governorship candidate of the PDP, Barr. Nyesom Wike has been moving from one media house to the other dismissing the very credible reports on the April 11 electoral debacle in Rivers State by international election observers. […]
Following delay in the release of the last Saturday Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, Abia State Governor Theodore Orji has expressed concern and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to be conscious of its conduct and “live above board.” Consequently, Governor Orji who called on the state’s politicians not to turn politics […]
From Ganiyu Nasirudeen – The back door victory declared for the winners of last Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in Akwa Ibom and Rivers States will have to stand until the aggrieved persons approach the court, just as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declares it lacks constitutional right to cancel polls which […]
Ayodele Afolabi, Abuja – Senate President, David Mark and Senator Barnabas Gemade have received their certificate of return as Senators-Elect from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). A statement signed by Mark’s media aide, Paul Mumeh said that an INEC National Commissioner, Chief Lawrence Nwuruku handed the certificates to them at the National Assembly. Mark […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – Indigenes of Enugu state resident in Houston, Texas United States, under the aegis of Enugu Remains United Patriotic Transparent (ERUPT),has congratulated Hon. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, of the peoples Democratic party PDP over his victory on the April 11th, governorship election. ERUPT, in a press statement signed by its chairman, Tom Omeh, […]
By Enyinnaya Appolos – As I write, am in high spirit, basking in the euphoria of a sure, but delayed victory of Okezie Ikpeazu Ph.D, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), against Alex Otti of the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in the 2015 governorship election in Abia State. Against all odds and […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Owerri – Dozens of Supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party, protesting the outcome of the governorship election in Imo State, on Monday unleashed mayhem on innocent residents of Owerri, the state capital. The PDP supporters, who carried placards with various inscriptions, demanded that Governor Rochas Okorocha, should vacate the Government House for […]
The Maku Campaign Organisation has rejected the result of the Nasarawa State governorship election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). His words: “The outcome of the election results is unacceptable. This is because there were of the widespread fraud, conspiracy and collusion between INEC, the police, the military and the Al-Makura Regime, which […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has congratulated the people of South-west geo-political zone for electing its governorship candidates in Lagos, Ogun and Oyo, as this act will usher in remarkable success, while the time of consolidation has come to the region. The party, also, congratulated the three governors-elect in the zone namely; Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode […]
From Abdul Gafar Bello After a long delay, the Taraba State Returning Officer of the Saturday Governorship election, Professsor Muhammad Kyari has declared the exercise inconclusive. Professor Kyari made the declaration Monday, in Jalingo, the Taraba state capital after the arrival of the last local government – Sadauna. The reason he adduced, was similar to […]
From Collins Amadi – Despite the bloody violence, which marred the Saturday’s polls and preliminary reports of the observers on many irregularities of the exercise, the Rivers State INEC has gone ahead to declared as the winner, the PDP Candidate, Nyesom Wike. The Returning Officer, Professor Osaze Obasi announced that Wike recorded 1,029,102 or 87. […]
*Decries Intimidation And Killing Of 19 APC Members The Rivers State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections in the State as a sham and a tragedy, insisting that the result so far announced by INEC as fake as there was no election in the State […]
All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Niger state, Alh Abubakar Bello, has been declared winner of the election in the state. Alh. Bello polled 593,702 votes to defeat Alh. Umar Nasko of the Peoples Democratic Party, who got 239,772 votes. In Plateau state, Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Plateau State, […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu – No fewer than five persons lost their lives in a church building collapse at Oduma, in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu state on Saturday. The disaster occurred about 6pm at St. Anthony Catholic Church Oduma. African Examiner gathered that the parish priest of the church Rev. Fr. Nonso Eze, […]
Audu Limun, Bauchi – Former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice of Bauchi state Barrister Mohammed Abdullahi Abubakar has been declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state, winning outright in 19 of the 20 local government areas of the state. The state Returning Officer, Professor Mohammed Kabir Faruq, who is the Vice Chancellor […]
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the Saturday Sokoto State governorship election. Tambuwal defeated his main rival, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Senator Abdalla Wali with 647,609 votes as against Wali who polled 269,074. The Returning Officer, Prof […]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP , Mallam Nuhu Ribadu said that he had dreamt of coming back home to lead Adamawa state to greater strides after years of underdevelopment but the voice of the majority has not given him the chance.” This was how the former EFFC boss described his loss […]
Governor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe state has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s governorship election in the state. Declaring the results Sunday, the Returning Officer, Professor Saminu Ibrahim said the governor won by polling a total of 285,369 votes against Inuwa Yahaya’s 205,132 votes Ambode Defeats Agbaje In Lagos Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode of […]
An interim report by Independent Election Monitoring Group has taken a swipe at the conduct of the governorship/assembly polls in Rivers state saying it rubbishes whatever progress Nigeria has made in its democratic process. A reports signed by Esther Achor said the election was a charade in which hoodlums, thugs, security agents connived to unleashed […]
Governor Ibikunle Amosun has been declared the winner of yesterday’s governorship election in Ogun state. According to the state returning officer, Prof. Duro Oni said Governor Amosun of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 306,988 votes to defeat the PDP candidate Gboyega Isiaka who got 201,440 votes while the SDP candidate came a distant third […]
