By Chris Amadi – Gubernatorial and state assembly elections in areas that were cases of violence and disruption in yesterday’s election in Rivers state will be cancelled, African Examiner has gathered Our correspondent in Port Harcourt also gathered that the Independent national electoral commission (INEC) is poised to reschedule election in some polling areas where […]
6: 02 pm – Updates results of guber polls in Adamawa By Tom Garba, Yola: Out of 21 LGAs 17 LGAs have been collated with APC in strong lead Yola south LGA PDP-6820 SDP-7430 APC-31155 PDM-1656 Maiha LGA PDP -2296 SDP 1361 APC 15497 PDM 1403 Michika LGA PDP-3323 SDP-7729 APC-6509 PDM -331 Girei LGA PDP-2829 […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Abakaliki – Armed men suspected to be political thugs on Saturday shot dead the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Ishielu council Area of Ebonyi state, Emeka Nworie, The deceased was attacked at his residence in Ezzagu in Ishielu local government Area of the state. He was shot severally by […]
FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – The All progressive Congress APC governorship candidate in Enugu state, Barr. Okey Ezea, has accused the Peoples Democratic party, PDP of using imported political thugs and police to unleashed mayhem on his party members at a polling unit in Igboeze South council Area of the state. African Examiner Correspondent covering […]
Despite the orgy of killings, rampage by gunmen, burning of houses and vicious attacks on specific targets executed by domestic and imported militias across Rivers State, the All Progressives Congress, APC, has taken early an lead in the April 11, governorship election. Interim reports collated and declared at some polling units show that APC and […]
The All Progressives Congress, APC, Akinwunmi Ambode is coasting home to victory in Lagos State as he is leading his counterpart in the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Jimi Agbaje by near landslide. Results collated from different polling units across Lagos State showed that Ambode is leading with clear margin as he won the polling unit […]
The First Lady Dame Patience Jonathan has dismissed the allegation that she was pressurising the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and the Security Agencies to rig tomorrow’s (April 11, 2015) elections in Rivers State As an Apostle of Peace and non-violent elections, the First Lady distances herself from any alleged actions that could hinder successful […]
From Ignatius Okpara, Abakaliki – Less than 24 hours to the gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly polls across Nigeria, the Special Election Team from the Zone 6 Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested a man with a total of 813 Permanent Voters’ Cards, PVCs. The team was put in place by the […]
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Friday alleged that President Goodluck Jonathan has relocated to Lagos on vengeance mission to personally supervise rigging of the governorship election in the state. The party in a statement issued in Lagos on Friday by its National Publicity Secretary, Alhaji Lai Mohammed slammed the PDP over its desperation to […]
The Rivers State Government has debunked rumours that Governor Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi was “involved in a ghastly accident”, and so out of circulation. Such speculation, the State Government reasoned, is the product of mischief-makers, evil harbingers and those who wished Governor Amaechi dead. “We make haste to inform Rivers people that their Governor is hale, […]
*As Enugu APC Secretariat Hitherto Deserted Becomes Beehive Of Activities For Politicians FROM IGNATIUS OKPARA, Enugu – Contrary to recent statements by the Deputy senate president, Ike Ekweremadu,and PDP caucus in the south east zone, that the party has resolved to remain as opposition, strong indications have emerged that some of its notable chieftains in […]
Former Deputy Speaker of the Federal House of Representatives, Hon. Chief Chibudom Nwuche, has joined the train of those jumping off the train of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the All Progressives Congress, APC. Nwuche has decamped from PDP to APC barely two days to the governorship election. Nwuche, who announced his departure from […]
By Funmilayo Omidiji – Preparatory to the Saturday’s Governorship and States House of Assembly Elections, the Nigeria Police Force Thursday deployed some high ranked officers to the States considered as flashpoints to supervise the exercise. In a statement issued Thursday by the Public Relations Officer in the Force headquarters Abuja, Emmanuel Ojukwu, States to be […]
The Rivers State Governor, Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi has commended the State Joint Security Taskforce on the arrest Thursday evening of about five persons with three AK-47 riffles, ammunitions and assorted indian hemp at ‘Barracks’, behind Wimpey in Rumueme area of Port Harcourt. Information available to us indicates that those arrested are likely hired thugs and […]
*Bans Movement Of Motorcyclists In Omoku Rivers State Governor and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi says the renewed upsurge in militancy in parts of the state ahead of Saturday’s Governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections is as a result of the quest of Mrs. Patience Jonathan to control […]
By Akin Soneyin – The embattled Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose’s hope of remaining on the exalted seat was dimmed Thursday, as the 19 opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) moved the motion and directed the State Chief Judge, Justice A. Daramola, to constitute a panel of investigation to unravel alleged misconduct against him. The opposition […]
The Medical and Dental Consultants Association has called on the President-elect, General Muhammadu Buhari, (rtd) to scrap the outrageous allocations for meals and diesel consumed by public office holders in Nigeria, including from the Presidency “because the President of the USA pays for his meals.” According to MDCAN, a comprehensive reform of the political structure […]
The Chairman House Committee on Diaspora Hon Abike Dabiri Erewa has urged residents of Lagos State to go out en-mass and vote for the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode on Saturday, as well as all APC’s House of Assembly candidates. Following the emergence of APC as the ruling party […]
*Calls For Redeployment of State REC A former Minister of Information and APGA governorship candidate in Nasarawa State, Labaran Maku has debunked rumours making the rounds that he stepped down for the PDP candidate, Yusuf Agabi in the Saturday’s gubernatorial polls. Mr. Maku also called for the immediate redeployment of Nasarawa State Resident Electoral Commissioner, […]
From Mustapha Abdul Salaam – Former External Affairs Minister and Senate Majority Leader, Jonathan Zwingina and ex – Ondo State PDP Governorship candidate, Mr. Olusola Oke have dumped the ruling party for the leading opposition APC. While Zwingina defected Wednesday with the PDP Chieftains like serving Senators, Bello Tukur, Ahmed Barata and Sadiq Haske, Oke […]
