From the election season to the litigation season
In a week from now, the 2019 general election season would formally end with the conduct of the governorship and the state houses of assembly elections on March 9. And as often happens in electoral contests, there would be dislodgements from some of the government houses on the say-so of the people, the ordinary people.
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Thousands of square meters of land degraded daily in Nigeria’ – Daily TrustThe Minister of Environment, Surveyor Suleiman Hassan Zarma, has said the Federal Government is committed to conserving and protecting the dry lands for the benefit of affected communities. He said the programme is being undertaken by the National Agency for the Great Green Wall (NAGGW).ADVERTISEMENT The minister said 924,000 square meters is degraded daily as …
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INEC adhoc staff kidnapped in Katsina – Daily TrustAn INEC adhoc staff, an Assistant Presiding Officer, Yazid Abdullahi, has been kidnapped, Daily Trust reports.
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APC sweeps National Assembly seats in Yobe – Daily TrustThe All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all the Senate and House of Representative seats in Yobe. The party won all the three seats in the Senate and the six seats for the House of Representatives.ADVERTISEMENT In 2015 the party had won two seats in the Senate and six in the House of Representatives. Monday’s …
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How Dankwambo, PDP lost out in Gombe – Daily TrustGovernor Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo of Gombe State and his party, PDP, were wiped out during the presidential and National Assembly elections conducted at the weekend. He was defeated in his quest to represent Gombe North Senatorial District at the Senate by Senator Saidu Ahmed Alkali of the All Progressives Congress (APC) with a wide margin.ADVERTISEMENT …
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Obiano, Ngige fail to deliver Buhari – Daily TrustThe Anambra State Governor, Willie Obiano and the Minister of Labour and Employment, Senator Chris Ngige were floored by the Peter Obi factor in their bid to have an edge for President Muhammadu Buhari. Analysts believed Obi, who is a former governor of the state, succeeded in swaying the votes in favour of PDP’s presidential …
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Ajimobi’ll not be in Senate – Daily TrustOyo State Governor Abiola Ajimobi will not be in the Senate when the 9th National Assembly is inaugurated. This followed his defeat by Dr. Kola Balogun of the Peoples Democratic Party for the Oyo South Senatorial seat. Ajimobi, a senator from 2003 -2007, lost the election with less than 10,000 votes. Many said some of …
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Saraki’s ouster: A feat long yearned for by Kwarans – Daily TrustDefeating Saraki in Kwara politics is like getting a cure for a terminal disease which has defied all solutions, many stake holders in the state have said. The Senate president, Dr Bukola Saraki, on Saturday lost his reelection to Dr Ibrahim Oloriegbe of the All Progressives Congress (APC) after a second attempt at contesting against …
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NYSC confirms attack on corps members on election duty in Anambra – Daily TrustThe National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) in Anambra has confirmed attack on its members deployed as ad hoc staff in the general elections in the state. Coordinator of the scheme in the state, Mr Kehinde Aremu, said that the victims were attacked on Sunday by gunmen who invaded the collation centre in Obosi, where they …
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Journalist wins rep seat in Osun – Daily TrustA broadcast journalist in Osun State, Bamidele Salaam, has won the election into Ede North, Ede South, Egbedore and Ejigbo Federal Constituency of Osun State. Salaam, of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), polled 46,944 votes to defeat the former Speaker of the Osun State House of Assembly, Mr Adejare Bello, who contested on the platform …
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Ifeanyi Uba wins Anambra South senatorial seat – Daily TrustDr Ifeanyi Uba of the Young Progressive Party has been declared winner in the Anambra South senatorial election held last Saturday. The oil magnate, according to the results announced by the returning officer, Prof. M. N. Igwe, polled 87,081 to defeat his closest rival, Dr Chris Ubah, of the Peoples Democratic Party who scored 52,468 …
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