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Sen. Abba Moro Retains Senatorial Seat In Benue South
Senator Patrick Abba Moro of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has retained his seat in the Benue South senatorial election. Moro floored his closest challenger, Dan Onjeh of the All Progressives Congress, APC, to retain his seat in the Red Chamber. READ ALSO: APC’s Ex-Gov. Al-Makura Loses Senate Seat To PDP Joe Ojobo of the Labour Party came third after the final...
APC’s Ex-Gov. Al-Makura Loses Senate Seat To PDP
Senator Tanko Al-Makura (APC-Nasarawa South) has lost his re-election bid to Mohammed Onawo of the Peoples Democratic Party. The Returning Officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Ahmed Ashiku, announced the results. He said Onawo got 93,064 votes to defeat Al-Makura of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 76,813 votes. Ashiku declared that Onawo having satisfied the requirement of the law...
2023 Election: Abiodun Hails Large Turnout Of Voters In Ogun
The Ogun State governor, Dapo Abiodun has commended the large turnout of voters at his polling unit. Abiodun who made this known during an interview with newsmen after his accreditation and voting for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections at Ward 3, Unit 2, Ita Osanyin in Iperu-Remo, Ikenne Local Government area of the state, disclosed that he expected the...
Election Update: Ex-President’s Brother, Lt Col. Yar’Adua Wins Katsina Central Senatorial Election
Abdulaziz Yar’Adua, the late President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua’s younger brother, has been declared the winner of the Katsina Central Senatorial District election. Yar’adua was declared the winner of the election on Sunday night in Katsina by the Returning Officer for the election, Aminu Kankia. He stated that Yar’adua of the All Progressives Congress (APC) received 153,512 votes, while Aminu Sirajo of the...
Election Update: Banky W, Obanikoro Lose As Labour Party Wins Eti-Osa Reps Seat
The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Mr. Thaddeus Attah of the Labour Party the winner of the Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. INEC Returning Officer Prof Funmilayo Odukoya made the declaration on Sunday at the Collation Centre, Lagos State Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki 1. READ ALSO: Nigeria Decides: Tinubu Wins In Kwara Mr. Olubankole...
INEC Declares PDP’s Ugochinyere Winner Ideato Reps Seat Imo State
Ideato nation erupted in widespread jubilation on Sunday as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, announced opposition spokesman, Ikenga Imo Ugochinyere as duly elected PDP member of the House of Representatives for Ideato South and North seat. But Ugochinyere in a swift reaction,however, dedicated his landslide victory at the Saturdays Presidential and National Assembly elections to his late uncle, Daniel...
INEC Breaks Silence On Delay In Uploading Election Results
In response to the delay in uploading election results in its portal, the Nigeria's electoral umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has assured that the development has nothing to do with intrusion of its systems by external forces. INEC says all results, including those not yet uploaded to the portal, remain safe on the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS...
Polls: Sowore Accuses FG Of Lacking Capacity To Do Anything Right
The presidential candidate of the African Action Congress (AAC), Omoyele Sowore has slammed the ‘Nigerian state’ over the organization of the 2023 presidential and national assembly elections. Omoyele Sowore, who ran in the 2019 presidential election but did not receive many votes, did the same in Saturday’s presidential election. However, he won in his local government, Ondo State’s Ese-Odo Local Government...
Former Defence Spokesperson, Enenche Speaks On Why Security Must Be Strengthened At Collation Centres
A former spokesman for the Defence Headquarters, Maj-Gen John Enenche (rtd) has stressed that security must be strengthened at collation centres nationwide to forestall more cases of snatching of ballot boxes and the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS). Citing cases of political thuggery and disruption of polls recorded during the presidential and National Assembly polls on Saturday in Lagos, Rivers,...
INEC Cancels Voting In 7 Polling Units In Kogi Over Violence
Election process has been cancelled in seven polling units of Kogi East Senatorial axis by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) While two polling units were canceled in Anyigba, Dekina council area, the other five was in Omala council area of kogi State. One of the units cancelled was Unit 01, Abejukolo ward in Omala LGA. It was gathered that thugs disrupted...
