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  • INEC declares APC winner of Kwara by-election

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    Femi Ajasa
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    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday night confirmed Raheem Olawuyi, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the vacant House of Representatives seat for Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero constituency in Kwara state. Olawuyi emerged in the by-election held today. INEC’s Chief Returning Officer for the poll, Prof. Abimbola Adesoji, said Olawuyi got…

  • Katsina bye-election: Speaker barred from voting because of PVC

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The Speaker of Katsina State House of Assembly, Abubakar Kusada, could not vote during Saturday bye-election for the Ingawa/Kusada/Kankia Federal House of Representatives due to his lack of a Permanent Voters Card. Kusada, who was the All Progressives Congress candidate in the election, nonetheless, won the election in his polling unit. The Speaker had arrived…

  • INEC: PDP, APC, three others to contest Kwara bye-election

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    Femi Ajasa
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    Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that only five political parties will participate in the Saturday bye-election for the Ekiti/Irepodun/Isin/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency in Kwara State. According to the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Atahiru Madami the parties are the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC), UPN, PPN and Labour…

  • Seven political parties adopt APC for Kwara bye-election

    Seven political parties adopt APC for Kwara bye-election

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    Olaotan Falade
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    Seven political parties on Tuesday agreed to work for the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s bye-election for the Ekiti/Isin/Irepodun/Oke-Ero Federal Constituency seat of Kwara State. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the seat became vacant following the death, recently, of Funke Adedoyin who had represented the constituency. The political parties were led by…

  • Breaking: APC fails to field candidate for by-election in Cross River

    Breaking: APC fails to field candidate for by-election in Cross River

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    The All Progressives Congress (APC) has failed to field a candidate for the by-election scheduled to hold for lkom II State Constituency of Cross River State. TheNewsGuru (TNG) reports the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Thursday released list of candidate(s) to partake in the by-election with the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) conspicuously the only…

  • Failed Election: Police has declared war on Rivers State says Governor Wike

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    Ediri Oyibo
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    Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has stated that the consistency with which the Police sabotages the electoral process in Rivers State amounts to a declaration of war on the people. In a state broadcast on Sunday on the failed Port Harcourt State Constituency Three Bye-Election disrupted by the Police and Armed APC Thugs, Governor…

  • Rivers bye-election: Tension as thugs shoot, snatch ballot boxes

    Rivers bye-election: Tension as thugs shoot, snatch ballot boxes

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The ongoing House of Assembly bye-election in for the Constituency 3 seat in Rivers State maybe marred by reported cases of shooting and ballot snatching in some wards. Specifically, the shooting and ballot snatching by some thugs took place at Ward 18, Units 7, 8 and 9, Port Harcourt. While the Peoples Democratic Party is…

  • Violence, vote buying mar election in Kogi

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    Femi Ajasa
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    No fewer than five people were reportedly killed yesterday as violence and vote buying marred the ye-election for the Lokoja/Koto Federal Constituency, Kogi State. But, as at the time of filing this report the police confirmed that only two were killed. At the NEPA voting centre in Lokoja metropolis, one suspected thug, who was said…

  • Kogi bye-election records two deaths – Police

    Kogi bye-election records two deaths – Police

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    Bayo Millz
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    Police in Lokoja have confirmed the death of another person during Saturday’s bye-election to fill the vacant Lokoja /Kogi seat in House of Representatives. Spokesman of the command, DSP William Aya, who confirmed this to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lokoja on Saturday, said the incident had brought the number of people killed during…

  • Alimi: We are ready to conduct Lagos bye-election – INEC

    Alimi: We are ready to conduct Lagos bye-election – INEC

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    Olaotan Falade
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    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it is fully prepared for the conduct of the Lagos constituency bye-election in Eti-Osa Local Government Area on Sept. 30. TheNewsGuru.com reports that the election is to fill the vacant seat as a result of the death of the lawmaker representing the area, Mr Kazeem Alimi on July…