Tag: abiru
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JUST IN: Lawan swears-in Abiru, Dickson, two other Senators
Senate President Ahmad Lawan on Tuesday swore-in four senators recently elected through bye-elections in states across the country. The new Senators include Senator Adetokunbo Abiru (Lagos East), Senator Henry Seriake Dickson (Bayelsa West), Senator Cleopas Moses (Bayelsa Central) and Senator Nora Ladi Dadu’ut (Plateau South. The oath of office and allegiance were administered Thursday on…
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By-elections highlights: Abiru, Dickson, Dabu’ut win senatorial seats
The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Sunday won senatorial by-elections in Lagos East, Imo North and Plateau South districts. According to observers, the by-elections, which were the first critical assignments by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Chairman Prof. Mohammed Yakubu, who was cleared by the Senate for his second term last week, were generally…
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JUST IN: APC’s Tokunbo Abiru wins Lagos East senatorial bye-election
Tokunbo Abiru of the All Progressives Congress has emerged victorious in the Lagos East senatorial bye-election conducted in the state on Saturday. Independent National Electoral Commission made the announcement on Sunday morning, stating that Abiru obtained a total of 89,204 votes While, the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate, Babatunde…
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By-election: Abiru clears all 19 wards in Ikorodu, wins Epe
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) winner of Saturday’s Lagos East senatorial by-election in Ikorodu division. Dr Andu Akala, INEC Local Government Collation Officer for Lagos East Senatorial poll for Ikorodu, declared the result at the INEC collation centre in Ikorodu on Saturday. According to Akala, the APC’…
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Lagos bye-election manipulated, I was clearly rigged out – Gbadamosi
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP. candidate in the Lagos East Senatorial District bye election, Babatunde Olalere Gbadamosi, BOG, has condemned the results released so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, in the Saturday exercise, describing it as “manipulated.” Gbadamosi, in reaction to the exercise, said, “The election was manipulated and I was clearly…
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APC picks outgoing Polaris Bank MD as consensus candidate for Lagos East senatorial by-election
National leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu and the Lagos State Chapter of the party have endorsed the candidacy of former Commissioner for Finance in the state, Tokunbo Abiru for the forthcoming Lagos East Senatorial by-election. The party’s state Assistant Publicity Secretary, Mr Abiodun Salami, gave the confirmation in an interview…
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Nigeria’s Health Sector has Massive Wealth Potential, says Abiru
Polaris Bank CEO, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru has disclosed that Nigeria’s health sector holds immense potential to create wealth for the country if an enabling environment is put in place for the sector to thrive. Mr. Abiru said this during a webinar hosted by the Bank on: ‘Managing Healthcare Business During & Post-COVID-19’. While speaking on…
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‘Abiru is de-marketing Skye bank with his combative policy’
A former management staff of First Bank plc. who recently retired from the leading bank has urged the management team of Syke Bank led by Tokunbo Abiru to concentrate on the task of taking the bank to the next level rather than dissipating energy in battles against the former Board and management of the bank.…