INEC Officially Declares Fintiri Winner Of Dramatic Adamawa Gov Election
EXACTLY one month after the March 18 governorship elections, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has emerged as the winner of what some might describe a drama-filled...
Aisha Binani Goes To Court, Seeks Judicial Confirmation As Winner Of Adamawa Guber Poll
THE candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) for the Adamawa governorship election Senator Aisha Binani Dahiru has filed a motion exparte before the...
PDP Demands Arrest Of Adamawa REC, Urges Nigerians To Disregard Declaration
THE People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the arrest of the Resident Electoral Commissioner for Adamawa State, Hudu Yunusa Ari.
PDP in a statement on...
PDP’s Bilbis Wins Zamfara Central Senatorial Seat
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30-Year-Old Student Unionist Unseats Fourth Term Rep In Sokoto
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Gorau,...
JUST IN: INEC Declares APC’s Idris Winner Of Kebbi Governorship Election
THE All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Nasiru Idris, has been declared the winner of the 2023 governorship election in Kebbi State.Idris was declared the...
Three Feared Dead, Houses Burnt In Wudil Area Of Kano
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JUST IN: Tambuwal Elected Senator
GOVERNOR Aminu Waziri Tambuwal has won the Sokoto South Senatorial election with 4,976 votes.Tambuwal, who ran on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party...
PDP’s Dasuki Wins Kebbe/Tambuwal Federal Constituency Seat in Sokoto
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APC’s Wamakko Re-Elected In Sokoto North Senatorial District
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JUST IN: Drama As INEC Declares Binani’s Victory Null, Void
Drama ensued as the Independent National Electoral Commission has declared the victory of Adamawa state All Progressives Congress candidate earlier declared by the state...
JUST IN: Binani Elected First Female Governor In Nigeria
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, as winner of the Adamawa Governorship election.Prof Hudu Yunus...
Fintiri Leading with Over 1000 Votes After 10 LGAs In Adamawa
GOVERNOR Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa State is leading Senator Aisha Dahiru Binani with 434 votes in the ongoing supplementary election.The governor, who is seeking...
APC’s Nasiru Idris Leading With Over 700 Votes In Kebbi
DR NASIRU Idris of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Aminu Bande, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, are running neck and neck in...
PDP’s Suleiman Gummi Clinches Zamfara Federal Constituency Seat
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JUST IN: House Majority Leader, Doguwa Wins Tudun Wada/Doguwa Seat In Kano
THe Majority Leader of the House of Representatives Alhassan Ado Doguwa has won the Tudun Wada/Doguwa Constituency seat of Kano State.
Doguwa clinched the federal...
JUST IN: NNPP Candidate Unseats Three-Term Fagge APC Rep In Kano
CANDIDATE of New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), Barrister MB. Shehu ,has been declared winner of the Fagge Federal House of Representatives of Kano state.MB...
Police Bar Journalists From INEC Collation Centre In Adamawa
POLICE officers attached to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Adamawa have barred journalists from entering the state collation centre.Journalists, who were...
JUST IN: Suspected Ballot Snatcher Shot Dead In Kebbi
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Suspected Hoodlums Snatch Electoral Materials In Katsina
HOODLUMS have reportedly disrupted the supplementary election taking place in nine political wards in the Kankara Local Government Area of Katsina State.
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