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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja on Friday granted the request of Peoples Democratic Party presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and his Labour Party counterpart, Peter Obi, request to inspect the election materials used during last Saturday’s presidential poll. The African Examiner earlier reports that Atiku and Obi refused to concede defeat […]
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Current LaLiga leaders Barcelona will not be able to sign players in the summer transfer window. Barcelona have spent nearly £150 million over the past 12 months on the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Jules Kounde. Barcelona have continued to sign players despite an ongoing financial crisis which saw them lose […]
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Many people have been feared dead following an explosion from a crude oil tapping point in Rumuekpe community in Emuoha Local Government Area of Rivers State. The explosion is believed to have been caused by the activities of illegal artisanal refiners operating on the trans-Niger Delta Pipeline in the area. It has […]
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Friday, March 3rd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Six States of the Federation have dragged the Federal Government before the Supreme Court seeking cancellation of the last February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections. The six states who instituted the suit through their Attorneys General are Adamawa, Akwa Ibom,, Bayelsa, Delta,Edo and Sokoto. The suit was filed pursuant to […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will conduct supplementary polls after the governorship and state house of assembly elections. Guber and assembly elections will take place next weekend, two weeks after the conduct of the presidential and National Assembly polls. “The Commission is aware that in some Senatorial Districts and […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP) in Nigeria’s just-concluded presidential election, Peter Obi says he won the poll and he will explore all legal options to reclaim his mandate. “We will explore all legal and peaceful options to reclaim our mandate. We won the election and we will prove it […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – A chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Dele Momodu says the flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi won in Lagos State in the just concluded presidential election because of the “preponderance of the Igbo people in Lagos”. “What transpired last Saturday, the major factor was ethnic: the Labour […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President-Elect, Bola Tinubu has set up committees to meet aggrieved presidential candidates to start the “healing process”. Governor Rotimi Akeredolu of Ondo State and a member of the committees disclosed this in a statement on Wednesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Richard Olatunde. He said a Committee of Elders of the […]
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Thursday, March 2nd, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The United States on Wednesday congratulated Nigeria on the election of the All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and concerns over technical glitches. Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 polls in Africa’s most populous democracy. “The United States […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Arsenal won their 100th league game against Everton with a comfortable 4-0 victory to not only stretch their lead to five points at the top of the Premier League table, but also to become the first team in English league history to register 100 wins against any one opponent. The Gunners have […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Nigeria’s U-20 national team, the Flying Eagles, will on Thursday (today) face the Hippos of Uganda in the quarter-finals of the ongoing CAF U-20 AFCON in Egypt. Aside from a progress to the semi-finals of the competition, the winners of the clash will also secure a spot at the 2023 U-20 World […]
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Wednesday, March 1st, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – It is not the best of times for five aggrieved governors of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) known as the G5 as three of the ‘Integrity Group’ failed in their quests to cross over to the Senate after their two-term tenure of eight years each. The G5 is made up of five […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, on Tuesday evening, was announced the winner of the February 25 presidential election in Borno State, having polled the highest number of votes amongst 17 other candidates. Tinubu who polled 252,282 votes across the 27 local government areas was declared the winner by the […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu the Presidential Candidate of the All Progressives Congress in last Saturday’s general elections, has won the keenly contested polls in Rivers State. The APC flag bearer also swept Niger and Benue states, garnering massive votes in both states. Earlier, there was a strong battle for who would take […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has won Taraba State in the North-East geopolitical zone. He scored 189,017 ahead of Peter Obi of the Labour Party (LP) who polled 146,315 and Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 135,165 votes. Final Presidential results from […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) on Tuesday slammed opposition parties over their calls for the cancellation of the February 25 presidential election. At a briefing on Tuesday, a Media Adviser of the APC PCC, Dele Alake knocked the Labour Party (LP) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has won last Saturday’s presidential election conducted in Ebonyi State by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Obi polled 259,738 to defeat closest challengers, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), according to the […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The state collation officer for the presidential election (SCOPs) in Rivers State, Prof Charles Adias has adjourned the collation of results for February 25, 2023 election over an alleged threat to his life by unnamed party supporters. The official of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who is also the Vice Chancellor […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Atiku/Okowa Campaign Organisation has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to cancel all collated results so far and declare the election inconclusive. A spokesman for the campaign, Daniel Bwala disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He alleged that the election has been marred by irregularities, describing it as a […]
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Tuesday, February 28th, 2023
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – TOTAL PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RESULT FROM IMO STATE REGISTERED VOTERS – 2,125,446 ACCREDITED VOTERS – 476,730 APC; 66,171 LP; 352,904 PDP: 30,044 NNPP: 1,536 VALID VOTES – 459,261 REJECTED VOTES – 10,424 TOTAL VOTES CAST – 469,685
