BUBA Galadima, the spokesman of the New Nigeria People’s Party, NNPP, has disclosed why his principal and 2023 Presidential Candidate of the Party, Rabiu Kwankwaso, could not work with the Presidential Candidate of the Labour party, Peter Obi. It can be recalled that during the build up to the 2023 …
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Aminu Tambuwal Wins Sokoto South Senatorial Seat
THE returning officer for the Sokoto South senatorial supplementàry polls Professor Abubakar Abdullahi Bagudo has declared Aminu Waziri Tambuwal as duly elected after scoring 100,860 votes to defeat his close rival Senàtor Ibrahim Abdullahi Danbaba who scored 97,884 votes. It could be recalled that no clear winner emerged in the …
Read More »Why We Nullified Senator Binani’s Declaration As Adamawa Gov-elect – INEC
THE Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has declared as null and void, the purported declaration of the All Progressives Congress APC Governorship Candidate in Adamawa state, Aisha Dahiru Binani by the state Resident Electoral Commissioner REC as duly elected. According to the commission, the REC has no such powers as …
Read More »PDP Demands Arrest Of Adamawa INEC REC
Idi Hong, an agent of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) at the collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa, has demanded the arrest of Hudu, the Resident Electoral Commissioner. Hong made the call after Ari declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, popularly known as Binani, winner of the …
Read More »Barrister Adejo Okeme Emerges Kogi Labour Party Governorship Candidate
A legal practitioner, Barrister Adejo Okeme, has won the Kogi State Labour Party governorship ticket. Barrister Okeme polled 127 votes ahead of his closest rival Isaac Alfa who scored 69 votes at the primary held on Saturday in Lokoja, the state capital. Barrister Okeme is from Kogi East Senatorial district. …
Read More »Supplementary Elections: PDP Wins Jigawa Assembly
THE Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the candidate of Peoples Democratic (PDP) for Birnin Kudu Constituency, Ibrahim Kabiru winner in the House of Assembly supplementary election in Jigawa state. The Returning Officer, Prof Usman Haruna of the Federal University Dutse, declared Kabiru winner in Birnin Kudu Local Government …
Read More »Breaking: APC Binani Declared Winner Of Adamawa Governorship Election
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, Sunday morning declared Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani the winner of the Adamawa governorship election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa just made the declaration following the supplementary election held Saturday.
Read More »Labour Party Rejects Rerun Election In Edo
KELLY Ogbaloi, the Edo State Labour Party chairman, has described the Saturday rerun election in the state as a sham and called on the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC to cancel the election and fix another date for the rerun. Ogbaloi who stated this while reacting to the rerun election …
Read More »BREAKING: Timipre Sylva Wins Bayelsa APC Governorship Ticket
The immediate-past Minister of State for Petroleum Resources, Timipre Sylva, has emerged as the candidate of the All Progressives Congress for the November 11 governorship election in Bayelsa State. Sylva polled 52,061 votes to defeat five other contenders to win the governorship ticket at the party’s primary election conducted on …
Read More »UK Govt Replies Premium Times Enquiry On Peter Obi’s Arrest, Detention
THE government of the United Kingdom has responded to PREMIUM TIME’s letter requesting the details of the arrest and detention of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, by its immigration officials at Heathrow Airport in London last week. It, however, declined providing sufficient details about Mr Obi’s ordeal as …
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