(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party Atiku Abubakar has won the presidential election in Kaduna State. Atiku swept the polls in Kaduna with 554,360 votes, beating his closest rival, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu who polled 399,293 votes. In the election the Labour Party candidate, Mr Peter Obi polled 294,494 votes. Below […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has defeated the candidates of the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu and Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar in Saturday’s presidential and National Assembly elections in Cross River State. The State Collation Officer, Prof Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, announced the result at the Independent National Electoral […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain’s Alexia Putellas retained the women’s award at a ceremony in Paris. Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men’s […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election in his state, Adamawa. The former vice president polled 417,611, while his closest rival in the All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, got 182,881, with the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi, coming a distant third with 105,648 votes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Benue State Governor, Samuel Ortom, has lost the senatorial election to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Titus Zam. Zam was a Special Adviser on Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs to Ortom until the governor defected to Peoples Democratic Party in 2018 Zam, a strong disciple of the former governor […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Nyesom Wike has denied allegations that he moved around to intimidate and cause disruption during the Presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday. In a statement by the State Commissioner for Information, Mr Chris Finebone, Wike said the accusation is derived only from the wicked imagination of failed evil doers. The […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar has won the February 25 presidential election in Gombe State. He polled 319,123 in the 11 local government areas (LGAs) of the state as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Gombe State Collation Officer, Prof Maimuna Waziri, who […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar is leading in his home state of Adamawa after sweeping the 12 local government areas (LGAs) announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). As of 08:ooam on Monday, the former Vice President is leading with over 110,000 votes […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has suffered defeat in his bid to return to the Senate after completing his tenure as governor. Ayade, who is rounding up his second term as governor, was in the Senate from 2011 to 2015 and had hoped to return to the role as Senator representing […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The President of the Senate, Ahmed Lawan, has emerged winner of the just concluded senatorial election in Yobe North. The position was keenly contested between the two major political parties in the state, the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The Returning Officer of the zone, Professor Omolola […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Danjuma Goje of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the Gombe Central senatorial election. The INEC Returning Officer for the election, Prof. Mustapha Muhammad, who declared the results on Sunday in Kumo, said Goje polled 102,916 votes. He defeated his closest […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday announced the 2023 presidential election results for Ekiti State. INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner for Ekiti, Ayobami Salami reeled out the results at the 2023 presidential election collation centre at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. He said Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has claimed six local government areas in the presidential election results in Katsina State. The Katsina State Collation Officer Professor Mua’zu Abubakar Gusau who is also the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University Gusau announced the results on Sunday. The election results declared in […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, Presidential Candidate of the New Nigerian Peoples Party (NNPP), is leading with 43,625 votes in the seven local government areas of Kano State so far declared at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). With 69,997 votes, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Presidential Candidate of the ruling […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress, Bola Tinubu, has defeated the candidates of both the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, and Peter Obi of the Labour Party in 12 local government areas of Oyo State announced so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission. The local governments are: Ibadan North West: […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission Ekiti State Collation Officer for Saturday’s presidential poll in the state, Prof. Akeem Lasisi, on Sunday, announced the final result of the election in the state. Lasisi, who is the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Health Sciences, Ila Orangun, Osun State, spoke at the State […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, is currently leading in 23 local government areas of Osun State where results have already been declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Atiku won in 18 local government areas in 23 LGAs already announced while the presidential candidate of the All […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission on Sunday officially opened the 2023 presidential election collation centre. The Collation Centre is at the International Conference Centre in Abuja. The INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu set certain ground rules for the collation of election results, advising political parties to only draw their figures from INEC. […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent Electoral Commission has declared Hon. Ginger Onwusibe of the Labour Party as House of Representatives member-elect for Isiala Ngwa North and South Federal constituency. Ginger, a former Council Chairman, defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu’s preferred candidate and his immediate past Chief of Staff, Professor Anthony Agbazuere. Ginger polled a total number […]
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu has won 12 local government areas (LGAs) in Ekiti State. In the result of 12 out of 16 LGAs announced so far by the Ekiti State Presiding Officer for INEC, Prof Akeem Lasisi, Tinubu recorded the highest votes in the LGAs […]
