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    Politics Dakuku tells Wike: Go and Prepare Your Will

    THE governorship candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC) in Rivers State, Dakuku Peterside, yesterday told Governor Nyeson Wike to go and write his will. Dakuku spoke in reaction to a statement accredited to Wike where he said that any official of the Independent National Electoral...
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    Metro Rev. Father Mbaka Speaks About Challenges Facing Nigeria

    Rev. Father Ejike Mbaka of the Adoration Ministries based in Enugu on Friday declared that Nigeria will definitely succeed. Speaking with State House correspondents after meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, he assured that Nigeria will overcome the...
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    World Saudi Arabia Elects Up to 19 Women In Historic Election

    At least 19 Saudi women emerged victorious in Saturday’s historic local elections in which females in this religiously conservative kingdom were allowed to cast votes. Observers said that the election win marks a breakthrough in the conservative kingdom. The Minister of Municipal and...
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    World Historic! Saudi Woman Wins Seat In Election

    A female is elected as a councillor in Saudi Arabia - but women still face tight restrictions in the conservative kingdom. Salma bint Hizab al Oteibi beat seven men and two men in Madrakah, a district in the holy city of Mecca, according to the country's election commission. More than 5,000...
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    Politics [List] 5 Lawmakers Whose Elections Were Voided Yesterday

    Some lawmakers who manipulated their way into the hallowed chambers of the National Assembly are being shown the exit by the Court of Appeal. They are: Senators Mao Ohuabunwa (Abia North Senatorial District) George Thompsom Sekibo (Rivers East Senatorial District) Kingsley Ogundu Chindah...
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    Politics Bayelsa Poll Can't Pass Credibility Test – TMG

    The Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) yesterday said last Saturday’s Bayelsa State governorship election was badly conducted and that it would not pass credibility test. But the election monitoring umpire hailed the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) for cancelling the rescheduled...
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    Politics #BayelsaDecides: Southern Ijaw Votes to Determine Winner

    Preliminary results released by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) yesterday showed that Governor Seriake Dickson of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is leading in the 6 of the eight Local Government Areas (LGAs). Presently INEC Collation officer and party agets are...
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    Politics BayelsaDecides: Jonathan Moves To Save Political Relevance

    There are indications that the outcome of today’s governorship election in Bayelsa State may go a long way in determining the future political relevance of former President Goodluck Jonathan, Vanguard reports. Jonathan, an indigene of Bayelsa State from Ogbia council area was defeated at the...
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    Politics CBN Emptied Its Vaults to Finance PDP’s Presidential Campaign - TheCable

    The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) practically emptied its vaults apparently to finance the presidential campaign of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), sources conversant with investigations into security spending in the last administration have informed TheCable. TheCable had earlier reported...
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    Politics Court of Appeal Upholds Dino Melaye's Election

    The Court of Appeal sitting in Abuja has dismissed the petition filed by the Peoples Democractic Party (PDP) candidate in the Kogi West Senatorial District, Senator Smart Adeyemi, thereby upholding the election of his opponent, Dino Melaye. Adeyemi had filed a petition challenging the...
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    Politics Kogi: Tinubu Insists On Faleke As Replacement

    There were indications last night that leaders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) were still divided over the choice of Alhaji Yahaya Bello as the party’s candidate for next Saturday’s supplementary governorship election in Kogi State, Leadership newspaper reports. While the national leader...
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    Metro Abubakar Audu's Death Is Shocking and Sorrowful – Bola Tinubu

    Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, All Progressives Congress, APC, national leader, has described the sudden death of Prince Abubakar Audu as sorrowful and shocking. In a statement he personally signed, Tinubu said Audu “died before his time. This is a wrenching loss that saddens me greatly. “Prince...
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    Politics 3 Reasons Why INEC Declared Kogi Elections Inconclusive

    The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday declared the governorship election held in Kogi on Saturday as inconclusive. - Number of cancelled votes that was higher than the margin between the leading candidate and the runner-up. Read - INEC Declares Kogi Elections...
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    Politics Kogi Polls: Audu In Early Lead As Results From 11 LGAs Are Collated

    From the results presented so far by collation officers of the Independent National Electoral Commission,INEC on the Kogi State governorship election which held yesterday, the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abubakar Audu is clearly in the lead among the 22 aspirants vying to...
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    Politics Kogi Polls: I’m APC, But I Support Wada to Win - Senator Kadiri

    An APC gubernatorial aspirant in the primary election, Senator Alex Kadiri has expressed support for the second term ambition of Governor Idris Wada of Kogi State. Chief Kadiri who lost the APC ticket to Prince Abubakar Audu, the party’s flag bearer in today’s election, spoke to journalists at...
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    Politics [Photos] Anxiety, Tension As #KogiDecides Today

    After months of intense and tension-soaked campaigns by all the political gladiators in Kogi state, the long awaited day has come. Today the electorate in the confluence state will take their destiny in their own hands. Presidency has also assured that Kogi people will be allowed to choose their...
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    Politics Kogi Decides: 15 Facts You Need To Know About APC Candidate Abubakar Audu

    Prince Abubakar Audu, first Executive Governor of Kogi State was born on 27 October 1947, to the family of his Royal Highness, the late Pa Audu Oyidi, Orego Atta of Igala Land and the paramount ruler of Ogbonicha-Alloma in Ofu Local Government Area of Kogi State. Life and Career - Prince...
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    Politics How Military, DSS Caged Opposition During Ekiti Election

    The Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti State, Chief Olajide Awe, has said the role of the Army during the June 22 governorship election in Ekiti State was “better imagined than experienced”. He and 14 others yesterday testified before the Army panel of inquiry...
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    Politics Delta: Emerhor, APC To Appeal Court: Nullify Okowa's Election

    All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate In Delta State during the last the April 11 election Olorogun O’tega Emerhor have appealed the decision of the Governorship Election Petitions Tribunal, which affirmed the victory of Peoples Democratic Party’s (PDP’s) candidate, Ifeanyi...
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    Politics Bayelsa Election: Dickson, Sylva, Others Sign Peace Accord

    Less than one month to the December 5th Gubernatorial elections in Bayelsa State, aspirants from various political parties have converged to sign a peace accord, to ensure peaceful and credible poll, ChannelsTV reports. The signing of the peace pact which was initiated by the Independent...
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