The All Progressive Congress (APC) has directed its legal team to seek redress over the results and declaration of New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) governorship candidate and governor-elect, Abba Yusuf, as the winner of the March 18 gubernatorial election in Kano. The party’s spokesperson, Ahmed Aruwa, disclosed this on Saturday, saying the declaration exercise is…
The famous Nigerian singer, David Adeleke popularly known as Davido has said that the 2023 general elections were not credible ones. He made this remark about the just concluded general elections in a recent radio interview in Lagos. The Informant247 recalls that the music superstar went on break on social media for 6 months following…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has alleged plots to tamper with already collated results of the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa State. The party accused the All Progressives Congress (APC) and some officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of being behind the plot. The Informant247 earlier reported that INEC suspended further release…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, announced the date for all outstanding governorship, National and state assembly supplementary elections. Mr Rotimi Lawrence Oyekanmi, the Chief Press Secretary to INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this in Abuja. “Arising from its meeting held today, the INEC has decided that all outstanding governorship, National and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) is to present Certificates-of -Return to Governors-Elect between March 29 and 31. Members-elect into Assemblies will also be presented their Certificates-of-Return within the same period. However, the Commission is yet to announce the date for conclusion of the governorship election in Adamawa and Kebbi States, which were declared inconclusive….
The presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has dismissed the rumour that he’s withdrawn the suit against the victory of the president elect, Senator Bola Tinubu in the February 25 presidential election. Atiku said he would not accord any legitimacy to a rigged presidential election. There were speculations that the Wazirin…
Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF), the mouthpiece of Northern Nigeria, has given pass mark to the 2023 general elections, while reiterating that the 2023 polls were successful despite unavoidable hitches. ACF said while aggrieved candidates have gone to court to seek redress, the ethnic and religious sentiments at display during the elections cannot be addressed by…
Peter Mbah, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Wednesday, declared winner of March 18 gubernatorial election held in Enugu by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Mbah polled 160,895 votes to defeat his closest rival, Chijioke Edeoga of the Labour Party (LP), who garned 157,552 votes. Frank Nweke Jnr of the…
Eleven sitting Governors sought re-election on Saturday March 18, 2023. Nine out of them have been declared winners by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC. This implies that residents of their respective states welcome them to serve for another four-year term. The Governor of Zamfara State, Bello Mohammed Matawalle was defeated by the governorship candidate…
The Abia State Governor, Okezie Ikpeazu, has sent his congratulatory message to the Labour Party candidate at Saturday’s governorship election, Alex Otti, on his victory at the poll. Ikpeazu, who said the victory deserved commendation as a result of Otti’s resilience having “fought a long battle over a very long period of time,” advised the…
Abba Kabir Yusuf, the Kano State Governor-elect, has urged those trekking from other parts of the country to Kano over his victory to discontinue their journey. Abba Kabir popularly known as Abba Gida-Gida stated that his supporters should instead pray for ingenuity and guidance for his leadership towards delivering the dividends of democracy. The Informant247…
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Alex Otti, the winner of the state governorship election in Abia State. He was declared the winner on Wednesday, March 22, 2023 after the presumption of collation of results. Details shortly…
Some supporters of the All Progressives Congress, APC staged a protest, marched to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Kano State on Wednesday, March 22. The supporters of the ruling party staged the protest against the victory of Abba Kabir Yusuf of New Nigeria People Party (NNPP) at state governorship…
The Governor of Adamawa State, Ahmadu Fintiri has said he would emerge the winner of the March 18 governorship election in the state. The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) said he is not worried about the suspension of the collation of results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Informant247 recalls…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that collation of results for the Enugu State governorship election which took place on Saturday, March 18 will proceed at 5pm, Wednesday, March, 22, 2023. The Informant247 recalls that the INEC suspended the collation of results in the state on Monday, March 20, on the ground that…
The former Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has revealed that he would not join the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC. This came few days after the conclusion of the 2023 general elections. The Informant247 recalls that Fayose stood against the presidential candidate of his party, Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in…
The popular Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has lettered his colleague in the movie industry, Funke Akindele, following her defeat in the just concluded governorship elections of Saturday March 18. Edochie commended Akindele for her courage to take part in the election. He advised her to repost the deleted pictures of her electoral engagements on social…
The Kano State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rejected the result validating the election of the New Nigerian People’s Party’s (NNPP) Abba Yusuf as governor-elect. The Informant247 earlier reported that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Monday, declared Mr Yusuf the winner. Doko Ibrahim, the state Returning Officer, while announcing the…
Following the announcement of the governorship election in Zamfara, the State Government has imposed a statewide curfew to forestall any kind of violence in the State. The Informant247 earlier reported that the State Governor, Bello Matawalle lost his reelection bid to Dauda Lawal Dare, his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) counterpart, after he polled 311, 976…
Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the president-elect, Federal Republic of Nigeria on Tuesday, urged new governor-elects and lawmaker-elects to embrace their opponents and supporters to achieve a united Nigeria. Tinubu, while sending his congratulatory message to winners of Saturday’s governorship and State Houses of Assembly elections, stated that it was important for the winners and losers…
