Politics

Guber/Assembly Polls: APC Tells Rhode-Vivour To Accept Outcome And Embrace Peace

– Sanwo-Olu and Rhodes-Vivour Following the alleged threats by Labour Party’s (LP) governorship flag-bearer, Mr Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour who accused INEC and the police of provoking Lagosians’and warning that if tonight Lagos State catches fire, it is not our fault’.“He says `a lot of places are still under attack by thugs and hooligans of the APC. The All Progressives Peoples Congress in Lagos State says the… []

Guber Election: Dapo Abiodun Trounces Adebutu To Win Ijebu North LG

– Gov. Dapo Abiodun The APC’s governorship candidate in Ogun, Prince Dapo Abiodun has won the governorship election in Ijebu North Local Government Area of the state. In official results announced by INEC official at the local government level, Abiodun polled 18,815 votes to defeat Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 15,904 votes to come second. Biyi Otegbeye of the African… []

Guber/Assembly Election: INEC Shifts Polls To Sunday In Rivers LGAs

– File: INEC logo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has shifted to Sunday 19 March, the Governorship and State Assembly elections in Asari-Toru Local Government Area (LGA) and parts of neighboring Degema LGA where it failed to conduct the polls due to lapses. Gathered there was commotion at the Registration Area Center (RAC) in Buguma, Headquarters of Asari-Toru LGA when voters couldn’t find the… []

Gov Election 2023: APC Member Shot Dead In Cross River

  File: APC logo An All Progressives Congress member who was simply identified as Joe has been shot dead in Cross River State. It was gathered that the incident happened on Saturday morning at Ogoja in the northern senatorial district. The victim we gathered was allegedly shot dead by a soldier for creating a rowdy scene in a polling centre. The Police Public Relagtions Officer… []

Sanwo-Olu Floors Rhodes, Jandor Massively In Alimosho

– Gov. Babajide Sanwo-Olu It’s definitely a jubilation time for Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as he is serious leading the Labour Party’s governorship candidate, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour in Alimosho Local Government in today’s governorship poll. Most of the polling units results so far uploaded on the Independent National Electoral Commission’s IREV are in favour the APC’s governorship candidate. See some results below: Polling Unit 050,… []

Reactions As Buhari Casts His Vote Without Wife, Aisha

– President Buhari casting his vote in Daura Followers of today’s Governorship and House of Assembly Elections in Nigeria are still wondering why the First Lady, Aisha Buhari was absent at their polling unit as President Muhammadu Buhari on Saturday cast his vote without his wife. At polling unit 003 at Sarkin Yara Ward A in Daura, Katsina State, where the President casted his vote for… []

20 Possible Names That May Feauture In Tinubu’s Cabinet

– President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu No less than 20 people have been tipped to form the cabinet of Nigeria’s president-elect, Bola Tinubu after he alluded on Thursday that competence rather than politics will weigh heavily on his choice of cabinet ministers. The job of Nigeria’s president easily passes as one of the toughest in the world and Tinubu has declared that he is not… []

2023 Election: List Of Top Contenders Vying For Gvernorship Seats In 28 States

– INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Following the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC’s postponement of 2023 Governorship/State Assembly Elections by one week, the election was supposed to hold on March 11 before it was shifted to Saturday,18th to guarantee adequate preparedness. However, 28 states will head to the polls to elect new leaders who will be saddled with the responsibility of steering the affairs 0f… []

Sanwo-Olu Cautions Lagos Monarchs Over Oro Rites

– Lagos State Governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu Governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured residents of safety while cautioning traditional institutions ahead of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly polls. Sanwolu led this out in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Gbenga Omotoso, following news that some traditional rulers had scheduled Oro rites in their communities for Saturday. Reacting, the governor… []

Here Is Olumide Oworu, The 28-Year-Old Actor Pushing To Unseat Desmond Elliot At Lagos Assembly

– Olumide at one of Labour Party rallies The name Olumide Oworu may not readily strike a chord in the consciousness of many in the present political terrain but interestingly this green horn is ready to spring up surprises and upsets just like what was witnessed during the Presidential and National Assembly tomorrow Saturday as the Governorship and House of Assembly elections hold. – Olumide… []

2023 ELECTION: 21 States’ Official Presidential Election Results For Tinubu, Atiku, Obi and Kwankwaso

– Tinubu, Obi, Kwankwaso and Atiku  This publication contains officially confirmed 2023 presidential election results from twenty-one (21) states only as the battle for Nigeria’s leadership continues between 18 candidates. The collated results below are only for the top four major presidential candidates, including candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu; Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – Atiku Abubakar; Labour Party (LP) – Peter Obi; and… []

How El-Rufai’s Son Won Kaduna North Reps Seat

-Bello El-Rufai  Eldest Son of Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State, Bello El-Rufai has won the House of Representatives seat for Kaduna North Federal. Constituency Bello who contested the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent member representing the federal constituency, Samaila Suleiman. The Returning Officer for the election, Professor… []

Elections2023: Reps Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, Loses Seat To LP

– Ndidi Elumelu Minority leader of the house of representatives, Ndudi Elumwlu has lost his seat in the lower legislative chamber. Kenneth Ibe, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, announced the development on Monday while announcing the result for Aniocha/Oshimili federal constituency in Delta state. Elumelu, a member of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), lost to Ngozie Okolie of the Labour Party… []

Tinubu defeats Atiku in Jigawa. (Results in details)

– Tinubu, Atiku Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in the presidential election conducted in Jigawa State last Saturday has been defeated by his closest challenger, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu. Tinubu won the election with 421,390 to defeat Atiku who scored 386,587 votes in the result declared early Monday morning in Dutse, the capital of Jigawa State. Rabiu… []

#NigeriaDecides: INEC Declares Tinubu Winner In Ondo State

– Tinubu Th All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Bola Tinubu, has been declared the winner of the 2023 presidential election held in Ondo State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). According to INEC, Tinubu led his opposition with 369,924 votes in the presidential election held across the state’s 18 Local Government Areas. Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) finished second behind Tinubu… []

Matawalle Hometown, Maradun Delivers 90% Votes For Tinubu/Shetima

– Tinubu, Matawalle  Election result coming from Zamfara had indicated that Maradun local government, the hometown of Governor Bello Matawalle has delivered 95% votes to the APC Presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu. According to the statistics, Maradun was the leading local government in terms of votes delivered to the APC Presidential candidates. A resident of Maradun Muhammad Lawal said, Matawalle as the North West Coordinator… []

Obi Leads Tinubu With 1,686 Votes As INEC Announces Results In 17 LGs In Lagos

– Tinubu, Obi All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate and former governor of Lagos state, has won more local government areas, he is trailing behind Mr Obi by a slim margin. The Labour Party (LP)’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has overtaken his All Progressives Congress (APC) rival, Bola Tinubu, in Lagos State with the results of Saturday’s presidential elections declared in 17 out of the 20… []

Governor Ben Ayade Loses Senatorial Election In Cross River

– Governor Ben Ayade  Governor Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe. Mr Ayade, who was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, lost the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday with 56,595 votes against Agom-Jarigbe’s of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 76,145 votes. The returning officer, Emmanuel Emanghe,… []

Presidential Election: Tinubu Records Early Lead in Southwest, Northwest, North-Central, Obi Southeast

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  Silent jubilation and excitement bubbled in the camp of the All Progressives Congress (APC) last night as results of the presidential and National Assembly elections began to trickle into public domain and the collation centres of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nationwide. Early returns from polling units in the six South West states of Lagos, Ekiti, Ogun, Ondo, Osun… []

Nigerians Await Elections Results As Leading Candidates Emerge

– Obi, Tinubu, Atiku Nigerians elect their new leader on Saturday. The 2023 election is the first in the country’s history which will not feature an incumbent or military ruler since 1999, when the nation returned to democratic rule. Reports has it that the leading candidates for president are former Lagos Governor Bola Tinubu, 70, who represents the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC); former Vice President Atiku Abubakar,… []