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Go to court – Buhari tells losers of Bayelsa, Kogi polls
President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday urged persons dissatisfied with the outcome of the governorship elections in Bayelsa and Kogi states to seek redress in court.Governor Yahaya Bello who sought re-election…
Senate moves to okay e-voting for future polls
The Senate has begun a fresh electoral reform which has mandated the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to adopt the much-awaited electronic voting method for future polls. The lawmakers…
PDP’s misfortune long foretold, says Kashamu on Kogi, Bayelsa elections
Buruji Kashamu, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ogun state during the 2019 general election, says the misfortune that befell the opposition…
How Gov. Dickson worked for APC in Bayelsa – Sylva
The Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Mr Timipreye Sylva has `thanked’ Gov. Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa for making it much easier for the governorship candidate of the…
Kogi, Bayelsa polls: PDP cries foul, says God will judge INEC, IGP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidates in the November 16 elections in Kogi and Bayelsa states yesterday cried foul over their losses at the polls.The PDP governorship candidate in Kogi…
Why we visited Jonathan in Bayelsa – APC leaders
Timipre Sylva, minister of state for petroleum; led some leaders of the All progressives Congress (APC) in Bayelsa to the residence of ex-President Goodluck Jonathan in…
PHOTOS: Jubilation in Kogi over Bello’s victory
There was wild jubilation among supporters of Governor Yahaya Bello over his re-election as Governor of Kogi state. The Independent National Electoral Commission…
BREAKING: Bayelsa election results were manipulated, says YIAGA
YIAGA AFRICA, a civil society organisation (CSO), says there are indications that the results of the Bayelsa state gubernatorial election were manipulated. The…
Senate President congratulates APC, Kogi, Bayelsa governors-elect
President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, has congratulated the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its candidates on their victory in the governorship elections in Kogi…
CLOSE-UP: Lyon, the oil magnate who swept PDP out of Bayelsa
Forty-eight hours to the election, David Lyon, candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Bayelsa governorship poll, was not sure of…
BREAKING: INEC declares Yahaya Bello winner of Kogi governorship election
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, on Monday declared the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Yahaya Bello as the…
Kogi elections: Yahaya Bello has ordered my assassination – Natasha Akpoti
The Social Democratic Party, SDP, governorship candidate in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti, has claimed that Yahaya Bello has ordered her assassination. Akpoti said…
Bayelsa Governor-elect David Lyon can still be removed by court – INEC
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday said David Lyon, the Governor-elect of Bayelsa state can still be removed by the court depending on the…
Bayelsa election: Timi Frank asks PDP chairman Uche Secondus to resign
Timi Frank, former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress, APC, on Monday, called on the National Chairman of the Peoples…
PHOTOS: Jonathan hosts APC governors in Otuoke
Former President Goodluck Jonathan hosted two governors elected on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC) at his residence in Otuoke, Bayelsa state, on Sunday.…
No winner yet in Kogi West: INEC declares election inconclusive
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has refused to declare a victor in the Kogi West Senatorial election, held Saturday, with Dino Melaye of the PDP and Smart…
Buhari congratulates Bayelsa Governor-elect David Lyon
President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Bayelsa state governor-elect David Lyon of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Lyon shocked his PDP challenger…
Igbos will vote for Atiku Abubakar again in 2023 – Charles Idahosa
Chief Charles Idahosa, a chieftain of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has said the Igbos cannot achieve presidency in 2023 because his party lacked presence in any of the…
APC takes over Bayelsa, defeats PDP with over 200,000 votes
David Lyon, candidate of the the All Progressives Congress (APC), has secured the highest number of votes in the Bayelsa governorship election. Lyon defeated Douye…
Kogi Poll: PDP candidate Musa Wada cries foul
Engineer Musa Wada, the candidate of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP has rejected the result of yesterday’s Kogi gubernatorial election. The PDP candidate told journalists…
PDP complains as Yahaya Bello gallops home to victory
The Peoples Democratic Party has raised objections to some of the results announced for the governorship election in Kogi state, in which the incumbent, Yahaya Bello is…
Our agents were tied – SDP’s Natasha calls for cancellation
The Governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party in Kogi State, Natasha Akpoti, has called for the cancellation of the elections in Kogi Central and parts of Lokoja,…
PHOTOS: Yahaya Bello sips tea watching TV results of governorship poll
For Governor Yahaya Bello, his re-election to Lugard House in Kogi state may already have become a done deal as he was photographed this morning enjoying a cup of tea along…
Edo 2020: Who will save APC?
As the power show between two powerful groups in Edo State’s All Progressives Congress (APC); the so-called ‘Tor Gba’ and ‘Egba’ members, deepens, Osagie…