Beyond the Headlines
The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Aishatu Ahmed, popularly known as Binani, has expressed support for the declaration of the governorship election in the state as inconclusive. The state collation officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof Muhammadu Mele of the University of Maiduguri, had declared the […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Peter Mbah, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, the winner of the governorship poll in Enugu State. The returning officer Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe announced the winner on Wednesday evening at the resumption of the final collation of governorship election results in Enugu, 48 […]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Kefas Agbu the winner of the Taraba State governorship election. Agbu, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), scored 257,926 votes to edge out the candidate of the New Nigeria People’s Party (NNPP), Muhammad Yahaya, who polled 202,277. In third place, the All Progressives Congress […]
The People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Imo State has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to review the State House of Assembly results held on Saturday. Collin’s Opuruozor, the party’s Publicity Secretary in Imo stated this in a press briefing on Monday. PDP stated that the party won in many council areas but […]
The Peoples Democratic Party in Katsina State, on Monday, rejected the result of Saturday’s Governorship election in the state. The party said it was heading for the court to challenge the result. The Director General of PDP Campaign Council in the state, Dr. Mustapha Inuwa revealed the position of the party at a press […]
The senator representing Enugu East, Chimaroke Nnamani, has formally withdrawn his membership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), following his defeat at the hands of the Labour Party (LP). LP’s Kevin Chukwu clinched the seat after having polled 69,136 votes to defeat Nnamani, who scored 48,701 votes. The election was held last Saturday, following […]
The gubernatorial race in Adamawa State at the moment is a very fierce one with the two leading parties (PDP/APC) going neck and neck, as they battle for the coveted seat. The electoral umpire has at present, announced the results for 18 LGAs and the figures show the governorship candidate of the PDP Ahmadu […]
Chimaroke Nnamani, senator representing Enugu east, has lost his bid to seek re-election to the upper legislative chamber. Announcing the result on Sunday, Joachim Omeje, INEC returning officer, said Kelvin Chukwu, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), secured 69,136 votes to win the election. Nnamani, who contested on the platform of the Peoples […]
Ahead of this Saturday’s governorship and state assembly elections, former President Goodluck Jonathan has admonished politicians against do-or-die politics, saying those who aspire to rule should not force themselves on the people. Jonathan gave the admonition on Thursday at Sampou community in Kolokuma/Opokuma Local Government Area of Bayelsa State shortly after paying a condolence […]
Salihu Lukman, vice-chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the north-west, says the comments he made about Iyiola Omisore, national secretary of the party, are not false. On Wednesday, Omisore asked Lukman to pay him N500 million in damages, and retract his comments or face a lawsuit. The vice-chairman had said the national […]
