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Ilorin – The Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP) agent at the collation centre for the Kwara central senatorial district, Hon. Isiaka Magaji has rejected the results of the election as announced by the Independent National Electoral Commission(INEC). Senate President Bukola Saraki Magaji refused to sign the result sheet at the collation centre situated inside INEC’s office, Ilorin. Speaking in an interview with journalists he said ” the report that I got from our agents in the four local government areas that made up Kwara central said there was massive electoral fraud in some polling units, especially  in Ilorin West local government area. The PDP agent later presented a protest letter to the returning officer for the election, Prof. Olawale Olatubosun. Olatubosun, however, refused to accept the letter from Magaji,saying” I lack jurisdiction to receive such letter.” The Senate President, Dr Bukola Saraki was the PDP candidate for Kwara central senatorial district in last...

Lady Blessing Onuh, daughter of former Senate President, David Mark has won the Otukpo Ohimini House of Reps seat. Mrs. Onuh floored her uncle and Benue State Deputy Speaker, Egli Johnson Ahubi with wide margin. Meanwhile, Ahubi has conceded defeat and congratulated Onuh for winning the seat. The Deputy Speaker, Engineer Ahubi in a congratulatory message to Lady Blessing Onuh said despite the many hitches experienced in the process, he accepted outcome of the election as the will of God. Engineer Ahubi, who thanked all his supporters for the dogged fights, urged them to take the outcome in good faith and continue to work hard in order to deliver all PDP candidates in the next month’s Governorship and House of Assembly elections. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/02/david-marks-daughter-defeats-uncle-to.html

Elections were not conducted in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State following violent attack on INEC officials who went to conduct the elections on Saturday Feb 23rd 2019. Disclosing this on Sunday while presenting the report to INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner in Calabar, the local government returning officer, Prof Chris Chukwurah said the crew narrowly escaped being lynched by suspected thugs. He said the attack was from all fronts, hence the possibility of conducting elections was impossible as INEC staff and ad hoc workers had to run for the safety of their lives and property. The returning officer said, “We were manhandled, the suspected thugs pursued us up to Ikom but we were rescued from the hands of our attackers by the soldiers and other security agencies. “Because of the violent attack, we couldn’t carry out elections in the area, hence the elections were cancelled in the local government area,” he stated. At Bakassi local government area, elect...

By Ndahi Marama Maiduguri – Despite the Saturday several missiles fired in the capital city of Maiduguri on the morning of presidential election by the Boko Haram terrorists, the presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC), Muhammadu Buhari is defeating his closest rival for the election, Atiku Abubakar with wide margin of votes in the 7 local government areas so far collated in Maiduguri. buhari In the results which has been so far collated from the 7 out of the 27 local government areas, President Buhari polled 71,944 to beat Alhaji Abubakar who scored 3,348 votes. Breakdown of the results is as follows: Mobbar local government area; Total registered votes, 44,619 , accredited votes , 14,030 , total valid votes , 13,540 , rejected votes 490 . Party scores : APC 13,112 , PDP. Gubio local government area: Registered Voters; 38,849 , accredited voters, 11,346 , total votes cast, 11,346. Party scores, APC 10,207, PDP 510. Nganzai local government area:...

file photo of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara. Photo: Twitter – @HouseNGR Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, has won his re-election into the National Assembly. The lawmaker was declared the winner of the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency on Sunday in Bauchi State. Dogara was declared the winner of the Bogoro/Dass/Tafawa Balewa Federal Constituency on Sunday in Bauchi State. The result was announced by the returning officer in Zwall Collation Centre, Prof Ahmed Abdulhamid, in Tafawa Balewa Local Government Area of the state. Dogara, who contested the election on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 73,609 votes to defeat his closest rival of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Abubakar Abdullahi, who scored 50,078. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/02/dogara-wins-in-bauchi-retains-house-of.html

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, on Saturday defeated President Muhammadu Buhari in one of the two polling units located inside the Presidential Villa, Abuja. There are two polling units in the seat of power. For PU 022 Atiku polled 525 against Buhari’s 465. For the senatorial election, PDP won with 546 votes against APC’s 477. For the House of Representatives, PDP won with 521 votes against APC’s 466. There are still results of three voting points pending in the second polling unit, PU 021. The breakdown is as follows: Unit 022 voting point 1 Presidential APC 90, PDP 53 Senatorial APC 89 PDP 55 Reps APC 90 PDP 53 Voting point 2 Presidential APC 73 PDP 84 Senatorial APC 76 PDP 89 Reps APC 74 PDP 85 Voting point 3 Presidential APC 76 PDP 87 Senate APC 76 PDP 87 Reps APC 75 PDP 82 Voting Point 4 Presidential PDP 70. APC 76 Senate PDP 77 APC 69 Reps PDP 69 APC 67 Voting Po...

Ghana’s Ex-President John Mahama Ghana’s former president John Mahama has scored a landslide primary victory to become the opposition candidate in the West African country’s 2020 elections. Mahama was the overwhelming favourite among seven candidates, winning 95 percent of 213,487 votes cast on Saturday, making him the flagbearer of the National Democratic Congress. Mahama was president from 2012 to 2016, when he lost a re-election bid to President Nana Akufo-Addo of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) over a faltering economy and corruption allegations. “Tonight, I want to serve notice to Ghana that from the outcome of this election, the NDC is strong,” Mahama said after his victory was announced. “The NDC is united. The NDC is poised for victory in 2020. And nothing, absolutely nothing, can stop our march towards Flagstaff House (the seat of government),” Mahama said at the social democratic party’s headquarters in Accra. “It is a call to duty, a call to action and a call to...

FILES) In this file photo taken on January 06, 2019 Leicester City’s French manager Claude Puel arrives for the English FA Cup third round football match between Newport County and Leicester City at Rodney Parade in Newport.  Geoff CADDICK / AFP Leicester announced the sacking of manager Claude Puel on Sunday following the struggling Premier League side’s sixth defeat in seven games. Saturday’s 4-1 loss to Crystal Palace dropped the 2015/2016 champions to 12th, only eight points above the relegation places. A statement released by the club said: “Leicester City Football Club has today (Sunday) parted company with Claude Puel, who leaves his position as first team manager with immediate effect.” The first team coaches Mike Stowell and Adam Sadler will assume caretaking responsibilities. “The club would like to thank Claude for his efforts in leading the team during his 16 months in the role and wish him well in his future career,” the club added. Puel’s assistant manag...

Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp has blamed Manchester United’s injury problems for his side’s 0-0 draw with Ole Gunnar Solskajer’s men in the Premier League on Sunday. Man Untied caretaker, manager, Ole Gunnar Solskajer was forced to make three changes following the injuries sustained by the likes of Ander Hererra, Juan Mata and Jesse Lingard but Klopp believes his side failed to defeat the hosts because of the injured players. Both Man United and Liverpool failed to score at Old Trafford as the two teams lacked any real clear-cut chances during the match. “It was a strange game. We started really well,” Klopp was quoted by Metro UK as saying at post-match. “All the injuries in the game obviously cost us rhythm. It happened to us with ‘Bobby’ and that was a catastrophe. “United played with a completely new midfield and three up front. We lost our rhythm and couldn’t get it back. “It was a game without a lot of highlights – it was intense. On days when United are beatable...

The Oodua Peoples Congress (OPC) has denied the claim that one of its leaders identified as Ademola was lynched at Okota on Saturday during the Presidential and National Assembly polls in Lagos State. In a statement issued in Lagos on Sunday by OPC Publicity Secretary, Barrister Yinka Oguntimehin, the group dismissed the report that its member was stoned by angry electorate following an attempt by hoodlums to truncate the electioneering process in the state. Oguntimehin said OPC was a responsible organisation that believed in democratic process and freedom of choice during election. He, however said the report at his disposal indicated that a member of the late Faseun’s group was reportedly killed by irate mob at Okota area of Lagos and stated that the incident was not connected to OPC. “We are not touts or ballot box snatchers. As law abiding citizens of this nation, we will never do anything to compromise our integrity. Let it be known that OPC is not a political organisat...

The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations on Human Rights and Conflict Resolution has spoken on the role of security agencies in the Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections across the 36 states of the federation. The human rights group specifically lauded the nation’s security agencies for being professional in discharge of their duties before, during and after the nationwide polls. Maxwell Gowon, the Executive Director of the coalition on the security situation during the conduct of the polls commended the Nigerian Military for its efforts at ensuring peace, stability and security even though the forecast for security and life during the election had been grim. While giving detailed accounts of what happened in some states during the polls, Gowon called on the security agencies to be at alert, considering that the prospect of violence in the aftermath of the announcement of results remains high. The group also warned parties to caution their supporters ag...

ABUJA : The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has adjourned the final collation of the Presidential Election results to Monday by 11am. Chairman of the Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu announced this Sunday evening while formally declaring open the National Collation Centre. “From today, the collation centre is hereby declared open until the final determination of the 2019 presidential election. During the course of proceedings, there may be interludes or adjournments and these will be announced by the Chief Returning Officer. “At the moment no State Collation Officer has is around. Some of them are expected tonight. Accordingly, proceedings are hereby adjourned. We will reconvene by 11am tomorrow Monday 25th February for the collation of results”, he declared. INEC had earlier said in Ekiti, the process had since been concluded and the State Collation Officer was being expected in Abuja but as at 7pm, he was yet to arrive. Some of the officers would come by r...

A political thug was apprehended with thumb printed ballots papers boxes at Ward 6 in Okpoko, Ogbaru local government area of Anambra state. After being nabbed and stripped off his shirt, charms were found on the thug. The suspect was later handed over to the security men for further investigation. Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/02/see-thug-caught-with-thumb-printed.html

Niger Delta activist and an indigene of Abonnema, Rivers State, Annkio Briggs, says over 70 youths have been arrested following the violence that took place in Abonema, Rivers State on Saturday. The youths were said to have been arrested by the army who claimed they were thugs. Beyond the arrests, Briggs said several people were killed on Saturday after the town was invaded by political thugs as well as the Nigerian Army. This, according to her, prevented residents from exercising their civic responsibility. “By this action, my people were disenfranchised from voting and my people were killed. “Yesterday night, through till this afternoon, Abonema has been under lockdown. “Over 70 youths have been arrested from Abonnema”, she said in an interview with Channels Television. Speaking further, she alleged that people were prevented from worshipping as they were “pulled out of churches” on Sunday morning and sent home. “This is an act of violence, an abuse of human rights...

The Independent National Electoral commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate, Mr Oluwashinaayomi Peller, the winner of the Iseyin/Itesiwaju/ Iwajowa and Kajola Federal Constituency seat in Oyo State. INEC’s returning officer, Prof. Adeniyi Olatunbosun, who declared the result, said Peller polled a total of 44,088 votes to beat PDP’s Najeemdeen Oyedeji ,who polled 31,336. The African Democratic Congress (ADC) candidate and federal lawmaker, Olasupo Abiodun, who was elected in 2015 on the platform of the APC, came third in the contest with 12,309 votes. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that there was wild jubilation at the collation centre after the returning officer announced Peller as the winner. NAN also reports that Peller is the son of the late popular magician, Prof. Peller Source:https://samueljackson12.blogspot.com/2019/02/nigeria-decides-shina-peller-wins.html

[FILES] Staff of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) carry an installed ballot stand at a polling station. PHOTO: Yasuyoshi CHIBA / AFP Scores of All Progressives Congress’ (APC) members and supporters in some parts of Ekiti on Sunday trooped out in large number to celebrate the outcome of Saturday’s elections. The News Agency of Nigeria’s (NAN) Correspondent who monitored the situation reports that wide jubilation was witnessed in Ado Ekiti, the state capital, Iyin Ekiti and Igede Ekiti among others. This is as a former House of Representatives and one-time Lagos State Commissioner for Information, and APC senatorial candidate in Ekiti Central, Mr Opeyemi Bamidele, wins the senatorial seat in the state. His election was declared by the INEC Presiding Officer for the Senatorial District, Prof. Jeremiah Omotola. The party also won additional House of Representatives seat by Sola Fatoba, who contested in Ekiti Central Federal Constituency (1). This brings ...