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• PDP loses Sokoto as INEC declares APC candidate winner

  19-03-2023 23:41 via pulse.ng
  
  The candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmad Aliyu polled 453,661.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Ahmad Aliyu, winner of the Governorship Election in Sokoto State.The APC candidate defeated his PDP counterpart with a total of 453,661 votes, while his closest rival Saidu Umar of the PDP polled a total vote of 404632.
  
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• Plateau PDP governorship candidate wins 7 out of 13 LGs declared by INEC

  19-03-2023 22:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate in Plateau, Mr Caleb Mutfwang, has won seven out of the 13 local governments so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Dr Nentawe Yilwatda won the remaining six.The results were as announced by returning officer of the governorship election held on March 18, Prof. Idris Amadi, Vice-Chancellor, Federal University of Lafia.The local governments won by the PDP candi
  
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• INEC declares APC’s Radda as winner of Katsina governorship election

  19-03-2023 22:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has declared Dr Dikko Umar-Radda of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the March 18 governorship election in Katsina State.Announcing the result on Sunday in Katsina, the State Returning Officer, Prof. Muazu Abubakar-Gusau, the Vice-Chancellor of the Federal University, Gusau, said Umar-Radda polled 859,892 votes to emerge the state governor-elect.He said that Umar-Radda defeated his closet rival, Sen. Yakubu Lado-Danmarke of th
  
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• AA governorship candidate congratulates Sanwo-Olu on unassailable lead

  19-03-2023 21:58 via pulse.ng
  
  The Lagos State Governorship Candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Tope Balogun, has congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, as he is about to be declared winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Sanwo-Olu, the APC candidate, is leading other contestants with a wide margin after winning in 18 of the 19 Local Government Areas’ (LGAs) results declared so far.In the 19 LGAs announced so far, APC’s Sanwo-Olu is leading; the candid
  
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• 4 parties share State Assembly seats in Ebonyi

  19-03-2023 21:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The Peoples Democracy Party (PDP) , All Progressive Congress (APC), Labour Party (LP) and the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) shared the State House of Assembly seats in Ebonyi.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the results declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday PDP, LP, and APGA won one seat each in the House of Assembly election.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Collation Officer,Emmanuel Enya gave the breakdown of the ele
  
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• APC, YPP reject guber election result in Akwa Ibom

  19-03-2023 21:49 via pulse.ng
  
  The All Progressive Congress (APC) and the Young Progressive Party (YPP) have rejected the results of the governorship election conducted on March 18 across the state.The parties also called for cancellation of the election, which they said was marred by violence and other irregularitiesEkprikpe Ekpo, a former House of Representatives member for Abak Federal Constituency, also APC agent at the collation centre, said the election result did not reflect the will of the people.He alleged that the e
  
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• IReV portal functioned optimally during guber polls – Yiaga Africa

  19-03-2023 21:44 via pulse.ng
  
  Yiaga Africa on Sunday said the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Result Viewing portal (IReV) functioned optimally during the Governorship and State Assembly elections.Ezenwa Nwagwu, Board Member, Yiaga Africa, said this at a news conference in Abuja on the Governorship and State Assembly elections, supported by the European Union through its Support to Democratic Governance in Nigeria (EU-SDGN).Nwagwu said Yiaga Africa commended INEC for the significant improvement in the manage
  
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• INEC suspends collation of Rivers governorship election results till Monday

  19-03-2023 21:36 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Rivers has stood down the continuation of collation of Saturday’s governorship election results in the state until Monday.Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor of Federal University of Petroleum Resources (FUPRE) in Effurun, announced the development on Sunday in Port Harcourt.He said the collation would continue by 10 a.m. on Monday because results from six Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the stat
  
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• INEC declares Yahaya as winner of Gombe Governorship Election

  19-03-2023 21:29 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Inuwa Yahaya of Gombe State as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.The INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Maimuna Waziri, the Vice-Chancellor of Federal University, Gashua, Yobe declared the result in Gombe on Sunday,Waziri said that Yahaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 342, 821 votes to defeat his closest rivalJibrin Barde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who polled 233, 131
  
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• INEC declares Buni as winner of Yobe governorship election

  19-03-2023 21:26 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov Mai Mala Buni of Yobe as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in the state.INEC Returning Officer, Prof. Umaru Pate, announced the result in Damaturu on Sunday.Pate said that Buni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) polled 317,113 votes to defeat his closest opponent, Alhaji Sherif Abdullahi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) who scored 124, 259 votes.“That Buni Mai Mala of APC having satisfied the
  
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• Police launch search for missing INEC officials in Kogi

  19-03-2023 21:22 via pulse.ng
  
  Police in Kogi have launched a search for six INEC officials attacked on Sunday at Obajana while conveying election results.Police rescued 96 victims comprising INEC officials, ad-hoc staff, bus drivers and others from the scene and took them to INEC headquarters in LokojaThree injured victims were evacuated to the Federal University Teaching Hospital, Lokoja, for treatment.Police spokesman in Kogi, SP Williams Ovye-Aya stated in Lokoja that the Commissioner of Police,Yekini Ayoku, already order
  
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• Police restore normalcy in troubled Lagos area

  19-03-2023 21:07 via pulse.ng
  
  Police in Lagos State say normalcy has returned to Abule-Ado area of the state after an intra-community clash.The intra-community clash, which broke out on Sunday resulted in the destruction of property.“Owing to the timely arrival of the police, no life was lost and no property was razed as widely claimed.“Two persons have been arrested and investigation has started into the matter.“Normalcy has been restored in the area,’’ the police stated, adding that operatives
  
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• Anambra Speaker Okafor loses re-election bid

  19-03-2023 21:04 via pulse.ng
  
  Dr Uchenna Okafor, Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly has lost his re-election bid for Ayamelum Constituency seat, following his lost in Saturday’s State Houses of Assembly election.INEC Returning Officer, Prof. George Onwudiwe declared the result in Ayamelum on Sunday.Onwudiwe said thatAbuchi Udemezue of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) scored 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), who polled 11,445 votes.“That Mr Abuchi Udemezue of PDP havi
  
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• INEC commences results collation for governorship polls in Plateau

  19-03-2023 20:56 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has commenced the collation of results for the governorship elections held on Saturday in Plateau.Dr Oliver Agundu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in the State, declared the exercise open on Sunday in Jos.Agundu, who thanked all election stakeholders in the state for ensuring the election held across the state seamless, called on them to cooperate with the commission toward a successful collation exercise.Also speaking, Prof. Idris
  
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• Nasarawa Speaker, Abdullahi, wins 3rd term bid

  19-03-2023 20:52 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Speaker, Nasarawa State House of Assembly, Alhaji Ibrahim Abdullahi, winner of Umaisha-Ugya state constituency with 3,706 votes in Saturday’s election.The Returning Officer, Abdullahi Ramalan of Federal University, Lafia, said that Abdullahi of APC, who polled the highest number of votes cast, was returned elected.He also said that Adamu Muhammed of ADP got 37 votes, Yahaya Sule of NNPP got 784, Zakari Muhammed of NRP go
  
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• Jigawa PDP rejects governorship election results of 5 LGAs

  19-03-2023 20:44 via pulse.ng
  
  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rejected the results of the governorship election in five local government areas of Jigawa.Jigawa has a total of 27 local government areas out of which results of 26 LGAs have been presented at the ongoing collation in Dutse.The PDP agent at the State Collection Centre, Aminu Abubakar, announced the rejection of the results on Sunday.The results had been presented to the Returning Officer, Prof. Zaiyan Umar of Federal University, Birnin Kebbi by the local g
  
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• Police arrest Kano lawmaker, 160 others for attacking INEC collation centre

  19-03-2023 20:38 via pulse.ng
  
  The police command in Kano State has arrested 161 persons including a member state House of Assembly for alleged electoral offences during Saturday’s Governorship and States Houses of Assembly elections.Mohammed Usaini-Gumel, the state Commissioner of Police said this when he addressed newsmen at the command’s headquarters in Bompai Kano on Sunday.He said that the suspects were arrested by a team of security operatives after they were engaged in electoral offences like vote-buying an
  
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• ICPC officers attacked, vote buyers arrested in Sokoto, Katsina

  19-03-2023 20:30 via pulse.ng
  
  The ICPC said it arrested four vote buyers in Sokoto and Katsina States during the governorship and House of Assembly elections on Saturday.The ICPC Spokesperson, Mrs Azuka Ogugua, who disclosed his in a statement on Sunday in Abuja, said the commission’s monitoring team was attacked by hoodlums in Sokoto.“In its election monitoring operations across the states of the federation, officers of the anti-corruption agency encountered some vote buyers at Kauran Miyo Primary School in Bodi
  
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• INEC postpones collation of Ebonyi guber election results till Monday

  19-03-2023 20:19 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed the collation of results of the Saturday governorship elections in Ebonyi.Mr Ogechi Onyeka, Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Ebonyi announced this on Sunday in Abakaliki that the commission would resume by 10 a.m. on Monday.The REC said, “for the one local government that is remaining, we are going to take from what it contains in the Result Viewing Portal (IReV).“So, we will allow them to go through the resul
  
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• Again, AbdulRazaq cages Saraki's candidate to emerge Kwara gov for 2nd term

  19-03-2023 20:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Gov. Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq of Kwara as winner of the Saturday’s Governorship election.Abdulrazaq won the election to serve a second term of another four years in office on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC).Prof. Isaac Itodo, the Returning Officer for the Governorship election, who is also theVice-Chancellor, University of Makurdi, said Abdulrazaq won in all the 16 local government areas of the state.
  
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• APC’s Namadi defeats Lamido's son to win Jigawa governorship election

  19-03-2023 19:43 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Malam Umar Namadi of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as winner of the Jigawa governorship election.The Returning Officer for the poll, Prof. Umar Zaiyan of Federal University Birnin Kebbi, announced the result on Sunday in Dutse.Zaiyan said that Namadi scored 618,449 votes to beat his closest rival, Mustapha Sule Lamido who polled 368,726 votes.He said: “I Prof. Umar Zaiyan hereby certify that Umar Namadi of APC, having
  
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• Binani on her way to become Nigeria's first female governor-elect

  19-03-2023 18:28 via pulse.ng
  
  Binani is reported to have scored the highest number of votes cast in all the 21 Local Government Areas of Adamawa.History beckons in Nigerian politics as Senator Aishatu Dahiru Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, is on her way to emerge the first female governor-elect in the country.The Senator, currently representing Adamawa Central Senatorial District in the Red Chamber squared up against the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)in the keenly-contested r
  
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• INEC declares Dapo Abiodun as winner of Ogun governorship election

  19-03-2023 18:23 via pulse.ng
  
  Abiodun secured votes to retain his governorship seat for another four years with 276, 298 votesThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Dapo Abiodun of Ogun State as the winner of the state’s governorship election.Abiodun was re-elected following the governorship election held on Saturday, March 18, 2023.The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) defeated Ladi Adebutu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Biyi Otegbeye of the African Democra
  
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• INEC declares PDP's Eno governor-elect in Akwa Ibom

  19-03-2023 18:02 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Umo Eno of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as the winner of the governorship election held on March 18.The Returning Officer, Prof. Emmanuel Adigio, Vice Chancellor, Nigerian Maritime University, Delta, announced the results at on Sunday in Uyo.Adigio said Eno won in 29 out of 31 Local Government Areas of the state to defeat Sen. Bassey Akpan of the Young Progressive Party (YPP).He said that the PDP candidate scored 354,348 vo
  
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• Alex Otti: Thugs invade Abia INEC office as LP vows to resist rigging

  19-03-2023 17:50 via pulse.ng
  
  Labour Party has accused Ikpeazu of trying to upturn the results of the governorship election in Abia State.The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has alerted the public to the invasion of its Obingwa Local Government Area Office in Abia State by persons suspected to be political thugs.The incident, which happened in the afternoon of Sunday, March 19, 2023, has led to the disruption of the governorship election results collation for Obingwa LGA.INEC made this known in a terse messa
  
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• LP's Alex Otti coasting to victory, leads PDP in Abia

  19-03-2023 17:24 via pulse.ng
  
  Alex Otti seems to be on track to defeat Ikpeazu's favored candidate in the Abia state election.Dr Alex Otti, the candidate for the Labour Party in Abia State, is currently leading comfortably in the governorship election held on March 18, as per the results from 10 Local Government Areas declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The State Collation Centre at INEC headquarters Umuahia received results from various Local Government Collation Officers on Sunday, showing tha
  
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• INEC begins collation of guber election results in Kebbi

  19-03-2023 17:11 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), on Sunday, commenced the collation of results for the March 18 Gubernatorial election in Kebbi.Returning Officer for the exercise in the state, Prof. Yusuf Saidu, from the Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, pledged to ensure that the exercise was done according to the INEC rules and guidelines.Saidu said that the collation would be on local government by local government basis for the smooth conduct of the exercise.He also assured stakeholders that
  
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• APC wins 8 of 10 LGAs announced by INEC in Ebonyi

  19-03-2023 17:07 via pulse.ng
  
  The All Progressives Congress (APC) won eight out of the 10 Local Government areas (LGAs) of Ebonyi state so far announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday.The local government areas are: Ebonyi, Ivo, Ezza North, Izzi, Afikpo South, Ohaozara, Ohaukwu and Abakaliki.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that Ebonyi has a total of 13 local government areas.The All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) won in one each, Ezz
  
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• GRV rejects INEC results, vows to fight till the end

  19-03-2023 16:25 via pulse.ng
  
  Rhodes-Vivour alleged that INEC colluded with the ruling APC to sabotage the democratic process in the governorship election.The Lagos State governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, has rejected the results of the gubernatorial election being announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).As of the time of filing this report, the commission has announced results from 19 out of the 20 Local Government Areas in the state with the All Progressives Congre
  
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• Mother's Day: Sanwo-Olu celebrates wife as he awaits election results

  19-03-2023 16:23 via pulse.ng
  
  Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu has celebrated his wife as people across the world mark Mother's Day.The governor took to his Twitter account to praise his wife, Ibijoke Sanwo-Olu whom he describes as an amazing mother an a great partner in his journey.Sanwo-Olu also celebrated mothers across Lagos state for working tirelessly to make the city a better place."Happy Mother's Day to all the wonderful mothers who work tirelessly to make our city a better place for everyone. And a special s
  
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• INEC declares Takai state constituency election inconclusive

  19-03-2023 16:16 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared as inconclusive the election for the Takai constituency seat in the Kano State House of Assembly.Prof. Usman Ibrahim of Bayero University Kano (BUK), who was the Returning Officer, announced this in INEC’s office in Takai.“Even though the candidate of APC, Musa Ali, scored 24,573 votes while NNPP’s candidate scored 23,569 votes, we still have no other option than to declare the poll inconclusive.“This
  
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• NDLEA operatives reject ₦‎1.2m bribe, intercept 367kg cannabis sativa

  19-03-2023 16:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has impounded no fewer than 367 kilogrammes of cannabis sativa in Kaduna State.The NDLEA spokesperson, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Babafemi said that the drugs were recovered from a vehicle with registration number FKJ141DX.He said that two suspects: Monday Suleiman, 62, and Sama’ila Mohammed, 30 were arrested.He added that a bribe of ₦‎1.2 million offered to NDLEA officers were documented as part o
  
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• INEC begins collation of Rivers governorship election results

  19-03-2023 16:10 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC) in Rivers has commenced the collation of the Saturday governorship election results at the Commissions headquarters in Port Harcourt.The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Dr Johnson Alalibo, during the commencement of the exercise on Sunday, urged all stakeholders to be orderly while the results were being presented.Similarly, Prof.Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, the State Returning Officer and Vice Chancellor, Federal University of Petroleum Resource
  
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• Makinde follows Ajimobi's footsteps, wins second term bid in Oyo State

  19-03-2023 15:33 via pulse.ng
  
  If declared the winner, Makinde will be the second governor to...In a closely contested gubernatorial election in Oyo State, Governor Seyi Makinde of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has won in 31 out of the 33 local government areas in the state.The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Senator Teslim Folarin, won in only two local government areas, with a total of 256,685 votes.The election, which was held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, saw a fierce battle between three candidates:
  
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• NDLEA arrests 2 members of Afro-Europe cartel

  19-03-2023 15:26 via pulse.ng
  
  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has disrupted the activities of a drug syndicate that operated between Nigeria, East Africa, and Europe, with the arrest of two members of the cartel.The Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.Babafemi said that the NDLEA operatives at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport, (MMIA) Ikeja Lagos made the arrest and foiled the attempts to traffic the drugs.He said that the operatives at t
  
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• PDP wins Andoni Constituency in Rivers

  19-03-2023 15:22 via pulse.ng
  
  INEC on Sunday declared Mr Kagbang Ofiks of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Andoni State Constituency in Rivers in the March 18 House of Assembly election.The Returning Officer, Prof. Omoankhanlen Akhibe, declared that Ofiks polled 7,835 votes to defeat the first runner-up, Dr Somsan Dressman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who polled 2,976 voters.Akhibe noted that Ofiks was returned winner having satisfied the requirements of the law.Ofiks, a grassroots mobiliser had hel
  
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• NDLEA seizes 1.2m pills of tramadol in Kogi, Gombe

  19-03-2023 15:18 via pulse.ng
  
  The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) has seized no fewer than 1,205,260 pills of opioids in two interdiction operations in Kogi and Gombe states.This is contained in a statement by the Director, Media and Advocacy, NDLEA, Mr Femi Babafemi on Sunday in Abuja.Babafemi said that a total of 530,160 pills of tramadol and 99,000 tablets of diazepam were seized along Okene-Abuja highway in Kogi.He said that the drugs were seized from a bus driver, Suleiman Oyedokun, 41, coming from Onitsha
  
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• APC wins Nasarawa-Eggon East Constituency seat

  19-03-2023 15:15 via pulse.ng
  
  Nassarawa-Eggon, (Nasarawa State), March 19, 2023 (NAN) The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Mr Jacob Ajegena-Kudu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of Nasarawa-Eggon East Constituency in Nasarawa State.Mr Mba Moses-Anayo, the Returning Officer for the constituency, made the declaration on Sunday at Nassarawa-Eggon Local Government Area, the Collation Centre of the constituency.Moses-Anayo said that the Ajegena-Kudu, polled a total of 11, 114 votes
  
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• PDP candidate wins Lavun Constituency seat in Niger

  19-03-2023 15:13 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared Yusuf Baba-Dabban of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) winner of the Lavun Constituency seat in Niger.Prof. Dauda Ibrahim, the Returning Officer for the constituency, made the declaration on at Kutigi, the constituency’s Collation Centre.He said the PDP candidate polled a total of 20,429 votes to defeat his closest rival, Jibrin Ndagi-Babba of All Progressives Party ( APC) who got 18,200 votes.Ibrahim added that Adam
  
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• Police arrest 17 suspects in Lagos for electoral malpractices

  19-03-2023 15:11 via pulse.ng
  
  The Police Command in Lagos State says 17 persons, including a woman were arrested during the governorship and House of Assembly elections in the state for various offences.The command`s Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed the arrest to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday.NAN reports that the Commissioner of Police in Lagos, CP Idowu Owohunwa, on Saturday told newsmen that the list of persons arrested was being compiled and would be released on Sunday.The spok
  
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• I don't fear death - Lagos INEC REC Agbaje reacts to threats to life

  19-03-2023 14:59 via pulse.ng
  
  Agbaje told those who are making death threats to him that he was not afraid of dying at any time.Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Lagos State, has responded to alleged threats to his life.Agbaje's reaction comes following reported series of death threats on his life by some hardline political supporters over accusations that he manipulated the results of the presidential election held on Saturday, February 25,
  
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• APC Campaign Director abducted and killed during Rivers State elections

  19-03-2023 14:46 via pulse.ng
  
  "We are devastated by this senseless act of violence..."In a tragic incident that has sent shockwaves through Rivers State, Chisom Lennard, the Campaign Director of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ahoada-West Local Government Area, has been killed after being abducted by unknown gunmen. What happened: The incident took place on Saturday, March 18, 2023, while Lennard was casting his vote at Ibagwa polling unit 2, Ward 10 in Ahoada West LGA.Eyewitnesses reported that the gunmen were dresse
  
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• INEC commences collation of guber election results in Sokoto

  19-03-2023 14:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday, commenced collation of the March 18 Governorship election in Sokoto State.Retired Maj.-Gen. Modibo Alkali, the INEC National Commissioner deployed to the State, restated the election body’s readiness to ensure an all-inclusive process.“We have promised to ensure the elections are contested in an atmosphere free of rancor, free, fair, credible and all-inclusive.“More so, today is another day which is of more concern
  
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• PDP defeats APC to win Bida North constituency in Niger

  19-03-2023 14:31 via pulse.ng
  
  The candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Mr Suleiman Wachiko has defeated a two-term House of Assembly member, Bako Kasim of the All Progressives Congress (APC) to win Bida North Constituency election.Prof. Audu Rufai, the Returning Officer for the 2023 Bida North State Constituency election, who announced the result on Sunday said the PDP candidate scored 12, 062 votes to defeat APC’s Bako Kasim, who scored 11, 820.He said that Wachiko having satisfied the requirements of the
  
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• Adeleke commends electorate for winning 25 out of 26 assembly seats for PDP

  19-03-2023 14:28 via pulse.ng
  
  Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has expressed appreciation to electorate in the state for the “landslide victory” for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidates in the Saturday’s assembly elections.This is contained in a statement by Mallam Olawale Rasheed, the spokesperson to the governor on Sunday in Osogbo.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared PDP winners of 25 out of the 26 house of assembly seats in
  
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• Guber Election: INEC commences collation of results in Gombe

  19-03-2023 14:04 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday commenced the collation of the Governorship and State House of Assembly Elections conducted on Saturday.In his opening remarks at the event being held at the INEC State office in Gombe, Alhaji Umar Ibrahim, the Resident Electoral Commissioner in the state said the occasion was to record results from the 11 LGAs in the state.Ibrahim said the results had been collated from the polling units through the wards to the LGAs which the colla
  
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• INEC begins state collation of governorship LGAs results in Lagos

  19-03-2023 13:59 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the state collation of results of the Saturday’s Governorship Election in Lagos State.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise began on Sunday at 12 p.m. at the INEC Media Centre located within the headquarters premises of the electoral umpire.In his opening address, Mr Olusegun Agbaje, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), disclosed that no fewer than 16 out of the 20 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the
  
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• INEC begins collation of results in Adamawa

  19-03-2023 13:56 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has begun the collation of governorship election results from the 21 Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Adamawa.Declaring the process open on Sunday, the State Returning Officer, Prof. Mohammed Mele, called for orderliness for the success of the exercise.The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the exercise commenced at about 12:30 p.m. with results from Guyuk Local Government Area.Other local governments areas whose results had arrived as
  
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• PDP wins 25 Osun assembly seats, APC clinches 1

  19-03-2023 13:35 via pulse.ng
  
  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Osun has declared 25 candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winners out of the 26 seats in the state’s house of assembly.The commission also declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won only Boripe/Boluwaduro state Constituency, which is the local government of Mr Gboyega Oyetola, the immediate past governor of the state.Dr Mutiu Agboke, the INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner, released the results to newsmen on
  
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• Police confirm killing of Ebonyi PDP Chairman by thugs

  19-03-2023 13:32 via pulse.ng
  
  The police command in Ebonyi has confirmed the killing of Mr Peter Nweke, the Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ezza North Local Government Area of the state during Saturday’s election.SP Onome Onovwakpoyeya, the state Police Public Relations’ Officer, said this when he spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Sunday in Abakaliki.Onovwakpoyeya said that the deceased was beaten to death by suspected thugs during the election.“The DPO and his team tried to r
  
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