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The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr. David Jimkuta, defeated Governor Darius Ishaku as the party’s senatorial candidate for Taraba South. Prof. Adeyeye Solomon, the returning officer for the senatorial election, declared the results in Wukari on Monday, stating that Jimkuta received 85,415 votes to overcome Ishaku’s 45,708 votes. The APC candidate received 17,607 votes in the Donga Local Government Area, according to the data from the numerous local government areas that make up the zone, while Ishaku received 10,492 votes. In the Ibi LGA, the All Progressive Congress received 13,087 votes, while the PDP received 8,092; in Ussa/Yangtu, 22,246…

The senatorial candidates for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ebonyi Central, Hon. Lazarus Ogbe, and Dr. Sam Egwu, who represent the senatorial districts of Ebonyi North and Ebonyi South respectively, called for the cancellation of the state’s election on Saturday. Hon. Linus Okorie, a senatorial candidate for the Labour Party in Ebonyi South, has also requested that the National Independent National Electoral Commission cancel the election. They claim that there were anomalies and other electoral manipulations during the National Assembly and the presidential election in Ebonyi. On Monday, they participated in a joint press conference at the INEC headquarters…

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, has won the presidential election in Zamfara State. Tinubu won the state with 298,396 votes. Prof. Kashim Shehu, the collation officer for the Zamfara State presidential election, announced the results in Gusau, the state capital, in the early hours of Tuesday. According to him, Tinubu won 12 of the state’s 14 local government areas, while the Peoples Democratic Party’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, won only two. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party received 4,044 votes, while Peter Obi of the Labour Party received 1,660 votes. Shehu said votes in 167 polling…

Bola Tinubu, the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, has been declared the winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Benue State. He received 310,468 votes, outnumbering Labour Party candidate Peter Obi, who received 308,372 votes. Also, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party polled 130,081 votes to come a distant third, while Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party scored 4,740. Tinubu leads in Jigawa presidential poll The number of valid votes reached 770,075, while the rejected votes amounted to 27,687, with a total of 797,762 votes cast.

According to the US Mission, starting March 1, 2023, the visitor visa validity period for Nigerians who want to visit the US for business or tourism would be extended from 24 to 60 months. According to a statement issued on Monday, the visa validity extension allows Nigerians to utilize the visa for 60 months to make brief excursions to the United States for tourism or business before needing to renew their visa. The visa application fee, which is presently USD160, will not increase as a result of the longer visa validity, according to the statement. “Increasing visa validity is one…

Sen. Mohammed Sani-Musa of the All Progressives Congress has been re-elected to the National Assembly for Niger. The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) Returning Officer, Prof. Tsado Mohammed-Shaba, announced the results on Monday in Minna. According to Mohammed-Shaba, Sani-Musa received 159,650 votes, defeating Alhaji Isyaku Ibrahim of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who received 125,292 votes. APC releases N11bn each to rig Kano, Kaduna, others – PDP Mr. Joshu Bawa of the Labour Party received 35, 941 votes.

Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), has taken the lead in Rivers State after winning Port Harcourt City Local Government Area by a huge majority. In Port Harcourt City, Obi received 62,451 votes to defeat Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar, who received 7,303 votes, and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate Ahmed Bola Tinubu, who received 5,562 votes. Obi, who had only won in five local government areas, had surpassed Tinubu, who had led Rivers since the commencement of the collation with 12 local government districts. With Obio-Akpor, Ahoada West, and Degema expected, Obi has…

Prince Odianosen Okojie, the husband of Nollywood actress Mercy Johnson, has been elected to the Edo State House of Representatives to represent the Esan South-East/Esan North-East Federal Constituency. Okojie, who ran on the All Progressives Congress (APC) platform, received 21,764 votes in the election, finishing ahead of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, who received 10,007. The Labour Party candidate received 11,528 votes. The results were announced by the Returning Officer for the constituency, Dr. Victor Imade, on Sunday. Reacting to his victory, Mr. Okojie was captured in a video celebrating his electoral success with a group of supporters and…

Mr. Neda Imasuen of the Labour Party (LP) was proclaimed the winner of the Edo South senatorial district election on Monday by INEC. Prof. A. Obasuyi, the Returning Officer, declared that Imasuen received 167,250 votes, defeating his PDP and APC opponents, who received 57,933 and 61,749 votes, respectively. Mr. Iyawe Eseosa, the Labor Party candidate for the Oredo federal constituency, was elected, according to Obasuyi. Ikwuano/Umuahia: Abia PDP loses fed constituency to LP He stated that the APC and PDP candidates received 15,747 and 11,889 votes, respectively, in the election.

Mr. Chinedum Orji, Speaker of the Abia House of Assembly, lost Saturday’s election for the Ikwuano/Umuahia North/Umuahia South Federal Constituency. Mr. Obi Aguocha of the Labour Party (LP) defeated Orji, the son of former Governor Theodore Orji. The Returning Officer, Prof Uma Oke, announced the results on Monday, saying that the LP candidate received 48,199 votes, defeating PDP candidate Orji, who received 35,196 votes. He stated that Mr. Ogbonnaya Obilor of the APC received 4,042 votes, while Mr. Ogbonna Abariukwu of the APGA received 2, 758 votes. He also said that Mr. Obinna Nwosu of ADC scored 2386, while Mr.…