Politics

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,… []

Obi, Tinubu Defeat Atiku in Delta Deputy Governor’s Polling Unit

– Obi, Tinubu and Atiku  Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi defeated the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, at the polling unit of the Delta State deputy governor, Deacon Kingsley Otuaro in the Saturday Presidential and National Assembly elections. Ifeanyi Okowa, Delta State governor is the vice presidential candidate of the PDP. Otuaro voted at Unit 4, Primary Health Centre,… []

Tinubu Wins Polling Unit, Defeats Obi, Atiku

– Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu  The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won his polling unit in Lagos state. He defeated Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) and Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party standard bearer (PDP), to win the unit. In the polling unit situated at Ward 3, Alausa, Ikeja, the total number of accredited voters… []

JUST IN: Abuja PDP Chairman, Sunday Zaka Dies On Election Day

– Late Sunday Zaka Tragedy has befell the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as its Chairman, Sunday Zaka, reportedly died on the day of the presidential/national assembly elections. Popularly known as HIV, Zaka died at about 3 am on Saturday after a fatal accident while on his way to his residence in Kuje. He died alongside his personal security after some party activities at the city… []

EFCC Officials Storm Tinubu’s Polling Unit

– EFCC officials at the polling unit It was an unexpected visit this morning as officials of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) stormed the polling unit of the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu. The Commission’s officials arrived at the polling unit 085 Ward F, in Ikeja around past nine in the morning to see if they could catch people… []

Presidential Election 2023: Accord Party Collapses Structure for Obi Hours To Poll

– Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi The Labour Party (LP) Presidential candidate, Peter Obi has been endorsed by the Accord Party for the 2023 presidential election. This comes a few hours before the Presidential election slated for today, Saturday, February 25. The party also announced that it would be collapsing its party structure in support of Obi. In a letter obtained on Friday… []

2023 Presidential Election: Atiku’s Last Chance

– Atiku Abubakar The political journey of the Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar may end this year if he fails to win today’s Presidential election. He will be too old in 2027 for a presidential campaign. In the build up to the 2019 presidential election, political pundits predicted that the candidate of the opposition PDP, Atiku, would emerge victorious. They had predicted… []

2023 Elections: INEC Excludes Labour Party’s Logo On Ballots In Ondo State

Barely 24 hours before the Presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled this Saturday, the Labour Party, LP, in Ondo State has raised an alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot papers dispatched to the state. Ondo State LP state secretary, Agbaje Abiodun, disclosed this at a press briefing in Akure, the state capital on Friday. Abiodun said: “There is an omission of… []

Threat  to Life: Court Orders Security Operatives to Give Protection to CUPP’s Spokesman, Ugochinyere

– Ikenga Ugochinyere. The High Court of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) has ordered security agencies in the country to within 24 hours provide protection to the Spokesman of the Coalition of United Political Parties (CUPP), Ikenga Ugochinyere. Justice Eleojo Enenche gave the order while delivering ruling in an exparte application brought before the court over failed assassination attempt on his life as well as… []

2023: Count us out of Tinubu‘s adoption. Peter Obi is our presidential candidate- SDP

The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has refuted reported alliance with Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). This clarification was contained in a press statement issued Wednesday, and signed by Saleh Dass, the SDP national secretary. Titled “SDP: Count us out of Tinubu‘s adoption. Peter Obi is our presidential candidate,” the party clarified the confusion which arose as a result of… []

There Won’t Be Raw Transmittion Of Election Results – INEC

-INEC Chairman,  Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Barely three days to the conduct of Presidential and National Assembly elections,Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has clarified that raw figures of election results would not transmitted electronically by his Commission. Yakubu made the revelation on Wednesday night at a meeting with leaders of International Election Observers who visited him at his Commission headquarter…. []

Seven Killed As Gunmen Attack Osun  Speaker’s Premises 

Yet to be identified gunmen invaded the premises of the State House Of Assembly Speaker, Hon. Timothy Owoeye’s groove Hill Hotel in Ilesa, Csun State and no fewer than five people were reported dead. Other residences of the All Progressive Congress (APC) members in the State were also attacked. However, the State chapter of the PDP hinted that, two of his members were shot dead… []

Court Removes Akwa Ibom PDP Guber Candidate

A Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Tuesday evening removed a House of Representatives member, Micheal Enyong, as the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for Akwa Ibom State In his place, the court restored Mr Umo Eno, a former Commissioner for Land whose nomination by the party was set aside by a Federal High Court in Abuja on January 20, 2023…. []