Day: February 26, 2023

Labour Party Rejects Rivers Results, Seeks Cancellation

ADEOLA YUSUF

The leadership of Labour Party has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission to cancel what it termed all the unverified and manipulated results from the Presidential and National Assembly elections in parts of Rivers State. The Labour Party made the demand in a statement issued on Sunday by its National Chairman, Julius Abure. The statement reads: “The leadership of the Labour Party is shocked by the revelations emanating from Rivers state after the presidential and national assembly elections which held on Saturday; where thugs believed to be agents of the…

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BREAKING: Obi Wins Lagos, Polls 582,454 Votes To Defeat Tinubu

Ganiyu Amodu

    Who-won-what-at-where numbers of votes garnered by Tinubu, Obi, Atiku, and Kwankwaso at 20 LGAs of Lagos, according to INEC   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi as the winner of the Presidential election in Lagos.   Obi polled 582,454 votes to defeat the All Progressives Party (APC) Bola Tinubu,  a former governor of Lagos state. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje opened the floor at the state collation centre in the Yaba area of the state on Sunday. The results…

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BREAKING: Oluomo Shot Dead In Ondo INEC’s Collation Centre

Gbenga Adeoti

Akinlabi Akinnaso, generally known as Oluomo, is a popular ally to politicians in Ondo state   One person named Akinlabi Akinnaso, popularly known as Oluomo has reportedly been shot dead at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) collation centre in Ondo, Southwest Nigeria. Platforms Africa reports that the centre is located in Idanre, Idanre Local Government Area of Ondo State. READ ALSO: APC Wins Ekiti With 201, 494 Votes, INEC Declares 2023 ELECTION: Falz Recovers Phone ‘Stolen By Thugs During Attack’ Labour Party Loses Obasanjo’s Polling Unit to APC APC…

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BREAKING: Manchester United Defeat Newcastle In Carabao Cup Final To End Six-Year Trophy Drought

Ganiyu Amodu

MANCHESTER UNITED have won their first trophy for six years after a 2-0 win over Newcastle in the Carabao Cup final. Casemiro put United in front with a header which was briefly reviewed by VAR before Sven Botman’s own goal made it 2-0 soon after. The Magpies put in a solid second half shift to get back into the game but Erik Ten Hag’s side held on.

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APC Wins Ekiti With 201, 494 Votes, INEC Declares

Gbenga Adeoti

PDP – 89,554, LP – 11,397, NNPP – 264 The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the ongoing elections in Nigeria, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has been declared the winner in Ekiti State. As reported earlier by The Eagle Online, Tinubu had won in nine of the 16 Local Government Areas in the state. The Presiding Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission for Ekiti State, Professor Akeem Lasisi, declared the former two-term Lagos State Governor winner of the election in Ekiti State after the collation of the…

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Adebule Wins Polling Unit For Tinubu

ADEOLA YUSUF

The All Progressives Congress (APC), Lagos West Senatorial Candidate, Dr. Idiat Adebule, yesterday delivered her Polling Unit 029, Iba, Ojo, Lagos State Fire the party’s Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Adebule who had earlier declared winner in the unit for her senatorial election, also ensured that she won the unit for the party’s House of Representatives’ candidate and Asiwaju Tinubu. In the senatorial election, she polled 127 votes leaving the candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Segun Adewale, with a distance second with 66 votes. READ ALSO: Kenyan…

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Kenyan Businessman Sells $3,745 Gold Necklace To Help Earthquake Victims In Turkey

Ganiyu Amodu

KENYAN businessman Rashid Jama said Saturday that he sold a gold necklace worth $3,745 to raise money for earthquake victims in Türkiye. Jama told the Anadolu news agency that he was compelled to take action after hearing about the earthquakes that have claimed more than 44,200 lives in southern Turkey. ‘I was very touched and saddened by the news when I saw the scale of the destruction. They are good people and I have a lot of friends there, so it really touched me and I thought of how to…

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Nigeria Defeat Mozambique 2-0; Advance To Quarterfinals

Ganiyu Amodu

The Flying Eagles of Nigeria beat Mozambique 2-0 in Ismailia to qualify for the quarter-finals of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations on Saturday night. Ladan Bosso’s charges scored two sumptuous goals in the first-half through Samson Lawal and Ibrahim Muhammad to secure second place in Group A. The record seven time champions of the TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations moved six points while Senegal top the group with nine points following their 4-0 thumping of host nation Egypt in Cairo. The Nigerians dominated possession at Suez Canal…

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