Category: News
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Peter Obi Wins 5 Local Governments in Edo
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Gregory Obi has won in five local governments in Edo state. The Edo State Collation Officer, Vice Chancellor, University of Uyo, Prof.Professor Nyaudoh Ndaeyo, has released the results of the presidential election in five Local governments in the state. The five local governments where results were…
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Labour Party Faults Process of Collating Results, Threatens Legal Action
The Labour Party (LP) has faulted the process of collating the result of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly Elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC),saying it will challenge the outcome in court. LP alleged that most of its members were deliberately disenfranchised through varied means across the country, but were more discerning in…
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Why Collation of Presidential Election Result is Being Delayed – INEC Chairman
Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission INEC and Chief Returning Officer for the Presidential Election, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu has explained the delay in the collation of presidential election results, with a promise to begin by 6pm on Sunday. Yakubu disclosed this while officially declaring open the National Collation Centre domiciled in the International Conference Centre ICC,…
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Presidency: Tinubu ahead in Southwest, Northwest, North-Central, Obi Southeast
Confidence 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,…
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Varsity Lecturer Arrested Over Alleged Vote-buying
A lecturer with the Sarwuan Tarka University (formerly known as the University of Agriculture), Makurdi, Benue State, Dr Cletus Tyokyaa was on Saturday arrested by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission over alleged vote-buying. He was arrested at the RCM Polling Unit in Daudu, Guma Local Government Area of the state with the sum of…
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#NigeriaDecides: Pregnant Woman Slumps, Dies While Waiting on Queue To Vote
A pregnant woman, identified as Shamsiya Ibrahim on Saturday slumped and died while waiting on the queue to vote in Tsafe Area of Zamfara State. It was gathered that when the pregnant lady slumped, she was rushed to Tsafe General Hospital where she was confirmed dead upon arrival. Shamsiya traveled from Kotorkoshi area of Bungudu…
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Atiku Wins Senate President’s Polling Unit in Yobe
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won the polling unit of the Senate President, Ahmed Lawan. Ahmad Lawan cast his votes at the Katuzu Primary School polling unit 001B., Gashua in Yobe State in the morning. While the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu got 107 votes, Atiku won with 186. For Senatorial,…
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Peter Obi Defeats APC National Chairman at Poling Unit
National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Senator Abdullahi Adamu has lost his polling unit, Angwarimi Ward, GRA A1, LERCEST Office in Keffi, Nasarawa State, for the presidential polls to the Labour Party. The Labour Party’s Peter Obi won in the unit with 132 votes while the APC came second with 85 votes. For…
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Peter Obi Defeats Tinubu, Atiku inside Aso Rock
Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Gregory Obi, has won in one of the polling units inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. At PU 131, opposite Pilot Gate, State House, Abuja, Obi polled a total of 17 votes while Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) secured six votes and former…
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Governor Wike Expresses Disappointment Over Failure of BVAS at Poling Unit (Video)
Rivers State Governor, Nysome Wike has expressed disappointment with the functionality of the Biomodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) machine deployed by the Independent National Electoral Commission to his polling unit. Wike arrived at his polling unit 7 in Ward 9 in Obio/Akpor Local Government Area with his wife, Justice Suzzette Eberechi Wike at about 10:30…