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APC wins 38 seats, LP clinches 2 in Lagos Assembly
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that the All Progressives Congress (APC) won 38 out of the 40 seats in the Lagos State House of Assembly during Saturday’s state assembly elections. INEC made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday by its Head, Department of Voter Education and Publicity in Lagos Office, Mrs Adenike Tadese. The statement…
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Obi submits election petition, seeks fresh polls, Tinubu’s disqualification
Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi has submitted his petition challenging the election of President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu at the Court of Appeal. Obi had after the election, claimed Tinubu didn’t win, promising to challenge the conduct of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The former Anambra State governor in his petition filed by his lawyer, Livy…
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Orji Uzor Kalu declares for Senate presidency, says ‘it is my turn’
Former Abia State Governor, Orji Uzor Kalu has said it is his turn to be Nigeria’s Senate president, even as he declared his interest to lead the red chamber in 2023. While speaking to journalist on Tuesday, Kalu said he was ready to be a senate president for all Nigerians. He said: “It is my turn to become the Senate…
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Obasa, Orekoya win Agege constituencies
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudasiru Obasa and Abiodun Orekoya of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have been declared winners of the Agege constituency 1 and Somolu constituency 1 seats. The APC candidates won their constituencies by wide margins in a result declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The results were announced by INEC returning…
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Lagos APC calls on police to probe Rhodes-Vivour over threat of violence
All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos State, has urged security agencies to probe the governorship candidate of the Labour Party, Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour over comments made during the conduct of Saturday’s governorship election. The Labour Party candidate had in a video that has gone viral said: “INEC and the police should realise that they are provoking Lagosians right now. If tonight…
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LIVE: Governorship election holds in 28 states across Nigeria
Nigerians across 28 states in the federation have the opportunity to elect individuals who will spend the next four year as governors today. Governorship elections will not hold in Anambra, Bayelsa, Edo, Ekiti, Imo, Kogi, Ondo and Osun states while state assembly elections will hold in all the 36 states of the federation. Of the 28 states where elections are…
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Atiku, Obi’s win in few regions couldn’t have made them president, says Alake
Special Adviser to the President-elect, Dele Alake said it was impossible for presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the Labour Party to believe they could have won the February 25 presidential election by just winning in some regions in the country. Speaking in a press conference on Thursday, Alake said only Asiwaju Bola Tinubu of the All…
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Poll result transmission: APC, SDP seek leave to appeal judgment
The All Progressives Congress (APC) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Lagos State have applied for leave to appeal the judgment of the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos that the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) should electronically transmit the results of Saturday’s governorship and House of Assembly elections. Justice P. O. Lifu had given the order mandating INEC to…
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Koshoedo, PDP Deputy National Secretary calls for calm after gale of defection hits Lagos chapter
Deputy National Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Hon. Setonji Koshoedo has urged members of the party in Lagos State to see the waves of defection of members to other political parties as a springboard for revamping the party to win elections in the state. A gale of defection has hit the opposition party in recent days, including its former…
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Observer group urges Nigerians to turn out en-masse for governorship, state assembly elections
Voters Awareness Initiative (VAI) an INEC accredited observer organization for the 2023 general elections, has called on Nigerians to come out enmasse on Saturday 18th March 2023 to cast their votes for candidates of their choice in the gubernatorial and state Houses of Assembly elections. The organization made the call in a statement by it’s President, Wale Ogunade and Director,…
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