Tag: election
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Guber 2023: Catholic priest, Alia in comfortable lead in Benue
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Benue State, Rev Fr Hyacinth Alia, is comfortably leading in the governorship race following results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission. No fewer than 11 local government areas’ results have so far been released by the electoral commission. The Catholic priest is leading in eight…
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Just In: Dikko of APC emerges winner of Katsina guber election
The All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in Katsina State, Dikko Umar Radda has emerged winner of the Saturday, March 18 governorship poll. Dikko, a former director of Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency, polled 859,892 votes to beat Garba Yakubu Lado of PDP, who scored 486,620 votes. Prof. Ma’azu Abubakar Gusau, Returning Officer for Katsina…
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Guber: Delta PDP slams APC over spurious claim to phantom victory
…says opposition party is delusional The Delta State PDP has slammed APC over a spurious claim that it’s leading in the state when results are still being collated. This was contained in a statement issued by PDP’s Publicly scribe Dr Ifeany Osuoza on Sunday reacting to a report sponsored by the APC in the social…
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Breaking! Wild celebrations as 35-yr-old defeats Yobe speaker in House of Assembly election
The Speaker Yobe State House of Assembly, Hon Ahmed Mirwa Lawan, has lost his seat to Lawan Musa a 35-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for Nguru II Constituency. The Returning Officer of the election, Dr Habib Muhammad, who announced the results said Musa, scored 6,648 votes to defeat Yobe’s Speaker of the…
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HoA elections: Plateau Speaker floored by female contestant
The Speaker of the Plateau State House of Assembly, Yakubu Sanda, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost his bid to return to the House. He was defeated by the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mrs Happiness Matthew Akawu, in last Saturday’s elections for the Pengana State Constituency seat. The PDP candidate…
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Makinde pockets 15 LGs announced by INEC in Oyo [See Results]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has won in 15 out of the 16 local governments announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The announcement of the governorship result is currently ongoing at Mutiu Agboke Collation Centre, Oyo INEC headquarters, Agodi, Ibadan Makinde, who…
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(JUST IN) Osun HoA Polls: PDP clears 25 seats out of 26
…one declared inconclusive The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun State has clinched 25 out of the 26 House of Assembly seats. According to monitored report, the only exception is that of Boripe/Boluwaduro State Constituency that has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In the results so far announced, the…
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Just In: Heavily armed thugs Chanting APC slogans invade PDP situation Room, threaten to set it ablaze
Heavily armed thugs chanting slogans of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have invaded the situation room of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship election in Adamawa state. The thugs threatened to burn down the PDP situation room, alleging ballot stuffing, among other electoral infractions. The PDP situation room is located in the Dougire neighbourhood in…