Atiku Abubakar of the PDP beat Muhammadu Buhari of the APC in Akwa Ibom. Here are the results according to Local councils: Okobo LGA PDP – 11,447 APC – 6,748 Abak LGA PDP -12,093 APC – 7,974 Uyo LGA PDP – 21,515 APC – 12,313 Ibiono Ibom LGA PDP – 32,813 APC – 10,979 Eket […]
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Results announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission INEC show that former Senate Minority Leader, Godswill Akpabio has lost his reelection bid. According to INEC, Akpabio, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ikot Ekpene Senatorial district, secured 67, 487 as against 136, 373 votes for Chris Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). More […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Jimi Agbaje, wants security agencies and relevant authorities to ensure perpetrators of violence in last Saturday’s elections are punished. Mr Agbaje made the call on Monday while speaking with journalists at his campaign office in Obanikoro, Lagos. The governorship candidate said the violence in some […]
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Nigeria’s main opposition party, PDP, has rejected the yet to be concluded result of the presidential election. The PDP, in a statement by its national chairman, Uche Secondus, said the results being announced do not tally with what the party has collated across the country. “Firstly, I want to categorically state that our collation centers […]
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Seun Kuti, Nigerian Afrobeat musician, has revealed what he says is the reason Omoyele Sowore was excluded from the presidential debate. Sowore, presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), was excluded from the debate organised by the Nigeria Elections Debate Group (NEDG) and the Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria (BON). The AAC candidate, who is […]
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The Nigerian Army says troops on legitimate election duty were attacked by hoodlums in Rivers state on Saturday. The attack led to the death of one soldier and six political thugs. Read the statement from Army Headquarters: Information reaching Headquarters Nigerian Army (NA) revealed that troops of 6 Division on a legitimate duty of protecting […]
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The spokesman of President Muhammadu Buhari’s reelection campaign, Festus Keyamo says the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is recruiting thugs and miscreants to attack collation centres overnight. In a statement on Saturday, Keyamo said the PDP is trying to cause violence nationwide to make the election inconclusive. Keyamo asked security operatives to guard the collation centres […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won at polling unit–code 33, unit 2, Victoria Garden City (VGC), Lagos, where Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo cast his ballot. For the presidential election, the PDP polled 425 votes while the APC had 229. In the senatorial election, the PDP had 414 votes while the APC had 261. For the house of representatives […]
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A US judge set a $1 million bail for R&B superstar R. Kelly on Saturday after prosecutors laid out in graphic detail what they said was his long history of sexual abuse of four victims, three of them minors. Kelly, who is known for hits like “I Believe I Can Fly,” surrendered to police late […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has announced the postponement of the elections in some parts of Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States following disruption of the exercise due to violence. Specifically, INEC said elections in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of Rivers state as well as some parts of Anambra and Lagos would […]
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