Tag: election
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Embattled HoR leader, Doguwa finally wins Kano federal seat
Embattled Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Alhassan Ado Doguwa has won the Tudun Wada/Doguwa Constituency seat of Kano State. Doguwa clinched the federal seat following a supplementary election held on Saturday in the area. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s returning officer Professor Sani Ibrahim announced the results, saying the All Progressives Congress…
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Supplementary: NNPP HoR candidate floors APC 3rd term lawmaker
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC, has declared Barrister MB. Shehu l, Candidate of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), winner of Fagge federal constituency of Kano state in the House of Representatives. Shehu unseat the incumbent House of Rep member of the constituency, Aminu Sulaiman Goro a third timer of the All Progressive Congress (APC)…
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BREAKING: Ballot snatcher silenced in Kebbi state
A yet to be identified ballot box snatcher has been shot dead by soldiers on patrol at Bajida polling unit 001, Fakai Local Government Area of Kebbi South. The suspect was reportedly shot dead while he was attempting to snatch a ballot box from officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) during the ongoing…
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JUST IN: INEC declares APC candidate Yobe South Senatorial election winner
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yobe State has declared Ibrahim Bomai as the duly elected Senator representing Yobe South Senatorial District. Announcing the result on Saturday at the Federal College of Education (Technical) Potiskum, the Returning Officer, Abatcha Melemi explained Bomai of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 69,596 votes to defeat his…
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Supplementary elections: All eyes on Sokoto as citizens vote in 552 polling units results declared inconclusive by INEC
…ten federal seats to be occupied today …as Tambuwal eyes Senate seat The home state of Governor, Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, a former speaker of the House of Representatives is a cynosure of all eyes today as Sokoto citizens vote in 552 polling units declared inconclusive by INEC in the last presidential election. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) reports…
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No section of our constitution requires a presidential candidate to score 25% of FCT- Senator Osunbor
… insists the Constitution does not require a win in any particular place, the FCT inclusive A Professor of Law and former governor of Edo State, Senator Oserheimen Osunbor has said there is no section in Nigeria’s Constitution that requires a presidential candidate to score 25percent of the Federal Capital Territory FCT. Recall that many…
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Speakership Race: Coalition makes case for S/east, Reps’ spokesman
A coalition of civil society organisations, has urged the ruling all Progressives Congress (APC), to consider zoning speakership of the 10th House of Representatives to the south eastern geopolitical zone of the country for fairness and equity. Briefing journalists in Abuja on Friday, National Convener, and leader of the group under the aegis of Civil…
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SPEAKERSHIP: 283 members-elect vow to honour decision on zoning for next Speaker
…as APC, PDP govs, NWC endorse coalition moves … insists overriding force is to put Nigeria first Barely two months to the 10th House of Representatives inauguration, a coalition of returning and members-elect from all political parties have vowed to honour the zoning decision of the All Progressives Congress APC, for the position of…
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INEC vows to conduct credible supplementary polls in Sokoto
The Independent National Electoral Commission has assured residents of Sokoto State that Saturday’s National Assembly supplementary election will be free, fair and credible. Speaking at a stakeholders meeting held on Thursday at the party secretariat, the INEC National Commissioner for the election, Modibo Alkali, assured that the exercise in Sokoto will be one of the…
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Detention: LP denies receiving British govt apology, says we’ve moved on
The Media Office of the Labour Party Presidential Campaign Council (LPPC), has denied receiving any apology from the British government over the detention of its Presidential candidate, Peter Obi. TheNewsGuru.com, (TNG) recalls that Peter Obi was last week Friday was detained at the Heathrow Airport by Immigration officials over a case of duplicated identity. Reports…