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Kogi Central Senator, Natasha Akpoti has alleged that Governor Yahaya Bello offered her N50m to step down for his anointed senatorial candidate and increased it to N70m after she refused.    Appearing in an interview on Arise TV after being affirmed as winner of Kogi West senatorial election by a …

The Plateau state Election Tribunal Court has declared the Minister of Labour and Employment, Simon Lalong, winner of the February 25 Parliamentary election.   The former Plateau State governor, who was Director-General of Tinubu/Shettima Campaign, was among the seven governors declared as losers of senatorial elections. He was later appointed …

Senator Gabriel Suswam of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been announced as winner of the February 25 election for Benue Northeast senatorial district.   A National Assembly Election Petition Tribunal which sat for over three hours in Makurdi, Benue State, sacked the All Progressives Congress’ (APC) Emmanuel Udende from …

Senator representing Edo North Senatorial District and former National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Comrade Adams Oshiomhole, has said that he was ready to sacrifice his senatorial ambition for President Bola Tinubu to win his presidential election.   Speaking at his country home in Iyamho, Etsako West local …

Former Governor of Enugu State, Senator Chimaroke Nnamani, has lost his reelection bid in Enugu East Senatorial district to Labour Party candidate, Sir Kelvin Chukwu.    The LP candidate polled 69, 136 to beat Chimaroke of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who scored 48, 701 votes.   Kelvin replaced his …

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) made a clean sweep of all the senatorial seats in Rivers State from the February 25 polls according to results announced on Saturday by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The PDP also won 9 out of the 12 House of Representatives seats available in …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday confirmed that 423 National Assembly seats have been confirmed from the February 25 election. INEC added that supplementary elections will be held in 46 constituencies where results are yet to be declared. The electoral umpire gave the update in a breakdown of …

The Labour Party (LP) senatorial candidate for Anambra North district, Tony Nwoye had declared the winner of last Saturday’s senatorial election by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Nwoye was declared the winner by the electoral body late on Friday after sorting out the initial problems at the Ogbaru wards. …

Senator Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe on Wednesday in Calabar commended Cross River’s Gov. Ben Ayade for allowing a level playing field at the Cross River North senatorial election of Feb. 25. Ayade, who contested the election on the platform of the All Progressives Congress (APC), lost the election to Agom-Jarigbe of the …

Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe has defeated Governor Okezie Ikpeazu in the race for the Abia South Senatorial District seat.   The former senate minority leader who contested on the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) platform, defeated Ikpeazu who ran on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) platform.   Abaribe was declared winner …