Gov Ajimobi loses Senate ambition to his PDP rival

Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Kola Balogun, has been declared the winner of the Oyo South senatorial district. Kola Balogun defeated his closest rival, Abiola Ajimobi, of the All Progressive Congress, with a vote difference of 13,502. The PDP candidate ended the contest with a total of 105,720 votes while the candidate […]

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Only female senator from northern Nigeria loses reelection

Binta Masi the senator representing Adamawa North has lost her reelection bid under the All Progressives Congress (APC) to Ishaku Cliff of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Mrs Binta is currently the only female lawmaker from Northern Nigeria in the Senate. Announcing the result, Returning Officer, Prof. Mamman Baba-Ardo said Binta scored 16,219 votes, while […]

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PDP asks for immediate release of Buba Galadima

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has demanded the immediate release of one of the spokespersons of its Presidential Campaign Council, Alhaji Buba Galadima. National chairman of the PDP, Prince Uche Secondus, in a statement he personally signed on Sunday, said Galadima was Sunday evening, arrested by operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS). The statement […]

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Dino Melaye wins Kogi West race, returns to Senate

In spite of his troubles in the hands of the security agencies and the many criminal cases hanging on his neck, Senator Dino Melaye has emerged the winner in Saturday’s National Assembly election for Kogi West Senatorial District Conducted in the State. The Senator who dumped APC for the PDP in the midst of troubles […]

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Buba Galadima whisked away by masked security operatives – PDP

Spokesman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Kola Ologbondiyan, has tweeted that Buba Galadima, a spokesman for the Atiku Abubakar Campaign Organisation, has been whisked away and his whereabouts is unknown. “Kola Ologbondiyan tweeted, “Nigerians and the world over should know this— Alhaji Buba Galadima has just been kidnapped by masked security operatives, his whereabouts […]

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PDP tells INEC to declare Atiku winner of election now

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has urged the Independent National Electoral Commission to declare its candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner of the 2019 presidential election held across the country on Saturday. PDP expressed the view that its candidate has won the election, and that INEC was only delaying the announcement to enable it falsify figures in […]

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Political thugs seize ballot boxes, voting materials freely in Lagos (Video)

Emerged on social media is a video showing some political thugs confidently seizing and moving ballot boxes in Lagos. Though the polling units where the boxes were snatched are yet to be ascertained, the thugs were seen moving the boxes without any form of confrontation. While some people that are believed to be voters stood […]

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Thugs disrupt elections, tell voters to thumbprint particular candidate in Lagos

Some ballot boxes at Polling Unit 18 located at junction of Ohafia/Ago Palace Way, Okota in Oshodi/Isolo LGA of Lagos State have been set on fire. The thugs who committed the arson also attempted to force voters to thumbprint for a particular candidate, reports say. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) correspondent who witnessed the […]

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Atiku defeats Buhari at Sanwo-Olu’s polling unit

Main opposition Peoples Democratic Party defeated the ruling All Progressives Congress at the Femi Okunnu polling unit, Lateef Jakande, Ikoyi where the APC governorship candidate in Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, voted in the presidential poll. The PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, polled 52 votes to defeat President Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress, who […]

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Former President, Goodluck Jonathan, his wife Patience, cast their votes in Otuoke

Former Nigerian President, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan and his wife, Patience, joined other Nigerians this morning to cast their votes in the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The couple cast their votes in Otuoke, Jonathan’s hometown. See another of their photos below:

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PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, his wife Titi, vote in Yola

Presidential candidate of the main opposition party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr. Atiku Abubakar, has cast his vote. Atiku cast his vote at his polling unit of Ajiya in Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa State. His wife, Titi accompanied him to the polling unit, where she also cast her vote.

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President Buhari casts his vote in Daura, Katsina State

Nigerian President, Muhammadu Buhari and his wife, Aisha, voted in Daura, Katsina State in the Presidential and National Assembly elections. The wife, Aisha, voted before the president at 8.06 a.m., while the president voted at 8.10 a.m. at the Kofar Baru, Sarkin Yara “A” ward in Daura. After voting, the president expressed satisfaction with the […]

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APC Reps member, Abdulmumin Jibrin arrested over clash between APC and PDP in Kano

Police Command in Kano State says it has arrested a member representing Kiru/Bebeji federal constituency at the National Assembly, Mr. Abdulmumini Jibrin-Kofa over Thursday’s clash between supporters of PDP and APC in Kano State. Public Relations Officer for the Command, DSP Abdullahi Haruna confirmed the arrest of the lawmaker in an interview with the News […]

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Fayose’s ancestral home raided by EFCC over alleged ‘Atiku money’

The ancestral home of the immediate past Governor of Ekiti state, Mr. Ayodele Fayose in Afao-Ekiti, has been raided by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC). This was confirmed in a statement issued on Friday evening by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) . PDP said, nothing can break the will of Nigerians to vote […]

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American Bar Association condemns Onnoghen’s suspension, hopes for free fair 2019 elections in Nigeria

In a statement issued on Friday and signed by its president, Bob Carlson, the American Bar Association (ABA) has expressed its hope that Nigeria’s 2019 elections on Saturday will be credible, fair, free and transparent. The ABA is concerned about recent events that could undermine the country’s rule of law and calls for calm as […]

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Kwara Senator and opposition party’s candidate arrested, detained

Senator Rafiu Ibrahim, representing Kwara South, has been arrested by the Police in Kwara State. Revealing this on Friday, the Conference of Nigeria Political Parties (CNPP) in the state condemned the arrest of the senator who is also the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senatorial candidate for Kwara south in Saturday’s election. CNPP wondered why Ibrahim […]

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Fayose alerts Nigerians over plot by INEC and APC to rig Saturday’s elections in Ekiti (Video)

Former Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose has raised alarm over an alleged plot by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC and some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to rig elections in Ekiti State on Saturday. Fayose stated that there is a plot by the APC and some paid INEC officials to substitute […]

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