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Labour Party wins first national assembly seat
Labour party has won its first national assembly seat following the declaration of Hon. Ginger Onwusibe as House of Representatives member-elect for Isialangwa North and South Federal constituency of Abia state, by the Independent National Electoral Commission. Onwusibe defeated Professor Anthony Agbazuere, immediate past Chief of Staff to Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in the election. Ginger polled a total number of 20,411 valid votes to defeat his PDP opponent who polled a total of 13508 votes. He also defeated Professor Agbazuere in his local government, which is Isialangwa South L.G.A.
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(VIDEO) Dayo Amusa wasn’t referring to me in her post. Tinubu is too old to lead Nigeria. He is supposed to be resting – Actress Iyabo Ojo
Actress, Iyabo Ojo has dismissed claims that her colleague, Dayo Amusa, was referring to her in a post she shared some hours ago. In the said post, Dayo tackled a certain ‘’Ingrate” who is now referring to a benefactor as a ‘’Thug.” Some Instagram users felt Dayo’s post was directed at Iyabo and began tagging her. They alleged that APC member, MC Oluomo who is a strong supporter of APC Presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, is the ‘’Thug” Dayo was referring to in her post, and that Iyabo is the “ingrate,” she was reffering to, for going against Oluomo and his…
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Can you be bold enough to name the slave master on the ballot? – Comedian SeyiLaw dares clergyman Kingsley Okonkwo
Comedian, SeyiLaw, has dared clergyman, Kingsley Okonkwo, to name the slave masters who are on the ballot papers. Okonkwo shared a post on his Twitter handle where he stated that with the events that happened on Saturday, February 25, he realized that asides bad government, bad citizens are also the problem of Nigeria. He went on call out INEC officials, thugs the “people voting for their slave masters.” Reacting to his post, SeyiLaw asked if the clergyman can be bold enough to name the slave master who is on the ballot. Read the exchange below..
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Peter Obi wins Ikeja Local government area as Tinubu wins Epe, Ibeju Lekki and Agege L.G.A
Here’s INECresults for Ikeja Local Government Area Total no. of registered voters: 322, 600 Total no. of accredited voters: 57, 530 A- 109AA- 019 AAC-063 ADC- 204 ADP- 062 APC- 21, 276 APGA- 069 APM- 027 APP- 012 BP- 087 LP- 30, 004 NNPP- 337 NRM- 020 PDP- 2280 PRP- 014 SDP- 035 YPP- 029 ZLP- 415 Total valid votes: 55, 062 Rejected votes: 2468 Total votes cast: 57, 530 Tinubu wins Ibeju Lekki Local Government AreaTotal no. of registered voters: 123, 300Total no. of accredited voters: 29, 808 A- 049 AA- 01AAC-014ADC- 128ADP- 068APC- 14, 685APGA-021APM- 08APP- 01BP- 033LP-…
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(VIDEO) Corps member apologizes after she is caught allegedly transferring Labour party votes to NNPP
A Youth Corps member working as an INEC ad-hoc staff has apologized after she was caught at Abakpa, Enugu State allegedly transferring Labour party votes to NNPP. In the video, the Youth corps member admitted to the act and said she was ready to accept any punishment meted out to her for the crime. Watch the video below
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APC National chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, loses his polling unit to Peter Obi
APC National chairman, Abdullahi Adamu, lost his polling unit in Angwarimi ward, GRA A1 LERCEST office in Keffi, Nasarawa state to Peter Obi. While Labour party polled a total of 132 votes, APC polled a total of 85 votes.
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Peter Obi’s running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed loses his polling unit
Peter Obi’s running mate, Datti Baba-Ahmed lost his polling unit in Tundun Wada ward in Zaria, Kaduna state. In the results announced, PDP gathered 102 votes while APC gathered 98 votes. Labour party secured 54 votes.
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Atiku, Tinubu fail to clinch vote in Obi’s polling unit
Presidential candidates of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP and All Progressives Congress, APC, respectively Atiku Abubakar and Bola Tinubu failed to score any vote in the polling unit of the candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Mr Peter Obi According to the result declared by INEC officials at Amatutu Ward Two, Polling Unit 019, Obi scored 236 votes out of the total 244 valid votes cast while the PDP and APC candidates failed to score any votes in the area. Tinubu had clinched victory in his polling unit in Lagos state while Atiku also won in his own polling unit…
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2023 Elections: I voted according to my conscience – Ngige
Minister of Labour and Employment, Chris Ngige voted in the presidential and National Assembly elections on Saturday afternoon. He said he voted according to his conscience He complained voting started late as officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, did not arrive before 10 am as his polling unit in Nkwo-Ide Public Square, Alor Ward 1, Polling Station 0010 “I voted for candidates of my choice, according to my conscience, the exercise is very peaceful,” he said
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My prayer is that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is declared the President-elect – El-Rufai
Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna State has expressed hope that the All Progressives Congress, APC, presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu will be declared president-elect. He lamented the snatching of ballot boxes and BVAS in Southern Kaduna. The Governor said this while speaking in his polling unit. El-Rufai said: “This morning, we got a report of one incident in Southern Kaduna where BVAS and ballot boxes were snatched and in Soba where two ballot boxes were also snatched. “And of course in my view, my prayer is that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is declared the President-elect of Nigeria in the next couple…
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2023 Elections: Obi defeats Tinubu, Atiku in Aso Rock
Presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, on Saturday won in one of the polling units inside the Presidential Villa in Abuja. The polling unit, PU 131, is located opposite Pilot Gate, State House, Abuja where Obi garnered 17 votes while Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress, APC) polled six votes. Atiku Abubakar, former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) secured three votes. The Labour Party also won the National Assembly elections at the polling unit.
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2023 elections: Unbelievable turnout, largest I have ever seen – Okonjo-Iweala
Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, the Director-General of the World Trade Organization, has stated that the turnout in her polling unit was unbelievable. Okonjo-Iweala stated this after casting her vote at her polling unit in Umuda Isingwu village, Umuahia, Abia State, on Saturday. According to her; “The INEC officers finally arrived. My husband and I have just voted. “The turnout is unbelievable, the largest I have ever seen in all the years I have voted in the village. Young and very old all are here.”
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