Gubernatorial Election Archives

Governorship Elections: Anybody who wants to disrupt the system should be ready to die – Police warns

March 17, 2023March 17, 2023Ayo Olowo

The Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has warned anybody who wants to disrupt the governorship and state assembly elections on Saturday. There is heightened tension ahead of the elections, with political parties and their supporters, fuelling fears of election-day violence. Police commands across different states have however assured Nigerians of adequate security as they troop out to […]

BREAKING NEWS: DSS issue security warning, says there are orchestrated plans to cause chaos

March 9, 2023March 9, 2023Ayo Olowo

The Department of State Services (DSS) has issued security warning to Nigerians ahead of the governorship and state house of elections in the country. The DSS said the plot is designed to cause total chaos after the governorship and state assembly elections. In a statement released on Wednesday by Peter Afunanya, DSS spokesperson, the security […]

Nigerian Bar Association seeks exclusion of corrupt INEC staff from governorship elections

March 8, 2023March 8, 2023News Agency

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, […]

I’ll never dump PDP… Bayelsans will not swap PDP for APC – Guber Aspirant

October 13, 2019October 13, 2019Ayo Olowo

A former Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Bayelsa State, Anthony George-Ikoli on Friday said he would not quit the People’s Democratic Party (PDP). ”I have been in PDP since 1999 and this is the second time I am contesting elections under our party’s flag. If I didn’t leave the party then, I don’t […]

Kogi 2019: Melaye, Ibrahim fume as Musa Wada wins PDP ticket

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019Ayo Olowo

Some aspirants are protesting against the declaration of Mr Musa Wada as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the November 16 governorship election in Kogi State. The Chairman of the governorship primary election committee, Ahmadu Fintiri, told newsmen on Wednesday in Lokoja that Wada emerged by polling 748 votes to beat 12 other […]

21 Governors-elect and their parties: PDP win more states as Ihedioha emerges Imo governor-elect

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019Eben Tanimola

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 […]

Fayemi asks “busybodies” to leave Ekiti before gubernatorial election

July 9, 2018Ekene Onyeama

Kayode Fayemi, the All Progressives Congress, APC, candidate in the Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State has warned suspected uniformed militants and hoodlums camping around the state to leave before the election. Fayemi warned of severe consequences if they fail to vacate the state before Saturday’s election. Speaking during an interview programme on Voice 89.9FM […]

INEC issues notice of 2018 Ekiti governorship election, campaign to begin April 15

April 5, 2018Ayo Olowo

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has issued a notice of election for the July 14 gubernatorial election in Ekiti State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state, Prof. Abdul-Ganiyu Raji, at a press conference in Ado Ekiti on Wednesday said this was in accordance with Section 30 (1) of the Electoral Act 2010 as […]

PDP clears 6 gubernatorial aspirants, rejects 1 in Anambra

August 12, 2017Ekene Onyeama

The Anambra Gubernatorial Election Screening Committee of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), on Friday cleared six aspirants ahead of the party primary. This disclosure was made by the Chairman of the Screening Committee, Alhaji Adamu Waziri, while presenting the clearance certificates to the screened aspirants at the party National Secretariat in Abuja. Waziri said although […]

BREAKING: APC’s Godwin Obaseki declared winner of Edo gubernatorial election, Break down

September 29, 2016September 29, 2016Ayo Olowo

At the completion of collation of results by INEC, Godwin Obaseki of the All Progressives Congress has been declared winner of the election, with Osagie Ize-Iyamu, his Peoples Democratic Party rival coming second. Figures computed following official declaration of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission shows that Obaseki has won 319,484 votes, ahead of […]

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Governorship Elections: Anybody who wants to disrupt the system should be ready to die – Police warns

BREAKING NEWS: DSS issue security warning, says there are orchestrated plans to cause chaos

Nigerian Bar Association seeks exclusion of corrupt INEC staff from governorship elections

I’ll never dump PDP… Bayelsans will not swap PDP for APC – Guber Aspirant

Kogi 2019: Melaye, Ibrahim fume as Musa Wada wins PDP ticket

21 Governors-elect and their parties: PDP win more states as Ihedioha emerges Imo governor-elect

Fayemi asks “busybodies” to leave Ekiti before gubernatorial election

INEC issues notice of 2018 Ekiti governorship election, campaign to begin April 15

PDP clears 6 gubernatorial aspirants, rejects 1 in Anambra

BREAKING: APC’s Godwin Obaseki declared winner of Edo gubernatorial election, Break down

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