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Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos State, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour has accused officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of colluding with the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to return its candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu as governor. Gbadebo, who stated this via his official Twitter page on Sunday described the outcome of the election as …
The Ogun State Governor, Dapo Abiodun, has defeated 13 other candidates to be re-elected for a second term of four years. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, declared Abiodun winner of the governorship election held on Saturday after he polled 276,298 votes. The All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer defeated his closest rival, …
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has said that his re-election for a second term has reaffirmed that residents of Lagos State has chosen competence and experience on the march to true greatness. Sanwo-Olu stated this at the Lagos House, Marina while giving the victory speech for his re-election, following the official announcement by the Independent National Electoral …
Barrister Morayo Lebi is a chieftain of the APC in Ondo South Senatorial District, well known in the political, business, and legal circles. He had contested on three occasions to represent the people of Ondo South as Senator, but all attempts have been met with controversies. He appeared to have left the public scene since …
Ondo State will hold general elections on Saturday, November 16, 2024, for Governorship and House Assembly elections. To help you understand this important electoral process, Media and civil society experts have tasked journalists on their role in resisting misinformation during the Ondo State governorship bye-elections. They gave the charge on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at …
The pre-election campaign mood that enveloped Nigeria before the February 25 and March 18 elections has shaken national unity, reconciliation, and cohesion. Three Sides Claiming Victory Like every other election in Nigeria, the 2023 polls featured dissenting lines at houses of assembly, governorships national assembly, and presidential elections. As the president-elect, Bola Tinubu prepares to assume …
By Gloria Afajagbe The Labour Party (LP) has raised the alarm over plans by opposition parties to destabilize the conduct of the national and state assembly supplementary elections scheduled to be held on Saturday, April 15 across various wards in Edo State. A statement signed by the publicity secretary of the Labour Party, Sam Uroupa, …
By Gloria Afajagbe The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Collation of Results in Adamawa state Governorship Election and voided the declaration of Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani as Governor-elect. In a statement signed by Festus Okoye, the National Commissioner, Information and Voter’s Education Committee, the commission summons the Resident Electoral Commissioner of the …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa, Hudu Yunusa Ari over his controversial pronouncement of Aisha Binani as the winner of the state’s governorship election. The governorship poll was declared inconclusive last month with the incumbent governor, Ahmadu Fintiri in the lead, and a supplementary election was …
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the incumbent governor, Ahmadu Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Adamawa State governorship election, after a protracted collation exercise. Fintiri was re-elected after polling a total of 430,861 votes to defeat the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Aisha Binani who got 398,738 votes. …