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By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Social Democratic Party (SDP) has accepted the result of the Saturday presidential election result as declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Party’s National Chairman, Shehu Gabam, stated this at a news conference on the outcome of the presidential election, in Abuja on Thursday.Continue Reading

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By Emmanuel Oloniruha Voters Awareness Initiative (VAI), an accredited observer group, has congratulated Nigerians for the peaceful and credible conduct of the Feb. 25 presidential and National Assembly elections. Wale Ogunade, the group’s president, disclosed this in a statement by the Director, Media and Mobilization, Nelson Ekujumi, in Abuja onContinue Reading

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By Emmanuel Oloniruha The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says March 11’s Governorship and State House of Assembly elections will hold as scheduled. The commission gave the assurance in a statement by its National Commissioner and Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, in Abuja on Thursday. Okoye saidContinue Reading

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By Olawunmi Ashafa The Nigerian Exchange Group Plc has recorded a revenue of N6.17 billion in its audited financial statement, ended Dec. 31, 2022. The Group said this in a corporate disclosure to the NGX, on Thursday, that the figure represented an increase of  6.8 per cent Year-on-Year (YoY) whenContinue Reading

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By Rita Iliya The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Gov. Abubakar Sani-Bello as the winner of Niger South seat at the National Assembly. INEC Returning Officer, Kolo Zacchaeus, announced the result on Monday in Kontangora. Zacchaeus said that Sani-Bello scored 100,197 votes to defeat his closest opponent ofContinue Reading

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By Hajara Leman Former governor of Gombe State, Ibrahim Dankwambo has won the Gombe North Senatorial District election, defeating the incumbent Sen. Saidu Alkali of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Dankwambo, a two time governor of the state, constestdd the election under the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).Continue Reading

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Ehigimetor Igbaugba Gov. Ben Ayade has lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe. Ayade who was in the Senate between 2011 and 2015, lost the National Assembly elections conducted on Saturday with 56,595 votes againstContinue Reading