Gbenga Daniel, a former governor of Ogun state, and PDP chieftain has quit partisan politics. Gbenga Daniel, who was the campaign coordinators of Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the PDP, announced this in a letter to Uche Secondus, national chairman of the PDP. “I joined the PDP in Ogun State on Sunday, the 9th of […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State, says the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) may be planning to organise a special event to issue him a certificate of return. Okorocha stated this on the backdrop of the omission of his name from those that INEC issued certificates of return. He stated this on Thursday in Abuja […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, on Thursday paid a visit to his former boss, ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state. Kehinde Akinyemi, Obasanjo’s media aide, disclosed this in a statement on Thursday. Akinyemi did not give details of the meeting between the ex-president and former vice-president. The duo […]
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The Federal Government of Nigeria has inaugurated the inter-ministerial Presidential Inauguration Committee to coordinate activities leading to the inauguration of the president on May 29. Inaugurating the committee Thursday in Abuja, Secretary to the Government of the Federation SGF recalled that about four years ago, “the Buhari Administration came on board with the promise of […]
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The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, has asked senators-elect to start work early. He spoke while presenting certificates of return to senatorial candidates who emerged winners in the February 23 polls. The event is taking place at Africa Hall of the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. “For the […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced winners in 21 of the 29 states where the governorship election held on March 9. The All Progressives Congress (APC) has 13 states ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which has eight. The exercise has been declared inconclusive in five states while collation was ongoing in […]
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The incumbent governor of Taraba State and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Darius Ishaku, has scored a majority of votes in Saturday’s governorship election. According to the breakdown of the results from the 16 local government areas (LGAs), the PDP won 12 LGAs while the All Progressive Congress’ candidate, Sani Danladi, claimed victory […]
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Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has not been recognised as a senator-elect by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The stance of the electoral umpire was reflected in the list of senators published on its website on Monday. Okorocha’s name was conspicuously missing in Box 47, where his name ought to have been printed. Instead, […]
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The Governor of Benue State, Samuel Ortom, who is also the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the state, has urged his supporters to remain calm and work towards consolidating the mandate given him by turning out en mass when INEC fixes a date for the supplementary poll. Mr Ortom made the call on Monday […]
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Seyi Makinde, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has emerged winner of the Oyo state gubernatorial election. He polled 515,621 votes to defeat Adebayo Adelabu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 357,982 votes. The results of all the 33 local government areas of the state were announced at the collation center of […]
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