Tag: election
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Supreme Court affirms Otti as Abia governor
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the election of Alex Otti as duly elected governor of Abia. Justice Uwani Abba-Aji while delivering the judgment dismissed the appeal against the victory of Otti.
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Bayelsa: No apology for backing Diri’s re-election – Jonathan
Former President Goodluck Jonathan says he owes no apology to anybody for supporting the re-election of Gov. Douye Diri of Bayelsa in the November 11, 2023 off-cycle governorship poll.
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Edo 2024: Ize-Iyamu joins race, begins campaign
It was celebration galore on Wednesday in Benin City as thousands of enthusiastic supporters of frontline governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Edo State, Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu trooped out en masse during his formal announcement to seek the party’s ticket in the forthcoming primary. Amidst roaring cheers by his supporters at the…
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Imo election: LP requests results Certified True Copies from INEC
The Labour Party (LP) has demanded for the Certified True Copies (CTC) of the just concluded Imo off-circle governorship election result from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The LP members made the request at the INEC’s Headquarters in Abuja on Thursday
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Weah vs Boakai: presidential run-off election begins in Liberia
After first round of election that saw George Weah and Joseph Boakai finish in the last two, Liberians began voting on Tuesday to decide whether to hand former football star George Weah a second term as president or to elect political veteran Joseph Boakai despite his age.
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Identify, arrest sponsors of electoral offences in Bayelsa, Kogi, Imo, SERAP tells INEC
Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) has urged Professor Mahmood Yakubu, the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) “to promptly establish a joint, credible, transparent
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Governorship election: Sorting, counting of votes ongoing in Imo
The sorting and counting of votes in Saturday’s Governorship election in Imo is currently ongoing in most polling units in the state. NAN correspondent monitoring the poll reports that voting ended in most polling
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Guber Polls: Alleged ballot box snatcher shot dead in Kogi
A man alleged to be a ballot box snatcher in the Anyigba Local Government Area of Kogi State was on Saturday gunned down as he attempted to snatch ballot box while voting was still ongoing.
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Imo election: Security operatives foil attempt to abduct INEC officials, materials
Vigilant security operatives in Imo, on Saturday, foiled an attempt by alleged political thugs to abduct INEC officials and cart away election materials. The incident happened at a Registration Area Center in Amaimo, Ikeduru Local Government Area.
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Why I will vote for Diri – Bayelsa resident, Happiness
Mrs Happiness Godsent, a business woman, on Friday said she would vote for Gov. Douye Diri in the Nov. 11 election “because when he became governor, with His Church heart, he brought peace to Bayelsa”.