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Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq Declared Winner Of 2023 Guber Poll

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Kwara State Governor AbdulRazaq Declared Winner Of 2023 Guber Poll

Incumbent Kwara state governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq of APC has been declared winner of the 2023 gubernatorial polls concluded on Saturday 18th March. Announcing the results of the election, the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) returning Officer for the state declared him winner having polled 273,424 votes to defeat his closest contestant Alhaji Shuaib Yaman Abdullahi…

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Violence Mars Rivers Polls, Party Agent Shot Dead

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The All Progressives Congress (APC) Campaign Coordinator for Ahoada-West Local Council of Rivers State, Mr. Chisom Lennard has been shot dead in milieus arising from a violence marred governorship poll. Chisom, who is also the Ward 10 leader of APC in the area was shot while trying to prevent suspected hoodlums, dressed in Police camouflage,…

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NDLEA Arrests Party Men With Credit Cards Meant For Vote Buying

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NDLEA Arrests Party Men With Credit Cards Meant For Vote Buying

Operatives of the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) have arrested four party agents in the Ibara axis of Ogun state with hundreds of credit cards intended for vote buying. The NDLEA announced the arrest of the agents in a statement released on Saturday. The anti-drug agency did not mention the name of the political…

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Do Not Accept a Rigged Election As The Will of God, Obi Tells Nigerians

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Do Not Accept a Rigged Election As The Will of God, Obi Tells Nigerians

The Labour Party presidential candidate in the last presidential election, Mr Peter Obi has urged Nigerians to refuse accepting the outcome of a rigged election as the will of God. He said the problem of Nigerians over the years was accepting what was wrong and unacceptable as God’s wish for the country. Obi spoke when…

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BAT To Form Government Of National Unity

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BAT To Form Government Of National Unity

Information reaching Rextun City Updates is that, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria, has revealed his intention to form a government of national unity in a bid to calm frayed nerves around the country following the allegedly controversial presidential election. Tinubu is committed to ensuring that all parts of the country are inclusive in…

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Buhari Finally Speaks On Annulling Of Nigeria’s Presidential Election

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Buhari Finally Speaks On Annulling Of Nigeria’s Presidential Election

Despite allegations of widespread irregularities by opposition parties, President Muhammadu Buhari has ruled out annulling the country’s presidential election. Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu was declared the winner of the February 25 election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on March 1 after polling 8, 794, 726 votes to defeat the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)…

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INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections

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INEC Postpones Governorship, State Assembly Elections

Three days before the elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has postponed the governorship and houses of assembly election slated for Saturday, 11th March, 2022, by one week. Although the Commission is yet to issue an official statement, an inside source at the Commission’s headquarters, confirmed the development to Our source.The postponement, it was…

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Void Tinubu’s Election, Six Nigerian States Tells Supreme Court, Drags FG Before Court.

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Void Tinubu’s Election, Six Nigerian States Tells Supreme Court, Drags FG Before Court.

Six states of the federation; Adamawa, Akwa-Ibom, Bayelsa, Delta, Edo and Sokoto have dragged the federal government before the Supreme Court over the conduct, collation and announcement of the February 25, 2023 presidential and National Assembly elections. The States want the apex court to declare that the pronouncement of the candidate of the All Progressives…

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United States Congratulates Nigeria on Election, Calls For Calm

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United States Congratulates Nigeria on Election, Calls For Calm

The United States of America has congratulated Nigeria on the successful election of ruling party presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu while calling for calm amid accusations of voter fraud and other concerns. The State Department spokesman, Ned Price said on Wednesday:“The United States congratulates the people of Nigeria, president-elect Tinubu and all the political leaders,”…

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We Didn’t Endorse Makinde By Visiting Him During Campaign – Oyo APC PCC

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We Didn’t Endorse Makinde By Visiting Him During Campaign – Oyo APC PCC

The All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Committee (PCC) in Oyo State has dismissed any standing agreement between the president-elect, Bola Tinubu, and Governor Seyi Makinde of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), as being speculated ahead of the March 11, 2023 governorship poll. In a statement signed by the Chairman, Central Media Presidential Gubernatorial Council,…

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