THE president-elect, Bola Tinubu, Wednesday, assured Nigerians that he would be the chief servant and serve Nigeria with all he’s got. This is as he also appealed to opposition parties and his challengers to join him in his mission to achieve the desired country. “Let’s collaborate and work together. I promise to work with you,” Tinubu said while giving his acceptance speech in Abuja. News Point Nigeria reports that, at the event were his vice-president-elect, Kashim Shettima, All Progressives Congress National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, and APC governors, among others. Speaking further, the former Lagos State governor, commended Nigerians, particularly those…
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SENATOR Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of arguably Nigeria’s most hotly contested and high-stakes presidential elections. Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced the former Lagos Governor’s victory, minutes past 4am on Wednesday at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, a hall packed full of journalists, party agents and observers. “That Tinubu Bola Ahmed of the APC, having satisfied the requirement of the law, is hereby declared the winner and is returned elected,” Professor Yakubu declared in an announcement watched by an eager nation and many…
THE flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu is in the lead in Nigeria’s keenly contested presidential election with official results coming in from 32 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja. According to results presented by state collation officers for the presidential election (SCOPs) before the Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, at the National Collation Centre in Abuja, Tinubu polled 8,120,391 from 32 states and the FCT. Tinubu was followed by Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 6,486,000 from the 32 states and the FCT. The Labour…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, have instituted a suit to restrain the Labour Party (LP) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) from doing anything to stop the collation and announcement of the results of the February 25 presidential election. In the suit filed before the Federal High Court in Kano and marked FHC/KN/CS/43/2023, the Action Alliance and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) were joined as defendants while the Vice Presidential of the APC, Kashim Shettima, was also listed as plaintiff. The plaintiffs in a motion on notice filed alongside the originating…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the three Senatorial seats in Ondo state in the Saturday’s National Assembly elections. The party won in Ondo South Senatorial District with 110,665 votes against the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) which polled 65,784 votes. In Ondo Central Senatorial District, APC won with 103,871 votes while the PDP had 74,702 votes. In Ondo North Senatorial District, APC scored 115,933 votes against PDP which got 48,842 votes. APC also clinched eight out of the nine House of Representatives seats in the state. The results are below: House of Representatives 1. Owo/Ose federal Constituency APC…
A SECTION of the multi-billion naira Blue Rail Mass Transit project at Marina, Lagos State, has been gutted by fire. News Point Nigeria learnt that the section, which houses a generator used in the facility, was affected by the fire on Tuesday. However, no life was lost and no one was injured, as the fire was quickly put out by firefighters from both the Federal and State fire stations before it could spread to other sections. The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the incident. He said, “The fire at Marina started from the generator of the…
THE Chairperson of the Commonwealth Observer Group and former president of South Africa, Thabo Mbeki, yesterday said Nigeria’s 2023 general elections were “largely peaceful” despite administrative and logistics hurdles at many polling units. Also, the ECOWAS Observation Mission described the elections as generally peaceful and transparent. This is coming as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is so far leading with 6,300,834 votes according to results of last Saturday’s presidential election so far announced at the National Collation Centre in Abuja and as declared in 18 states collation centres across the country. Delivering his…
FORMER President, Olusegun Obasanjo said the Saturday’s presidential election failed integrity test and as such, the election must be cancelled. He particularly asked the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof Mahmood Yakubu to save Nigeria from the looming danger and disaster waiting to happen. He said this in a statement titled “2023 Nigeria Presidential Election: An Appeal For Caution and Rectification.” According to him, it is no secret that INEC officials at operational level have been allegedly compromised following the manual transmission of results which has been manipulated and doctored. News Point Nigeria reports that on January 1,…
A BUSINESSMAN and candidate of the All Progressives Congress in Ondo South Senatorial District of Ondo State, Dr Jimoh Ibrahim, has been declared winner of the senatorial election held on Saturday. Ibrahim defeated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and the immediate past deputy governor of the state, Mr Agboola Ajayi. The announcement of the election result was disclosed by the Independent National Electoral Commission in Okitipupa, the headquarters of Okitipupa Local Government Area of the state. According to the INEC’s Returning Officer, Prof. Johnson Fashimilehin, Ibrahim polled 110, 665 votes while Ajayi scored 65,784 votes. Announcing the result,…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) flag bearer, Bola Tinubu in the February 25, 2023 poll says he is bound to accept the outcome of the just-concluded election as a Democrat. The former Lagos State governor also said the victory of his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi in the state shows the beauty of democracy. Tinubu also warned his followers to be calm and maintain peace, saying Obi’s victory in Lagos should not be a source of provocation. “The APC candidate further said that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of any election whether…
ARMED thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Lagos, attacking traders in the process. Markets allegedly invaded include Ladipo auto parts market, Balogun and Ebute-Ero on the Lagos Island and Mainland. Those affected alleged that some of the thugs broke into shops and made away with goods. Some traders were said to have sustained injuries while trying to flee from the area. James Onwuaman, a trader at Balogun Market, Lagos Island alleged that he sustained injuries during the attack. According to him, they received threat messages on Sunday, warning them to stay away from the market. Another trader at the…
THE presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has won in all the 33 local government areas of Oyo state following the announcement of the remaining 2 local governments’ results on Monday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof Babatunde Olusola Kehinde, announced the results at Dr. Mutiu Agboke Collation Centre in Ibadan on Monday. Prof Kehinde, the acting Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta (FUNAAB), however, called for a break of about 30 minutes to put all the results from the 33 local government areas together and announced the final results. The…
PRESIDENTIAL candidate of Labour Party, Mr. Peter Obi has defeated the APC Presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Lagos, his home state. Though Tinubu won more local governments, Obi defeated him with the majority of the votes cast. All the results of the 20 local governments have been declared. Tinubu won in 11 while Obi won in nine local governments. The local governments won by Tinubu include Agege, Apapa, Badagry, Epe, Ibeju-Lekki, Ifako-Ijaiye, Ikorodu, Lagos Island, Lagos Mainland, Surulere and Mushin. Obi on the other hand won Eti-Osa, Amuwo Odofin, Ikeja, Ajeromi-Ifelodun, Kosofe, Oshodi-Isolo, Alimosho, Ojo and Somolu. With…
THE incumbent Senator for Ekiti South Senatorial District and former Senate Minority Leader, Biodun Olujimi has lost her seat to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and member of the House of Representatives, Yemi Adaramodu. The APC candidate polled 63,189 as against Olujimi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 36,191. Notably, the APC cleared all the National Assembly seats in the just-concluded election in Ekiti. APC’s Opeyemi Bamidele, who represents Ekiti Central Senatorial District, polled 69,351 to defeat his closest rival Ajijola Lateef of the PDP who polled 26,181.
THE results of the Saturday’s Presidential elections in the eighteen council areas of Ondo State have been announced by INEC. The State Returning Officer for the presidential election and the Vice Chancellor, Federal University , Oye-Ekiti, Professor Abayomi Fashina, announced the results at INEC headquarters in Akure last night. APC polled 369,924 votes PDP polled 115,463 votes LP polled 47,350 votes ADC polled 5612 votes ZLP polled 4783 votes SDP polled 1293 votes Accredited voters : 571,402 Votes cast : 570,017 Votes rejected: 19,009
THE presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi is leading his counterpart in the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu with over 1,000 votes in 17 local government areas (LGAs) in Lagos State. As of the time of filing this report at 07:30am on Monday, Obi polled 448,878 while Tinubu scored 447,187 votes in 17 local government areas in Lagos. The figures are according to results collated by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for the February 25 presidential election in Lagos. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, Olusegun Agbaje opened the floor at the state collation centre in the…
THE candidate of Labour Party, Thaddeus Attah, has been declared as winner in Eti-Osa Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Attah polled 24,075 votes, beating his counterparts, Olubankole Wellington (Banky W) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who had 18,666 votes, and Babajide Obanikoro of the APC, who had 16, 901 votes. Babajide, who is a son of former Minister of Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, is the current lawmaker representing the constituency. INEC Returning Officer, Prof Funmilayo Odukoya made the declaration on Sunday at the Collation Centre, Lagos State Model Nursery and Primary School, Marwa, Lekki 1. “That Thaddeus…
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the presidential election in Ogun State, beating out the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and other political parties. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Ogun State, APC candidate Bola Tinubu finished in first place with 341,554 votes, while the PDP’s Atiku Abubakar polled 123,831. In third, fourth and fifth place, respectively, were Peter Obi of Labour Party (LP) who got 85,829 votes, Dumebi Kachikwu of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) with 10,529, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polling 2,200. The number of registered voters in the…
PRESIDENTIAL candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has defeated his All Progressives Congress (APC( rival, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. In the results announced by the Collation Officer, Obi polled 30,004 to defeat Tinubu in his home Local Government Ikeja. Tinubu scored 21,216.
SPEAKER of the House of Representatives, Femi Gbajabiamila, has been re-elected for the fifth term to represent Surulere 2 Federal Constituency. Gbajabiamila polled 19,717 votes to defeat other candidates. In the results declared by returning officer, Virgy Ebere Chukwu Onyene, PDP scored 5,121 to come second while Labour Party has no candidate in the election. SDP polled 838 votes while ZLP got 660.