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The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the March 18 governorship election in Adamawa State inconclusive.The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state, Senator Aishatu Dahiru famously known as Binani scored 390, 275 while the incumbent, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate, polled …

The Electoral Officer and the Returning Officer for Zamfara state governorship election in Maradun local government area of the state have been kidnapped. The local government area is the hometown of Governor Bello Mohammed Matawalle, who is seeking reelection. The officials were heading for the headquarters of Independent National Electoral Commission in Gusau, …

Cases of intimidation witnessed during the governorship and House of Assembly elections in Lagos State has sparked tension between indigenes of the state, other Yorubas and the Igbo. Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has won the contest after battling opponents and those seeking an end to …

Governor Seyi Makinde of Oyo state has promised to work with the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu when his government is finally inaugurated in May 29th. Makinde made this promise in an interview with TVC on Sunday. He said, “I will work with the President-elect. We will continue to work towards ensuring …

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the March 18 poll in Oyo State, Seyi Makinde has been declared the winner of the election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).The incumbent governor defeated his challengers including Labour Party (LP)’s Akinwale Tayo as well as a serving …

Northern Cyprus Police Arrest Over 50 Nigerians For Alleged Prostitution, Drug Trafficking March 17, 2023 According to the statistics, while the number of Africans who came to the country in 2021, mostly Nigerians, was 39,000 but the figure increased to 58,000 in 2022. The police in Northern Cyprus have arrested …

…says God didn’t call him   A Ugandan pastor is trending online for closing his church after winning over 100 Million Shillings from sports betting.According to reports, the pastor confessed that he has been struggling to make ends meet, so he opened the church out of greed.He said: “I must …

The governorship candidate of the Labour Party has lost his polling unit 045, OSHIFILA/Abule Igbira of Ikeja Local Government, to the incumbent governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, in Saturday’s Lagos State gubernatorial poll. See results:LP: 18APC: 29PDP: 2Void: 1Registered voters: 421Accredited voters: 50

The deputy governorship candidate of Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) in the Lagos governorship election, Olufunke Akindele, has lost her polling unit to the incumbent, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the All Progressives Congress, APC. Akindele’s polling unit is 019, Ita Aro Square, Àga/Ijimu ward in Ikorodu, Lagos state, where she cast her …

Governorship candidate of Action Alliance (AA), Tope AbdurRazaq Balogun has congratulated Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) on the 2023 governorship election in the state. Balogun congratulated the governor in a statement he personally signed and made available to Vanguard on Saturday. The statement reads, “Congratulatory Message …