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Three Political Parties Demand Fresh Elections, Ask INEC Chairman To Step Aside The Peoples Democratic Party, the Labour Party and the African Democratic Congress have asked the Chairman of the Independent…
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Twitter is Down: App crashes, thousands of Users frustrated around the world   This morning, Twitter crashed, leaving thousands of users unable to view tweets in their feeds. Read Also: Tinubu hails INEC for credible…
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APGA chieftain blames Soludo for Anambra loss to Obi The loss of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) to Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate Peter Obi, who carried the state by a tsunami, has been attributed to…
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Tinubu hails INEC for credible elections, say Nigerians should be proud of the outcome  Bola Tinubu has hailed the INEC for the conduct of credible general elections. Ejes Gist News Nigeria reports that…
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“We now own Nigeria” – MC Oluomo son, Idowu 'King West declares On Wednesday, Idowu 'King West' Akinsanya, the son of MC Oluomo, Chairman of the Lagos State Parks Management committee, stated that they now "own Nigeria."…
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Presidential poll loss won’t affect govt duties – Sanwo-Olu The governor of Lagos State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has assured the state's residents that his administration will continue to provide equitable development regardless of…
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Ayade had all the powers to compromise the electoral process, but — Jarigbe Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe, the Senator-Elect for Cross River North Senatorial District, who stated this in a "Thank you message" said that Gov Ben Ayade had…
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Tinubu's Victory: Fayose calls for Ayu’s resignation as PDP National Chairman Former Ekiti State Governor Peter Ayodele Fayose has demanded the resignation of Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, National Chairman Iyorchia Ayu due to…
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G-5 Governors lose elections (Senatorial bid) Three of the five aggrieved Governors elected under the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who vowed to retire the party's presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar…
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Full text of Tinubu’s speech  On Wednesday, President-elect Bola Tinubu assured Nigerians of good governance and democratic dividends under his administration. The presidential candidate for the All Progressives Congress,…
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Gov Fintiri Suspends All International and Local NGOs In Adamawa over alleged Vote Buying The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, has suspended the operations of all international and local non-governmental…
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PDP, LP vice-presidential candidates, Ifeanyi Okowa, Datti Baba-Ahmed demand cancellation of elections The Labour Party and Peoples Democratic Party vice-presidential candidates, Datti Baba-Ahmed and Ifeanyi Okowa, have asked…
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Peter Obi Wins massively in Ebonyi Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) candidate, has been declared the winner of the Ebonyi State presidential election. He defeated his opponents, the All Progressive Congress (APC)…
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Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, has urged his closest rivals in Saturday's presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party PDP and Peter Obi of the Labour…
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Peter Obi Defeats Tinubu, Atiku to win FCT   Saturday's presidential election in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, was won by Peter Obi of the Labour Party with 281,677 votes. Read Also: Full List Of Senate Biggest…
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Darius Ishaku Joins Ortom, Others On List Of Governors Losing Senatorial Bid Governor of Taraba State, Darius Ishaku, has lost his bid to represent Taraba South in the National Assembly. Ishaku is the Peoples…
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Tinubu Campaign Asks SSS, Police To Restrain Melaye, Momodu, Enenche For ‘Inciting’ Violence The Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has requested that the State Security Services (SSS)…
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Libel: Court orders Nigerian newspaper (Thisday) to pay Wike N200m as damages  A Rivers State High Court in Port Harcourt has ruled against ThisDay Newspaper, ordering it to pay N200 million in damages to Governor Nyesom Wike…
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Kebbi North Senatorial Poll Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the senatorial election in Kebbi North to be inconclusive. Professor Ahmed Balarabe, the returning officer, declared the…
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INEC declares Obi winner in Plateau Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, has been declared the winner of the Plateau State presidential election. Obi won in eleven of the State's seventeen…
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