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Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Kogi
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
By Stephen Adeleye Dino Melaye, the Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate in Kogi West appears to be coasting to victory in results declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission. In the result for Ward 6 at Orekere-Amuro in Mopamuro LGA of Kogi state, declared by Mr Ojeboboh Opeyemi, the INEC Collation Officer, Melaye […]
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Adamawa, Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, State News
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Yola – President Muhammadu Buhari has defeated Waziri Adamawa and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at Lamido Adamawa Palace polling unit in Yola South Local Government Area. Announcing the result at the polling unit, Mr Idris Yunusa , INEC Presiding officer at Lamido Adamawa Palace Polling Unit Mbamoi 010 announced […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Imo, Party Politics, State News
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
Unknown gunmen have assassinated a chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State Ifeanyi Ozoemena. Ozoemena is the APC chairman in Logara/Umuohiagu Ward in Ngor Okpala Council Area of the state. He was murdered in his house on Tuesday night shortly after he reportedly presided over a meeting of the party in the […]
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Headlines, INEC Politics, Rivers, State News
Sunday, February 17th, 2019
Tony John, Port Harcourt Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, has has alleged a plot by his predecessor, Chibuike Amaechi, in collaboration with ‘unpatriotic military and police officers’ to bomb the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) offices and disrupt the peaceful conduct of the elections in the state. Governor Wike also declared today as public holiday for Rivers […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Oyo, State News
Friday, February 15th, 2019
The number of Permanent Voter Cards in Oyo State is 28,539 higher than the number of registered voters in the state. While the aggregate of available PVCs is 2,962,646, the number of registered voters stands at 2,934,107. A record obtained by our correspondent from the Independent National Electoral Commission’s office in Ibadan, the state capital, on […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Imo, State News
Thursday, February 14th, 2019
By Chinonso Alozie Fifteen governorship candidates of different political parties under the platform of Forum of Imo State Governorship Candidates, today adopted the state governorship flag-bearer of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Senator Ifeanyi Araraume. The candidates led by Elder Chukwuemeka Allias of the National Interest Party, NIP, alongside 14 others stormed the campaign […]
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Boko Haram, Borno, Headlines, State News
Wednesday, February 13th, 2019
Timothy Olanrewaju, Maiduguri Boko Haram insurgents have attacked the convoy of Borno State governor, Kashim Shettima, along a major road in the central part of the state while his team was on a campaign tour. Security sources at the Government House said the insurgents ambushed some vehicles on the campaign convoy of the governor on […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Four persons were confirmed dead while scores became unconscious as a result of a stampede at the Adokiye Amiesimaka Stadium in Igwuruta, Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State, venue of the All Progressives Congress (APC), presidential rally. Those who lost their lives in the stampede included three aged women and a […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Governors, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
TONY JOHN, Port Harcourt Fifty-four gubernatorial candidates of various political parties in Rivers State have given reasons for their decision to drop their ambition and support the re-election of Governor Nyesom Wike in the March 2, 2019 governorship election. In a seven-paragraph document jointly signed by all the 54 governorship candidates on Monday, February 11, they said […]
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Benue, EFCC Politics, Headlines, Judiciary, State News
Tuesday, February 12th, 2019
Rose Ejembi, Makurdi A Federal High Court presided over by Justice Mobolaji Olajuwon on Tuesday ordered the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, (EFCC), United Bank of Africa, (UBA) and Fidelity Bank to jointly pay the Benue State government the sum of N100 million for freezing its accounts last year. The court also granted an order of […]