The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ekiti state says at the end of voting in Saturday’s governorship election in the state, the exercise recorded 90 per cent success. The REC, Prof. Abdulganih Olayinka, disclosed this to newsmen in Ado-Ekiti while assessing the electoral process. He said that reports […]
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The Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, has said 4,390 combined forces of soldiers and other paramilitary outfits will be deployed for the Ekiti governorship election will holds on Saturday. The deployment, Mr Idris said, would complement the 30,000 police officers already drawn up for deployment at the election. He said a Deputy Inspector General […]
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Turkey’s election body has confirmed the outright victory of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in last month’s presidential polls, saying he won almost 52.3 per cent of the vote according to final results. The publication of the final results kicked off a sequence of events that will culminate on Monday with Erdogan’s swearing-in for a second mandate with enhanced powers. […]
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Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has called on the All Progressives Congress (APC) to be democratic for the first time by accepting defeat in good faith if it loses the July 14 governorship election. Atiku, who visited Ayo Fayose, governor of Ekiti, said losing an election to a rival party should be seen in the light […]
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Rivers State’s Independent Electoral Commission (RSIEC), on Saturday conducted local government elections in the state, an exercise the state governor, Nyesom Wike described as satisfactory. The governor spoke to journalists after participating in the exercise. His reaction came after election observers adjudged the voting process across the 23 local government areas as free and fair. […]
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The Nigerian Senate, on Thursday, asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to declare the results of the June 12, 1993 presidential election, while also prevailing on the Federal Government to pay the entitlement of MKO Abiola and Kingibe. The request comes one day after President Muhammadu Buhari declared June 12 to replace May 29 […]
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The Minister of Solid Minerals Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has resigned his appointment as a cabinet minister. Fayami made the announcement on Wednesday at a valedictory briefing in Abuja where he explained that he resigned in order to pursue his governorship ambition in Ekiti State. He had given a hint about his resignation earlier in […]
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President Muhammadu Buhari has asked Governors to increase voters education, so that Nigerians to get their permanent voter cards (PVCs) and vote the politicians they want in 2019. Buhari, who is seeking reelection, said this when he hosted judges at the presidential villa in Abuja on Tuesday night. “I find it necessary to invite you […]
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As the 2019 general election draws closer, former Vice President and presidential hopeful of the Peoples Democratic Party, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has appointed former governor of Ogun, Chief Gbenga Daniel, as Director-General of his campaign. The unveiling of Gbenga Daniel was disclosed in a statement by the Atiku Media Office on Monday in Abuja. Daniel, […]
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The Nasarawa State Independent Electoral Commission (NASIEC) has declared candidates of All Progressive Congress (APC) as winners of the Saturday’s local government election across the state. Mr. Henry Omaku, chairman of the electoral body announced the results of the polls on Sunday at the commission’s headquarters in Lafia. He said that three political parties; All […]
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