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Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been proclaimed the victor of the Kogi Central Senatorial election that took place on February 25, 2023 by the electoral petition tribunal located in Lokoja, Kogi State. On Wednesday, June 8, 2023, Justice K.A. Orjiakoin, the tribunal’s chair, reportedly issued the decision. According to him, Abubakar Sadiku-Ohere of the All Progressives Congress (APC) received 51,291 votes, while Akpoti-Uduaghan received 54,064 votes to defeat him in the...

Ajuri Ngelale, the president’s special media and publicity adviser, stated on Monday that President Bola Tinubu is “not worried” about the outcome of the Presidential Election Tribunal’s decision on Wednesday. When Ngelale appeared on Seun Okinbaloye’s Channels Television program Politics Today, he claimed, “He’s not worried simply because he knows he won the election.” ⁣ ⁣ After weeks of hearings, the tribunal will deliver its major decision without Tinubu, who will depart for New Delhi,...

The state governor of Benue, Rev. Fr. Hyacinth Alia, amended the rotational principle within its immediate vicinity, which has drawn the ire of a group known as the “Tombo Coalition” in Benue. In a statement released on Tuesday and provided to newsmen in Makurdi, the group’s leader, Elder Saawuan Tyokyaa, made this claim. Tyokyaa observed that there had been a trend of shifting political appointees since the election of the current political administration, but that...

In spite of complaints from the All Progressives Congress (APC) demanding for a cancellation of the Saturday election due to allegations of irregularities and significant rigging, Edo State Governor Godwin Obaseki has swore in newly elected chairmen of the 18 local government areas. Obaseki, who spoke at the swearing-in ceremony on Monday in Benin City, said he had faith in the “ability of the elected chairmen to collaborate with the state government to bring good...

The results of the local government council election held on Saturday were revealed yesterday by the Edo State Independent Electoral Commission (EDSIEC). According to the Commission, the state’s ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) won all 18 Local Government Areas. In the beginning, seven political parties registered to run in the elections. However, four parties, notably the Action Alliance (AA), the Allied Peoples Movement (APM), the Accord (A), and the African Democratic Congress (ADC), later disbanded...

The Edo State Government held its local government council elections on Saturday for the state’s 18 local government areas, but the opposition parties, the All Progressive Congress (APC) and Labour Party (LP), complained that most sites lacked the necessary election materials. However, there was no violence during the election because majority of the state’s voters participated peacefully throughout the process. Election materials were delivered early to most polling places in Edo North, such the Akoko-Edo...

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, or EFCC, has claimed that frivolous court rulings are to blame for its failure to successfully prosecute corruption cases. The anti-corruption organisation lamented its inability to obtain convictions in corruption cases, including high-profile ones. During a press conference with journalists in Kaduna State, EFCC spokesperson Wilson Uwajaren said this. Uwajaren outlined a few of the difficulties preventing the prompt prosecution of corruption cases and the obtaining of convictions. He...