2019 senetorial election news

Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Chief Godswill Akpabio, today embraced Senator Engr Chris Ekpenyong, at the Maiden Convocation Ceremony of Ritman University, Ikot Ekpene. Recall that in the 2019 Senatorial election, Godswill Akpabio had lost to Senator Christopher Ekpenyong, who contested on...

A list of sixteen governors who have been elected as senators in the National Assembly has been released.... Read more via Tori News – https://ift.tt/2UfiAFo Get More Nigeria Political News

As APC forms majority in Senate, House No fewer than 64 serving senators and 151 members of the House of … Read more via Daily Trust – https://ift.tt/2HdLwJY Get More Nigeria Political News

Some prominent senators in the Eighth National Assembly will not be returning in the next assembly, having lost at the polls on Saturday. Millions of Nigerians on Saturday went to the polls to elect a president who will lead Africa’s most populous country for the next four … Read more via...

The National Chairman of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has alleged that Senator Godswill Akpabio was rigged out of the senatorial election in Akwa Ibom state. Akpabio of the APC lost his senatorial seat to Christopher Ekpenyong of the Peoples Democratic...

When he became a senator after a two-term tenure as governor of Kwara State, Olubukola Saraki had just defeated the toughest opponent of his political career- his own father. The late Olusola Saraki, known as Baba Oloye in Ilorin where he held court like a medieval monarch, … Read more via...

The Returning Officer for Saturday’s Anambra South senatorial election, Prof Meshach Umenweke, has written the Independent National Electoral Commission recanting his earlier declaration of the candidate of the Young Progressives Party, Ifeanyi Ubah, as the winner of the poll. In the...

Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha, on Tuesday celebrated his victory in the National Assembly election with a promise not to take the victory for granted. He, however, called for a mental test for the returning officer who claimed that he declared him (the governor) the … Read more via...

Yesterday’s confirmation of the defeat of Senator Godswill Akpabio in last weekend’s Senate election brought to 24 the number of incumbent senators who lost their bid to return to the Senate, Nigeria’s most prestigious exclusive club..... Read more via Vanguard News Nigeria –...

Former governor of Benue State, George Akume who is now representing Benue North West senatorial district has lost his bid to return to Upper Chamber for the fourth time. Akume, who contested under APC, lost to House of Representatives member Orker Jev of the PDP. The INEC … Read more via...

Sen. Victor Umeh of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) has called for the cancellation of Saturday’s National Assembly election for Anambra Central Senatorial District over alleged irregularities. Umeh, who presently represents the people of the senatorial district, made the call on...

Abiola Ajimobi, outgoing Governor of Oyo State, has accepted the outcome of National Assembly election result, in which he lost his bid to represent Oyo South senatorial district. Ajimobi lost to Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). The two-term Governor lost to Kola Balogun of...

The Senator who represents the Kogi West Senatorial district took to his social media handle to appreciate God after his reelection victory Dino Melaye polled 85, 395 votes to defeat Sen. Smart Adeyemi who scored 66, 901 votes.... Read more via Nairaland – https://ift.tt/2Ex08CM Get More...

The Akwa Ibom Liberation Movement has accused Senator Godswill Akpabio of attempting to disrupt the peaceful conduct of elections in the state. In a statement on Monday, February 25, 2019, by its leader, Emmanuel Sam, the group described Akpabio as "a man allergic to free, fair … Read more...

Some giants have fallen in the fierce battle for the Senate – going by results announced by the electoral umpire. Dr. Bukola Saraki lost his bid to return to the … Read more via The Nation Newspaper Nigeria – Latest Nigeria news update – https://ift.tt/2U5zExn Get More Nigeria Political News

Ekweremadu of PDP wins 5th term in Enugu West Senatorial District Ekweremadu polled 86,088 votes to defeat his closest rival, Mrs Juliet Ibekaku-Nwagwu .... Get More Nigeria Political News

The Candidate of the All Progressives Congress has been declared by INEC collation officer of Kwami local government Prof. Umar Gurama, of federal university Kashere, who declared the results for the Gombe North Senatorial district. Alkali polled a total of 152,546 to defeat his … Read more...

Governor Ibikunle Amosun has won the race for Ogun Central Senatorial Seat. The Ogun State Governor was declared the winner of Ogun central senatorial District in the early hours of Monday, February 25... Read more via Channels Television – https://ift.tt/2Vj6kUb Get More Nigeria Political...

The All Progressive Congress (APC) candidate, James Faleke was on Sunday declared the winner of the Ikeja Federal constituency election held on Saturday. Faleke won with 25,195 votes while his major opponent, Mutiu Olakule Okunola from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 21, 373. The PDP …...

When he clinched the All Progressives Congress (APC) ticket to vie for the Kwara central senatorial election, many waved his ambition aside. The people of Kwara state have seen him lose the same contest in the past but that didn’t deter him. Ibrahim Oloriegbe vowed he would retire Senate …...