Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Wednesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. Candidates who lost Saturday’s governorship election and their supporters yesterday protested the outcome of the poll and vowed to challenge the results in court. There were protests by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, supporters in Ogun and Nasarawa states just as the All Progressives Congress in Kano State gave the...
President-elect: election is over, it’s time for healing
Elections are over and the healing process must begin, President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu said yesterday. He urged Nigerians, particularly the political class, to rise above their differences and team up with him to strengthen the “valued strings” that bind Nigeria together, irrespective of their ethnic backgrounds. Noting that the tasks of governance in the post-election period are arduous and challenging, Tinubu...
Amb. Majidadi Calls for Peace and Tranquility
By Deshi Munkuwe His Excellency, Ambassador Aminu Abubakar Majidadi, the National President of Almushahid Initiative for Transparency and Accountability (AITA) has urged politicians and other Nigerians to remain calm and accept in good faith outcomes of the Saturday March 18 Governorship and House of Assembly elections that took place in 28 states of the Federation. According Majidadi, “So far, some of...
Obi officially files petition to tribunal four weeks after poll
The presidential candidate of Labour Party, Peter Obi, has formally filed his petition to the elections tribunal to protest the outcome of the February 25 poll. This was disclosed in a statement issued by the Chief Spokesperson of the Obi-Datti Presidential Campaign Council, Dr Yunusa Tanko. The statement read, “It is official the Labor Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has filed...
Lagos poll: You selected yourself, not re-elected, Falz tackles Sanwo-Olu
Popular musician and lawyer, Folarin Falana aka Falz has tackled Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu over his re-election as Governor of Lagos State. Recall that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday declared Sanwo-Olu winner of the governorship polled having polled a total of 762,134 votes to win the election for a second term of four years. The Labour Party (LP) came...
APC wins 15 states, PDP six, NNPP takes Kano
The Independent National Electoral Commission on Monday released more results of Saturday’s governorship election with anointed candidates of some governors losing the poll. All the results so far declared as of 10 pm on Monday indicated that the All Progressives Congress won the governorship polls in 15 states including Sokoto, Katsina, Jigawa, Gombe, Lagos, Kwara, Niger, Yobe, Nasarawa, C’River, Ebonyi,...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Tuesday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate, Similanayi Fubara has been declared the winner of Rivers State governorship election. Announcing the result in Port Harcourt on Monday night, the Returning Officer said Fubara secured 302,614 votes, while the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Pastor Tonye Cole came second with...
Plateau concludes governorship results collation
…PDP wins 10 LGAs, APC 7 …Citizens await official announcement Results for the governorship election in Plateau State are being declared as the Collation Officers from the local government areas in the company of the Electoral Officers of the respective local government areas present the results. So far, results from all the 17 local government areas have been declared and PDP is...
Nigerian Newspapers: 10 things you need to know this Monday morning
Good morning! Here is today’s summary from Nigerian Newspapers: 1. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Kebbi State governorship election inconclusive. In Kebbi, the commission said the election was declared inconclusive because of massive cancellation and over-voting in 20 out of the 21 local government areas of the state. 2. The Independent National Electoral Commissioner (INEC) has declared...
PDP clears 28 Oyo Assembly seats as APC wins four
The Peoples Democratic Party in Oyo State has won 28 state House of Assembly seats while its closest rival, All Progressives Congress got four as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, weekend. PUNCH reports that the Governorship and state House of Assembly elections were conducted in 32 constituencies made up of the state Assembly on, Saturday, March 18, 2023. The...
