The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost out in the three bye-elections held across the country on Saturday.Following the release of Toro federal constituency bye-election in Bauchi, the All Progressive Congress (APC) clinched the three seats into the house of representativesThe Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Sunday confirmed that Yusuf Nuhu of the APC won the Toro federal constituency bye-election.Announcing [...]
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Garba Ajiya, candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has won Saturday’s Takum 1 constituency by-election into Taraba house of assembly.NAN reports that the election was to fill the vacant seat of the late Hosea Ibi, member of the assembly who was kidnapped on December 31, 2017 and murdered by his abductors in January 2018.Ayuba Kwada, the returning officer of [...]
The Independent Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended the by-election for Port Harcourt Constituency III state assembly seat.Obo Effanga, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) in Rivers, who announced the suspension in a statement on Saturday, cited widespread violence as the reason for the suspension.The bye-election was conducted by INEC to fill the vacancy left by former state assemblyman, Victor Ihunwo, now [...]
Bola Tinubu, a national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), has asked ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo to leave President Muhammadu Buhari alone.Tinubu said this while addressing party members at a stakeholders meeting in Lagos state on Tuesday.The APC leader condemned "frequent attacks" on the current administration by the former president.He said the criticisms of Obasanjo were in bad faith, adding [...]
In line with the mandate of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct a bye-election within 90 days of vacancy in any elective office, Adamawa state will be going to the polls on Saturday, October 11, 2014 to fill the vacancy created by the impeachment of Murtala Nyako, former governor of the state (pictured) on July 15, 2014, and [...]
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