Tag: Victory
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JUST IN: Tribunal uphold Ayade’s victory as Cross River governor
The Cross River Governorship Elections Petition Tribunal sitting in Calabar has affirmed the victory of Ben Ayade of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Ayade described the tribunal judgement as a mere reaffirmation of his resounding victory at the March 9, 2019 governorship poll. The governor, who spoke through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity,…
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Kogi poll: My victory is certain, Yahaya Bello boasts
Kogi State Governor Yahaya Bello has said his victory at the forthcoming governorship election in the state is certain. The governor is seeking a second term at the November 16 election. Bello spoke to State House correspondents at the weekend after meeting President Muhammadu Buhari. He was with the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Chairman…
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Ninth House: The Intrigues, Political Forces that led Gbajabiamila to victory
From Jonas Ike, Abuja There is no gainsaying that the election of the Senate President, Speaker, Deputy Senate President and Deputy Speaker of the two chambers of the National Assembly has come and gone with intrigues and permutations now laid to rest. With the emergence of Sen.Ahmed Lawan and Hon. Femi Gbajabiamila as the third…
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Presidency commends party for withdrawing petition against Buhari’s victory
The Presidency on Monday in Abuja expressed delight at the withdrawal of one of four petitions challenging the victory of President Muhammadu Buhari in the February 2019 election. Malam Garba Shehu, the President’s Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, in a statement, commended the Coalition for Change (C4C), following the withdrawal of its petition…
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Dynamics of walking in victory – Prince Ufford
BY PRINCE UFFORD. LUKE 10:17 – 19. And the seventy returned again with joy, saying, Lord, even the devils are subject unto us through thy name. And He said unto them, l beheld Satan is the lightning fall from heaven. Behold, I give unto you power to tread on serpents and scorpions, and nothing shall…
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Presidential poll: Three more parties file petition against Buhari’s victory
The number of political parties, challenging the outcome of the last presidential election has risen to four, with three more depositing their petitions before the Presidential Election Tribunal in Abuja. Beside the one filed on March 18 this year by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and its candidate in the election, Atiku Abubakar, three other…
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2019 polls: Your victory will be short-lived, Saraki tells Buhari, APC
…says Nigeria now a laughing stock with INEC’s embarrassing polls Nigeria’s Senate President, Bukola Saraki, has said that the victory of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) at the just concluded polls will be short-lived. The Senate president stated this on Wednesday at an emergency National Executive Committee (NEC) meeting of the Peoples Democratic Party…
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Ambode, Tinubu, others react to Sanwo-Olu’s victory
…as APC clears all 40 assembly seats Reactions have been pouring in since the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Babajide Sanwo-Olu as winner of the March 9 governorship election in the state. The incumbent governor Akinwunmi Ambode on Sunday sent out his congratulatory message to…
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Soldiers allegedly kill three during Buhari’s victory celebration in Adamawa
Three people in Adamawa State have allegedly lost their lives during the celebration of President Muhammadu Buhari’s second term victory at the presidential polls conducted last Saturday. The incident which involved some jubilant youths happened on Wednesday in the Numan Local Government Area of Adamawa State. The youth, who woke up to news of the…
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#NigeriaDecides2019: I’m confident of victory – Fela Durotoye
The presidential candidate of the Alliance for New Nigeria (ANN), Fela Durotoye, has said he is very confident that he will emerge victorious by the time the result of Saturday’s presidential election is announced. He said this after casting his vote at polling unit 033 in Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos. The motivational speaker was…