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Election: APC’s Yahaya wins Buhari’s state assembly constituency seat

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Alhaji Nasir Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress, APC, as the […]

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Adamawa guber candidates Binani, Fintiri trade words over alleged rigging

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

The two leading governorship candidates in Adamawa State, Aishatu Ahmed Binani of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Ahmadu Fintiri […]

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Tinubu’s campaign spokesman warns Igbo against ‘interfering’ in Lagos politics

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

Bayo Onanuga, a spokesperson for the President-elect, Bola Tinubu, on Saturday night, warned Igbo in Lagos against “interfering” in politics […]

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Gov Election 2023: Ebonyi SSG decries voter apathy in communities

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

The Secretary to the Ebonyi State Government, Mr Kenneth Ugbala, has decried the low turnout of voters for the governorship […]

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Isa Ashiru, PDP guber candidate wins polling units in Kaduna govt house

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

The main opposition, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won the two polling units inside Kashim Ibrahim House (Government House) in Kaduna […]

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Governorship elections: Obasanjo fails to vote for first time since 1999

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo failed to show up at his polling unit 22, Ward 11, Olusomi compound, Totoro, […]

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House of Assembly election: Live results from Jigawa

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has commenced announcement of results for the Jigawa state House of Assembly election. The […]

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Again, APC chairman, Adamu loses polling unit

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, Senator Abdullahi Adamu, has lost his […]

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PDP’s Olalekan, Kofoworola win Ede South, North State constituency seats in Osun

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared PDP’s Olayiwola Olalekan winner of Ede South State Constituency seat in Osun. […]

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Guber polls: Tension as waiting game intensifies across 28 States

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

Results of the governorship election held across 28 States in the country are being awaited. Supporters of the various candidates […]

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Senators-elect who killed govs’ National Assembly ambition

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

In this piece, our correspondents examine how some governors lost their senatorial bids after they were defeated by candidates of […]

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Candidates in anxious wait as INEC begins results upload

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

Governorship and state Houses of Assembly candidates of the political parties, their supporters and other stakeholders are in anxious wait […]

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Naira crisis may lead to mass sacking –Ex-BoI GM

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

A former General Manager in charge of Large Scale Industry at the Bank of Industry, Mr Joseph Babatunde, tells DANIEL […]

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Harvest of irregularities: Wake-up call for electoral offenders’ speedy prosecution

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

DANIEL AYANTOYE examines the need for the speedy prosecution of electoral offenders, and a closer look at the recommendations that […]

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S’South govs should stop behaving like beggars –N’Delta activist

By Ifunanya / March 19, 2023

A Niger Delta activist and President of Ijaw Monitoring Group, Joseph Evah, speaks to GODFREY GEORGE about the perennial issues […]

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Oyo guber: Makinde wins Ladoja’s polling unit

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo State has won the polling unit of a former governor of the state, Senator Rasidi […]

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Vote buying, apathy mar Gombe polls

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

Some party agents were on Saturday arrested by a detachment of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission at Buhari Primary […]

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Governorship election: Live results across Polling Units in Enugu

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

As results continue to trickle in across polling units in the Governorship and House of Assembly elections, the Nigerians await […]

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Governorship election: Live results across Polling Units in Kwara

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

As results from Saturday’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections trickle in, voters in Kwara State await who would emerge […]

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INEC uploads 66,634 results to IReV portal

By Ifunanya / March 18, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission has so far uploaded 66,634 election results from the governorship and state Houses of Assembly […]

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