Mal. Lukman Olayiwola Mustapha, the Executive Director, Loans & Mortgage Services (L&MS) of the Federal Mortgage Bank (FMBN) has felicitated the Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq on his success at the March 18 governorship poll. The banker turned politician charged the second term governor of the state to do more for the people. He…
A former Governor of Oyo State, Senator Rashidi Ladoja, has sent his congratulatory wishes to the incumbent Governor Seyi Makinde on his reelection for second term of 4 years. This was revealed in a congratulatory message signed by him. The Otun Olubadan of Ibadanland, prayed that God should help Makinde to succeed and perform to…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Kebbi State as “inconclusive”. The Informant247 gathered that the election was keenly contested by the two giant political parties, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Yusuf Sa’idu, the collation and returning officer of the election, who is also…
The Zamfara State Governor, Bello Matawalle has lost his reelection bid to Lawal Dare of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Professor Kasimu Shehu, the returning officer for the election said that Dare secured 377,726 votes to defeat governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle who scored 311, 976 votes.
Similanayi Fubara, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of Rivers State gubernatorial election. The Returning Officer, while announcing the result in Port Harcourt on Monday night, said Fubara garned 302,614 votes to defeat his closest rival of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Pastor Tonye Cole, who scored…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Adamawa State governorship election inconclusive. Professor Muhammad Lamin Mele, the collation officer, while speaking after collating results from all the 21 local government areas of the state, said the number of cancelled votes exceeded the difference between the two leading candidates. He further explained that election…
Senator Uba Sani, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Kaduna Prof. Lawal Suleiman Bilbis, the State Collation Officer for Gubernatorial Election, while declaring the results, said Sani polled a total of 730,002 votes to defeat his closest rival of the Peoples…
Suspected gunmen on Monday, kidnapped the electoral officer in charge of Maradun Local Government Area in Zamfara State, Bashir Shagari. According to a source, Shagari was coming to INEC collation center in Gusau to deliver the results of the just concluded governorship election for Maradun Local Government when he was abducted along the road. The…
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the Adamawa State governorship election inconclusive. The electoral body announced this at the state collation centre in Yola on Monday night. Details later….
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared the Governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, the winner of March 18 governorship election. The results were announced by the returning officer, Jude Rabo. Rabo said Zulum of All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 545, 542 votes to conquer his closest opponent, Mohammed Jajari of People’s Democratic Party…
The house of a Kano based singer, who sang the praises of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Dauda ‘Rarara’ Kahutu, has been set on fire by some unidentified thugs. A source who witnessed the scenario said the thugs stormed the house and began destroying his property before setting it on fire. The source added…
.…as INEC reschedules Kwande LG poll to Tuesday 21 Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, the gubernatorial candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), in Benue state has been declared the winner of last Saturday’s governorship elections in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The APC candidate defeated his closest rival, Mr. Titus Uba…
…14 ad-hoc staff, 14 BVAS disappeared …LP guber candidate felicitates governor elect The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the victory of the Plateau State governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Barrister Caleb Muftwang. He won with a margin of 43,899 votes. It was gathered that 14 BVAS and 14 ad-hoc staff were…
Senator Bassey Otu, the governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC has been declared the winner of the governorship election in the Cross River State. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC he floored Sandy Ojang Onor of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party, LP. Otu scored 258,619 votes to defeat…
The Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike, has rejoiced with Governors Seyi Makinde of Oyo State, Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos State and Bala Mohammed of Bauchi State on their success at the polls. This was revealed in a statement released by his Special Assistant on Media, Kelvin Ebiri. The Governor rejoiced over the 3 Governors’…
The popular Nigerian actress, Iyabo Ojo has criticised Kokozaria, a close aide of the Chairman of Lagos Parks, Musiliu Ayinde popularly known as MC Oluomo for posting her image and that of other Yorùbá born prominent persons on Instagram, tagging them as bastards for refusing to support the president elect, Senator Bola Tinubu during the…
Mohammed Bago, the governorship candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), has won the governorship election in Niger State. Professor Clement Allawa, the state collation officer, while announcing the results in Minna on Monday, said Bago won in 20 of the 25 Local Government Areas and polled a total of 469,896 to defeat his closest…
The governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has been declared the winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election in the state. Charles Igwe, the State Returning Officer, while declaring the result at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) State Headquarters in Abakaliki, said Francis Nwifuru garned a total of 199,131 votes cast across the…
The famous Nigerian rapper and actor, Folarin Falana popularly addressed as Falz has criticised the Governor of Lagos State, over his re-election in the March 18 governorship election. He took to the micro blogging platform Twitter to criticise the governorship candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Sanwo-Olu. The Governor had taken to the…
Hon Sheriff Oborevwori, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP), has been declared winner of the Saturday’s gubernatorial election held in Delta by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof Georgewill Owuneri Abraham, the State Returning Officer, while announcing the results at the INEC headquarters in Asaba, said PDP’s Sheriff Oborevwori polled 360,234 votes…
