March 10, 2019

APGA wins 24 of 30 House of Assembly seats in Anambra

March 10, 2019 12:16 pm

The All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has won 26 of the 30 seats in the Anambra State House of Assembly.

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won six of the seats, leaving the All Progressives Congress (APC) and other political parties in the state without any seat.

The duo of the Minister of Labour and Employment, Dr Chris Ngige and the senator representing Anambra South zone and state Shairman, President Buhari Campaign Council, Senator Andy Uba, failed to win any seat for the APC.

Ngige and Uba lost their state constituencies to candidates of the APGA.

The Speaker of Anambra State …

APC calls for cancellation of Abia governorship election

March 10, 2019 12:04 pm

Abia State Chapter of the All Progressives Congress ( APC ) on Sunday called for the cancellation of the March 9th governorship election in the state.

APC said the call became necessary because of so many electoral anomalies including cases of snatching of ballot boxes, non use of Card Readers, thuggery and intimidation witnessed in so many LGAs in the state.

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INEC declares APC’s Abdulrazaq winner of Kwara guber poll

March 10, 2019 11:44 am

Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of the All Progressives Congress has been officially declared the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Kwara State.

Abdulrazaq polled a total of 331,546 votes out of a total of 453, 433 votes. The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Abdulrazaq Atunwa polled 114,754 votes.

9994 votes were rejected, the returning officer for the state Prof Sanusi Liman said on Sunday.

Abdulrazaq is now expected to succeed Abdulfattah Ahmed as the governor of the state on May 29.

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Ebonyi: Umahi set to be declared winner of guber election

March 10, 2019 10:10 am

With 13 of the 13 local governments areas results already announced, Governor David Umahi is poised to win the governorship election in the state.

Mr Umahi is leading in the results so far announced with candidate of the All Progressive Congress, APC, Sonni Ogbuoji trailing in second place with a wide margin.

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Desmond Elliot wins Sururele 1 again for LAHA

March 10, 2019 9:43 am

The The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Nollywood star, Desmond Elliot, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as winner of the Surulere 1 state Constituency election in Lagos State.

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2019 Elections: Four missing after Delta boat mishap

March 10, 2019 9:26 am

Four persons have been declared missing after a boat returning from a voting exercise capsized in the Benin River in Delta state.

The Nation gathered that the victims, who were returning to Koko, the headquarters of Warri North council area of the state, were in a boat loaded with 22 persons, including three policemen, coming from Ebrohimi community, also in Warri North council area.

Sources said the boat accident, which happened at about 1:20am on Sunday morning, occurred around Ureju community, also in Warri North. The passengers, who said to be community members, were returning to Koko after exercising their …

IBB returns home after 3-month medical vacation

March 10, 2019 9:09 am

Sues for Peace

 

Former Military President, General Ibrahim Babangida has returned from a three months medical vacation from Switzerland.

Babangida who returned on Saturday night was received at the Minna International Airport by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, his son Muhammad Babangida and other family members along with his friends and Staff.

In a statement by the media office of General Ibrahim Babangida said the former military President arrived fully invigorated.

According to the statement, General Babangida appreciated Nigerians for their prayers urging them to always be advocates of peace in the country.

β€œI commend all Nigerians …

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