The All Progressives Congress, APC, held its Presidential Primaries across the 319 wards of Rivers State Friday without any reported incidents. According to reports collated at the APC State Secretariat, 63 Aba Road, Port Harcourt by the Presidential Primaries Returning Officer for Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Chibuike Rotimi Amaechi, a total of 388,653 party members […]
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The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, on Friday approved that Rivers State should host the party’s national (presidential) convention ahead of the 2019 general elections. The National Executive Committee of the PDP took the decision after its meeting at Wadata Plaza, the national headquarters of the party, the Punch reports. You May Read: PDP Will Regret If […]
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The electoral umpire in Nigeria, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), on Friday morning declared Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), winner of the Osun State governorship election. Oyetola was returned winner after he won Thursday’s re-run poll scheduled by INEC after the initial election on Saturday. According to Joseph Fuwape, the Chief […]
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Here is the least of all the All Progressives Congress APC governorship aspirants released today by the National Working Committee. The NWC has also rescheduled the party’s governorship primaries till 30th September 2018. The party’s acting National Publicity Secretary, Yekini Nabena, said this in Abuja, on Thursday. SOUTH SOUTH Akwa Ibom State . S/N . […]
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Gboyega Oyetola, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress on Thursday swept the two polling units in Ile-Ife, in Osun state, where rerun elections were ordered by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to determine the winner. Ife South, Oyetola got 283 votes, while the PDP candidate got 15 votes. In Ife North(Unit 2), APC […]
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The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), in Osun State gubernatorial election, Ademola Adeleke, has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun election and declare him winner of the governorship election. Adeleke accused INEC of conspiring with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He said the state is currently under siege, […]
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Ademola Adeleke, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Osun state, has declared himself the governor-elect. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) had declared the election inconclusive, saying the margin between the two leading candidates was not significant enough to declare a winner. Adeleke had polled 254,699 votes ahead of Isiaka Oyetola of […]
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The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, has warned that there will be consequences if the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) moves its national convention out of Port Harcourt. The national working committee (NWC) of the party had fixed the convention slated for October 6 for Port Harcourt but some of the presidential aspirants kicked against […]
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The national working committee (NWC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has approved direct and indirect primary for different states across the federation. While indirect primary was adopted in states where some governors have tough opponents, direct was approved in other states. Direct primary involves all card-carrying members of the party electing candidates while indirect […]
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A High Court sitting in Owerri, the Imo State, on Tuesday, nullified the impeachment of the Deputy Governor of the state, Eze Madumere, by lawmakers. The court’s nullification is on the ground that Mr Madumere’s impeachment did not follow due process, therefore it is illegal. The presiding judge, Justice Benjamin Iheka, who made the announcement on […]
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