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… Umahi by His Stoic and Wise Stand Has Demonstrated that Zik Has Resurrected At Last … Commends Mr. President, the APC Leadership As reactions continue to trail the recent defection of the Executive Governor of Ebonyi State, Apostle Dave Umahi, to the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, Technical Adviser to the Governor on Media, Lady Monica Chidinma Ada Eze, ... Read More »

A Federal High Court in Lagos Monday fined the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for the December 5 Lagos East Senatorial District Bye-Election, Mr. Babatunde Gbadamosi. Justice Chuka Obiozor awarded a cost of N20, 000 against him, to be paid to the All Progressives Congress (APC), its candidate in the election, Mr. Tokunbo Abiru, and the Independent National Electoral Commission ... Read More »

Former Vice President Joe Biden is projected to have defeated Donald Trump and will become the 46th president of the United States, capping a dramatic election that saw the president prematurely declare victory after the Democratic nominee spent months declaring him unfit for office. Mr Biden, now declared as the president-elect after his third White House bid, secured the presidency ... Read More »

Democrat Joe Biden has taken the lead in key battleground state Pennsylvania, where a victory for the former vice president would push him past the threshold of electoral votes needed to win the White House, US media said Thursday. More ballots are yet to be counted, but shortly before 1400 GMT, CNN and The New York Times reported that Biden ... Read More »

Democrat Joe Biden pulled ahead Friday in the crucial battleground state of Georgia, US media said, with votes still left to count. The former vice president ate away at President Donald Trump’s initial lead in the southern state and is now ahead by 917 votes, CNN and Fox News reported. Trump won Georgia by five percentage points in 2016. Read More »

A win for former United States (U.S.) Vice President Democratic Party presidential candidate Joe Biden will attract $700 billion investments to Nigeria and other emerging markets, Renaissance Capital (RenCap) analysts have predicted. RenCap Chief Economist Charles Robertson said a Biden victory will, in the long run, shift trillions of dollars to Nigeria and other emerging markets. In a report to ... Read More »

Hon. Adewale Temitope, the Lagos State House of Assembly Member representing Ifako-Ijaiye 01 gives an account of stewardship and further promised constituency members to present other needs discussed at the meeting at the assembly for deliberation towards implementation. “I have already released the sum of N10million to the committee for immediate relief to those affected by the aftermath of the ... Read More »

Ondo Governor Rotimi Akeredolu has been declared winner of the October 10, 2020 governorship election. INEC Returning Officer, Prof Idowu Olayinka, declared the candidate of the All Progressives Congress(APC) winner with 292,830 votes. Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Eyitayo Jegede polled 195,791 while Agboola Ajayi of the Zenith Labour Party (ZLP) scored 69,127 votes. Read More »

12 Local government results have been released by INEC so far. Prof. Idowu Olayinka called for a recess, collation is expected to resume back by 9:00am to take the remaining six LGAs. Akure South LGA: Prof. Olufemi Adesina is Collation Officer. APC: 17,277 PDP: 47,627 ZLP: 2,236 Registered: 286,641. Accredited: 69,961. Valid: 68,428. Rejected: 1,405. Total Cast: 69,833. There were ... Read More »

Results from Local Government by Local Government available now. Akure North LGA: APC: 9,546 PDP: 12,263 ZLP: 1,046 There are 12 registration areas. Registered: 63,450. Accredited: 24,375. Valid: 23,528. Rejected: 810. Total cast: 24,338. No cancellation in any unit. Owo LGA: APC: 35,957 PDP: 5,311 ZLP: 408 Registered: 128,448. Accredited: 44,634. Valid: 42,680. Rejected: 980. Total Cast: 43,660. No cancellation. ... Read More »