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The governor of Benue State, Mr. Samuel Ortom, has been re-elected for a second term. The Returning Officer for Benue state, Professor Maimako Sebastian declared him winner this afternoon after he polled a total of 434,473 votes to beat his closest rival and APC candidate, Emmanuel Jime, who got 345,155 votes. Mr. Ortom who came […]
Continue ReadingThe Police Command in Kano State has dismissed the rumour being peddled that curfew had been imposed on Kano metropolis, as residents await the final results of the governorship election. The command’s Public Relations Officer, DSP Abdullahi Haruna debunked the rumour in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Kano on Sunday. […]
Continue ReadingGovernor Aminu Tambuwal of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has scored the highest votes in the Sokoto State governorship election after polling a total of 512,002 from both the March 9 first ballot and yesterday’s supplementary election. Ahmad Aliyu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) came close behind with 511,660, losing to his erstwhile principal […]
Continue ReadingSome gunmen, on Saturday, reportedly shot and wounded the Returning Officer of Gboko Local Government Area, Prof T. Dooshima. Mr. Issac Utom, eye-witness, told journalists in Makurdi that the Prof, an unnamed Electoral Officer for the LG and the driver were in the vehicle with registration number, FG 273 UO1 when the attack occurred. He […]
Continue ReadingIn a statement, the former Nigerian President, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has hailed the declaration by an election tribunal, of Ademola Adeleke as the governor-elect of Osun State, saying INEC’s earlier decision against him was a “desperate attempt to change the will of the Osun people”. His full statement: STATEMENT BY H.E OLUSEGUN OBASANJO ON THE […]
Continue ReadingPolice officers on election duty, Saturday, arrested Kano State Commissioner for Special Duties, Mr. Muktar Yakasai. Mr Yakasai allegedly led some thugs to disrupt ongoing election at Yelwa Secondary School in Dala Local Government Area of the state.. Police spokesperson in the state, Abdullahi Haruna could not be reached but witnesses said Mr Yakasai was […]
Continue ReadingWatch this video provided by one Kadaria Ahmed on her Twitter page to see for yourself. And far down below you will find Kayode Ogundamisi’s tweets and comments condemning the governor of Kano state for his do or die rerun. https://twitter.com/i/status/1109396553708568576 APC Spokesman and commentator, Kayode Ogundamisi has condemned the do or die actions of […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kano State has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel the rerun governorship election ongoing across the 28 local government areas of the state, alleging that thugs have taken over the process. The Acting Chairman of the party, Rabiu Sulaiman-Bichi, made the call while addressing a news […]
Continue ReadingAccording to reports, 4 yet-to-be identified staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Bauchi State have allegedly been kidnapped by armed men. As of the time of this report, the issue has caused tension among INEC staff and residents who were seen discussing the issue in hushed voices. The incident was said to […]
Continue ReadingIn a split judgement, the Osun State Governorship Election Petition Tribunal sitting in Apo, on Friday, nullified the election of the Governor of Osun State, Gboyega Oyetola; and ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to immediately withdraw the Certificate of Return issued to him as winner of the September 2018 election. However, the chairman of […]
Continue ReadingThe movement, ‘Our Mumu Don Do’ has asked Mr. Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy (Area Fada1) to step aside as a co-convener and trustee of the Omudodu Youth Foundation and Chairman of OurMumuDonDo Movement. A letter released by the National Secretary of OurMumuDonDo Movement, Adebayo Raphael, noted that the decision was taken after an emergency […]
Continue ReadingFounder of DAAR Communications, owners of African Independent Television (AIT), Dr Raymond Dokpesi, has been arrested at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, on his return from medical treatment at the American Hospital, Dubai, according to Saharareporters. AIT announced the arrest, quoting an immigration officer as saying Dokpesi is on the Federal Government’s security watchlist, and that […]
Continue ReadingOsun State Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal sitting in Abuja has, Friday, declared Peoples Democratic Party and its candidate in the 2018 governorship election in the state, Ademola Adeleke as the as winner. It held that the All Progressives Congress and its candidate, Gboyega Oyetola, were not validly returned. Details coming …..
Continue ReadingA video by Roots TV emerged on Friday of Charly Boy confessing to have collected money from Keyamo to promote his song which was made against Atiku Abubakar, a major opponent of Buhari and his party, APC. “When Festus Keyamo came to discuss Deji’s matter with me, he heard my new song where I was […]
Continue ReadingIndian emergency workers Friday rescued three people trapped under the rubble of a collapsed building for three days, officials told AFP as the death toll rose to 17. Emergency workers were searching for eight more people after the five-storey building in southern Karnataka state caved in on Tuesday, officials said. A video shared by M […]
Continue ReadingA retired Director at the Code of Conduct Bureau, CCB, Mr Awal Yakassai, on Thursday, testified as the second prosecution witness, PW-2, in the ongoing trial of the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria (CJN), Justice Walter Onnoghen, who is facing trial over his alleged failure to declare his assets. Yakassai told the Danladi Umar led […]
Continue ReadingAn official of Standard Chartered Bank, Ifeoma Okeagbue, confirmed to the Code of Conduct Tribunal on Thursday that the suspended Chief Justice of Nigeria, Justice Walter Onnoghen, was granted a loan of $500,000 by the bank as of January this year. Okeagbue, who was testifying as the third prosecution witness in the ongoing trial of […]
Continue ReadingDeji Adeyanju, an activist and co-convener of ‘Our Mumu Don Do’, who was recently released on bail after being in prison custody for over 70 days had a meeting with Area Fada, the other co-convener of their NGO, ‘Our Mumu Don Do’. During Deji Adeyanju’s meeting with the co-convener of ‘Our Mumu Don Do’, Charly […]
Continue ReadingPeoples Democratic Party (PDP) has said that its candidate in the February 23 presidential election, Atiku Abubakar, beats its main contender and incumbent, President Muhammadu Buhari, by 1.6 million votes. The party stated this in a petition it filed before the Presidential Election Petitions Tribunal in Abuja on Monday March 18, according to Punch. INEC […]
Continue ReadingFormer United States President, Bill Clinton is full of praise for 8-year-old Tanitoluwa Adewumi, who won a New York state chess championship. Tanitoluwa was displaced from his home and became a refugee in the United States. He lives in a New York City homeless shelter but, in spite of his situation, went on to impress […]
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