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Nigeria’s ruling All Progressives Congress candidate, Bola Tinubu, was declared president-elect of Africa’s most populous nation in the early hours of Wednesday after a weekend election that the main opposition parties have disputed. Tinubu, a former governor of Lagos state, will take over leadership of a country grappling with Islamist insurgencies in the northeast, armed attacks, killings and kidnappings, conflict between livestock herders and farmers, cash, fuel and power shortages, and perennial corruption that opponents say Buhari’s party has failed to stamp out, despite promises to do so. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) said Tinubu garnered 8.79 million votes,…

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced results of 36 Nigerian states including Federal Capital Territory, Abuja of all the candidates who slugged during last Saturday’s Presidential election. A total of 18 presidential candidates contested the election which was held across the 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja, on Saturday. The election was postponed till Sunday in some polling units in different states due to violence, logistical problems, theft of BVAS and other issues. But the election has been largely concluded across the 36 states and 774 local government areas in the country.…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo and the National Peace Committee led by former Head of State, General Abdulsalami Abubakar have faulted the manual transmission of election results by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), as against the electronic transmission which it ought to be. Obasanjo, yesterday called on President Muhammadu Buhari and the INEC to quickly rectify observed gaps in the just-concluded presidential and National Assembly polls before the citizens’ pent-up anger and frustration burst forth in negative reactions. In a statement he personally signed, the outspoken ex-president called for a rescheduling of elections in areas where there were confirmed cases…

Lionel Messi won The Best FIFA men’s player prize for 2022 on Monday on the back of his World Cup triumph with Argentina and Spain’s Alexia Putellas retained the women’s award at a ceremony in Paris. Messi beat his Paris Saint-Germain teammate, and World Cup final rival, Kylian Mbappe to the men’s gong with Ballon d’Or winner Karim Benzema the other contender to claim the prize. It is the second time that Messi has won the honour inaugurated by FIFA in 2016 after football’s world governing body split from Ballon d’Or organisers France Football. The award, which is voted for…

For a long time, People’s Democratic Party (PDP) has struggled to maintain two Senate tickets in Nigeria’s Akwa Ibom State after the Saturday’s Presidential/National Assembly election. Senator Godswill Akpabio of All Progressives Congress (APC) grabbed Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial ticket, a position being maintained by a PDP member. Akpabio is a one-time Senate Minority Leader, former Akwa Ibom Governor and the immediate past Minister of Niger Delta Affairs. Ekong Sampson and Aniekan Bassey Etim are the PDP Senators-elect from the state to join the Red Chambers. From Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District, Dr. Ekong Sampson, a former Commissioner and…

The member representing Ukanafun/Oruk Anam Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Unyime Idem, has retained his seat in the Green Chambers. After a keenly contested election, Idem of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 22,218 votes to beat his closest rival, Obong Freedom Ibritam of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who got 10,586 votes during last Saturday’s Presidential/National Assembly election. Idem is an Information Communication Technology (ICT) dealer, while Ibritam is a retired police chief. Also read:  Idem emerges Best Representative for 2022 in Nigeria Reacting to the result on Facebook post, Nestor Udoh, a medical doctor and retired Permanent…

Two persons were shot dead in Etim Ekpo Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State during last Saturday’s Presidential/National Assembly elections. Etim Ekpo is the home local government area of Emmanuel Enoidem, the PDP candidate for Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District. Speaking on the security situation in the area, Prof. Felicia Ebuh,  the INEC returning officer, said two persons were shot dead while two others sustained injuries. The injured were hospitalised. Ebuh stated that there were gunshots as early as 8 a. m. in the area which scared away the INEC staffers, adding that elections did not hold in…

Obong Godswill Akpabio of the Akwa Ibom North West and Dr. Ahmad Lawan of Yobe East Senatorial Districts of the All Progressives Congress (APC) emerged winners in the Saturday’s National Assembly election. Akpabio was the Senate Minority Leader while Lawan is the current Senate President. Both won nominations to represent their Senatorial districts through Supreme Court verdict as Akpabio triumphed over Udom Ekpoudom, a retired Deputy Inspector-General of Police. Also read:  Lawan and Akpabio make APC senatorial list Jubilation rocked the declaration of Akpabio’s second coming by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Akwa Ibom. Professor Anthony Udoh, who…

Moffat Ekoriko Every time I met Senator Godswill Akpabio in the last four years, I always gazed into his eyes in case I could read what goes on in his mind. Here is a man who became the governor of Akwa Ibom State and in eight years redefined the concept of governance in Nigeria. He turned what was a backwater of development into an emerging economic space. He did not stop there, he changed the psyche of his people, turning them into proud men and women. Under him, you could greet a fellow Akwa Ibom man at the airport in…

Senator Godswill Akpabio is said to be leading in the election to represent Akwa Ibom North West Senatorial District in the 10th National Assembly. Akpabio who contested under All Progressives Congress (APC) is reportedly leading in most of the 10 local government areas of the senatorial district. The former Akwa Ibom governor who was challenged by Mr. Emmanuel Enoidem of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Rt. Hon. Emmanuel Ekon of Young Progressives Party (YPP) lost to Obong Christopher Ekpenyong of PDP during the 2019 election. Though the Vice Chairman of APC Campaign Council walked a tight rope during his primary…