Tag: Bye-Election
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Abia: PDP rejoices over its landslide in House of Reps bye-election
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has expressed joy over its landslide victory in Saturday’s Aba North/South Federal Constituency be-election. In a statement issued on Sunday in Abuja by its National Publicity Secretary, Mr Kola Ologbondiyan, the party stated that the victory had far-reaching implications. According to Ologbondiyan, the victory establishes the acceptance of the party…
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BREAKING: Bomb explosion disrupts Abia bye-election
Reports reaching TheNewsGuru.com, TNG from Aba, the Abia State Capital has it that a bomb explosion occurred on Saturday disrupting the ongoing Aba North/South Federal Constituency Bye Election. The development was reported by Abia-based news portal AF NEWS. According to the report, the said explosion happened at Umuola Hall, Ward 8. Meanwhile the report clarified…
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INEC gives update on Aba North/South bye-election
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is fully prepared for the March 27 Aba North/South Federal Constituency by-election in Abia. Mr Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee said this in a statement in Abuja on Wednesday. Okoye said the commission met on Tuesday and deliberated on some…
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Perpetrators of Ekiti election killings to face murder charges Monday
Gov. Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti, on Sunday declared that there is no wasting time in prosecuting those responsible for the killings during Saturday’s house of assembly bye-election, for Murder. He said while on a sympathy visit to Omuo Ekiti, headquarters of Ekiti East LGA where the incident occurred, that those arrested would be arraigned not…
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Police arrest 3 over Ekiti bye-election killings
Police authorities in Ekiti State on Sunday announced that they have arrested three hoodlums linked to the attack on voters in the Ekiti House of Assembly by-election on Saturday. Violence erupted in Omuo Ekiti during the Ekiti East constituency 1 polls of Saturday leading to shootings in some polling units and the killing of three…
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Ekiti East bye-election: Ex-Gov. Oni condemns killings
Ex-governor Segun Oni of Ekiti State has joined others to condemn the violence and killings that characterised the Ekiti East Constituency 1 bye-election in Ekiti held on Saturday. Oni, in a message in Ado-Ekiti on Sunday, described the development as very unfortunate and a slap on the nation’s democratic system. The former governor said he…
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Bye-election: EFCC, DSS arrest Bauchi gov’s aide for alleged vote buying
Operatives of the Department of State Services and the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, on Saturday, arrested a top Bauchi State government official during the Dass State Assembly Bye-election for alleged vote buying. It was gathered that the official, Abdon Gin, who is the Special Adviser on Civil Service Affairs to the Bauchi State Governor,…
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PDP announces candidate for Lagos-East bye-election
The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has announced Mr Babatunde Gbadamosi as its candidate for the Lagos-East senatorial bye-election scheduled for Oct. 31. The Secretary of the PDP Electoral Committee, Mr Abiante Awaj-Imombak made the announcement on Saturday in Lagos, while announcing the results of the party’s primaries. Accreditation and voting by delegates from wards in…
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APC wins Nasarawa Central state constituency bye-election
All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Ismail Danbaba, has won the bye-election for the Nasarawa Central State Constituency in the state House of Assembly. Mr Iiyasu Umar, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, announced the result of the bye-election conducted on Saturday in Nasarawa. Announcing the result, Umar said the APC candidate scored 7,475…
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INEC fixes Aug. 3 for Plateau bye-election
The Independent National Commission (INEC) has fixed Aug. 3 for the conduct of a bye-election for Pengana State Constituency in Plateau. The commission’s National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this in a statement in Abuja on Friday. He said that the commission approved the conduct of the election at…