Buhari wins in Gombe
By Soni Daniel Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress, Maj. Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, has been declared the winner of the presidential election held last Saturday in Gombe State. Buhari polled a total of 361,245 voters to beat the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, President Goodluck Jonathan, who had a total of 96,873 votes. Professor Saminu […]
Okebukola, other academics give kudos to INEC
Prof. Peter Okebukola and some academics on Monday gave kudos to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for its organisation and conduct of the March 28 polls.
Eight suspected Boko Haram gunmen killed in Gombe, Bauchi
Eight suspected Boko Haram fighters were killed on Monday during fighting in Gombe and Bauchi states, northeast Nigeria, police, residents and local hunters said.
US, UK fear possible interference in Nigeria vote count
US Secretary of State John Kerry and his British counterpart Philip Hammond Monday voiced fears over possible political interference in Nigeria’s vote count, as the country awaited the results of weekend elections.
Election tsunami: Ngige, Adeyemi, Adetunbi, Ningi, others lose senate seats
WHAT may be described as election tsunami has hit the senate following the recent declaration of the National Assembly election results which took place last Saturday as some Senators regarded as ‘big boys’ like Senators Chris Ngige, Smart Adeyemi, Olubunmi Adetunbi among others lost their bid to come back to the Red Chamber.
Okorocha rejects poll result, accuse soldiers of complicity in electoral fraud
Imo State Governor, Chief Rochas Okorocha, has called for total cancellation of the presidential election in six local council areas of the state, even as he accused the military of aiding the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the alleged electoral fraud.
