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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Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the Lagos governorship election. Sanwo-Olu polled a total of 739,445 votes to beat his closest rival Jimmy Agbaje of the PDP who polled a total of 206,141 votes. INEC’s Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University, OAU, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, noted […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship elections. In the list released on Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had no candidates in both Rivers and Zamfara states. A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, had ruled the party cannot field candidates for […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released the final list of candidates for the governorship elections. In the list released on Thursday, the All Progressives Congress (APC) had no candidates in both Rivers and Zamfara states. A court of appeal sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, had ruled the party cannot field candidates for […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has released the names of 24 governorship candidates for the 2019 elections. Yekini Nabena, national publicity secretary of the party, released the list in a statement on Friday. He said the national working committee (NWC) gave its approval during a meeting on Thursday. “Following the Governorship Primaries of the All […]
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In an announcement made by its spokesman on Saturday, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) says it has postponed its governorship primary election in Lagos, Imo and Kano states. Kola Ologbondiyan, said the primary will hold on Sunday, while those of Lagos, Kano and Imo have been postponed, the exercise would go on as planned in […]
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) has postponed its governorship primary elections for Imo and Lagos states to Monday, Oct.1. Mr Adams Oshiomhole, the party’s National Chairman announced this on Saturday in Abuja,while inaugurating the party’s Governorship Primary Election Committee and the Presidential National Convention Committee. Oshiomhole, who attributed logistics for postponing the primary election in […]
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The Osun state government has declared Thursday public holiday for the governorship rerun election. In statement on Wednesday, Sola Fasure, special adviser on media to the governor, said the holiday would give room for public workers to participate in the supplementary election. The exercise is scheduled to hold in seven polling units across four local government […]
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Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Saturday’s Osun State governorship election has cast his vote. Senator Adeleke, currently represents Osun West senatorial district, arrived at the polling centre very early, was accredited and voted at about 8.08am at Abogunde Ward 5, Unit 9 in Ede, the Punch reports. Speaking […]
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