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Aftermath of Kogi Governorship election: Bello accuses aides of betrayal

DailyTimesNGR DailyTimesNGR 24 November 2023 0

— Rewards, punishments await aides, LG Chairmen By Idris Ahmed Despite the declaration of the All Progressives Congress (APC) as the winner of the November 11 governorship election, by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Kogi state Governor, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, summoned

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LP says Gov’ship/S Assembly elections, worst since democratic history in Nigeria

Ihesiulo Grace 19 March 2023 0

..says INEC mismanaged gains of electoral reforms By Tom Okpe The Labour Party, (LP) has stated that the Governorship and State Assembly election on March, 18 2023 has been the worst election ever, since the history of democracy in Nigeria. The party also said the nation’s election umpire, the Independent National Electoral Commission, (INEC) only […]

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INEC sticks to timetable for Edo, Ondo governorship polls

Ihesiulo Grace 20 May 2020 0

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after its meeting on Tuesday decided not to change dates fixed for both Edo and Ondo governorship elections. The Commission at the meeting deliberated on a wide range of issues including the conduct of the Edo and Ondo Governorship elections, as well as the nine outstanding bye elections in […]

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I won’t contest Edo governorship in 2020, says Orbih

Ihesiulo Grace 11 October 2019 0

The Chairman of the Edo State Chapter of the PDP, Chief Dan Orbih, says he has no intention to contest for the governorship election in the state, scheduled for next year. Orbih made the announcement in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Benin on Friday. He said that although his two-term […]

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Aspirants get new dates as PDP reschedules timetable for election primaries

Ihesiulo Grace 12 September 2018 0

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has rescheduled the timetable for the party primaries of the State House of Assembly, House of Representatives, Senate, Governorship, and the Presidential elections. In a statement made available on Tuesday by National Organising Secretary of the PDP, Col. Austin Akobundu (rtd), the party stated that all aspirants for the state […]

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Ekiti guber poll: APC takes over South West as INEC declares Fayemi winner

Ihesiulo Grace 16 July 2018 0

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is now in solid control of the South West geo-political zone of the country as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the APC governorship candidate and former Minister of Mines and Steel Development, Dr Kayode Fayemi, as the winner of Saturday’s governorship election in Ekiti State. […]

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35 parties to participate in Ekiti governorship election- INEC boss

Ihesiulo Grace 23 May 2018 0

The Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof.Yakubu Mahmud, on Tuesday in Abuja disclosed that 35 out of the 68 registered political parties will participate in the July 14 governorship election in Ekiti State. According to him, only 35 political parties submitted the names of governorship candidates before the closure of the deadline set by […]

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Ex-FUTO VC joins Imo guber race says state now laughing stock

Ihesiulo Grace 9 May 2018 0

The former Vice Chancellor of the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO), Professor Jude Njoku has joined the 2019 governorship race of Imo state. Prof. Njoku, à Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship aspirant saïd that he would restore the lost glory of the state saying that the state had become a laughing stock due to […]

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Ekiti PDP guber primaries: 2,132 delegates to pick candidate today

Ihesiulo Grace 7 May 2018 0

Baring last minute hitch, a total of 2,132 delegates of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), across the 16 local government areas of Ekiti State will participate in the party’s primaries today to pick its governorship candidate. The state deputy governor, Olusola Eleka, former national publicity secretary, Dayo Adeyeye and former deputy governor, Senator Biodun

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Ekiti Guber: Gov Al-Makura heads APC primary c’ttee

Ihesiulo Grace 3 May 2018 0

The All Progressives Congress (APC) on Wednesday inaugurated a 5-member primary election committee headed by Nasarawa State Governor Tanko Al-Makura to elect the party’s flag-bearer for the 2018 governorship election. Also, the National Organising Secretary of the party, Senator Osita Izuaso, inaugurated a three-member primary appeal committee headed by Ambassador Fati

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Osun governorship aspirant, Adedeji confident his vision will turn state around

Ihesiulo Grace 24 April 2018 0

A governorship aspirant in Osun State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Elder Tunde Adedeji has said that he would be the nominee for governor in the state on the platform of the APC. “My chances of becoming the party’s candidate and winning the next governorship election in Osun State are bright,” […]

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2019: Quality candidates will determine fortunes of PDP – Senator Bello

Ihesiulo Grace 22 April 2018 0

Senator Mohammed Bello, a member of the sixth National Assembly is a leading aspirant in the Kano State governorship race come 2019. In this interview with some correspondents in Abuja, Bello says that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) would upstage the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC). This, he says can be actualised if the right […]

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APC is determined to take over governance of Delta from Okowa in 2019 – Ojougboh

Ihesiulo Grace 17 April 2018 0

Ahead of the 2019 general election, a governorship hopeful in Delta State, Dr. Cairo Ojougboh, has promised to work with any gubernatorial candidate that emerges at the Delta APC Primaries, just as he declared that the All Progressives Congress (APC) will defeat incumbent Governor Ifeanyi Okowa at his home town come 2019. Ojougboh who spoke […]

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2019: Money, rigging will be put to shame – Paseda

Ihesiulo Grace 1 April 2018 0

Ahead the 2019 general elections, the Governorship hopeful under the platform of Unity Party of Nigeria (UPN) in Ogun State, Otunba Rotimi Paseda, has said that any Politician that is relying on power of money or election rigging to win the 2019 general elections will definitely be disappointed. Otunba Paseda said only credible and popular […]

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Imo can’t afford another gamble, says PDP governorship aspirant

Ihesiulo Grace 28 March 2018 0

As Nigeria glides slowly to another general election, Imo people have been advised to “check the antecedents of gubernatorial aspirants before casting their votes, as we can’t afford the luxury of another disastrous gamble.”   Senator Athan Achonu gave the advice yesterday, while declaring his gubernatorial ambition, on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP),

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My mission is to rescue Ekiti from bondage, says Ojudu

Ihesiulo Grace 15 March 2018 0

A governorship aspirant in Ekiti State on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Babafemi Ojudu, has said that the desire to rescue the state from bondage and enslavement informed his decision to contest the governorship position of the state Ojudu, who is a Special Adviser to the President on Political Matters, noted […]

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I have put my loss to Obiano in Anambra election behind me -Nwoye

Ihesiulo Grace 27 December 2017 0

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), in the last Anambra State governorship election, Hon Tony Nwoye has said that he has put his loss to incumbent governor, Chief Willie Obiano in the election behind him. Nwoye, who spoke to his constituents during an empowerment programme at his house in Nsugbe, Anambra East Local […]

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Anambra governorship: Contenders, pretenders and jokers

Ihesiulo Grace 10 November 2017 0

Governorship elections in Nigeria come every four years. It is normally an opportunity for the electorates to mark the script of the governor and the ruling party, because the four years of governance is considered an examination for them. It is the people who are the examiners that will mark the script and score them […]

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Results from November 18 Anambra governorship elections will shock Nigerians – Ojiba

Ihesiulo Grace 28 October 2017 0

Comrade Akunwata Ejoh Ojiba is the governorship candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN) in the November 18, 2017 election in Anambra State. An indigene of Onitsha in Anambra North Senatorial District,Ojiba is a senior member at the Institute of Public Diplomacy and was a Staff Officer General of Customs at the Tin […]

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Election Tribunal Receives 19 Petitions in Gombe

Ihesiulo Grace 13 May 2015 0

  The Governorship and Legislative Houses of Assembly Election Petition Tribunal has received 19 petitions in Gombe State. The tribunal Secretary, Alhaji Bello Doro-Abdullahi, disclosed this when he spoke with newsmen in Gombe on Tuesday, NAN reports. He said two of the petitions were for governorship, 10 for National Assembly while seven were for the […]