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Wednesday, February 27th, 2019
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has polled the highest number of votes in the last Saturday Presidential election. Following this, the Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof. Mahmood Yakubu Wednesday midnight declared Buhari and returned him as the winner of the keenly contested poll. […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
Photo: INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmoud Yakubu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – INEC Electoral Officer in Bokkos Local Government of Plateau, Mr Salihu Adamu Musa has apologised over the “shameful” behaviour of the Returning Officer deployed to the area. Musa was responding to a question why he was declaring the results of elections for Bokkos, instead of the […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
By Ganiyu Nasirudeen ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Following the call by the opposition, People’s Democratic Party ( PDP), the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) has reacted that there was no basis for the party to reject the results of last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections across the country. The Chief Press Secretary […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari of the ruling APC, has won in his Katsina home State with a wide margin in the Presidential and National Assembly polls held last Saturday across the country.. His main rival, Atiku Abubakar of the first opposition, the PDP has also won in his Adamawa State INEC State […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Candidate of the opposition People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, has won the presidential election held last Saturday February 23rd 2019 in Enugu state The party also swept all the National Assembly elections in the Enugu state. Atiku, defeated president Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressive Congress […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – As the collation of Presidential results is still ongoing, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has vowed not to accept the result expected to be announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). PDP National Chairman, Prince Uche Secondus made the vow at a press conference he is presently addressing in […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has officially announced President Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of Kwara State Presidential Election, while his main challenger, Atiku Abubakar won in the FCT Abuja.. The State Returning Officer, Prof A. Bala announced Monday afternoon at the Abuja National Collation Centre that the winner, […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The defeated Senate President Bukola Saraki has denied congratulating his victorious opponent in the last weekend National Assembly election, Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe. Saraki’s denial followed a rumour that he has conceded defeat, therefore, called and congratulated the winner. The strong man of Kwara politics reacted through a statement issued by his Special […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of People’s Democratic Party (PDP) Alh. Atiku Abubakar has won the Saturday’s presidential election conducted in Ondo state. The final results as declared by the state’s returning officer, Professor Kayode Soremekun is as follows: IRELE LG APC: 10,082 PDP: 12,862 ONDO EAST LG APC: 5296 PDP: 8455 AKOKO SOUTHEAST LG […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
From Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) For the 5th term, Nigeria’s Deputy President of the Senate, Ike Ekweremadu, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been declared winner of the Enugu West Senatorial district National Assembly election held last Saturday in the state. He was declared at exactly 12:01am Monday after a landslide victory. Declaring […]
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Monday, February 25th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) -The Senate President and former Kwara State Governor Bukola Saraki has become the first major causality in the ongoing Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) polls. Saraki of the opposition PDP lost in the four LGAs that make up the North central State senatorial zone to Dr. Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the ruling APC. According […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2019
…To Petition Military, Set Up Panel On Violence (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Bayelsa State Governor, Hon. Seriake Dickson has accused the military authorities particularly the General Officer Commanding, 6th Division of the Nigerian Army of subverting the will of the people in the electoral process in the state. Governor Dickson who made the accusation during a […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2019
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau ABUJA, NIGERIA (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Chairman of Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Prof Mahmood Yakubu has confirmed that the National Collation Centre will be officially opened in Abuja at 6pm. Prof. Yakubu made the confirmation Sunday afternoon during the daily briefing. Following this, INEC Chairman called […]
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Sunday, February 24th, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The Nigerian army has accused the Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike of making attempt to bribe a military chief to compromise the ongoing polls. The state government has denied the accusation, saying the military was rather trying to divert attention from the “atrocities they are committing in Rivers because of the elections”. […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Rampaging Armed men in military uninform have killed a Government House Photographer, Mr. Reginald Dei, and one other person at Oweikorogha, Southern Ijaw Local Government Area òf Bayelsa State. Dei was killed alongside the Ward Chairman òf the People’s Democratic Party in the area, Mr. Seidougha Taribi. According to an eye witness […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
By Ignatius Okpara, Enugu (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Ex-senate President, Chief Ken Nnamani on saturday lost in his Amaechi Uwani ward 2 polling unit in the presidential and National Assembly elections. The ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), won the Presidential and National Assembly polls in the area which is under East senatorial district, and Enugu South […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – The candidate of the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Atiku Abubakar has been defeated in his Yola, Adamawa polling unit by his rival, incumbent President Muhammadu Buhari. Wild jubilation broke out following the announcement that President Buhari scored 186 votes to defeat Atiku Abubakar, who got 167 votes. Atiku’s loyalists were quick […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
(AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Some ballot boxes at Polling Unit 18 located at junction of Ohafia/Ago Palace Way, Okota in Oshodi/Isolo LGA of Lagos State have been set on fire. The incident reports that Polling Unit 23 located on Baba-Ewe Street/Ago Place Way was also affected by the fire. INEC ad-hoc staff at the polling units, […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – Finally, the 2019 general elections are here. Expectedly, Nigerians have come out in their numbers to vote for candidates of their choice. The first leg of the rescheduled polls is the Presidential and National Assembly (NASS) elections. With a total of 84, 004, 084 registered voters, out […]
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Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
African Examiner’s Election Coverage (Presidential & National Assembly) _______________________________________________________________________________ INEC Officially Declares Buhari As President-Elect as PDP Kicks (Feb. 27, 2019) By Tajudeen Balogun, Head, African Examiner, Nigeria Bureau (AFRICAN EXAMINER) – President Muhammadu Buhari has polled the highest number of votes in the last Saturday Presidential election. Following this, the Chairman of Independent National […]
