THE Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress as winner of the February 25 election for Kogi Central Senatorial District. Sadiku-Ohere beat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan, to emerge winner of the keenly contested election. The INEC Returning Officer for Kogi Central Senatorial District, Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, announced the result on Tuesday in Okene. He said Sadiku-Ohere garnered 52,132 votes against Natasha’s 51,763 votes to clinch the seat, a difference of 369 votes between them. “Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC having scored the highest votes in the election for the…
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THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, was the winner of the election in Benue State. The presidential election collation centre in the state confirmed Tinubu’s win on Tuesday morning. The APC’s Tinubu polled 310,468 votes against runner-up Peter Obi of the Labour Party taking 308,372 votes. In third place was Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) with 130,081 votes, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) got 4,740. The total number of registered voters was 2,772,977 and accredited voters put at 840,189. The number of valid votes reached 770,075, while the…
THE leadership of both parties issued the advice to the electoral body in separate media briefings in Abuja on Monday. The Director General of the LP presidential campaign council, Akin Osuntokun, said INEC and President Muhammadu Buhari have failed to deliver on their promise of free and fair elections. The LP campaign DG said the party has received reports of electoral malpractices across the country and accuses INEC of not sticking to its guidelines. Osuntokun urged INEC to carry out a comprehensive review of the exercise before deciding on whether or not to continue collation. In addition, the PDP Publicity…
GOVERNOR Samuel Ortom of Benue State has lost his bid to clinch the Benue North West senatorial seat to his former aide, Chief Titus Zam of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Returning officer, Prof. Rufus Shaato, declared Zam as winner of the election for Benue North West denatorial district at INEC office in Makurdi. Shaato said Zam scored a total of 143,151 votes to emerge winner of the election as against Ortom who polled a total of 106,882 votes to come second while the Labour Party candidate, Mark Gbillah, had 51,950 votes. Meanwhile, the results from various polling units, wards…
BLESSING Onuh, daughter of a former president of the Senate, Senator David Mark, has won her re-election in Otukpo/Ohinmimi federal constituency. Mrs Onuh contested her re-election on the platform of the All Progressive Congress. Mrs Onuh polled 29,031 votes to defeat his closest rival Alex Ogbe of PDP who pulled 21,741. Also, the wife of Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, Regina Akume, has won the election of Tarka/Gboko Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressive Congress. The former first lady of Benue State between 1999/2007 defeated the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party and…
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…
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.