Charly Boy protests against Libya slave trade
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OurMumuDonDo: Group’s members say Charly Boy remains their leader

Mrs Folake Agunbiade, who is the Knowledge Management and Learning Manager of the group, stated at a press conference in Abuja. Agunbiade described as baseless, trending reports in social media, that Charly Boy had been relieved of his position as the group’s leader because of an alleged financial misdeed. “In this wise, the management of Ourmumudondo […]

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso.
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Kwankwaso urges INEC to conduct fresh elections in Kano

INEC fixed Saturday, March 23, 2019 for the supplementary governorship election which it declared as inconclusive. According to Premium Times, the former Governor said elections did not hold in Kano. Kwankwaso also accused the police, led by Deputy Inspector-General of Police (DIG), Anthony Micheal–Obizi of helping thugs to disrupt voting. According to him, “It is […]

Akwa Ibom APC stages victory rally for Buhari in Uyo
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APC wins state assembly supplementary election in Lagos

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that INEC conducted supplementary election in nine polling units of the state constituency on Saturday. The commission had declared the March 9 election in the constituency inconclusive, because of over-voting in the nine polling units, covering two Registration Areas (Ward). APC wins in Khana/Gokana federal constituency Prof. Rasheed […]

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APC’s Lalong wins Plateau Governorship Election

Incumbent Governor of Plateau State, Simon Lalong, has bagged another term in office after winning the supplementary election held on Saturday, March 23, 2019. Lalong, who ran on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 595,582 votes, while Jeremiah Useni of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), secured 546,813 votes, according to the Independent […]

Otunba Gbenga Daniel
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Gbenga Daniel says he has not abandoned Atiku

The Director General of the Atiku Presidential Campaign Organization (APCO) had on Saturday, March 16, 2019, announced his resignation from the PDP. As part of his reasons, Daniel said he needed time to attend to his personal projects. His resignation from the PDP however sparked reactions from several quarters and on social media. Gbenga Daniel […]

Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi votes at his polling unit
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Gov. Ugwuanyi wins Enugu governorship poll for second tenure

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) the winner of Saturday’s Governorship election in Enugu state for a second tenure. The state Returning Officer, Prof. Joseph Ahaneku, who announced the result in Enugu on Sunday, said that Ugwuanyi won in the 17 local government areas […]

Sanwo-Olu and Agbaje will battle for the governorship election in Lagos (Punch)
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Meet Agbaje and Sanwo-Olu, governorship candidates who want to lead Lagos

Lagosians will head to polling units on March 9, 2019 to choose a new Governor who will take over from Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode whose four-year tenure expires on May 29, 2019. Here are the profiles of the two major contenders in the race: Jimi Agbaje Jimi Agbaje is running for Governor of Lagos for a […]

Kaduna State governor, Nasir El-Rufai, is seeking re-election
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7 key governorship candidates contesting in Imo, Akwa Ibom, Kaduna

Two weeks after the February 23 Presidential and National Assembly elections, Nigerians will once again troop to the polls to elect governors and legislators in state Houses of Assembly across the country on Saturday, March 9, 2019. While governorship election will take place in 29 states, legislative elections will take place in all 36 states […]

Nollywood actress Omoni Oboli who served as INEC official accrediting voters
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7 states exempted from Saturday’s governorship polls

The affected states, Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Kogi, Ondo and Osun, will not be participating because their governorship elections held at different times or off season. This was mainly due to court judgments that nullified the election of their governors at different times in the past. However, the State Houses of Assembly elections will be […]

Sanwo-Olu and Agbaje, Lagos governorship candidates, meet at a function (Daily Post)
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List of front-line Governorship candidates contesting election across the States

Nigeria will conduct governorship elections on Saturday March 9, 2019 in 29 States of the federation. Here are the front-line candidates in all the states where the elections will hold, except for states where candidates of political parties have been excluded because of litigation. Delta State Ifeanyi Arthur Okowa (PDP) Great Ovedje Ogboru (APC) Abia […]