Ondo State Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, has congratulated his Kogi state counterpart, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, on his re-election for another term in office. He also congratulated Bayelsa State governor-elect, Chief David Lyon, over his victory in Saturday’s governorship election. Expressing delight over the outcome of the exercise, he also congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bayelsa State governor-elect, Mr David Lyon, saying that his victory at Saturday’s poll was “impressive.” A State House statement by his media aide, Mr Femi Adesina, said” President Buhari also commends APC supporters in particular and Nigerians in general in the State who exercised their civic rights in a peaceful […]
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Candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Mr David Lyon, has won the November 16 governorship election in Bayelsa State. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Benin, Prof Faraday Orunmuwese, announced this on Monday morning. He returned Lyon as the winner of the keenly contested […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari and Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello. Source: Twitter President Muhammadu Buhari has said that Kogi State Governor, Mr Yahaya Bello, ran a good race in the November 16 governorship poll and won it well. This was contained in his message of congratulations to Bello, who was declared the winner of the poll […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has officially declared the incumbent governor, Yahaya Bello, as the winner of last Saturday’s governorship election in Kogi State. Announcement of the result was put on hold on Sunday evening after results in 19 out of the 21 council areas were released by INEC. The commission said they were still awaiting […]
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A university don, Prof Tunde Falodun, has advised all the stakeholders that would be involved in the selection process of the new Oluyin of Iyin-Ekiti, Ekiti State, to be circumspect in the onerous assignment on their hands to ensure that the right candidate emerges for the good of the land. Falodun, a professor of Communication […]
Continue ReadingA survivor of sickle cell disease and Editor of African Sickle Cell News magazine, Ayoola Olajide, 55, has advised sickle cell patients to always stay hydrated, to prevent them from having vaso-occlusive crises, pain crises, strokes and infections associated with the disease. He said drinking eight to 10 glasses of water daily could help to […]
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The 30 missing ad-hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) who were reported missing have been found. “We can now confirm that all the 30 ad-hoc staff engaged for the 2019 Kogi Governorship election and posted to Polling Units 002, 006 and 013 at Olamaboro III; and Polling Units 006, 012, 015, 016, […]
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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of awarding over 100,000 votes to candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Yahaya Bello in Okene Local Government area of Kogi State. “The PDP issues a stern caution to the INEC over the fictitious votes being bandied from Okene and other […]
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The police in Lokoja on Sunday confirmed three persons dead during the governorship election held in Kogi on Saturday. The Commission of Police in Kogi, Mr Akeem Busari, who confirmed the deaths to newsmen, said that the command was still compiling its report on the poll to ascertain the actual number of casualties. Busari also […]
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