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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Lagos, National Politics, Party Politics, State News, Top Stories
Sunday, March 10th, 2019
Tunde Ajaja he candidate of All Progressives Congress in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has been declared the winner of the governorship election held on Saturday, March 9. Returning Officer, Prof. Eyitope Ogunbodede, made the declaration on Sunday at INEC’s collation centre in Yaba, Lagos. Sanwo-Olu, who scored 739,445 out of the 977,476 total valid votes […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Party Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Top Stories
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
Ade Adesomoju, Abuja The Peoples Democratic Party and its presidential candidate in the February 23 election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Tuesday, filed an application seeking an order compelling the Independent National Electoral Commission to allow it to inspect materials used for the conduct of the poll. The petitioners, through their lawyers, Chief Chris Uche (SAN), […]
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Biafra, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
Vincent Kalu The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has raised the alarm at what it described as incessant harassment of its members. The group, in a press statement signed by its Media and Publicity Secretary, Comrade Emma Powerful, drew the attention of the international community to what it described as incessant harassment, abduction, arrest and torture, […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
Juliana Taiwo-Obalonye, Abuja More world leaders have congratulated President Muhammadu Buhari on his re-election. In a congratulatory message, President Milos Zeman of Czech Republic, wished the Nigerian president every success in his second term in office and prayed for the well-being and prosperity of the Nigerian people. Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity, […]
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All Peoples' Congress (APC), Elections, Elections 2019, Headlines, Latest Politics, Muhammadu Buhari (1983-85, 2015 - 2023), National Politics, Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP), Presidency, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
The Independent National Electoral Commission is set to announce President Muhammadu Buhari president-elect, following the collation of results of the 23 February election. INEC chairman, Mahmood Yakubu will make the announcement at 3am on Wednesday. At the end of collation on Tuesday night, President Buhari crossed the 15 million mark in votes scored in 36 […]
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Kwara, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Tuesday, February 26th, 2019
Senate President, Dr. Abubakar Bukola Saraki, has stated that in spite of the reported inadequacies that attended last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections in Kwara State, he is wishing the candidates who emerged from the election the best of luck. Dr. Saraki in a statement signed by his Special Adviser (Media and Publicity), Yusuph […]
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American Politics, Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Monday, February 25th, 2019
Christopher Henry Smith, a US representative and ranking member of the House Subcommittee on Africa, has expressed concerns about the credibility of the Nigeria’s presidential election. This was contained in a statement issued by the US representative on Sunday. Smith said officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in states like Anambra, Enugu, Ebonyi, Imo […]
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Anambra, Elections, Elections 2019, Kwara, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, State News, Top Stories
Monday, February 25th, 2019
The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Sunday became one of the major casualties of the 2019 general elections as he lost his bid to return to the Senate. Apart from Saraki, the other two senatorial candidates of his party, the Peoples Democratic Party, lost to the All Progressives Congress. Saraki lost to the Kwara […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, Legislature, National Politics, Senate, Top Stories
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
Senate President Bukola Saraki has won his polling unit in Kwara State, at ongoing presidential and National Assembly elections. Saraki who voted at PU 005 Agbaji Quarters, Ajikobi ward polled 219 as against APC 68 for the presidential election. Presidential: APC 68, PDP 219 Senate: APC 60, PDP 269 Reps: APC 53, PDP 253 PU […]
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Elections, Elections 2019, Latest Politics, National Politics, Top Stories
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
By Yakubu Uba/Yola The Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, failed to hold his polling unit in Yola, Adamawa state on Saturday as he lost it to President Muhammadu Buhari. The official count of ballots at Ajiya unit 02 in Gwadabawa Ward of Yola North Local Government Area gave Atiku 167 votes, while […]
