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Ebonyi, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, INEC Politics, State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015

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 […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Kaduna, State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015

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 […]
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Headlines, Nasarawa, NYSC (National Youth Service Corp), State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
By Abel Daniel LAFIA – Not less than 55 Corps members and staff of INEC deployed to serve as presiding officers were held hostage for 24 hours in Assakio, Ashige and Adogi in Lafia local government area on Saturday. The corps members who were rescued by security men and brought to the INEC Headquarter in […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News, Taraba
Sunday, April 12th, 2015

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 […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Katsina, State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015

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
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Enugu, Headlines, State News
Sunday, April 12th, 2015
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi, has won the governorship election in Enugu State. Ugwuanyi, a member of the House of Representatives, defeated his closest rival, Okey Ezea of the All Progressives Congress with a wide margin, after winning in all the 17 local government areas in the state, as announced […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Headlines, Niger, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), State News
Saturday, April 11th, 2015
The Governor of Niger State, Babangida Aliyu, on Saturday said a one party system in the country will not do Nigerians any good as far as the future of the country is concerned. Aliyu made this known in Minna during the accreditation exercise for the Governorship and House of Assembly election in Niger state. The governor said, […]
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Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, April 11th, 2015

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 […]
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Delta, Election 2015, Elections, Headlines, State News
Saturday, April 11th, 2015

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 […]
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Election 2015, Elections, General Politics, Headlines, Rivers, State News
Saturday, April 11th, 2015

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 […]