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32-year-old monarch’s son wins Taraba House of Representatives supplemental election

Sadiq Tafida of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has emerged as the member-elect for the Jalingo/Yorro/Zing federal constituency in Taraba State. Tafida who scored a total of 19,681 votes garnered from the rerun and supplementary polls held on Wednesday, was the son of the Emir of Muri, Alhaji Abbas Njiddah Tafida. Announcing the results on Thursday, the returning officer, a lecturer at the University of Wukari, Olarenwaju Oladipo, said the […]

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According to Research Group, Nigeria has the lowest voter turnout among the top 20 African nations.

The Election Evidence Nigeria Project (EEP), an initiative of independent researchers working on Nigerian elections, has provided major reasons for voter apathy in the country. During a press briefing in Abuja on Tuesday, a member of the initiative, Suleiman Suleiman provided an analysis of the elections, acknowledging issues but affirming their overall credibility. The researchers claim Nigeria ought to be concerned over the worsening voter apathy in the country, noting […]

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Group advice Atiku not to contest 2027 Presidential Election

The Concerned PDP League, CPDPL, a pressure group within the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, has called on Atiku Abubakar, the party’s presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential election, not to contest again in 2027. The group made the call in a communiqué signed on Sunday and released in Abuja by its National Secretary, Tasiu Muhammed and acting National Director of Publicity and Strategic Communication, Gbenga Adedamola. CPDPL also asked the […]

today01/15/2024 16

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Abia adolescents’ lack of interest in joining the police is lamented by PSC National Commissioner Nnamani.

The National Commissioner representing the South East in the Police Service Commission, Onyemauche Nnamani, has lamented low applications for recruitment into the Nigeria Police Force by Abia’s youths. Nnamani, who was in Abia to supervise the ongoing police recruitment exercise in the State, stated this during his working visit to Governor Alex Otti. He observed that only about 2,000 persons from the State applied for police recruitment when compared to […]

today01/13/2024 10

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I’m prepared to head a coalition against Tinubu and the APC in 2027 – Atiku

The Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 Election, Atiku Abubakar, has indicated his willingness to lead a coalition of opposition parties to oust the ruling All Progressives Congress, (APC), come 2027. Atiku made the revelation in a congratulatory message to governors of the PDP whose elections were upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday. Describing the decision of the court as good news for the people […]

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Supreme Court upholds Sanwo-Olu’s legitimacy as governor of Lagos

Supreme Court has today, affirmed the election of Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State, The Apex Court, in a unanimous decision by a five-member panel led by Justice Inyang Okoro, dismissed as lacking merit, two separate appeals that challenged his return as winner of the governorship election held in the state on March 18. The appeals were brought before the Court by candidates of the Labour Party, Honourable Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, […]

today01/12/2024 11

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Tension in Kano today as the S’Court determines Yusuf’s fate

In Kano, security agencies have pledged to prevent a collapse of law and order as tensions rise ahead of the Supreme Court's final ruling in today's Kano State gubernatorial election. Abba Yusuf, the governor of Kano State and the New Nigeria People's Party candidate, is attempting to reverse the Court of Appeal's and the Election Petition Tribunal's rulings, which he claims invalidated his win in the governorship race on March […]

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INEC Invites NGOs and CSOs to the Bye-election/Rerun

The Independent National Electoral Commission has sent an invitation to Civil Society Organisations and Non-Governmental Organisations who are interested in observing the February rerun and by-election to apply via an online portal on or before January 17. This was disclosed in a notice issued in Abuja on Thursday by its acting Director, Electoral Party Monitoring, Hauwa Habib. While advising the organisations to visit the observer group website and complete the […]

today01/11/2024 7

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Bwala: It’s not easy to be surrounded by straw men – Sam Amadi tells Atiku

Atiku Abubakar, the Peoples Democratic Party's (PDP) presidential candidate, was accompanied by people that Sam Amadi, the director of the Abuja School of Social and Political Thoughts, called "straw men." The declaration came after news broke that PDP chieftain Daniel Bwala had visited President Bola Tinubu. Bwala, a fervent opponent of the ruling All Progressives Congress, or APC, declared that he would continue to back Tinubu's government and that he […]

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