The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Enugu East District, Chimaroke Nnamani, has lost his senatorial bid. Mr Nnamani, a former governor of Enugu State, was defeated by the Labour Party (LP) candidate for the district, Kelvin Ugwu. The LP candidate polled a total of 69,136 votes to defeat the former governor who scored 48,701 … [Read more…]
Chetanne Chinelo, Enugu The Returning Officer for the Enugu State Governorship Election has adjourned the collation center till tomorrow, Monday, March 20, 2023, by 8am. He made the announcement after the collation center returned from the 45 minutes recess it took. The Returning Officer asked all parties who opposed the results to submit written petitions … [Read more…]
Guber Results from INEC Collation Centre, Enug *1. EZEAGU* APC =963 APGA =300 LP=5,949 PDP=7,576 *2. ANINRI* APC=906 APGA=498 LP=3,431 PDP=6,520 *3. IGBOEZE SOUTH* APC=927 APGA=246 LP=9,680 PDP=4,691 *4. IGBO ETITI* APC=939 APGA=1,259 LP=11,941 PDP=8,959 *5. IGBOEZE NORTH* APC=541 APGA=250 LP=9,955 PDP=8,738 *6.ISI-UZO* APC=231 APGA=42 LP=12,518 PDP=6,381 *7. … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Akwa Ibom State, Umo Eno as the winner of the March 18 governorship poll in the state. Eno polled 354,348 to defeat his closest rivals — Akanimo Udofia of the All Progressives Congress (APC) who scored 129,602 … [Read more…]
Ahead of Saturday’s gubernatorial and state houses of assembly elections, the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Baba, on Thursday ordered the restriction of all forms of vehicular movement on roads, waterways and other forms of transportation, from 12 am to 6 pm on election day in all states where elections would be conducted. A statement issued … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has assented 16 Constitution Alteration Bills into law. Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and chairman of House Committee on 1999 Constitution Review, Hon. Idris Wase, disclosed this in a statement on Friday. Wase commended President Buhari for giving assent to the Bills, which according to him, will devolve more power … [Read more…]
The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has revealed how polling unit results will be transmitted during the governorship elections across the states of the federation on Saturday. INEC Chairman, Information and Voter Education Committee, Festus Okoye, disclosed this while speaking on Arise TV on Friday. Okoye said the commission had learnt valuable lessons from the … [Read more…]
The International Criminal Court said on Friday it issued an arrest warrant for Russian President Vladimir Putin for war crimes because of his alleged involvement in abductions of children from Ukraine. The court said in a statement that Putin “is allegedly responsible for the war crime of unlawful deportation of (children) and that of unlawful … [Read more…]
President Muhammadu Buhari has indicated a wish to see the foundation laid by his administration in the war against graft sustained by successive governments in the country. The President gave the indication today when he met with the management of the Code of Conduct Tribunal led by its Chairman, Danladi Umar, at the state house. … [Read more…]
Leaders of the Enugu North Senatorial District on Thursday said that they are solidly behind their son and Governor of the state, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi in all that he has done to deepen development in the state. Ugwuanyi signature projects they said, are littered all over the zone, adding that no governor had made the kind … [Read more…]
Ndubuisi EnechiOnyia, the Chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, in Enugu has reacted to the news of members of the party pledging allegiance to the Labour Party in the Nsukka region of the State. Citing the event as laughable, he described the affected members as political jobbers whose mercantile nature found no place … [Read more…]
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in Enugu State, Dr. Peter Mbah, has promised to dismantle all road barricades around at the Government House axis and other places within Enugu metropolis if elected governor on March 18. Speaking both on Enugu’s Dream 92.5 FM’s Political Voices on Monday and Urban Radio on … [Read more…]