THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential election conducted in Enugu State. Obi polled a total 428,640 votes to defeat other contenders, with the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar and his counterpart Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress scoring 15,749 and 4772 votes, to a distant second and third respectively. The presidential candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, polled a total of 1,808 to record the fifth position. The collation officer of presidential election in Enugu State and Vice Chancellor, Michael Okpara…
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AN official of the Independent Electoral Commission has reportedly been shot dead while some corps members sustained degrees of injuries in Delta State. The Resident Electoral Commissioner in Delta State, Mr. Monday Tom, confirmed this to journalists on Monday shortly after the result of Ukwani Local Government Area was taken. He said, “There were incidents of attack in Ukwani Local Government Area where one of us died on their way coming after the election. “The gunmen opened fire at their bus and unfortunately killed one and injured the corps members. “The corpers are now receiving treatment but we are planning…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has officially declared Governor David Nweze Umahi winner of the contest to represent Ebonyi South Senatorial zone in the Nigerian senate next legislative tenure. Declaring the result in Afikpo, headquarters of the zone, Prof. Augustine Ogugua Egwu of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, the returning officer announced that Umahi polled majority of the votes to beat nine other contestants. Umahi who ran on the platform of the APC polled 28,378 votes to defeat his closest challenger from the Labour Party Mr Linus Okorie, who garnered a total 25,496 votes while Senator Michael…
ONYEKACHI Nwaebonyi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has defeated the incumbent senator representing Ebonyi North, former Governor Sam Egwu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the senatorial election that took place on Saturday. The returning officer for the election, Professor Ajuka Obasi, announced the result at the INEC office for Ebonyi North District located within the premises of headquarters of Abakaliki Local Government Area. According to the result, Nwaebonyi scored 65,863 to win the zone. Egwu came third with 26,569 votes behind Labour Party’s Ejiofor Chukwu, who came second with 42,283. Senator Egwu is a former two-term governor…
CHIEF Okechukwu Ezea of Labour Party (LP) has defeated Gov. Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Enugu North Senatorial District The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) declared Labour Party candidate the winner of Saturday’s general election for the District. Announcing the results on Monday morning, the returning officer, Prof Chukuemeka Ubaka, said Ezea scored a total of 104,492 votes to defeat Ugwuanyi, who scored 46,948. He said the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. Simon Eze ,came third with 6,816 votes. Labour Party has been springing suprisies in this year’s election. In Lagos, Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission in Benue State has announced the presidential election from five local government areas of the state. The results were announced by returning officers of the local government areas respectively with due supervisor of the Collation Officer, Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Prof. Farouk Kuta. In the five local government areas already announced, the presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, won in three local governments, followed by the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu. Meanwhile, the APC candidate is leading in votes cast from the five local government areas so far…
THE Presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has won a total of 18 out of 23 local government results announced Sunday night by Returning Officers at the INEC State collation centre, Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo. Akwa Ibom State is made up of 31 local government areas. In ONNA LGA (governor Udom’s hometown) the PDP won with 8,741 votes. LP scored a total of 4745 votes, APC scored 1396 votes and NNPP scored 157 votes. In EASTERN OBOLO LGA: PDP scored a total of 2345 to win the LGA, followed by APC with a total of 1674…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Adams Oshiomhole of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Saturday’s election for Edo North Senatorial District in Edo. Prof. Benjamin Adesina, the INEC Returning Officer on Sunday in Auchi declared Oshiomhole as the winner of the polls with 107,110 votes. He defeated the incumbent Senator, Francis Alimekhena of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 55,344 votes “Adams Oshiomhole of APC having scored the highest number of votes is hereby declared as the winner of the election conducted on the 25th of February for Edo North Senatorial District,” Adesina…
THE Ward Collation Agent of the Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Katsina-Ala Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue state, Mr Eunoch Atsehe, has reportedly slumped and died. Mr Atsehe was said to have died on Sunday morning while performing his duty at the Collation Centre in Katsina-Ala. He was said to have been rushed to a public hospital in the town where he was certified dead by the Doctors. The late Atsehe hailed from Mbacher Council Ward, Shitile, Katsina-Ala LGA. His Uncle, a former Commissioner in Benue State, Mr. Terfa Ihindan confirmed the development. Meanwhile there…
RESCHEDULED presidential and National Assembly elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the affected polling units in the four registration areas of the Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa State for Sunday have not started. Our correspondent who went round the polling units in Yenagoa on Sunday observed that INEC officials were not present as of 10:30 am. At the Fakulu Health Centre polling unit, Epie 3, and Ayemeze polling unit 004, also in Epie 3, voters, observers, security operatives, and journalists were seen waiting for the commission’s officers and ballot papers. The Head of Voter Education and Publicity…
In Bayelsa State, two women sustained gunshot injuries during a violence that broke out in Ofoni Ward, the home town of the Deputy Governor of Bayelsa State, Senator Lawrence Ewhrudjakpo, during the governorship election. An eyewitness, who is a voter at the polling unit, told our source on Sunday that three irate youths from the community had shot a lady over some misunderstanding, which stalled the election process in the area. According to him, the bullet hit another middle-aged woman who was rushed to a nearby clinic for treatment. Two of the three thugs, who masterminded the uproar, were said…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has arrested a 73-year-old woman, Comfort Muoneke, for been in possession of 20 Permanent Voter Cards. Two of her accomplice, Afekhana Esther and Segun Osaimokhai were also arrested. The EFCC in a statement on its Facebook page on Sunday said, “Operatives of the Benin Zonal Command of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, have arrested three persons for being in possession of several Permanent Voter Cards. “One of the suspects, Afekhana Esther, was arrested at Ward 1, St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Ikpoba Okha, Benin City with 20 PVCs belonging to different people. “She claimed…
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said voting will be extended till Sunday in some polling units in Cross River State. The INEC’s Head of Department (HOD), Voter Education and Publicity, Anthonia Nwobi, said this in a statement issued on Saturday on behalf of the state Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC). “The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the extension period of voting for the Presidential and National Assembly Elections to Sunday February 26, 2023 in Polling Units in Cross River State that election did not take place on Saturday 25 February, 2023 including Polling Units and Wards in…
A TEAM of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) on election monitoring duty at Unit 001, Mann Primary School behind Chorobim junction, Imo State, was shot at, by unknown persons on Saturday. The attackers who were in two black Prado SUV’s and one white Hilux outside the polling unit were suspected to be buying votes, according to Wilson Uwujaren, spokesman of the commission. The EFCC team, according to Uwujaren responded, forcing them to flee the scene. Suspected political thugs also attacked a team of EFCC officials, who were on duty monitoring the presidential and national assembly. They were attacked…
TWO people have reportedly been killed in Ndi Agwu community in Abam, Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia State. It was reported that the casualties occurred during the presidential and National Assembly polls holding today. Reports have it that one of the victims, identified as Samuel Arunsi Eze was said to have been beheaded by a political thug known as Daniel Mgba. According to an eyewitness report, one of those involved in the killing has also been killed.
THE Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has cast his vote at polling unit 19 in the Agulu area of the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone. Obi and his wife Margaret cast their vote around 11:45am on Saturday after following the voting queue for about 30 minutes. Addressing reporters after he voted, Obi said the process was “seamless”. The LP flag bearer is one of the leading candidates in the race for Aso Rock. The former Anambra governor’s major contenders include Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Bola Tinubu of…
A YOUNG man simply identified as Akayama has been gunned down at Anyigba, in Dekina Local Government Area of Kogi State. The victim was killed by thugs who invaded the town to cart away electoral materials. The incident happened at about 11am on Saturday. The thugs took over the town, shooting sporadically and carting away electoral materials from different polling units. The deceased who the locals claimed to be a graduate of Economics from the Prince Abubakar Audu University, Anyigba was shot dead at a polling unit in Iji-Anyigba. The ongoing election was there after disrupted at Dekina, Agbeji, Ajiolo,…
THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arrested the Director General of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship campaign council, Dr. Cletus Tyokyaa for being in possession of a N100,000. Governor Samuel Ortom made the disclosure while speaking to journalists shortly after voting in his Gbajimba home town in Guma LGA. He said Tyokyaa was apprehended by the anti-graft agency who found the cash in his possession. “I received report from the DG of our campaign that he had been arrested this morning by EFCC for having N100,000 on him. What is that? Are they the agent of destabilisation?…
ACCREDITATION of voters had not started as of 8:48am at some polling units in Yenagoa LGA of Bayelsa State. Some of them are polling units 1 and 2, Atissa Ward 4; Fakulu Primary School, Epie Ward 3. News Point Nigeria observed that sensitive materials were still being distributed from the RAC Atissa 1, Ward 1 to the polling units in the area as of 8:33am. Also, Independent National Electoral Commission officials and electoral materials were yet to arrive at some polling units while few voters and observers were seen waiting amidst tight security by policemen. Policemen and soldiers also mounted…
THE Ondo State of the Labour Party has raised the alarm over the omission of its logo on the ballot papers sent to the state. This is noticed barely 24 hours before the presidential and National Assembly elections scheduled to hold Saturday. The party’s state secretary, Mr Agbaje Abiodun, at a press briefing in Akure, the state capital on Friday said, “There is an omission of our party logo on the ballots brought by the Independent National Electoral Commission for the National Assembly (Senate and House of Representatives) elections.” Abiodun threatened to challenge the action of INEC in court if…