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Monday, 27 February 2023 17:09

Thugs attack Igbo traders in Lagos markets after Tinubu’s defeat

Armed thugs on Monday invaded some markets in Lagos, attacking Igbo traders in the process. Markets allegedly invaded include Ladipo auto parts market, Balogun and Ebute-Ero on the Lagos Island and Mainland. Those affected alleged that some of the thugs broke into shops and made away with goods. Some traders were said to have sustained injuries while trying to flee from the area. James Onwuaman, a trader at Balogun Market, Lagos Island alleged that he sustained injuries during the attack. According to him, they received threat messages on Sunday, warning them to stay away from the market. Another trader at…

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:09

Tinubu to Lagos supporters: Don’t attack people who didn’t vote for me

PRESS RELEASE All Progressives Congress Presidential Candidate, Bola Tinubu, has appealed to the people of Lagos State to be calm and eschew any act that can lead to breakdown of law and order. Tinubu said the outcome of the election in Lagos where Labour Party won the presidential election should not be a source of provocation saying that the beauty of democracy is that people have a right to vote for the candidate of their choice. The APC candidate further said that as a democrat he is bound to accept the outcome of any election whether favourable or not. In…

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:08

Tinubu clears Oyo with wide margin

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has won the presidential election held in Oyo State. Tinubu was declared the winner of the election at the state collation centre on Monday. The election was held across the 33 local government areas in the state on Saturday. The state collation officer, Olusola Babatunde Kehinde announced the result of the election at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office on Monday. The collation officer who is also the acting Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, announced that Tinubu scored a total of 449,884 to…

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:07

Tinubu beats Atiku, Obi in Kwara

According to INEC, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, scored 263,572 votes; Peter Obi of Labour Party, LP, 31,166 votes; Atiku Abubakar of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, 136,909 votes, and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, NNPP, 3,141 votes. Vanguard

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:06

Tinubu prevails over Atiku, Kwankwaso, Obi in Jigawa

Presidential candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Bola Tinubu, has won the presidential election in Jigawa State, North-west Nigeria. INEC resident electoral commissioner in the state, Muhammad Bashar, a professor, declared Tinubu as winner with 421,390 votes at the state collation cntre on Monday. Bashar said he defeated the candidate of the People Democratic Party, (PDP) Atiku Abubakar, who scored 386,587 votes. Tinubu won with a margin of 34,803 The candidate of the New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) Rabiu Kwankwaso, got 98,234 votes while Peter Obi of Labour Party got 1,889. PT

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:05

Atiku defeats Tinubu, Obi in Akwa Ibom

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has won the 25 February election in Akwa Ibom State. Atiku won in 23 out of the 31 local government areas in the state, according to the results declared by INEC at the State Collation Centre in Uyo, the State’s capital. Atiku is followed by the candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, who won in six local government areas in the states. Peter Obi of the Labour Party won in only two local government areas including the state capital, Uyo LGA. The South-south state was projected…

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:04

Niger gov Sani Bello wins Niger North senatorial seat

Governor Abubakar Sani Bello of Niger State has won the senatorial seat of Niger North Senatorial District on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bello won with a difference of 12,044 votes to defeat the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party who came second. Announcing the results in Kontagora, the Returning Officer, Kolo Zacchaeus, said Bello, won having scored the the highest votes of 100,197 to defeat the candidate of PDP, Shehu Muhammad Abdullahi who scored 88,153 and that of the New Nigeria Peoples Party, Ibrahim Wali, who got 13,886 votes. Daily Trust

Monday, 27 February 2023 17:03

Okada rider wins Kaduna Rep election on LP platform

A Labour Party candidate for the Kaura Federal constituency of Southern Kaduna, Donatus Mathew, has been declared winner of the Saturday poll. Matthew, known for his motorcycle transport business (popular called Okada) was declared winner of the election. Although the LP candidate had served as a Councillor in his ward, he was reduced to an okada rider due to hardship. Labour Party garnered 10,466 votes to defeat the 9,828 received by the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. Newspot

Monday, 27 February 2023 10:41

Peter Obi defeats Bola Tinubu in Lagos

Peter Obi of the Labour Party has been declared winner of the presidential election in Lagos, Nigeria’s most populous state. Obi secured 582,454 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the APC, who scored 572, 606 votes. Atiku Abubakar of the PDP came third with 75,750 votes. A total of 1,347,152 people were accredited for the election in Lagos, a state where Tinubu has a lot of political control and influence. See the final scores below. Accredited voters 1,347152 A3069AA 498AAC 1597ADC 5789ADP 2439APC 572,606APGA 2316APM 709APP 371BP 1837LP 582454NNPP 8,442LRM 609PDP 75,750PRP 1120SDP 772YPP 1109ZLP 9964 PT

Monday, 27 February 2023 10:18

Kwankwaso leads Tinubu, Atiku with wide margin in Kano

Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), is leading with 270,000 votes in the 38 local government areas of Kano State so far declared at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With 464,133 votes, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is next to Kwankwaso, while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has secured 86,162 votes. Peter Obi of Labour Party trails with 8,926 votes. Out of the 38 Local Government Areas (LGAs) announced so far, NNPP won 29, while APC cleared the remaining…

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Monday, 27 February 2023 10:17

Atiku wins Yobe, senate president Lawan’s home state, who himself wins election back to senate

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has won the February 25 presidential election in Yobe State. The State Returning Officer, Umar Pate announced that Atiku polled 198,567 votes. The former Vice President won with over 45,000 votes ahead of his closest rivals – Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP), and Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP). Tinubu polled 151,459, Obi 2,406 and Kwankwaso scored 18,270. Yobe is the home state of Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, an APC chieftain who won his Yobe North Senatorial…

Monday, 27 February 2023 10:16

Tinubu in landslide win in Ondo

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has emerged winner of the presidential election in Ondo State. Tinubu polled a total of 369,924 votes to emerge victorious. He was trailed from a distance by candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, who garnered a total of 115,463 votes. Peter Obi, candidate of the Labour Party, came third with a total tally of 47,350 votes. The results also showed that Rabi’u Kwakwaso of the NNPP scored a total of 930 votes, SDP (1,293); ZLP (4,783) and APGA (1,206). Tinubu won in all the18 local government areas with…

Monday, 27 February 2023 10:16

Cross River gov Ben Ayade defeated in senatorial election

Governor Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe. Ayade, who was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, lost the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday with 56,595 votes against Agom-Jarigbe’s of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 76,145 votes. Returning officer, Emmanuel Emanghe, who spoke on behalf of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), announced the result for the polls around 3:05 a.m. on Monday. Agom-Jarigbe, a two-time member of the House of Representatives, was elected into the Senate through a bye-election…

Monday, 27 February 2023 10:15

Labour Party candidate defeats Enugu gov Ugwuanyi in senatorial contest

Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lost his senatorial bid to the Labour Party candidate for the district, Okechukwu Ezea. Ugwuanyi, who is rounding off his second term as governor, is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the Enugu North Senatorial District election held on Saturday 25 February. Returning Officer for the election, Chukwuemeka Ubaka, announced the result at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Nsukka Local Government Area headquarters on Monday at about 5: 20 a.m. Ezea, the LP candidate, polled a total of 104,492 votes to defeat Ugwuanyi of the PDP,…

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