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Amaechi Has Confirmed Our Fear That INEC Worked For APC — Atiku’s Aide
The Presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has reacted to a revelation by the immediate past Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, that the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, was recommended for re-appointment by a member of Bola Tinubu’s camp in 2020. Speaking in Rivers State on election day, Amaechi noted that...
Happy Hour As PDP’s Umo Eno Declared Winner Akwa Ibom Governorship Election
The candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), in Akwa Ibom, Umo Eno, has won 29 of the 31 local government areas. The Young Progressive Party (YPP), cleared two local government areas. The All Progressive Congress (APC) did not win a single local government area. Recall that Umo Eno had promised to implement an ‘happy hour’ moment in the state every...
PDP Loses Big As APC Wins 23 Seats In Ekiti Assembly So Far
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won 23 seats in the Ekiti State House of Assembly election held on Saturday. Social Democratic Party (SDP) won two seats in Ekiti East 1 and Ise/Orin constituency, while the seat in Ido/Osi 1 is inconclusive. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has not won any seat according to the results released by Independent National Electoral...
Lawan Says APC’ll Win All 28 States In Governorship Elections
Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, after casting his vote on Saturday said that his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress will win all the 28 states of the federation where governorship elections are taking place. Lawan made the statement in response to questions from journalists at the Katuzu ward polling unit in Bade Local Government Area of Yobe State where he...
US Announces $150m Humanitarian Assistance For Africa
US Secretary of State, Antony J. Blinken, Friday announced that the United States is providing nearly $150 million in additional humanitarian assistance for people in West and Central Africa and the Sahel Region. He disclosed that the USA through the US Agency for International Development (USAID) Bureau for Humanitarian Assistance, is providing nearly $114m in additional life-saving humanitarian assistance for...
Imo Ex-deputy Gov, Irona Freed After 9 Days
The immediate past Deputy Governor of Imo State, Gerald Irona, has left Owerri correctional centre after nine days in custody, our correspondent has learnt. Irona’s spokesperson, Walter Duru, in a short message on Friday said an Abuja Federal High Court ordered that the former number two citizen of the state be released on bail. He disclosed that the authorities at the...
Buhari Signs Bill Mandating President, Governor-elect To Form Cabinet Within 60 Days
President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday assented to bill mandating President-elect and governors-elect to submit names of persons nominated as ministers or commissioners within 60 days of taking oath of office for confirmation by the Senate or State House of Assembly. He also assented to the State Houses of Assembly Financial and State Judiciary autonomy bills and 14 other constitutional amendment...
Nigeria Army Holds Quranic Recitation Competition In Borno
The Sector 111 of Operation Hadin Kai and Multinational Joint Task Force in Monguno town of Borno has hosted a Quranic competition for youths to enhance civil-military relations. A statement on Friday by the spokesman of the sector, Babatunde Zubairu, said the maiden competition was organised by Sector 111 commander, A.E Abubakar, to consolidate the support of host communities to...
Peter Obi Dissociates Self From Alleged EndINEC Nationwide Protest By “Obedients”
Mr. Peter Obi, the Labour Party, LP, presidential candidate in the February 25 presidential election, has dissociated himself from social media postings suggesting that the ‘Obedients’ are planning a nationwide groundswell protest tagged “ENDINEC”, “ENDNigeria”. Obi also accused the opposition of orchestrating the postings. He disclosed this in a statement contained in a post on his verified Twitter handle on Friday. READ...
APGA Denies Collapsing Structure For Any Party In Enugu
The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) in Enugu State has said it did not collapse its structure for any party in the state in respect of the March 18 governorship and House of Assembly elections. The party disclosed this on Friday in a statement by its State Chairman, Ndubuisi EnechiOnyia. The party chairman said the news that APGA collapsed its structure...
