Labour candidate unseats Elumelu in Delta
The House of Representatives Minority Leader, Mr Ndudi Elumelu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has been defeated by the Labour Party (LP) candidate, Mr Ngozi Okolie, in Aniocha/Oshimili Federal Constituency of Delta. Elumelu got a total of 33,456 votes, while the LP candidate polled a total of 53,879 votes to emerge winner as announced […]
Lagos: Tinubu calls for calm
Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Sen. Bola Tinubu, has said losing Lagos State narrowly to another party should not be a reason for violence. He said this in a statement in Abuja by Mr Bayo Onanuga, Director, Media and Publicity, APC Presidential Campaign Council. He appealed to Lagos State residents to be […]
Umahi, Sani-Bello win senatorial seats
Gov. David Umahi of Ebonyi State and his Niger State counterpart Abubakar Sani-Bello have been declared by the Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) as winners in the senatorial contests in their states. They both won on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Umahi in a statement signed by his Special Assistant on Media and […]
Third time lucky: Osoba’s son re-elected in Ogun
Olumide Osoba, the son of former Governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba, has been declared as winner of Saturday’s election for Obafemi/Owode/Odeda/ Abeokuta-North Federal Constituency on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Prof. Olubukola Isah, INEC Returning Officer for the constituency, made the announcement on Monday at the Collation Centre in Abeokuta. […]
Vote buying: ICPC vows to monitor, deal with perpetrators
The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) is to monitor the conduct of politicians in Kogi State. Mr Ulu Okoro-James, Kogi ICPC Office boss, told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) an interview in Lokoja that ”The Presidential and National Assembly elections holding on Saturday is of paramount importance to the entire […]
Average price of 5kg cooking gas stood at N4,588.75 in January – NBS
The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), says the average price of 5kg of cooking gas increased from N4,565.56 recorded in December 2022 to N4,588.75 in January 2023. This is contained in the Bureau’s “Cooking Gas Price Watch’’ for January 2023 released on Friday in Abuja. The report said the January 2023 price represented a 0.51 […]
Any vote for Peter Obi is vote for Tinubu’, warns ADC presidential candidate
ADC presidential candidate Dumebi Kachikwu has warned that if PDP and Labour Party flag bearers Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi failed to ally, they would have inadvertently handed victory to APC standard-bearer Bola Tinubu. Mr Kachikwu said people who would be most affected by the current financial constraints in the country were supporters of Mr […]
Oil production decline shrinks Nigeria’s economic growth
Oil theft coupled with deferred investment in Nigeria’s oil industry has caused Nigeria’s economy growth to slow to 3.52 per cent in the fourth quarter from 3.98 per cent a year earlier. The economic shrink was also linked to widespread flooding which destroyed farms and rising costs. Double-digit inflation and a weaker naira currency also […]
ECOWAS election monitoring team visits DHQ, seeks hitch-free process
Ahead of the presidential election on Saturday, former Sierra Leone President, Mr Mike Koroma, on Thursday led the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Election Monitoring Team to the Defence Headquarters (DHQ) in Abuja. The Acting Director, Defence Information, Brig.-Gen. Tukur Gusau, made this known in a statement in Abuja. Koroma said their mission […]
LASU discontinues semester examinations ahead of Saturday voting
The Lagos State University, Ojo has discontinued the ongoing second-semester examination for Saturday’s general election. The Registrar, Emmanuel Fanu, said on Thursday in Lagos that students should vacate the campus on Friday. He stated that the varsity’s Senate gave the directive following earlier directives by the Federal Government through the National Universities Commission. Fanu said: […]
