Akwa Ibom
Election tribunal: Senator Akpabio seeks order to reclaim mandate
However, incontrovertible result sheets from Akwa Ibom INEC office showed different figures that had Akpabio securing 138,256 votes as against Ekpeyong’s 123,843.
NPFL: MFM, FC IfeanyiUbah maintain top spots as Insurance continues free fall
Bendel Insurance’s road trip to Lagos ended a fruitless journey yesterday as MFM FC earned maximum points to stay on top of the Group A of the Nigerian Professional Football League (NPFL).
CSOs in Akwa Ibom indict PDP, APC over vote buying/intimidation
Civil society groups in Akwa Ibom State have said that both the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and the All Progressives Congress (APC) were involved in massive electoral fraud during the just concluded general elections in the state.
MASSOB accuses President Buhari of winning re-election through dubious, corrupt means
The leadership of the Movement for the Actualization of the Sovereign State of Biafra (MASSOB) at the weekend accused President Muhammadu Buhari of securing power in the just-concluded Presidential election in the country through dubious and corrupt means.
NGO makes case for women empowerment
A non-governmental organization, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), has called on governments at all levels as well as Nigerians to investment more in women empowerment programmes.
Lagos Police command gets new spokesperson
The Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Zubairu Muazu, has appointed DSP Bala Elkana as the new Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO).
Death toll rises to nine in collapsed Lagos school building
"We worked through the night and one body was recovered," the southwest coordinator of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), Ibrahim Farinloye, told AFP.
Akwa Ibom to spend over N673 billion for 2019 fiscal year
The Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly Wednesday passed into law the 2019 state appropriation bill, increasing it by over N2billion.
Akwa Ibom election: Senator Akpabio, others blame INEC for poll loss
All Progressive Congress (APC) candidates in Akwa Ibom State chapter have blamed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for their loss at the 2019 presidential and governorship elections in the state.
Akwa Ibom elections: APC wanted to rig through federal might – PDP
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Akwa Ibom State chapter, has attributed the massive failure of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state to the failure to prepare for the elections.
Akwa Ibom elections: APC rejects governorship result
The All Progressives Congress in Akwa Ibom State has called for the cancellation of Saturday’s governorship election won by the incumbent governor and candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Udom Emmanuel.
Port Harcourt DisCo starts new electricity payment system in four states
The Port Harcourt Electricity Distribution Company (PHED) says it has hired a new electricity collection agent to ensure easy payment of electricity bills by customers in four states.
Elections: Observers exonerate military of wrongdoing in Rivers, Akwa Ibom
A Coalition of Civil Rights Movement (CCRM), on Monday, commended the military’s ‘exceptional’ conduct during the recently concluded governorship and state Houses of Assembly elections.
Elections: INEC releases list of elected senators
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of senators elected for the ninth assembly so far.
Akwa Ibom elections: I’ll not let go till my stolen mandate is reclaimed –...
Governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Akwa Ibom State, Obong Nsima Ekere, has vowed to reclaim the mandate the people gave him during the Saturday’s gubernatorial poll which was allegedly stolen by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.
EU, other foreign observers condemn military’s involvement in elections
“INEC did not provide sufficient information on these cancelations, the specific reasons for them, and the precise local government areas affected. This undermines public confidence in the process.”
SYNW mourns the passing of Prof. Pius Adesanmi
Pius Adesanmi. Prof. Pius Adesanmi, was among the 157 passengers and crew members that died in a plane crash on Sunday. The Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed on Sunday morning shortly after leaving Addis Ababa for Nairobi in Kenya.
Akwa Ibom elections: INEC declares Governor Emmanuel winner of governorship poll
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Governor Udom Emmanuel of the Peoples Democratic Party, winner of the governorship election in Akwa Ibom state.
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Cleaners, security guards shut down FMC Makurdi over non-payment of two years allowance
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Edo election petition tribunal receives six National Assembly petitions
The Edo Election Petition Tribunal has so far received petitions from six candidates who contested the National Assembly election on February 23.
Nasarawa elections: Labaran Maku urges supporters to remain calm, peaceful
Mr Labaran Maku, the defeated Governorship Candidate of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in Nasarawa State, has advised his supporters not to take laws into their hands.
Motorist in court for allegedly dousing man in petrol, causing hurt
A 48-year-old motorist, Sanni Bashorun, who allegedly doused a man with petrol inflicting injuries on him, on Monday, appeared in an Ebute Meta Chief Magistrates’ Court in Lagos.
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FIFA bans former Guatemalan FA boss for seven years
Football governing body FIFA has banned the former Guatemalan Football Association President Rafael Salguero from all football-related activities for seven years for bribery.
NNPC records N12.13 billion trading surplus, 257 pipelines breaches in one month
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) on Sunday released its December 2018 financial and operations report, which indicates that it posted a trading surplus of ₦12.13 billion, a development it said sprang from the success recorded by its upstream subsidiary, the Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC).
Ex-Adamawa investment coy chief alleges moves to kidnap him
A Yola resident and owner of a block of 21 flats in Karu, near Abuja, has cried out that property racketeers are stalking him, apparently to kidnap and force him to sign off the Karu property.
Governor Yari: How APC won Zamfara elections in 24 hours
Governor Abdulaziz Yari of Zamfara State has attributed the successes recorded by the All Progressives Congress during the February 23 and March 9 general elections in the state despite the party’s crisis to “divine intervention”.
REC: Era of manipulating election results over in Nigeria
Mr Mutiu Agboke, the Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Oyo state, says the era of manipulating results of elections in favour of any of the political party was over in the Nigerian democracy.