Author: Adejuyigbe Francis

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has emerged the winner of last Saturday’s election in Kaduna State. PDP won in 14 local government areas, Labour Party, 7, while the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) won only two local government areas. Professor Muhammad Zayyan Umar, the returning officer, while announcing the final results collated and declared by INEC at the state collation centre explained that Atiku polled 554,360 votes, while Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the APC polled 399,293 votes. According to him, Peter Obi, the Labour Party presidential candidate polled 294,494 votes, while Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso…

Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been declared the presidential election winner in Kebbi State. Returning officer for the election, Professor Yusuf Sa’idu, declared that the PDP candidate polled 288,175 votes to defeat Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, who polled 248,088 votes. He said the Labour Party’s candidate Peter Obi polled 10,682 votes, while NNPP’s Musa Kwankwaso trailed with 5,038 votes. He said the total number of registered voters in the state is 1,983,985, while the number of accredited voters is 599,201. Peoples Democratic Party’s Presidential Candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has been declared the presidential election…

The winners of the 2022 Best FIFA Awards were announced on Monday night. Lionel Messi and Alexia Putellas went home with the top two individual awards at the ceremony in Paris. Messi was named Men’s player of 2022, ahead of his Paris Saint-Germain team-mate Kylian Mbappe and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema. Putellas won the award for Women’s Player for the second successive year, ahead of Alex Morgan and Beth Mead. Best FIFA Men’s Player: Lionel Messi Best FIFA Women’s Player: Alexia Putellas Best Men’s XI: Thibaut Courtois; Achraf Hakimi, Joao Cancelo, Virgil van Dijk; Kevin De Bruyne, Luka Modric,…

The candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi has been declared winner of the presidential election in Plateau State. Obi won in eleven out of the 17 Local Government Areas of the State, while Tinubu and Atiku won three LGAs respectively. The Labour Party candidate won in Barkin Ladi, Riyom, Jos East, Langtang North, Bokkos, Mangu, Bassa, Jos South, Shendam, Pankshin and Jos North LGAs, while the candidate of the ruling APC, Bola Tinubu, won in Wase, Kanam and Kanke LGAs and PDPs, Atiku Abubakar won in Quaan Pan, Langtang South and Mikang LGAs. Declaring the results, the State…

The Labour Party candidate in Saturday’s presidential election, Peter Obi, has been declared winner in Edo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission’s state collation officer, Prof. Nyaudoh Ndaeyo, the Vice Chancellor of the University of Uyo, Akwa Ibom said Obi polled a total of 331,163 to win the state. Candidate of All Progressive Congress, Bola Tinubu, scored 144,471 to finish second, Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar, had 89,585, while Rabiu Kwakwanso of the NNPP scored 2,743, while the ZLP scored 4082. There was voter apathy in the state as 603, 894 voters were accredited, while 2,501,081 were registered for…

Suspected thugs on Monday evening invaded the Jos North Local Government Area of Plateau State, venue of the collation centre for presidential and National Assembly elections in the Northern Senatorial district of the state. It was gathered that the thugs chased away the INEC officials before they could conclude their assignment. An official of the Jos North LGA who witnessed the disruption at the collation centre confirmed the development to a radio station, Jay FM, in Jos. The council official said, “Trouble started when the party agents were asked to sign the results for the Bassa/Jos North Federal Constituency as…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has reacted to the result of the presidential election across the country. Obasanjo said the results being declared by INEC does not correspond with the wish of the Nigerian people. Full text of his speech below. Nigerian Brothers and Sisters, greetings to you all. I am constrained to speak at this point.I crave the indulgence of the President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, His Excellency General Muhammadu Buhari, to make this statement because I have had opportunity to keep him aware of what I know is happening and the danger looming ahead. On many occasions…

The United States Mission has increased visitor visa validity from 24 months to 60 months for Nigerians who want to enter America temporarily for business and/or tourism. The action reiterates the assurance of the U.S. government that it remains committed to strengthening ties with Africa’s most populous nation. The extension allows Nigerians to use the visa for 60 months to make short trips to the United States for tourism or business purposes before having to renew. A statement by the U.S. Embassy on Monday said the visa application fee, currently USD160, will not increase as a result of the increased…

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has scored the highest votes in Saturday’s presidential election in Nasarawa State. Obi secured 191,361 votes in the contest with his closest challenger, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, who scored 172,922 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party scored 147,093 votes. The presidential election results were collated and announced in Lafia on Monday by the Independent National Electoral Commission’s collation officer in Nasarawa State, Prof. Ishaya Tanko. Tanko, who is the Vice Chancellor, University of Jos, Plateau State, added that the NNPP presidential candidate scored a total…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been accused of compromising the 2023 presidential election held on the 25th of February, 2023. This is coming after some political parties challenged INEC for not uploading results from polling units across the country before the national collation started in Abuja. The agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dino Melaye and former governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha had challenged the electoral body to attend to their demand. However, hours after resuming collation and listening to the opinions of party agents, INEC ignored their demands and continued with the collation. The development saw agents…

Former Anambra State governor, Mr. Peter Obi is heading for a landslide victory in the results of the presidential elections held on Saturday in his state. From the results so far declared, Labour Party has cleared all 12 local government areas announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. The local government areas already announced include Dunukofia, Ayamelum, Anambra West, Nnewi South, Aguata, Njikoka, Ekwusigo and Anaocha. Others are Awka North, Awka South, Anambra East and Onitsha North local government areas. So far, in all the elections declared, the Labour Party has polled close to 99 per cent of the…

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar has won the national election in Akwa Ibom State. The former Vice President secured 214,012 votes to defeat Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC, who polled 160,620 votes. Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, won 132,683 votes. The State Collation Officer, Prof Emmanuel Adigio made the announcement on Monday afternoon. Adigio is Vice Chancellor of Nigeria Maritime University, Okerenkoko, Delta State. Atiku’s victory is a big win for Akwa Ibom Governor Udom Emmanuel, Chairman of the PDP Presidential Campaign Council, PCC.