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Declare me winner, Atiku tells election petition tribunal

March 19, 2019 9:01 pm

Exactly 19 days after President Muhammadu Buhari(Jubril Al-Sudani) was declared winner of the February 23 presidential election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has filed a petition challenging the victory of the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, President Muhammadu Buhari, (Jubril Al-Sudani) at the poll.

Atiku and the PDP in the petition filed yesterday asked to be declared the winner of the election. In the alternative, he asked the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal to nullify the election and order a fresh one that would be counted in line
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APC, PDP prepare for Adamawa supplementary election

March 17, 2019 10:19 pm

Victory in the governorship election may go either way in Adamawa State between the All progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Parry (PDP).

The outcome could hardly be predicted, as all factors place both parties and their candidates on equal rating.

The APC is the government in power, but the PDP had governed the state previousely and had retained popularity in many communities as the APC. The Buhari bandwagon in the APC and the Atiku Abubakar factor in the PDP, which influenced voting during the presidential election of February 23 would not count for much.

Governor Jibrilla Bindow of …

Nigerian Army to upgrade museum to international standard

Fake news worsening election violence – Lt.-Gen Buratai

March 17, 2019 9:31 pm

The Chief of Army Staff (CAS), Lt.-Gen Tukur Buratai, at the weekend in Bayelsa State, lamented that fake news is worsening violence during elections in the country and putting military operations in jeopardy.

The army chief, who spoke when he visited the 16 Brigade Camp Tukur Buratai, Elebele, in the outskirts of Yenagoa, the state capital, noted that the army set up a situation room real-time, commanded by its cyber warfare unit, to deal with the menace decisively during the last polls.

He was at the 16 Brigade Barracks to inaugurate several ongoing projects, including an Integrated Medical Centre, Quarter
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Imo Poll: Uche Nwosu won the election landslide – Okorocha

March 13, 2019 11:20 am

Imo State Governor Rochas Okorocha has declared his son-in-law and candidate of the Action Alliance (AA), Uche Nwosu won Saturday’s governorship election in the state.

“I say so because going by the actual calculation, the person that won this election is Ugwumba Uche Nwosu.

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U.S., EU decry election management in Nigeria, urge reforms

March 12, 2019 8:38 pm
The International Republican Institute (IRI) and National Democratic Institute (NDI) have regretted what they described as the lack of progress in election administration and conduct of political parties in Nigeria.The United States agencies noted that the Nigerian government had not given vent to the 35 per cent affirmative principle captured in the 2006 National Gender Policy, adding that the National Assembly had continually bungled the opportunity to adopt legislation that supports greater participation of women in politics.

Addressing a press conference yesterday in Abuja, the African Regional Director of IRI, John Tomaszewski, expressed the disappointment of his delegation at the

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Police apprehend 105 election offenders in Imo

March 11, 2019 3:37 am
No fewer than 105 persons were at the weekend arrested in Imo for election-related offences during and after the gubernatorial and assembly polls in the state, the Commissioner of Police, Dasuki Galadanchi, has disclosed.

Briefing reporters on the security situation in the state yesterday at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Owerri, the police chief stated that the culprits included thugs as well as fake police and military personnel in camouflage. Galadanchi also confirmed an early morning attack yesterday on a collation centre in Nwangele Local Council of the state where two INEC ad hoc workers were wounded

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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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PDP govs reject el-Rufai in two-man race for NGF chairman

Guber election: El-Rufai wins polling unit

March 9, 2019 2:03 pm
The presiding officer Abdullahi Sadiq, who announced the results at the polling, said El-Rufai garnered 367 votes at his polling unit, while his major contender, Hon. Isa Ashiru of the People’s Democratic Party, (PDP) polled 59 votes.

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Election: Seven killed in Rivers

March 9, 2019 1:39 pm

No fewer than seven people were feared killed in Rivers State Saturday as low voter turnout marred elections in the state.

This is as Governor Nyesom Wike said he was sure of victory at the polls despite attempts to manipulate the elections.

One Michael Abedinigo, who hails from Upatabo community, was killed in Akinima, Ahoada West Local Government Area of the state.

He was said to have been shot by thugs while resisting attempts to snatch electoral materials.

In Luawii, Khana Local Government Area, four persons were killed in the early hours of Saturday. However, sources said the victims lost …

BREAKING: Guber election: Sanwo-Olu wins polling unit

March 9, 2019 9:21 am

The All Progressives Congress (APC) gubernatorial candidate in Lagos State has won the elections at his Lateef Jakande/Femi Okunnu Ward 019 polling unit in Ikoyi, Lagos by a landslide.

Sanwo-Olu scored 124 votes to defeat his closest challenger, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP)’s Jimi Agbaje, who scored 26 votes.

Counting of the House of Assembly polls is ongoing.

Details coming soon…

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Court dismisses Akpabio’s suit over defeat in election

March 8, 2019 11:47 am

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court, sitting at the Apo, Abuja Judicial Division on Friday struck out a post-election matter instituted by Senator Godswill Akpabio, following his defeat by former Deputy Governor, Engr. Chris Ekpenyong, in the just- concluded National Assembly election for Akwa Ibom North-West Senatorial District.

Akpabio, former Senate Minority leader, defected last August from the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state to the All Progressives Congress (APC) under which he sought reelection ticket.

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