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How Peter Obi floors Okowa, Omo-Agege in Delta

How Peter Obi floors Okowa, Omo-Agege in Delta Mr. Peter Obi of the Labour Party has won the presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Delta State last Saturday. Delta is the home state of Senator Ifeanyi Okowa, Vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Senator Ovie Omo-Agege,

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BREAKING: PDP, Labour Party, others demand immediate cancelation of presidential poll, call for fresh election 

BREAKING: PDP, Labour Party, others demand immediate cancelation of presidential poll, call for fresh election  The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), the Labour Party (LP) and the African Democratic Congress (ADC) have asked the Chairman of the Independent Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, to step aside. The three parties in a joint press conference on Tuesday, in

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FAYOSE TO ATIKU: Accept defeat, retire peacefully to Dubai

FAYOSE TO ATIKU: Accept defeat, retire peacefully to Dubai Former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has urged the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to accept defeat amid the ongoing collation of Saturday’s presidential election. While appealing to Atiku to exhibit maturity in accepting defeat, Fayose, who belongs to

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#NigeriaDecides2023: NBC warns broadcast stations against declaring unverified election results

#NigeriaDecides2023: NBC warns broadcast stations against declaring unverified election results The National Broadcasting Commission has warned broadcasters covering the general elections to desist from using or allowing their platforms and facilities to be used for the broadcast of content that may lead to the breakdown of law and order in Nigeria. The Director-General of NBC,

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Elumelu loses seat to Labour Party candidate in Delta

Elumelu loses seat to Labour Party candidate in Delta The House of Representatives Minority Leader, Ndudi Elumelu, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been defeated by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Ngozi Okolie, in Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta State. Declaring the result on Monday at the INEC Collation center in Oshimili South Local

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Dino Melaye, Labour Party agent, others walk out of presidential collation centre, accuse INEC of fraud

Dino Melaye, Labour Party agent, others walk out of presidential collation centre, accuse INEC of fraud The agents of major opposition parties at the national collation centre in Abuja walked out of the venue in protest at the exercise. WATCH NIGERIA DECIDES 2023 LIVE HERE: https://www.youtube.com/live/b3H1TUAY_aw?feature=share Dino Melaye and Emeka Ihedioha of the PDP had

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Akpabio wins Akwa-Ibom North West Senatorial election

Akpabio wins Akwa-Ibom North West Senatorial Election Senator Godswill Akpabio has been declared winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial election by INEC. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the early hours of Monday declared Senator Godswill Akpabio of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial

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LIVE UPDATES: Final results of presidential election as declared by INEC so far

Final results of presidential election as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) so far. EKITI STATE APC – 201,494 PDP – 89,554 LP – 11,397 NNPP – 264 OSUN STATE APC – 343,945 LP – 23,283 PDP – 354,366 NNPP – 713 KWARA STATE APC 263,572 LP 31,116 NNPP 3,141 PDP 136,909 ONDO

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#NigeriaDecides2023: PDP candidate, Pondi, wins re-election for House of Reps in Delta

#NigeriaDecides2023: PDP candidate, Pondi, wins re-election for House of Reps in Delta  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Julius Pondi of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as the winner of Saturday’s election for the Burutu Federal Constituency seat in Delta state, for third consecutive term. More to follow…

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JUST IN: Okowa in trouble as INEC rejects LG results for over-voting

JUST IN: Okowa in trouble as INEC rejects LG results for over-voting The Independent National Electoral Commission in Delta State has rejected the presidential results of the local government area of the vice presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party and governor of the state, Ifeanyi Okowa, citing over-voting. More to follow…

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OFFICIAL: Tinubu wins Presidential Election in Ekiti state as INEC postpones collation of results to Monday

OFFICIAL: Tinubu wins Presidential Election in Ekiti state as INEC postpones collation of results to Monday  The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International

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Former Information Commissioner, Ojogo, wins Ondo Reps seat

Former Information Commissioner, Ojogo, wins Ondo Reps seat A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, Hon Donald Ojogo, has won the Ilaje/Ese-Odo Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. Ojogo contested on the platform of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). He defeated incumbent Hon Kolade Akinjo, who was seeking a

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INEC sets to organize elections in Warri South as protests rocks INEC office

INEC sets to organize elections in Warri South as protests rocks INEC Office …We are not happy working as we have not been paid – INEC AD-HOC staff Warri residents denied access to vote in the Saturday, February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections, in the early hours of Sunday besieged the Warri office

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HIGH FLOOD: Nigerian government issues red alert to 32 states

He revealed that the report showed coastal flooding would occur in Bayelsa, Cross River, Delta, Ogun, River, Ondo, Edo and Lagos State due to the rise in sea level.

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Tinubu wins Peter Obi in Obasanjo’s polling unit

Tinubu wins Peter Obi in Obasanjo’s polling unit Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has failed to deliver his polling unit for his adopted presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi. The former president who voted at ward 11, unit 22, Olusomi compound, Totoro/Sokori Abeokuta-North lost to the All Progressives Congress. ALSO READ: Peter Obi, wife vote

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[PHOTOS] Peter Obi, wife vote in Anambra

[PHOTOS] Peter Obi, wife vote in Anambra The Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi has cast his vote at polling unit 19 in the Agulu area of the Aniocha Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria’s South-East geopolitical zone. Obi and his wife Margaret cast their vote around 11:45am on Saturday after following

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[PHOTOS] Former President Jonathan, wife, mother vote in Otuoke

[PHOTOS] Former President Jonathan, wife, mother vote in Otuoke Former President Goodluck Jonathan, his wife, Patience and mother voted at Unit 39, Ward 13 in Otuoke in Ogbia Local Government Area of Bayelsa. Ward 13 is made up of five communities, namely: Otuoke, Otuaba, Ewoi, Otuabula 1 and Otuabula 2. He wrote on his official

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CSOs demand PIA amendment as gas flaring poisons over 40 million inhabitants of Niger Delta

CSOs demand PIA amendment as gas flaring poisons over 40 million inhabitants of Niger Delta …Say gas flaring brings more money to FG, sickness to Niger Deltans Hope for a better life may not be in sight for the people of the Niger Delta region as civil society organizations, CSOs, have raised a fresh alarm

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EFCC intercepts N32.4m new Naira notes ‘meant for vote-buying in Lagos’

EFCC intercepts N32.4m new Naira notes ‘meant for vote-buying in Lagos’ The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Friday intercepted the sum of N32,400 million allegedly suspected to be used for vote buying in Lagos State. ALSO READ: Police arrest PDP reps member with $498,000 cash in Rivers The money is suspected to have been

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Police arrest PDP reps member with $498,000 cash in Rivers

Police arrest PDP reps member with $498,000 cash in Rivers The Rivers police command has arrested Chinyere Igwe, a member of the house of representatives, with $498,100 cash. Igwe is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lawmaker representing Port Harcourt II federal constituency. Grace Iringe-Koko, the Rivers police spokesperson, said the lawmaker was also apprehended with

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Niger Delta Congress throws weight behind Peter Obi’s presidential ambition

Niger Delta Congress throws weight behind Peter Obi’s presidential ambition …Lament Federal Government’s unjust treatment of Niger Delta region ETHNIC nationalities of the Niger Delta, under the auspices of Niger Delta Congress (NDC), have called on all Niger Deltans and the rest of the country to shun partisan politics and stand for what is right,

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2023 POLL: Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom tasks politicians, electorates on peaceful elections 

2023 POLL: Pere of Gbaramatu kingdom tasks politicians, electorates on peaceful elections  …Warns against violence during elections 23 FEBRUARY 2023, OPOROZA – The Pere of Gbaramatu Kingdom, His Royal Majesty, Oboro-Gbaraun II, Aketekpe, Agadagba, has called on Nigerians to come out enmass and vote for their preferred candidates in an atmosphere of peace and unity,

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Labour Party state chairmen threaten election boycott over mobilisation

Labour Party state chairmen threaten election boycott over mobilisation Fresh cracks appeared to have hit the Labour Party as state chairmen allege being neglected by their presidential candidate, Peter Obi, in the running of campaign and mobilisation activities, a few days before the election. According to them, Obi has failed to recognise the important role

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PDP youth leaders meet in Okerenkoko, promise victory for Okowa, Oborevwori, others

PDP youth leaders meet in Okerenkoko, promise victory for Okowa, Oborevwori, others. The Youth Wing of the Peoples Democratic party (PDP) in Okerenkoko, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state on Monday, met in the community where they among other decisions agreed to work for the all round success of the

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CDHR berates Delta Police PPRO for calling Udu house of criminals, demands apology

CDHR berates Delta Police PPRO for calling Udu house of criminals, demands apology The Committee for the Defence of Human Rights (CDHR), Delta state, has berated DSP Bright Edafe, the state Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), for saying that Udu is a house of criminals, noting that the Police spokesperson should tender unreserved apology to

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PDP plots APC downfall in Gbaramatu Kingdom, as party youth leaders meet in Okerenkoko Monday

PDP plots APC downfall in Gbaramatu Kingdom, as party youth leaders meet in Okerenkoko Monday  …Says Gbaramatu kingdom is PDP stronghold …….Our strategies will render APC moves to effort in futility – Ekpemupolo Ahead of the February 25 presidential election in the country, Okerenkoko Federated PDP Youth, a political pressure group within the People Democratic

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DELTA SOUTH: Timinimi’s senatorial ambition gets major boost as INC endorses him

DELTA SOUTH: Timinimi’s senatorial ambition gets major boost as INC endorses him …Promises to provide quality, effective and transparent representation  With few days to the senatorial election, the All Progressives Grand Alliance(APGA) Senatorial Candidate, Hon. George Timinimi, has received a major boost from Ijaw nation, following his endorsement by the Ijaw National Congress (INC), Western

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Again, David Lyon joins Bayelsa governorship race, picks APC’s N50m nomination form

Again, David Lyon joins Bayelsa governorship race, picks APC’s N50m nomination form Chief David Lyon, a former Bayelsa Governor-elect, has purchased the All Progressives Congress (APC) Expression of Interest and Nomination forms at the cost of N50 million to re-contest the governorship election. Marlin Danier led other Bayelsa APC stakeholders to the party’s national secretariat

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Naira Crisis: ASSBIFI orders banks’ staff to stay at home

Naira Crisis: ASSBIFI orders banks’ staff to stay at home The Association of Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) has asked all bank staff to stay away from work as more bank branches come under attack by hoodlums across the country owing to the current naira scarcity. The association had on Thursday

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Better days for Kurutie indigenes as new executive takes over leadership with a promise to maximize potentials, develop community

Better days for Kurutie indigenes as new executive takes over leadership with a promise to maximize potentials, develop community The Comrade Peter Wilson Udoboh-led newly sworn-in Executive in Kurutie community, Gbaramatu Kingdom, Warri South West Local Government Area of Delta state, has assured the people that the new leadership will maximize the great potentialities inherent

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CBN makes u-turn, denies directing banks to collect old N500, N1,000 notes

CBN makes u-turn, denies directing banks to collect old N500, N1,000 notes The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, has said it did not direct banks to collect the old N500 and N1,000, as earlier reported. The Director of Corporate Communication, Mr. Osita Nwanisobi, stated this in response to media reports that the apex bank had

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Nigerians owe North four more years in presidency – Ango Abdullahi

Nigerians owe North four more years in presidency – Ango Abdullahi Elder statesman and former Vice Chancellor of Ahmadu Bello University, Professor Ango Abdullahi, has said Nigerians still owe the Northern part of the country four more years in the presidency. Abdullahi who is the convener of the Northern Elders Forum (NEF), spoke on Wednesday

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Naira scarcity, petrol scarcity plot for interim government led by retired general – El-Rufai 

Naira scarcity, petrol scarcity plot for interim government led by retired general – El-Rufai  Nasir el-Rufai, governor of Kaduna, has alleged that the scarcity of naira notes and petrol shortage is part of a plot to disrupt the elections in order to ensure an interim government takes over. In a state broadcast on Thursday, el-Rufai

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El-Rufai dares Buhari, says all old Naira notes remain legal tender in Kaduna

El-Rufai dares Buhari, says all old Naira notes remain legal tender in Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has dared President Muhammadu Buhari on the naira redesign policy, saying the old notes remain legal tender in the state. In his national broadcast early Thursday, Buhari had declared that old N500 and N1000 were no

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President Buhari to address Nigerians 7am today

President Buhari to address Nigerians 7am today President Muhammadu Buhari will make a national broadcast at 7 am on Thursday. Special Adviser to the President on Media & Publicity, Femi Adesina, said in a statement: “Television, radio stations and other electronic media outlets are enjoined to hook up to the network services of the Nigerian

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