THE former member House of Representatives for Gwarzo/Kabo federal constituency, and candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Nasiru Sule Garo, has rejected the election results recently announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). He annouced his reaction Sunday night at an emergency press conference in Kano following the declaration of his opponent from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner by INEC after a polling unit in his constituency was cancelled due to overvoting. He complained that the action taken by INEC after it was observed that there was overvoting in the polling unit, when they…
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THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Former Kano State Governor, Senator Ibrahim Shekarau of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) as the winner of Kano Central Senatorial seat. INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Tijjani Darma, who declared the results on Monday in Kano, said Shekarau polled 456,787 votes. He defeated his closest rival, Alhaji Abdulkarim Zaura of All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 168, 677 votes and Hajiya Laila Buhari of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who secured 55,237. Shortly after the declaration, NNPP’S agent, Shehu Usman, accused INEC of refusing to replace Shekarau who defected from the party…
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has been declared the winner of the presidential election in Kano State, beating his closest challenger, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress with 479,938 votes. Kano state, which has about 5,792,848 voters, had a total of 1,769,525 accredited voters, according to the results announced at the INEC collation centre in Kano by Professor Lawan Suleiman Bilbis, the Vice Chancellor of Usman Danfodiyo University. In the final analysis of the votes where a total of 1,746,410 voters exercise their franchise, Kwankwaso polled 997,279 to defeat…
TWO persons died on Sunday in an attack on the campaign office of a House of Representatives candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Kano State. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Abdullahi Kiyawa, who made the disclosure in a statement on Monday, noted that a group of suspected thugs set the office ablaze with two unidentified persons in a stationary vehicle inside the building burnt to death. The Kano State Police Command said it received reports of the incident around 4 pm incident during collation of results at the INEC office in Tudun Wada Local Goverment…
THE candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) for Kano south senatorial district, Abdurrahman Kawu Sumaila, has defeated the incumbent senator, Kabiru Gaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Sumaila, a former legislative aide for President Buhari and former House of Rep member, defeated Gaya, who has been in the red chamber for 16 years. According to the final results announced Monday morning by INEC returning officer, Professor Ibrahim Barde, Sumaila polled 319,857 votes to defeat Gaya who polled 192,518 and Galadanci Murtal Bashir of the PDP who polled 14,880 while the candidate of the LP, Umar Darki finished…
SENATOR Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), is leading with 270,000 votes in the 38 local government areas of Kano State so far declared at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With 464,133 votes, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is next to Kwankwaso, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured 86,162 votes. Peter Obi of Labour Party trails with 8,926 votes. Out of the 38 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced so far, NNPP won 29, while APC cleared the…
THE Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in President Muhammadu Buhari’s state, Katsina. Abubakar secured a total of 489,045 to edge out the All Progressives Congress candidate Bola Tinubu who polled 482,283 votes and other candidates. Candidate of the NNPP, Rabiu Kwankwaso, came in at third with 69,386, followed by Labour Party flagbearer Peter Obi who secured 6,376 votes. Mr Abubakar was declared winner of the poll by the Returning Officer of the state, Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau, who is also the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau, at the INEC Presidential…
ABBA Umar, son of the governor of Kano, Abdullahi Ganduje, has lost the House of representatives election. The governor’s son who contested Dawakin Tofa/Tofa/Rimingado Federal Constituency lost to Tijjani Abudlkadir Jobe, candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), who is the incumbent representative of the constituency at the lower chamber of the National Assembly. Jobe is returning to the green chamber for the fifth time. Jobe was polled 52, 456 votes against Ganduje, who polled 44,809 votes.
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Alhaji Abdulaziz Yar’adua, of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Katsina Central Senatorial election. Prof. Aminu Dalhatu-Kankia, the Returning Officer for the Katsina Central Senatorial district election made the announcement after the collation of the results on Sunday in Katsina. According to him, following the election held on Fed. 25, 2022, Yar’adua of the APC has scored the total 153,512 votes, against Alhaji Aminu Sirajo of PDP, who scored 152,140 votes. Dalhatu-Kankia added that Alhaji Gambo Abubakar of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP) garnered 16,005, while Alhaji Aminu…
SENATOR representing Kano South senatorial district, Ibrahim Kabiru Gaya, of the All Progressive Congress (APC) has lost his local government area to the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) candidate, Abdulrahman Kawu Sumaila. In the results announced by the returning officer of Nuraddeen Abdullahi, APC scored 10,079 votes while NNPP scored 18,419 votes and PDP scored 747 votes. Results from 10 out of the 16 LGAs that made up the senatorial district have so far been announced with Kawu Sumaila in the lead.
THE Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party, Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso is ahead of Atiku and Tinubu with 43,625 votes in the seven local government areas of Kano State that have so far been declared at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission. With 69,997, Tinubu, who is the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, is following Kwankwaso with 69,997 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party has garnered 15,896 votes. Garun Malam Total Registered voters: 74,846 Accredited. : 26,692 APC – 8,642 LP – 169 NNPP – 12,249 PDP – 4,409…
SOME thugs attempted to set the local government office of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) ablaze in Takai local government area of Kano state. A witness, who preferred anonymity, said it happened during a clash between political supporters at the headquarters of Takai town, Sunday morning. “The fire was set up from behind the building but it was quenched before it made serious damage and security operatives disperse the crowd.” “However, some people sustained injuries from the fracas that initially broke out; but they have been taken to the hospital for treatment while four persons have been reportedly killed.”…
KANO elder Statesman and business Mogul, Alhaji Aminu Dantata casted his vote at Safari Figa, Bako Lamido Street in Dala Local Govt Area of the state at about 10:30am. News Point Nigeria report that, the 91-year-old media shy elder also prayed to Allah for a peaceful conduct of elections across the nation and for good leaders that will make Nigeria a better place for all. Dressed in his trademark white babbar-riga with matching white cap and white shoes, Alhaji Dantata was escorted to the polling unit by a warm crowd of family and well wishers in the area.
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) says its operatives have arrested 17 suspects over alleged vote buying in Katsina and Kano states. Farul Dogondaji, EFCC zonal commander in Kano, announced the development in an interview with NAN on Saturday. Dogondaji said six suspects were arrested in Tofa and Ungogo LGAs of Kano state with bags of rice and semovita, while one suspect was apprehended with 60 wrappers in Bakori LGA of Katsina state. He said the suspects were arrested while attempting to share the items during the presidential and national assembly elections, adding that they will be charged to…
THE presidential candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has won his polling unit with 284 votes. Kwankwaso who voted at Tandu PU 002, Kwankwaso ward, Madobi LGA, Kano State defeated Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 112 votes, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) scored zero votes.
THERE is a brewing tension at Chiranci community of Gwale local government area as supporters of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and those of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) are attacking each other. News Point Nigeria reports that the ward is one of the most volatile in Kano state as it is the same ward for the APC chairman, Abdullahi Abbas and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) gubernatorial candidate, Abba Kabir Yusuf. The ward was a scene of major electoral violence in 2019 when the two political gladiators had to vote at the same polling unit. However, INEC…
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu won a massive landslide victory at the Polling Unit of President Muhammadu Buhari. In the result announced by the electoral officer at Sarkin Yara polling unit, in Daura, Katsina State, Tinubu polled 523 votes to beat Atiku Abubakar, who polled three votes. The Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi scored zero, while the Rabiu Kwankwaso of NNPP polled zero votes. See results below: APC- 523 PDP- 03 LP-0 NNPP-0
THE Presidential Candidate of of New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Rabi’u Kwankwaso, says he is confident of victory. He said the huge turnout of his home supporters without much presence of security at his Tandu 1 Polling Unit was an indication that Kano people are lover of peace. Kwankwaso voted around 11:40am. When he arrived at the secondary school where his polling unit is located, he initially went to a different polling unit as there are about six polling uunitson the premises. He was later redirected by the INEC staff to the right PU where he voted.
OFFICIALS of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), on Saturday, stormed Maradun town, headquarters of Maradun Local Government Area of Zamfara State. Maradun is the hometown of Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle, who is seeking re-election under the platform of the All Progressive Congress (APC). The officials of the anti-graft agency who arrived in a Hilux vehicle, loitered around the town and later parked their vehicle near the residence of the governor. However, a few minutes after their arrival, they left the vicinity. Meanwhile, accreditation of voters in several polling units across the state has commenced. Voters…
OVER three hours after the commencement of voting nationwide, voters in Tarauni Local Govt of Kano State are kept waiting on their queues as INEC staffs are yet to set up for the exercise in the area. News Points Nigeria reports that, voters queued up as early as 7am in the area waiting to exercise their civic responsibilities but the delay in arrival of the INEC officials has hindered that with a little over two hours to closing of voting time. A voter, Alhaji Usman Nura Alkassim, who spoke to News Point Nigeria via telephone lamented the lack of readiness…