Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is one in a long list of governors that won re-election
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Check list of all winners in Governorship elections across Nigeria

Millions of Nigerians trooped to the polls to elect new governors or re-elect incumbents in 29 states across Nigeria on Saturday, March 9, 2019. Below is a list of winners that have been officially announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC): Abia State Okezie Ikpeazu – Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) – 261,127 votes Governor […]

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EFCC drags ex-SGF, Babachir Lawal to court

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has dragged a former Secretary to Government of Federation (SGF), Babachir Lawal, following fraud charges filed against him on Wednesday at the High Court of the Federal Capital Territory in Abuja. The charges against Lawal are coming over one year after the former SGF was sacked by President Muhammadu Buhari, […]

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This is how Lagos Governorship candidates performed during Platform Debate

On Sunday, January 13, 2019, The Platform—an initiative of the Covenant Christian Center—showcased the Lagos governorship debate which starred Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP), Owolabi Salis of the Alliance for Democracy (AD), Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Babatunde Gbadamosi of the Action Democratic Party (ADP). Pulse takes a […]

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Borno Governor Weeps At Meeting With Buhari

ashim Shettima, the Governor of Borno State, broke down in tears on Monday when he visited President Muhammadu Buhari in Abuja. Shettima said he was moved to tears over the recent setback in the fight against insurgency, but added that they had not lost hope in the ability of the present administration to address insecurity […]

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Falana: The Last Man Standing By Dr. Enameguolo Orugbo

Mr. Femi Falana, your selfless efforts towards defending the weak and contributing to topical issues, are not in vain. As the world celebrates a New Year, ushering 2019, Nigerians at home and abroad celebrate you. Boys are those that run to people, men are those that people run to…Tonia Tortor The time is ripe for […]

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Why we are slow in fighting corruption

The president said thiswhen he received representatives of the Federal Capital Territory community, who paid him Christmas homage at his official residence on Tuesday in Abuja. resident Buhari, who apparently was reacting to those allegedly accusing his administration of being too slow in tackling the nation’s challenges, including `endemic corruption’ in the society, said: “It’s not […]

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We reject planned extension of IGP’s tenure

– Kola Ologbondiyan, the national publicity secretary of the PDP, alleges that the police boss has surrounded all the state commissioners of police with his own men who would be following them to any strategic meeting and spying for him – Ologbondiyan raises doubts about President Buhari’s intentions to conduct a free and fair election […]