The name of Rochas Okorocha, the outgoing Governor of Imo State, is missing from the list of senators-elect published by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, yesterday.

The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, governorship candidate in Kano, Abba Yusuf, is ahead of the incumbent governor Dr Abdullahi Ganduje of the ruling All Progressive Congress APC after 43 of the 44 Local Government Areas’ results have been collated.

ds and the Emir alongside other members of the Native Authority were made to testify before the commission with D.J.M Muffet as sole commissioner.

Here are some of the results so far announced by the INEC in Kaduna.

Barely one week after the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, declared President Muhammadu Buhari, the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) the winner of the February 23 presidential election, his Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, counterpart, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, on Wednesday, made good his promise to legally challenge the outcome of the election.

Details of what led to the arrest and detention of Atiku Abubakar’s son-in-law, Babalele Abdullahi and his lawyer, Uyi Osagie, emerged in Abuja on Tuesday following the release of both men by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, which had been holding them, on administrative bail.

Following the suspension given to the Imo state Governor, Rochas Okorocha by the All Progressives Congress, APC, National Working Committee last week, the Presidential Support Committee, PSC, South East Zone, has given the APC committee 48 hours ultimatum to lift the suspension.

ABUJA—-The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, and its presidential candidate, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, have filed a motion to compel the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to surrender all the materials that were used for the February 23 presidential election, for inspection.

Apex Igbo organization, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, yesterday described the recent political activities of its suspended Secretary General, Uche Okwukwu as deceitful and detestable, saying the President would not want to work with a traitor like him.

President Muhammadu Buhari has not sacked Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN, Godwin Emefiele, according to online portal, TheCable.

The Bishop of the Living Faith Church, also known as Winners Chapel,  David Oyedepo has lampooned the last presidential and National Assembly elections, which he said was marred with widespread rigging.

Many days after raging furore over the arrest of Alhaji Babalele Abdullahi, who is the son-in-law to the defeated presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission on Monday owned up picking up the man.

The Peoples Democratic Party Presidential candidate Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has decried the detention of his son in law and lawyer by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

Three months ahead of the inauguration of the 9th House of Representatives, six major contenders have emerged in the lead in the contest for presiding officer of the house.

PORT HARCOURT—CONFU-SION reigned at Abonnema town and neighbouring communities in Akuku-Toru Local Government Area, Rivers State, weekend, as over 10,000 residents fled the troubled areas, following the killing of two soldiers by gunmen.