Kwara State Governor, Dr Bukola Saraki has congratulated the people of the State for their overwhelming support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the just concluded 2011 general elections. He has also enlisted their support for the in-coming administration of the Governor-elect, Alhaji Abdulfatah Ahmed to enable him succeed in office.

Sen. Ahmed Makarfi of PDP has lost Kaduna North Senatorial seat to CPC’s Baba Datti-Ahmed.

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will conduct a supplementary election in four local government areas and one ward in Imo on May 6, the agency said in a statement.

Gov. Patrick Yakowa of Kaduna State has won the governorship election, securing 1,334,319 votes to defeat CPC’s Haruna Sa’eed who got 1,133,564 ballots

THE Ford Foundation has announced the selection of Development Initiative Network, DIN, to manage the application process for the foundation’s $1 million jubilee Transparency Awards.

The United States of America (USA) has warned that it would not hesitate to take appropriate action against individuals seeking to undermine the integrity of the electoral process in Nigeria.

GOVERNORSHIP candi-dates of the opposition political parties in Enugu State, Friday, called for the outright cancellation of the governorship election held in the state on April 26, 2011 alleging that the election was “highly rigged” by the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP members in collaboration with Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC officials and security agents.