The apex court made the declaration while giving reasons for dismissing the appeal of the APC and Alhassan in its judgement on February 11
Browsing: Politics
Dabo said: “The results of the entire by-election held in Pankshin was not acceptable to us in PDP, especially that of Pyabor Polling Unit in Chip Electoral Ward of Pankshin Southern Constituency
Zarma said the PDP candidate, Dan-Asabe Hosea, won the Sardauna/Kurmi/Gashaka Federal Constituency with 37,645 votes, while his closest rival, Ibrahim Elsudi of the All Progressives Congress, received 37,609 votes
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that the Court of Appeal in Jos had in its judgment on the April 11, 2015 House of Assembly election ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission to conduct fresh elections in Nyelleng polling unit of Fier ward in Pankshin North and Pyabor polling unit in Chip ward to determine the winners
He said: “Most PDP members did not see in Sheriff a model of impeccable integrity that the party badly needed to lead it at this critical moment
Iya polled 9,036 votes to beat his closest challenger, Salihu Kalanah of the All Progressives Grand Alliance, who polled 6,230 votes
The Senate had last week directed its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate Marafa’s alleged offensive remarks against the Senate and by extension the National Assembly in the said interview where he amongst others kicked against the N4.7 billion car purchase plan of the 8th Senate and secrecy of accounts of the entire National Assembly
Nigeriens resident in Sokoto, Kebbi and Zamfara States are casting their ballots at the Sokoto centre
The result was announced on Sunday morning
After the plenary session, which lasted for about four hours, the students and teachers took time to take photographs with the lawmakers and they later presented the school souvenirs to them
‘When you are fighting the incumbent, it is tough. You had the challenge of terrorism; you had a class that is divided and a nation that was almost moving from its focus of religious tolerance and diversity to religious division’
Ayuba Emmanuel, the INEC Presiding Officer, Nyelleng Polling Unit, said all electoral materials, including sensitive ones, were provided by the commission
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that accreditation and voting took place simultaneously across the polling units in the district
Adetunji said: “We are in receipt of all the electoral materials from INEC headquarters in Abuja, through our Jos office and we are about to commence distribution to our RACs
According to the statement, 13 political parties would field candidates to contest the chairmanship seats in Abaji, Abuja Municipal Area Council, Bwari, Gwagwalada, Kuje, and Kwali Area councils
The state Publicity Secretary of the PDP, Jackson Adebayo, said in a statement issued in Ado Ekiti on Thursday: “Governor Ayodele Fayose will for a very long time remained the nightmare of the APC and its self-centered leaders
This happened at the swearing in ceremony of the 25 Local Government chairmen of the state by the Bello on Thursday at the Government House
The lawmakers who deliberated on the expiration of the suspension of Abdulrahman, told him to stay off from the House pending the determination of the cases he instituted against the Assembly
It stated that while it was normal for dissent in a large and national party like the PDP, members should not lose sight of the bigger picture
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Sheriff had boasted in Umuahia, the Abia State capital, that the PDP, which lost power in 2015, will regain control of the Federal Government in the 2019 general elections