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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…

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…