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Work with Tinubu to move Nigeria forward – APC chieftain tells Atiku, Obi, others

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

A member of the Security and Intelligence Committee of the Tinubu/Shettima Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Ambassador Abayomi Nurain Mumuni, has urged opposition candidates to accept the olive branch the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is extending to them. The 2011 gubernatorial candidate of the defunct Congress for Progressives Change (CPC) in...

PDP loses two Senate, six Rep seats in Cross River

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

The Cross River chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) failed in its bid to retain two Senate and six House of Representatives seats in the recently concluded National Assembly (NASS) elections. The opposition party in the state lost the Cross River Central and Cross River South to the ruling...

Labour Party bought votes with dollars, Atiku shared N200 – SDP’s Adebayo Adewole alleges

NewsDeskNgMar 3, 2023March 3, 20230

The presidential candidate of the Social Democratic Party, Adebayo Adewole, has accused the Labour Party, LP; the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP; and the All Progressives Congress, APC; of cheating during the last presidential and National Assembly election. According to him, all the political parties, even those complaining after the election,...

Orji Kalu’s reelection will of people of Abia North – APC’s Daniel Eke

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2023March 1, 20230

Party chieftain and former governorship aspirant of the All Progressives Congress in Abia State, Chief Daniel Eke, on Tuesday, applauded the re-election of former governor of the state, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, for a second term in office. Newsmen gathered Kalu garnered a total of 30,805 votes to defeat his...

Delta governorship poll: Ayirimi Emami calls for synergy between APC, LP

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2023March 1, 20230

Ahead of the March 11 governorship and House of Assembly polls, a leader of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Delta State and the Ologbotsere of Warri Kingdom, Chief Ayirimi Emami, has called for collaboration between supporters of the APC and Labour Party, LP to enable Delta State’s APC governorship...

APC’s Thomas wins Delta South Senatorial seat

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2023March 1, 20230

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr. Joel-Onowakpo Thomas winner of the Delta South Senatorial District in the Feb. 25 National Assembly elections. Prof. Peretimina Anthony, the Returning Officer (RO) for the election, on Tuesday declared Thomas winner of the contest. The result was announced at Oleh, headquarters...

Akpoti-Uduaghan Rejects Results of Kogi Central Senate Election Held on Saturday, 25th February 2023

NewsDeskNgMar 1, 2023March 1, 20230

The Kogi Central senatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Barr. Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan has rejected the results of the senatorial election for manipulations of the processes, doctoring of figures, cancellation of polling units where she won and invasion of many polling units by armed thugs loyal to APC. She...

PDP wins Niger South Senatorial District seat

NewsDeskNgFeb 28, 2023February 28, 20230

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Mr Peter Ndalikali of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, as winner of the Niger South Senatorial District election. Declaring the results, Prof Abubakar Muhammad-Bitagi, Niger South Senatorial District Returning Officer, said the PDP candidate won with 100,498 votes. Batagi explained that Ndalikali defeated...

PDP wins Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo, Bunza Fedederal Constituency

NewsDeskNgFeb 28, 2023February 28, 20230

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Ibrahim Muhammad winner of Birnin Kebbi, Kalgo, Bunza Federal Constituency in the Feb. 25 election in Kebbi. The Returning Officer, Prof. Adamu Aliyu, made the declaration in Birnin Kebbi on Tuesday. He said the PDP candidate polled 50,783 votes to defeat his...

Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency: INEC declares Musa Agah of PDP winner

NewsDeskNgFeb 28, 2023February 28, 20230

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Tuesday declared Musa Agah of the PDP winner of the Jos North/Bassa Federal Constituency seat in Plateau State in the recently conducted National Assembly polls. Agah polled 87, 609 votes to defeat his closest rival and current member, Gwani Alkali of the PRP...