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Governor Udom Emmanuel re-elected
Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel confirmed his date with people of state for the next four years, after emerging victorious in Saturday’s governorship poll. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Gov. Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Akwa Ibom. The…
Read More »Jimi Agbaje losses Lagos governorship bid to Sanwo-Olu
Jimi Agbaje, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Lagos suffered defeat in the race to the Government House, Alausa in last Saturday Governorship election. He lost to Babajide Sanwo-olu, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by 533,304 votes. Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo…
Read More »Guber election: Voters attribute low turn-out to fall-out of Presidential election
Saturday’s Governorship election witnessed low voters turn-out compared to the February 23 Presidential election which recorded huge participation. In some of the polling units visited on Saturday, around Alimosho Local Government the story is the same as many voters stayed away from the polling station. Some of the voters…
Read More »Gunmen kill security officers, abduct INEC’s staff
Two security agents were on Saturday killed by gunmen in Katsina, and kidnapped three ad hoc staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The security officers killed were a policeman and an official of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC). The State Police Command confirmed that the killings…
Read More »Election: Reps member shot dead
A member of the House of Representatives, from Lagelu/Akinyele Federal Constituency of Oyo State, Temitope Olatoye, has been shot dead. According to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), Olatoye, popularly known as Sugar, was shot dead on Saturday by unidentified gunmen after the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections in…
Read More »Police arrests two in Okota Violence, declared others wanted
Two people have been arrested in connection with the violence that marred some polling units in the Okota area of Lagos State during the presidential election, the Force Public Relations Officer, Frank Mba, says even as he said that others have been declared wanted. Mba said on Friday while appearing…
Read More »Come out and vote PDP tells Nigerians
Nigerians have been urged to troop out in large numbers in Saturday’s guber election “ignoring the clearly visible intimidation from the military and vote out bad government.” The advice was given by the National Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Prince Uche Secondus. He said that if Nigerians fail…
Read More »Ayogu Eze urges INEC to include his name in governorship election
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Enugu State, Sen. Ayogu Eze has urged the INEC to include his name in the Saturday governorship elections as directed by an Abuja Appeal Court. Briefing journalists in Enugu on Friday, Eze alleged that barely eight hours to the election, the…
Read More »Guber election 2019: Ikpeazu distributes kerosine to Abia residents
As the Governorship election slated for Saturday draws nearer, residents in Abia state are filling out to receive kerosine from the state governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, who is seeking re-election.
Read More »27 killed in fresh herdsmen attack in southern Kaduna
A fresh herdsmen attack in Southern Kaduna has claimed 27 lives, according to The Kaduna State Government. The Citizen reported that the victims consist mostly of Christians. About 27 bodies have been recovered following renewed attacks by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen in Kajuru and Kachia local governments. President…
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