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The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, Agbu Kefas, has been declared the winner of the Taraba State governorship election. The state Independent Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Muhammed Abdulaziz, announced on Tuesday that Kefas polled 257,926 votes in the Saturday, March 18 election and has fulfilled the requirements to be named governor-elect.…
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The Chief Whip of the Senate, Senator Orji Uzor-Kalu, has pointed out that the 10th senate cannot elect a Muslim Senate President because Nigeria remains a secular state. This happens because the elected president and his representative are of the same faith (Muslim-Muslim), and the party…
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The National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal in Oyo State, said it had received 20 petitions from aggrieved political parties and candidates in the state. The Secretary of the Court, Mr Ibrahim Sada told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday in Ibadan that the petition was filed within the 21 days allowed by law. Sada…
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The Labor Party (LP) has filed a petition at the Election Petition Court in Abuja, challenging the declaration of Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the presidential election. The respondents to the petition are the president-elect Tinubu, his running mate Senator Kashim Shettima, APC, and the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Tinubu…
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The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Nasarawa State has won 11 of the 24 state House of Assembly seats. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won eight seats while the Social Democratic Party (SDP) and the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP) won two seats…
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The All Progressives Congress (APC) in Kano State has rejected the results of the election validation of the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP) Abba Yusuf as governor-elect.