The largest criminal gang in Colombia, the Clan del Golfo, also known as the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces (AGC), attacked police, so President Gustavo Petro of Colombia ordered the suspension of a ceasefire. Against the Clan del Golfo, I have commanded the armed forces to resume all military operations, Petro tweeted. “We won’t stand by while […]
Malam Abba Yusuf, a candidate for the New Nigerian People’s Party (NNPP), has been proclaimed the victor of the Kano State governorship election held on March 18 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Abba defeated Dr. Nasiru Yusuf Gawuna, the governorship candidate for the ruling All Progressive Congress, APC, by a margin of 1,019,602 […]
Inconclusive results in the Kebbi governor’s race have been proclaimed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). In 20 of the State’s 21 LGAs, the INEC Collation and Returning Officer, Yusuf Sa’idu, declared the governorship election inconclusive, citing “massive vote cancellation and overvoting.” According to the returning officer, 792,234 votes were cast, of which 18,204 […]
Funke Akindele, a well-known Nollywood actress who became a politician, has removed all of the political posts she had made to her Instagram account. Hours after she lost, Akindele, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, running mate of Abdulazeez Adediran, also known as Jandor, who was running for governor of Lagos State, deleted the posts. Read […]
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and current governor of Bauchi State, Bala Mohammed, has been proclaimed the victor of the state’s governorship election held on Saturday. After receiving 525,280 votes, Professor Abdulkarim Sabo Mohammed, the INEC returning officer, declared Mohammed the election’s victor on Monday at the State Collation Center. Read Also: INEC has announced […]
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, the incumbent governor of Lagos State and a member of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has been declared the winner of the governorship election that took place on Saturday, March 18. After tallying 762,134 votes, Sanwo-Olu emerged victorious, defeating his closest opponent, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour of the Labour Party, who tallied 312 327 votes. […]
The Jigawa State governorship election has been declared a victory by incumbent deputy governor Umar Namadi. On Sunday, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared that Namadi had received a total of 618,449 votes, winning in 26 of the state’s 27 Local Government Areas (LGA). With a total of 368,726 votes, Mustapha Lamido of the […]
Police have vowed to apprehend those responsible for the murder of Chisom Lenard, the APC’s director general for the Ahoada West Local Government Area (LGA) of Rivers State. Lenard, who was also the local Ward 10 APC leader, was shot while attempting to stop alleged hoodlums wearing police camouflage from stealing election supplies early on […]
Alex Otti, a candidate for the Labour Party (LP), is currently in the lead in the Abia State governorship election held on March 18, 2023, on Saturday. Otti is maintaining a comfortable lead in 10 Local Government Areas, according to the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) preliminary results. Otti received 66,024 votes in total to […]
Dikko Umar Radda, an All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, won the governorship election on March 18 on Saturday. Dikko, a former director of the SMEDA, received 859,892 votes, defeating PDP candidate Garba Yakubu Lado, who received 486,620. However, Prof. Ma’azu Abubakar Gusau, the returning officer for the Katsina governorship election, has not yet made the […]