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Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has been warned not to thwart the 2023 general elections with his inciting, self-serving, and provocative letter on the polls. The admonition was contained in a statement issued by the Minister of Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, on Monday in Abuja. Mr. Segun Adeyemi, the Minister’s Special Assistant to the President (Media), made the statement available to the media. What the former president framed as an “appeal for caution and rectification” was, according to Mohammed, a calculated attempt to undermine the electoral process and a deliberate incitement to violence. The minister expressed shock and disbelief…

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Ifeanyi, the Young Progressives Party’s senatorial candidate, as the winner of the Anambra South senatorial district election held on Saturday, February 25. JUST IN: Court sacks Ifeanyi Ubah as senator Ifeanyi was re-elected after receiving 73,115 votes. He defeated Chris Azubogu of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who received 45,369 votes. Uzo Obinna, the Labour Party’s candidate, finished third with 28,102 votes.

The Independent National Electoral Commission has declared Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressive Congress the winner of the Kogi Central Senatorial District election held on February 25. Sadiku-Ohere defeated Peoples Democratic Party candidate Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan to win the hotly contested election. Prof. Rotimi Ajayi, the INEC Returning Officer for Kogi Central Senatorial District, announced the results on Tuesday in Okene. He stated that Sadiku-Ohere received 52,132 votes to Natasha’s 51,763 votes to win the seat, a difference of 369 votes. “Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the APC has been declared the winner of the election for the Kogi Central Senatorial seat and…

ASen. Adamu Aliero of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared the winner of the Kebbi Central Senatorial District election held on February 25 by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Prof. Abbas Yusuf-Bazata, the INEC Returning Officer who announced the results on Tuesday in Birnin Kebbi, said Aliero defeated Gov. Abubakar Bagudu for the seat. He stated that Aliero received 126,588 votes, defeating Bagudu, the incumbent governor of Kebbi, and the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, who received 92,389 votes. According to the Returning Officer, Abubakar Bello-Tilli of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) received 1,874 votes, while Umar…

The capital of Delta State, Asaba, is currently experiencing massive protests over the recently held presidential and National Assembly elections. Youths in their hundreds can be seen screaming the name of Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi in a video that circulated on social media on Tuesday morning. “This is happening live in Asaba right now,” the voice in the video announced. Whether they like it or not, the Labour Party presidential candidate must be the president of Nigeria. Our vote right now BREAKING: Obi defeats Tinubu, Atiku in FCT “The Asaba youths are demonstrating right now asking that INEC…

In the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, won the election. The All Progressives Congress Bola Tinubu and the People’s Democratic Party’s Atiku Abubakar were beaten in the presidential elections by the Labour Party’s presidential candidate, a former governor of Anambra State. To win each of the six area councils in the FCT, the Labour Party’s presidential candidate received a total of 281,717 votes. Tinubu overtakes Atiku, Obi in Zamfara the Labour Party’s presidential candidate received 575,735 votes overall to defeat Tinubu’s 573,001 votes to win Lagos. The New Nigeria People’s Party’s Rabiu Kwankwaso received…

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Dr. Samaila Kaila has been proclaimed the winner of the Bauchi North Senatorial District election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results were announced in Azare, Katagum Local Government Area, Tuesday morning by the returning officer, Prof. Ahmad Set’le. According to him, Kaila received 102,043 votes to defeat Sirajo Tanko of the All Progressive Congress (APC), who received 100,246. “Dr. Kaila of the Peoples Democratic Party, having satisfied the requirements of the law, is hereby declared the winner and returned elected,” he announced. Meanwhile, INEC has declared Mr. Auwalu Gwalabe of the…

In Katsina, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has won three senatorial seats and nine of the 15 house of representatives seats. The party lost the majority of votes cast in the state during the presidential election to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). According to media reports, the PDP won six House of Representatives seats in the state. Alhaji Abdulaziz Yar’adua of the All Progressives Congress was declared the winner of the Katsina Central zone, with 153,512 votes to PDP’s Aminu Sirajo’s 152,140. Prof. Aminu Dalhatu-Kankia, the Independent National Electoral Commission’s (INEC) senatorial Returning Officer, declared Yar’adu’a the winner.…

The New Nigerian Peoples Party has named Senator Ibrahim Shekarau the victor of the 2023 Kano Central Senatorial District election. Shekarau, a senator at the time, was a member of the NNPP and was selected to run for senator on that party’s platform. Before the elections, he declared his departure from the NNPP and gave up his desire to run for senator in favor of the Peoples Democratic Party. Even though the NNPP replaced him with Rufa’i Sani Hanga, the Independent National Electoral Commission claimed subsequently that it still recognized him as the rightful candidate. Shekarau, who is going to…

Kawu Sumaila of the New Nigeria Peoples Party has been congratulated on winning the senatorial seat for the zone by Kabiru Gaya of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who represents Kano South Senatorial District. Gaya, who announced his defeat in a statement made on Monday in Kano, said that Sumaila’s triumph was the result of Allah’s will and added that he would not challenge what Allah had decided. He praised the All-Powerful Allah for giving him the privilege to speak for his countrymen in the upper chambers since 1999. Taraba gov. lost senatorial bid to APC’s candidate Jimkuta  Also, he…