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Natasha Akpoti Loses Polling Unit To Yahaya Bello

November 16, 2019 12:33 pm

#KogiDecides: Yahaya Bello narrowly defeats Natasha Akpoti in her polling unit

Natasha Akpoti, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in the Kogi election, has been defeated at her polling unit.

Yahaya Bello, the incumbent governor and APC candidate, secured 78 votes while Ms Akpoti secured 76 votes

However, the PDP did not record any vote as the election was keenly contested by Mr Bello and Ms Akpoti

Both Mr Bello and Ms Akpoti are from the same part of the state.

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PREMIUM TIMES reported how Ms Akpoti …

Fresh elections to hold in 124 polling units in Bayelsa

March 14, 2019 1:48 pm

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rescheduled election in at least 124 polling units in disputed areas in the state.

Head of Voter Education and Publicity in the state, Mr Wilfred Ifogah, listed the affected areas as Southern Ijaw, Ogbia and Brass local governments.

The Peoples Democratic Party ( PDP) had raised the alarm that elections did not take place in several parts of Bayelsa as the elections were highly militarised and characterised by intimidation, ballot snatching and manipulation of results.

Ifogah noted that a stakeholders’ meeting will be held with all concerned parties before the election to acquaint …

Fayose loses polling unit, ward to APC

March 9, 2019 2:09 pm

Former Governor Ayo Fayose of Ekiti state on Saturday failed to deliver his polling unit and ward in his hometown Afao Ekiti in Irepodun Ifelodun local government area of the state to the Peoples Democratic Party.

The All Progressives Congress (APC) swept the ward in the House of Assembly election.

At Fayose’s unit at St David’s Primary School , the APC candidate in Irepodun/Ifelodun constituency (2), Alhaji Hakeem Jamiu, polled 168 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Sunday Omosilade, who got 26 votes.

The News Agency of Nigeria, (NAN) reports that Omosilade, who was Fayose’s personal assistant, had …

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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BREAKING: Kwara APC’s AbdulRazaq wins own polling unit

March 9, 2019 11:29 am

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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BREAKING: Oyo: Ajimobi loses polling unit to PDP

March 9, 2019 11:19 am

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has lost his polling unit to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Saturday’s gubernatorial election.

Mr Ajimobi, who lost the National Assembly election to return to the Senate two weeks ago, cast his vote at about 1.10 pm at Oluyole Community Grammar School, Oluyole, Ibadan.

APC polled 112 while PDP polled 149 in the governorship election.

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Gov Ambode wins polling unit for Sanwo-Olu

March 9, 2019 10:59 am

Governor of Lagos State, Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode has delivered his polling unit to his party’s governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu in the governorship election held on Saturday.

His party, All Progressives Congress, APC, also scored the highest vote in the House of Assembly election jointly held with the governorship election.

According to result announced at the polling Unit 033, Ward A5, Ogunmodede College, Papa Epe polling center after the counting of vote: APC polled 262, while PDP polled 62. For the House of Assembly election, APC polled 253, while PDP polled 61.

Ambode who had earlier cast his vote at …

Okorocha, Son-in-Law to deploy cultists as polling agents

February 14, 2019 3:45 am

By Gladys Onwuzuruike

Governor Rochas Okorocha, yesterday, concluded arrangements with a dreaded cult group known as Black Axe Confraternity, to unleash mayhem on the people of the state in the forthcoming elections to ensure that he wins his Senatorial election by hook or crook.

According to our impeccable source, the meeting held at the Entraco office, Owerri, where Okorocha’s son-in-law, Mr. Uche Nwosu pledged to arm the cultists and give them cover with legitimate security agents.

He was alleged to have promised to arm them with more than enough ammunition, saying that they have enough in their arsenal, some of …

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