INEC declares Umahi winner of Ebonyi governorship election

By Peter Okutu ABAKALIKI – EBONYI state Deputy Governor and PDP governorship candidate, Engr Dave Umahi has won the April 11 governorship election in the state. Governor Martin Elechi and Dave Umahi Governor Martin Elechi and Dave Umahi Announcing the result at the INEC’s headquarters in Abakaliki, the State Collation Officer and Vice-Chancellor of Nnamdi […]

El Rufai wins Kaduna governorship election, Yero congratulates him

Kaduna – Gov. Mukhtar Yero of Kaduna State on Sunday congratulated Malam Nasiru El-Rufai for winning the April 11 governorship election in the state. Yero, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Candidate, called El-Rufai on phone at about 3:00p.m to concede defeat and congratulate the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate for winning the election. Mr Samuel […]

Taraba may have first female governor as APC takes a slight lead

First female Gov may emerge as APC takes lead in Taraba on April 12, 2015   /   in News 6:58 pm   /   Comments BY JOHN MKOM, JALINGO The governorship candidate of All Progressive Congress in Taraba state Sen. Aisha Jumei Al-hasan has taken over a slide lead of the governorship election count […]

Ex House speaker, Alhaji Aminu Masari, wins Katsina guber polls

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives and All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Katsina State, Alhaji Aminu Masari, polled 943,085 votes to beat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Musa Nashuni, in the state’s governorship election. Nashuni polled 476,768 to come second in the election. -Punchwp_posts

Political titans battle in Lagos, Rivers, Kaduna, others

  The governorship and State House of Assembly elections are scheduled to hold today, April 11, 2015 across Nigeria. But the governorship elections will only hold in 29 states in the country excluding Osun, Ondo, Ekiti, Edo, Kogi, Anambra, Bayelsa and the Federal Capital Territory. The elections will be a follow-up to the presidential and […]

Gunmen snatch ballot materials, attack policewoman in Delta

Three gunmen at about 1.30pm on Saturday stormed a voting unit at Ebedeni ‎Ward 6, Ndokwa East Local Government Area of Delta State and snatched ballot papers and boxes. Before escaping, the gunmen descended on the only policewoman at the station, removed her head dress ‎ and took away her identity card. The resident Electoral […]

I’m not planning to rig Rivers polls –Patience Jonathan

Mrs. Patience Jonathan Wife of the President, Mrs. Patience Jonathan, on Friday said there was no truth in the allegation that she was pressuring the Independent National Electoral Commission and security agencies to rig the governorship election in Rivers State in favour of the Peoples Democratic Party. The state governor, Mr. Rotimi Amaechi, had during […]

APC wins 64 seats in Senate

The result of the National Assembly election declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission on Tuesday has pushed the opposition All Progressives Congress to the majority status in the 109 membership Senate. Before the election, the Peoples Democratic Party enjoyed the majority status in the red chamber with 64 members while the APC has 41. […]

UK PM congratulates Buhari

  British Prime Minister, David Cameron The UK Prime  Minister,David Cameron, has released a statement congratulating the President-elect, Maj. Gen Buhari(retd.) on his victory at  the  presidential election. Cameron, in a statement on www.gov.uk Wednesday said,”I send my warmest congratulations to General Buhari on being elected as Nigeria’s next President. “This election has been a credit to the Nigerian […]

Fani-Kayode, after lying to Nigerians that PDP was leading in 23 states, begs Nigerians to cooperate with Buhari

A former Minister of Aviation, Chief Femi Fani-Kayode, has begged Nigerians to cooperate with the President-elect, Maj.Gen. Muhammadu Buhari (retd.). He said this at a press briefing in Abuja on Wednesday while speaking on the outcome of the Presidential election which the ruling party, the Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan lost. […]

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