A fierce exchange of gunfire on Monday between soldiers and policemen resulted in the death and injuries on both sides. The incident occurred around the INEC office, venue of governorship election results collation centre. The Nation learnt that a female police officer in mufti, while resuming duty at the INEC office on Monday morning was asked to produce her identity card for recognition. When she failed to cooperate, the soldiers assaulted her which attracted the police personnel on duty around that axis. A fracas resulted which led to the two parties exchanging fire, resulting in the instant death of one police personnel.
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Dr Alex Otti of the Labour Party has won a total of 10 out of the 16 Local Government Area results so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, before the commission suspended collation of the Abia Governorship election. Otti polled a total of 171,747 votes while Okey Ahiwe of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, scored a total of 79,477 votes after winning five LGAs. Young Peoples Party, YPP polled 8,839 to win Osisioma LGA the home of its governorship candidate, Enyinnaya Nwafor. Meanwhile, INEC, has directed the immediate suspension of collation of governorship election results in Abia…
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The All Progressives Congress has won 25 out of 27 State Assembly seats at last Saturday’s election conducted in Imo. The Independent National Electoral Commission disclosed this in a statement signed by the Imo Head of Voter Education, Mrs Emmanuella Opara, and made available to newsmen on Monday in Owerri. However, Opara said the poll was declared inconclusive in Ahaizu Mbaise state constituency while the result of the election in Isu Local Government Area was pending. The statement disclosed that APC candidates Eddy Obinna won in Aboh Mbaise, Mr Dominic Ezeriorah won in Oru West while Ebonine Ozioma won in…
Nigerian songstress, Simisola Ogunleye-Kosoko, popularly known as Simi has said that the budget for the 2023 elections should have been used to fix schools and hospitals. Simi said this via her Twitter handle on Monday. Lamenting about the conduct of the polls, she described it as a ‘joke of an election’. The Duduke crooner said that the budget for the election should have been channeled to fixing schools and hospitals. She said, “300 billion naira budget for this joke of an election. You might have as well given them back the money to fix some hospitals and schools and just…
Deputy Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Lagos State, Funke Akindele, has broken her silence on her defeat in the March 18 elections, stating that she doesn’t regret running for office. Akindele and her principal, Abdul-Azeez Adediran aka Jandor, were defeated by the incumbent governor and All Progressives Congress candidate, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. On her Instagram page on Monday, she wrote, “It has been an amazing and insightful experience on my journey to the ballot, and I must say, it was an absolute learning curve for me. A lot of things have been learned and unlearned. I sincerely do…
APC receives 762,134 votes; wins 19 of Lagos’ 20 LGAs Governor keeps vigil to watch results collation, says outcome reflects electorate’s choice for competence, track record It was a long hour vigil at State House in Marina, where Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, stayed awake to watch the televised collation of results of the State gubernatorial election held last Saturday. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) could not hold elections at 10 polling units in Victoria Garden City (VGC) in Eti Osa Local Government Area on the Election Day due to disagreements over the relocation of the polling units. After…
Results of the just concluded state House of Assembly elections in Anambra State have started trickling in at the various Independent National Electoral Commission local government offices. The Speaker, Anambra State House of Assembly, Uchenna Okafor, lost his third term re-election bid to the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Abuchi Bernard Udemezue, for the Ayamelum State Constituency. The Returning Officer, Independent National Electoral Commission for the election, Prof. George Onwudiwe, said the PDP candidate polled 12,993 votes to defeat Okafor, who contested on the platform of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, with 11,445 votes. Similarly, the Deputy Majority Leader…