Mr. Chukwudi Ogbonna, the Accord Party (AP) candidate for Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni state constituency for Rivers state assembly, has been abducted by gunmen. The abduction was confirmed on Tuesday by Ifeaka Nwakiri, a relative of the politician. It is understood that Ogbonna was kidnapped on Monday at Rumuigbo, near Port Harcourt, the Rivers state capital. Nwakiri said the abduction […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has said that it will appeal the Thursday’s ruling by the Federal High Court, Abuja, ordering it to allow the use of Temporary Voter Cards (TVC) in the March 18 governorship and state houses of assembly elections. Mr. Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released an official statement, shifting the conduct of the governorship and houses of assembly elections from March 11 to March 18. On Wednesday, the court of appeal refused an application by Peter Obi, presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), to restrain INEC from reconfiguring the bimodal voter […]
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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has inaugurated the legal team to challenge the outcome of the February 25 presidential election. The former vice-president of Nigeria briefed the team at his campaign headquarters in Abuja on Wednesday. He mandated them to “establish the claim of illegality in the February […]
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Mr Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) Presidential Candidate in the just concluded February 25 presidential election, and his team will today go the Appeal Court, Abuja in pursuit of his electoral grievances. In a tweet, Peter Obi appealed to all ‘Obidients’ “to respect the sanctity of the premises of the law courts and not […]
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The Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), to exclude its corrupt staff engaged in malpractices during the Feb. 25 elections from participating in the March 11 governorship and State assemblies elections. The NBA made the call on Wednesday in Abuja in a statement signed by its National Publicity Secretary, […]
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The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi, on Thursday, broke his silence on the outcome of last Saturday’s presidential election, claiming that the exercise was programmed. He has therefore, vowed to explore all legal options to recover his “mandate”, claiming he won the presidential poll. Full Text of the Address “Again, my […]
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Bola Tinubu, the president-elect, delivered an acceptance speech in the early hours of Wednesday after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him the winner of the presidential election. Read the full speech below. My fellow Nigerians, I am profoundly humbled that you have elected me to serve as the 16th president of our beloved […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu winner of Feb. 25 presidential election. Tinubu, who was former Governor of Lagos State, garnered a total votes of 8,794,726 to defeat his major rivals; Atiku Abubakar of the People Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 6,984,520 […]
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Reports have emerged that a hunter has found thousands of permanent voter cards (PVCs) in a forest in Nnewi area of Anambra state. Amaka Nwafor, a reporter with Authority FM, in a video said a hunter found the PVCs on Tuesday in a forest in Akamili, Nnewi north LGA of Anambra. She said the cards […]
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