Hon. Desmond Elliot, Nollywood actor and candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Surulere 1 Constituency of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has been declared the winner of the election. Dr. Bolajoko Dixon-Ogbechi of the University of Lagos, the Returning Officer, made the declaration on Sunday at the Surulere Local Government Collation […]
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Whether her Brexit deal passes parliament or not this week, British Prime Minister Theresa May’s days are numbered, experts have said. The Conservative leader has in the past won praise for her determination and ability to survive what has often felt like one long political crisis since the 2016 EU referendum. But her approach to […]
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Abia State Governorship election returning officer and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Prof Benjamin Ozumba this evening declared Dr Okezie Ikpeazu of the People’s Democratic Party as the winner of Saturday’s election. He announced that Ikpeazu scored 261,127 votes to beat his APC opponents Dr Uche Ogah who scored 99,574 and APGA Dr […]
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– Carleton University confirms Carleton University has confirmed the death of Nigerian-born Canadian professor, writer and literary critic Pius Adesanmi. Adesanmi died when an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 crashed Sunday morning en route from Addis Ababa to Nairobi. A total of 157 persons died in the crash. “Pius was a towering figure in African and post-colonial […]
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Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress has been officially declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Lagos State. He polled a total of 739,445 votes out of a total of 977,476 votes. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Olujimi Agbaje polled 206,141 votes. 21,239 votes were rejected, the returning officer for […]
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Barring any unforeseen circumstance, the governorship candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party, Mr Seyi Makinde will be declared the winner of the 2019 governorship election in Oyo State. Makinde defeated the candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress, Mr Adebayo Adelabu with about 150, 000 votes. As at the time of filing this report, […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Enugu State, Senator Ayogu Eze, on Sunday declared that no election observer was killed in his house contrary to reports. He made the declaration through his media aide, Mr. Clinton Umeh, describing the reported death of an observer in his home as false. Umeh, who made the […]
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Ahead of the official announcement of the winners of Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly election, there is palpable fear and tension within Ibadan, the Oyo State capital city. The fear, according to investigation, is as a result of political clash that resulted in the death of a member of the House of Representative, Mr. […]
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Ondo State Government on Sunday, said that it would set up a panel of inquiry to probe the violence during the Saturday’s elections at Oba-Akoko, Akoko Southwest Local Government of the state, which caused the death of two persons and destruction of properties. Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu, SAN, said that the panel would find out the immediate […]
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• 9 killed in Rivers, Akwa Ibom, Enugu, Ibadan, Katsina• 20 INEC staff abducted in Katsina• Saraki blames low turnout on militarisation of exercise• Rigging responsible for voter apathy-Dogara• It’s a protest against APC — Jang• Excessive, heavy deployment of military the cause – Election Situation Room The alleged manipulation of the presidential and National […]
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