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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has filed an ex parte application before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to give it access to inspect materials used for the 2019 presidential election. The party’s presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, lost the February 23 election to President Muhammadu Buhari of the […]
APC’s woeful outing in Ajimobi’s expected stronghold has prompted protests from party leaders, with Bola Tinubu, the National leader, now personally overseeing the campaigns in a desperate bid to prevent a potential surrendering of the governorship to the PDP. Abiola Ajimobi, the outgoing Governor of Oyo State, can no longer attend governorship campaign events of […]
Women leaders in the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) have banned the party chairman, Adams Oshiomhole from Imo state. The women made this known while protesting the suspension of the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha by the National Working Committee (NWC) of the ruling party. The NWC announced the suspension of Okorocha and some others […]
Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode, has for the umpteenth time slammed publications insinuating that he is working behind the scenes to enthrone Mr. Jimi Agbaje, PDP governorship candidate in the state, as his successor. Ambode lost a bitter APC governorship primary election to Mr. Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, in October of 2018. The loss would automatically […]
President Muhammadu Buhari has admitted that his second four-year term in the Presidential Villa will be a tough one. The president was on Wednesday declared the winner of the February 23 presidential election as he polled 15,191,847 votes with his main opponent, Atiku Abubakar, gaining 11,262,978 votes in the final tally. While speaking to members of the Federal […]
President Muhammadu Buhari is the winner of the 2019 presidential election, according to the result announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In an election that had a total of 73 candidates, Buhari won 15,191,847 of the total votes cast while his closest opponent, Atiku Abubakar, gained 11,262,978 votes, an astonishing victory margin of 3,928,869 votes. Felix Nicholas of the […]
Rampaging armed men in military uniform have killed Reginald Dei, a Government House photographer, and one other person at Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Dei was killed alongside Seidougha Taribi, the Ward Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the area. According to an eye witness who spoke with SaharaReporters, […]
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The Kwara State Police Command has arrested Senator Rafiu Ibrahim (Kwara South – PDP) just a day before the National Assembly elections in which he’s contesting to be re-elected. The lawmaker was taken into custody to be questioned a day after the All Progressives Congress (APC) accused him of masterminding an attack on his opponent, […]
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The Independent National Electoral Commission has disclosed that a total of 72,775,502 permanent voters’ cards (PVC) are in the possession of Nigerians to vote during the 2019 general elections. The commission’s chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this during a media briefing in Abuja on Thursday, February 21, 2019. The number of PVCs collected represents 86.63% […]
Security operatives had to shield President Muhammadu Buhari as a projectile was thrown in the direction of the stage while he was addressing supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at a campaign rally in Ogun State. The president visited the state on Monday, February 11, 2019, as part of his re-election campaign just days […]