Day: February 27, 2023

BREAKING: Obasanjo calls for cancellation of presidential election where exercise was disrupted

Gbenga Adeoti

As the outcome of the presidential election and the alleged bias of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) continues to cause ripples, former President Olusegun obasanjo and former military head of state, General Abdulsalami Abubakar, have weighed in strongly. Obasanjo in an open letter to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday said Saturday’s presidential election failed integrity test and as such, the election must be cancelled. Gen Abubakar also spoke in the same manner in his letter. Obasanjo, who on January 1, openly endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party,…

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BREAKING: INEC Declares Adebule Winner Lagos West Senatorial Election

ADEOLA YUSUF

How the former deputy governor of Lagos won the keenly contested election for APC   The All Progressives Congress (APC) Lagos West Senatorial Candidate, Dr Idiat Adebule, has been declared winner of the Lagos West Senatorial District. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Senatorial District Collation Officer Prof Solomon Akinboye declared the former Lagos State Deputy Governor winner having scored the highest votes. Adebule polled 361,296 votes to defeated a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) serial contestant, Segun Adewale, who got 248,653 votes. Prof Akinboye of the University of Lagos expressed…

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Be Calm, Peaceful, Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu To Supporters After Obi Wins Lagos

Take Salako

All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has appealed to his supporters in Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order. This position by Tinubu was corroborated by the governor of the State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Tinubu, in a statement by Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media & Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council, said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy…

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2023 Elections: Police Arrest Lecturer In Possession Of 17 BVAS Machines

Ganiyu Amodu

Police on Sunday arrested a middle-aged man named Gabriel Agabi, over alleged impersonation and being in possession of 17 Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) devices not programmed for the ward where he was apprehended. Mr Agabi, who wore an INEC reflective jacket, was arrested at the collation centre in Okpoma, Yala Local Government Area of Cross River by the security operatives. The alleged impostor who claimed to be a lecturer in the philosophy department of the University of Calabar, is said to have made some confessions and has been taken…

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2023 Election: Tinubu Wins In Ogun + Official Results

ADEOLA YUSUF

The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Ogun State, beating out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State, APC candidate Bola Tinubu finished in first place with 341,554 votes, while the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar polled 123,831. In third, fourth and fifth place, respectively, were Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) who got 85,829 votes, Dumebi Kachikwu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with 10,529, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party…

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BREAKING: Peter Obi Defeats Tinubu In Lagos

Ganiyu Amodu

Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP Peter Obi has defeated the presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu in Lagos, his home state. According to the results declared, Obi polled 582,664 while Tinubu scored 541,850. Although, the APC candidate won more local government areas, Obi defeated Tinubu with the majority of the votes cast in the state. READ ALSO: Tinubu Wins Oyo, Clears All LGs BREAKING: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s Kastina State – INEC BREAKING: Obi Wins Lagos, Polls 582,454 Votes To Defeats Tinubu Nigeria Defeat Mozambique 2-0; Advance To…

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Tinubu Wins Oyo, Clears All LGs

Ganiyu Amodu

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential elections conducted on Saturday in Oyo State as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In the 33 local government areas in the state, Tinubu won while the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar came second. READ ALSO: Elections: 41-Year-Old Mother Of Three Shot Dead BREAKING: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s Kastina State – INEC Labour Party Rejects Rivers Results, Seeks Cancellation [UPDATED] Obi Wins In Seven Lagos LGAs, Tinubu Ahead With 10…

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Elections: 41-Year-Old Mother Of Three Shot Dead

Precious Ibekwe

  A 41-year-old mother of three, Elizabeth Arigo Owie, has died after being shot in the chest by suspected political thugs who invaded their polling unit on February 25, 2023 in Ogheghe community, Ikpoba Okha Local Government Area of Edo State. The Executive Director, Rule of Law and Accountability Advocacy Centre, Okechukwu Nwanguma, revealed this. In a Facebook post on Sunday, Nwanguma said: “Elizabeth was hit by a bullet from shots fired by political thugs at Ogheghe community in Ikpoba Okha L.G.A, Benin City. “Her brother-in-law who informed us about…

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BREAKING: Atiku Defeats Tinubu In Buhari’s Kastina State – INEC

Aliyu Aliyu

Who-scored-what number of votes by Atiku, Tinubu, Kwankwaso and Obi in Kastina state   The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar, winner of the election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina. The Returning Officer of the state, Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, said this at the INEC Presidential Election Collation Centre in Katsina. READ ALSO: BREAKING: Oluomo Shot Dead In Ondo INEC’s Collation Centre APC Wins Ekiti With 201, 494 Votes,…

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