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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Plateau, State News
Thursday, April 28th, 2011
MOVES by the two Langtang born ex-Army Generals, Lt.-Gen. Jeremiah Useni and Brig.-Gen. John Shagaya to clinch the Plateau South Senatorial seat has been dashed as they were defeated by their Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Victor Lar. Useni contested on the platform of the Democratic People’s Party (DPP) while Shagaya contested on the […]
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Bauchi, Elections 2011, INEC Politics, Kaduna, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Following the decision by corps members to back out of the conduct of gubernatorial and state Assembly elections in the troubled Bauchi and Kaduna states, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has settled for students of tertiary institutions in both states to serve as ad-hoc personnel for the election billed for today. The bulk of […]
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Elections 2011, Kwara, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won the Tuesday gubernatorial election in Kwara State. Its candidate, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed, polled 254,969 votes to defeat his the Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) counterpart, Mr Mohammed Dele Belgore (SAN), who scored 152,580 votes. Senator Gbemisola Rukayat Saraki of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) had 72,456 […]
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Akwa Ibom, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
Governor Godswill Akpabio was yesterday evening declared winner of last Tuesday’s gubernatorial elections in Akwa Ibom State. In making the declaration, the state returning officer, Professor [Mrs] Comfort Ekpo announced that the Peoples Democratic Party [PDP] scored 957,585 votes to beat its closest rival Action Congress of Nigeria [ACN] which polled 163,449 votes ,while the […]
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Elections 2011, Imo, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The Imo State governorship election lived up to its billing, with tension and drama, and has been declared inconclusive by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Before then, Governor Ikedi Ohakim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and Rochas Okorocha of the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) were running head to head. Okorocha led in 12 […]
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Delta, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
ASABA- PROTESTS erupted at Ekpan, Uvwie local government and Sapele in Sapele local government area of Delta State, Wednesday morning, as news filtered in that the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate; Governor Emmanuel Uduaghan is leading in 13 local government areas in Tuesday’s governorship poll, while Chief Great Ogboru of the Democratic Peoples Party, […]
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Edo, Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
THE Action Congress of Nigeria, ACN, in Edo State, has defeated the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Tuesday’s state House of Assembly election, capturing 19 seats out of the 24, as against the four won by the PDP. The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has, meanwhile, ordered a re-run in two units in Igueben Local […]
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Elections 2011, Kwara, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
The Peoples Democratic Party gubernatorial candidate, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed has won the last weekend gubernatorial election in kwara state. Also the gubernatorial candidate of Democratic Peoples Party [DPP] , Mr Gbenga Olawepo has congratulated the winner, Alh Abdulfatah Ahmed . Olawepo in a press statement, titled,KWARA GUBER POLL;A MATTER OF CASH” issued by the candidate […]
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Elections 2011, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, Oyo, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
New Nigerian Politics has been reliably infiormed that incumbent PDP governor of Oyo State and former police officer, Christopher Alao-Akala has lost to his challenger Ajimobi. Stay tuned for more information.wp_posts
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Elections 2011, Imo, NNP Elections 2011 Updates, State News
Wednesday, April 27th, 2011
With Rochas Okorocha, the governorship candidate of the All People’s Grand Alliance (APGA) leading comfortably in yesterday’s polls, embattled Governor Ikedi Ohakim of Imo has put the state under siege, using police and the army to harass and intimidate opponents in a bid to steal the election. Early results emerging from yesterday’s gubernatorial elections in […]