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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has called for the arrest of and prosecution of Hudu Yunusa-Ari, resident electoral commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Adamawa.  TheCable had reported how Ari declared Aisha ‘Binani’ Dahiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the governorship election in Adamawa while […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared Idris Nasiru, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), as the winner of the Kebbi state governorship election. Nasiru scored 409,225 votes to beat his closest challenger, Bande Aminu of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), who got 360,940 votes. Saidu Yusuf, the returning officer, […]

The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has raised alarm over the circulation of low density grade of automotive gas oil (AGO), also known as diesel, in the south-east region of the country. Density is “the mass of fuel per unit volume”. Chinedu Anyaso, IPMAN chairman of the Enugu depot community […]

Ahmadu Fintiri, governor of Adamawa, says the decision of Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner of the state, to declare a winner in the governorship election is “illegal and provocative”. The governor called on President Muhammadu Buhari to wade into the matter, saying he should not “shy away from this”. “We call […]

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) has asked the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to “sanction all erring officials who carried out the illegal” declaration of Aisha Binani as the winner of the Adamawa governorship poll. Hudu Yunusa-Ari, the resident electoral commissioner (REC) of INEC in Adamawa, declared Binani as the winner […]

Aminu Tambuwal, governor of Sokoto, has been declared winner of the Sokoto south senatorial district election. Abubakar Bagudu, the returning officer, who announced the results, said the governor garnered 100,860 votes to win the election. Tambuwal defeated Danbaba Dambuwa, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 95,884 votes to lose […]

At least 20 people have been shot at a teenager’s birthday party in Dadeville, Alabama, a state in the United States of America. The shooting incident happened at a dance studio around 10:30 pm on Saturday. According to BNO News, Elizabeth White, a reporter for a local TV station, said more than […]

There are endless peculiarities, I must here admit, about the 2023 presidential election, the least not being the outing of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). With the post-election brouhaha and hullaballoo, a cursory observer would be forgiven for thinking the February 25 poll was a two-way contest between […]

Alhassan Doguwa, majority leader of the house of representatives, has been declared the winner of the Doguwa/Tudun Wada federal constituency election in Kano. Sani Ibrahim, the returning officer of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), who announced the results on Saturday, said the lawmaker secured 41,573 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Yushau […]