THE gubernatorial candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and incumbent governor Bala Mohammed has taken the lead in the result of 2023 governorship election in 11 out of 20 local government areas of the state. While the candidate of main opposition All Progressive Congress (APC) Air Martial Sadique Baba won in three LGAs in the results so far announced at the collation center.
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THE governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Taraba state, Kefas Agbu, has cleared four local government result of the governorship election announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC so far. Below is a breakdown of results from the four LGAs: Ardo Kola PDP – 15034 APC -2343 NNPP- 14577 SDP – 1607 Zing PDP – 20182 APC – 7299 NNPP- 2919 SDP – 254 Yorro PDP – 11880 APC – 5282 NNPP- 4072 SDP – 3328 Lau PDP – 13368 APC – 5079 NNPP- 10196 SDP – 631
THE All Progressives Congress governorship candidate in Gombe State, Inuwa Yahaya, is leading after the announcement of results from six LGAs so far presented. The News Agency of Nigeria reports that Jibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) had so far won in two LGAs while APC won four LGAs according to the results so far announced by INEC on Sunday. Gombe is currently governed by Inuwa Yahaya of the APC, who is serving a first term. Collation of the results is being presided over by Prof. Maimuna Waziri, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University Gashua, Yobe, who is the…
HOURS after Governor Babagana Zulum cast his vote at the Ajari Ward polling unit 001 in Mafa Local government, over 60 terrorists suspected to belong to the ISWAP faction, attempted to infiltrate army base serving as collation center for the March 18 Governorship and State Assembly elections by troops of the Nigerian army, but they met their waterloo. Available reports from military sources have it that the terrorists stormed Mafa town in gun trucks and motorcycles around 2:00am and headed towards the military base where Collation of votes for the local government was ongoing. Troops of Operation Hadin Kai annihilated…
LAWAN Musa, a 35-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party has unseated the Speaker Yobe State House of Assembly, Honourable Ahmed Lawan Mirwa of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the just concluded 2023 State House of Assembly election in Yobe state. The Returning Officer, Dr. Habib Muhammad, who announced the result at Nguru on Saturday said, Lawan Musa of the PDP scored 6,648 votes to defeat the sitting Speaker of the House of Assembly, Ahmed Lawan Mirwa of APC who scored 6,466 votes. News Point Nigeria learnt that the Speaker Mirwa who represents Nguru II constituency has been in…
FORMER speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara has lost his Local Government Area, Bogoro to the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the incumbent Governor of Bauchi state, Senator Bala Mohammed Abdulkadir. Announcing the result, INEC revealed that Abdulkadir polled a total of 16,598 votes to defeat the APC and its gubernatorial candidate who polled a total of 10,436 votes. Also, for the Bogoro State Assembly Constituency result, the PDP and its candidate, Musa Nagwada polled a total of 13,934 votes to APC and its candidate Bulus Iliya, a former Legislative aide to Yakubu Dogara…
GOVERNOR Babagana Zulum, candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Saturday’s election, has secured the highest number of votes cast in Monguno Local Government Area of the state. While Zulum polled a total of 17,187 votes in the LGA, Mohammed Jajari, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival garnered just 280 votes, leaving a margin of 16,907 votes. Candidates of Labour Party and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) did not get a single vote in the LGA. There are a total of 27 LGAs in the state. Below is the full result from the LGA: Total number of…
THE Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has arrested four suspected vote-buyers in Sokoto and Katsina states amid the governorship and house of assembly elections on Saturday. In its election monitoring operations across the states of the federation, officers of the anti-corruption agency were said to have encountered some vote-buyers at Kauran Miyo Primary School in Bodingo Town of the Bodinga Local Government Area (LGA), Sokoto State. The Sokoto State Monitoring Team of the commission reportedly arrested the three male vote-buyers, all from Kauran Miyo, Bodinga. One of them was “caught in possession of a cash sum…
THE National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Senator Abdullahi Adamu has failed to deliver his polling unit in the ongoing governorship election. At his polling unit in Agwan Rrimi Ward, Ec 20, Governor Abdullahi Sule, seeking reelection polled 129 votes, while Dr. Davematics Ombugadu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured 159 votes. Recall that Adamu lost his polling unit, ward and local government to Labour Party’s Peter Obi in the Presidential election of February 25.
ONE person has been burnt to death following an alleged attempt by bandits to disrupt elections in Katsina state. News Point Nigeria reports that, the individual who was set on fire was said to be part of the bandits who came to cause confusion. The incident took place at a polling centre along the General Hospital road in Batsari Local Government Area of Katsina State. Witnesses say the alleged bandit alongside a colleague of his were intercepted by a team of security forces. As at the time of filing this report, it was unclear what became of the second bandit…
FIRE has gutted the Gamboru market around the Custom area in Maiduguri, the Borno State capital.” The Gamboru market is the biggest perishable goods market in Maiduguri. Although the remote cause of the fire is still sketchy as of press time, News Point Nigeria gathered that goods worth hundred of millions may have been destroyed in the incident. This followed another fire outbreak early morning at the Biu Market in Southern Borno. More details in a while…
BAUCHI State Governor, Bala Mohammed, has commended the Independent National Electoral Commission, for the improvement in the governorship and State Assembly elections. He also said would accept the outcome of the polls. He stated this in an interview with journalists shortly after casting his vote at Bakin Dutse Polling Unit 008, in Yelwan Duguri, Alkaleri Local Government Area of Bauchi State. Our correspondent reports that the governor arrived at his Polling Unit at 11.20 am and exercised his franchise. He said INEC had done very well saying he was impressed with the conduct in his area. “My village is about…
AT least three people have lost their lives in an accident involving the convoy of Governor Aminu Bello Masari of Katsina State. Our source gathered that the accident happened while the governor was on his way to his hometown, Masari in Kafur Local Government on Friday night. He was heading there for the governorship and state assembly elections. Sources said two policemen and a civilian lost their lives in the accident. More details in a while…
A soldier has been killed following an attack by gunmen on communities in Paikoro and Munya Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Niger State. News Point Nigeria gathered that, the gunmen who launched a fresh onslaught also killed a village head and a medical practitioner, and abducted well over 60 people, including women and children. Numbering about 100, the assailants in two separate groups were said to have invaded the two neighbouring communities of Beni in Munya LGA and Adunu in Paikoro LGA in broad daylight on Monday and raided from house to house, dispossessing the people of their money, other…
IN SPITE of Gombe State governor, Muhammadu Inuwa Yahaya’s order for the immediate dismantling of all security check points within the state, News Point Nigeria’s investigation reveals that, Police check points are still very much manned around the state. Recall on March 6, the state governor in a statement signed and issued by the Commissioner for Information, Meshack Lauco, ordered the immediate dismantling of all Police check points in Gombe. According to the statement, the decision was arrived at following due consultation with heads of security agencies in the state. The governor urged citizens to co-operate with the directive in…
BANDITS on Wednesday night killed a Major of the Nigerian Army and seven other security operatives in Munya Local Government Area of Niger State. The bandits were said to have ambushed the security operatives in Igu village. A resident of Igu, Inuwa Danladi, who spoke to our correspondent on the phone, said during the attack, four military personnel, including an army major and four vigilante members lost their lives. “The bandits ambushed the joint task force as they were passing to Sarkin Pawa and opened fire on them,” he said. He stated that the bandits and the security personnel have…
THUGS, on Thursday, disrupted an All Progressives Congress (APC) meeting at Ile-Tuntun area of Ibadan South East local government, killing three people and destroying vehicles and other properties. Many APC supporters were reportedly attacked. The party’s assembly candidate in constituency 2, Wariths Alawuje, was at the meeting venue during the attack, but he escaped. Wariths confirmed the incident through a telephone call and promised to update on further developments.He said: “We were in a meeting with party executives when we heard members of (party name withheld) walking towards our office. Our people waited, for them to go. Not long after,…
LESS than forty-eight hours to the March 18 rescheduled governorship and the house of assembly elections, alignment, and re-alignment amongst political parties continue. To this end, executives of the Labour Party (LP) and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) in Niger State on Thursday adopted the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Umar Bago in the state. They said he is a well-equipped and more prepared candidate for the task of good governance. In their separate remarks, the chairman of the Niger LP Musa Mohammed, and the Secretary of the NNPP Mohammed Kwabo say their decision is not…
FORMER Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara says he does not belong to a political party for now but he only supports candidates across party lines for elective positions in the 2023 general elections. Dogara, who represents Dass/Tafawa Balewa/Bogoro Federal Constituency in the green chamber, spoke on Channels Television’s Politics Today programme on Wednesday monitored by News Point Nigeria. He also said the fact that he supports candidates of different parties for various elective seats does not mean he is an “unstable character” as opined by his detractors. Dogara was a known stalwart of the All Progressives Congress…
THE State Executive Committee (SEC) of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kebbi State has approved the suspension of two former Ministers Barr Kabiru Tanimu Turaki, Alh Buhari Bala and five others with immediate effect. Kebbi PDP secretary Abubakar Bawa Kalgo announced the ex-Ministers were suspended with Haruna Saidu Dandio, Sani Bawa Argungu, Bala Abdullahi Dole Kaina, and Maryam Isah for alleged anti-party activities. He said the suspension takes effect from Tuesday, March 14, 2023.