Former Military President, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida, retired, has commended Nigerians for their orderliness and peaceful conducts during the 2019 general elections. He made the commendation in a statement by Malam Zubairu Abdulra’uf, his media aide, in Minna on Sunday. He urged all Nigerians to be the vanguards of peace for the development of the country […]
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At last, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Otunba Nicholas Tofowomo, winner of the Ondo South Senatorial District supplementary election. INEC Returning Officer for Ondo South, Prof Kayode Onifade, declared him winner having polled 81,892 to defeat incumbent ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Yele Omogunwa, who […]
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Abeokuta recorded an impressive turnout of voters for governorship and State House of Assembly elections. The turn out could best be described as huge when compared to that of the Presidential and National Assembly elections which held two weeks ago. As early as 7.00 am, voters started moving to different polling units in the capital […]
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Vote counting began after polls closed on Saturday in the keenly fought governorship and state assembly elections in Nigeria, held against a backdrop of political tensions and insecurity. For the second time in a fortnight, Nigerians went to the polls to elect governors in 29 of Nigeria’s 36 states, all state assemblies and administrative councils […]
Continue ReadingGovernorship candidates of the various political parties in Imo State have expressed satisfaction with the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies over the conduct of the governorship and House of Assembly elections. The candidates unanimously affirmed that there was significant improvement in the conduct of the election compared to the Presidential and National Assembly […]
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Kwara APC governorship candidate Abdulrahman AbdulRazaq has won his Idigba polling unit 004 of Adewole Ward with a landslide. AbdulRazaq polled 592 votes as against PDP’s 80, according to the official result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The APC also won the House of Assembly election with 573 votes as against PDP’s 80. […]
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President of Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), His Eminence, Dr Samson Ayokunle, has called on all stakeholders in the electoral process to ensure free, fair and credible governorship and State Assembly elections devoid of bloodshed and all forms of electoral malpractices. In a statement in Abuja, Ayokunle urged all eligible voters who have Permanent Voter […]
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The Defence Headquarters explained on Friday that the role of the Armed Forces in the ongoing elections is to support the police in providing security for voters to exercise their franchise. The Governorship and House of Assemblies elections, as well as the Area Councils elections in the Federal Capital Territory are scheduled to hold on […]
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An Ikeja High Court has sentenced to death by hanging, Lekan Shonde, a dockworker who killed his banker wife, Ronke, 36, at their residence in Egbeda, Lagos three years ago. Justice Josephine Oyefeso while delivering judgement on Friday found him guilty of one count charge brought against Shonde by the Lagos State government. Justice Oyefeso […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Resident Electoral Commissioner in Lagos State, Mr Sam Olumekun, says the electoral body is good to go, and ready to give residents of the state free and fair elections on Saturday. Olumekun spoke on the readiness of the commission in the state in an interview in Lagos on Friday. […]
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