The National Association of Nigerian Students has offered their congratulations to President Muhammadu Buhari for his re-election. Mr Adeyemi Azeez, the National Public Relations Officer of the association, revealed this in a statement in Abuja today. Adeyemi Azeez urged the President and President-elect to further enhance his citizen-friendly policies and projects so as to directly improve the lives of regular Nigerians. He also urged the President to look into the educational sector for the betterment of Nigerian students. His words, “No nation can wholesomely survive without giving detailed concentration to development of its youths, structurally, academically and morally. “As such,…
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Pan-Igbo cultural and socio-political group, The Ndigbo Unity Forum (NUF) has offered its congratulations to President Muhammadu Buhari for his re-election. Its President, Mr Augustine Chukwudum offered his praises in Enugu today, begging citizens of the country to stay calm. Augustine also came out to say that the citizens must be praised for coming out in large numbers to exercise their franchise. His words, “My appeal to every Nigerian now is for us to remain calm as the winner has been declared by INEC. “Any party that does not accept the result should go to court. “There is no need…
Mr Shittu Mohammed, The National Chairman of Advanced Peoples Democratic Alliance (APDA has also offered his congratulations to President Muhammadu Buhari for his re-election, saying it was not a shocking outcome. He said he saw it coming “because Buhari is a man of the people, especially at the grassroots.” Mr Mohammed was pleased with the collation and voting process, saying “for us, the election has come and gone and the collation process was well organised.” “The reelection of Buhari is not a surprise because he is very popular among the lower cadre and those that believe that he was elected…
PDP Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar has refused to accept the result of the election INEC announced in the early hours of Tuesday morning. INEC announced Buhari as the overall winner of the election recently. According to the commission, INEC revealed that Buhari clinched 15,191,847 votes while Atiku Abubakar got 11,262,978 votes Responding to the declaration, Atiku Abubakar has come out to say the result will be rejected by him and hell be resorting to seeking justice in court. In a statement emailed to Premium Times, His words, “If I had lost in a free and fair election, I would have…
President Muhammadu Buhari has urged his followers and supporters to not humiliate PDP after his massive win over Atiku Abubakar in the 2019 presidential election. Buhari was announced the winner of the presidential election by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in the early hours of Wednesday, February 27. This means the incumbent remains in his seat in the Presidential Villa till 2023 after his victory 4 years ago, in 2015. During a recent speech t speak on his victory, Buhari warned his supporters to be very humble in victory. His words, I will…
President Muhammadu Buhari, who recently clinched 4 more years as President has revealed his disgust at the loss of human lives during the Presidential and National Assembly elections days ago. INEC had to shift dates of certain elections in Lagos, Anambra and Rivers because of conditions that did not condone voting. At least 6 lives were lost when soldiers engaged in election-related violence in Rivers State, and a young voter was also shot dead in Kogi State. Not to forget the ad hoc staff of INEC that was murdered in River State. During his acceptance speech, President Muhammadu Buhari assured…
A Federal High Court present in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, has rejected a case wanting to disqualify President Muhammadu Buhari from the 2019 elections due to complications over his school certificate. A lawyer, Lezina Amegua, took the matter to court and urged it to force INEC to disqualify the President from the polls but the judge in charge, Justice Ishaq Sani, rejected the case for lacking merit. Lezina wanted the court to present his original school certificate or master sheets of the said result in the court and for INEC to also prove it received the document from the incumbent…
Newly re-elected President, Muhammadu Buhari has told Nigerians that not one part of the country will be left behind as he readies himself for more ears as President of the country. The APC man was announced the winner of the election by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, in the early hours of Wednesday, February 27. Buhari mentioned that he’ll do his possible best to ensure all sections of the giant of Africa will face development under his government. His words, “The new Administration will intensify its efforts in Security, Restructuring the Economy and…
Even as the All Progressives Congress (APC) still retain the believe that President Muhammadu Buhari was going to be named winner of the 2019 Presidential Election, the party has still called its legal team for an emergency meeting on matters concerning the results. The Guardian reports that the legal heads of the APC Presidential Campaign Council met on Wednesday, February 26. A Guardian source also disclosed that the meeting will focus on all things connected to the elections and the legal actions that will most likely trail the announcement of the overall winner. “Members of the Legal Directorate of the…
South South group, PAN Niger Delta Forum has come out to blast the recent violence and deaths during the Presidential and National Assembly polls held days ago, in some parts of Nigeria, most especially Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta State. In a recent statement, they consoled with those that were affected and even mourned with those that lost people to the sad incidents. The statement read, “We sympathise with the families of the victims, who were cut down in the their prime in the orgy of electoral violence, we demand a full scale inquiry into these incidents,” “We note with disappointment…
Ex Delta Governor, Dr Emmanuel Uduaghan has asked for the scrapping of the Presidential and National Assembly election in Delta state. Emmanuel who was in the running for the Delta South Senatorial District, through APC said the election was the epitome of irregularities. His words, “I wish to state that the election was fraught with a lot of electoral malpractices and ballot stuffing. “It was also crippled with electoral violence in some parts of Burutu, Bomadi, Patani, Warri North and Isoko North Local Government Areas (LGAs) of the state. “I have already petitioned the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on…
Senator George Akume, representing Benue North west district on my body, has failed in his bid to come back to the Senate for the fourth time. But he eventually lost out to Mr. Orker Jev, who is a PDP candidate. The former governor lost in last Saturday’s National Assembly election to People’s Democratic Party, PDP, candidate and member of the House of Representatives, Mr. Orker Jev. Announcing the result, read out by Prof. Nichodemous Ogbulu, who was the collation officer in charge, PDP emerged the winning party with a total of 157,726 votes. George Akume got 115,422 votes to face…
Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, who is the current Rivers State Governor has said that the state had gone to the International Criminal Court to prosecute the General Officer Commanding (GOC) 6 Division of the Nigerian Army, Major General Jamil Sarhem for his crime. Wike said instead of beating about the bush, Major General Jamil Sarhem should tell people of Nigeria the reason behind the 6 Division stormed Collation Centres in Ikwerre, Emohua and Okrika Local Government Areas with INEC Electoral Officers, insisting that he stole electoral materials and fabricating results. The governor then said the General officer had the bloods of…
President Muhammadu Buhari is set for 4 more years in office as he is presently in front ahead of closest rival, Atiku Abubakar in the ongoing result announcements. The incumbent President is in a strong lead right now according to what INEC has been announcing in Abuja. As at the time of posting this, Buhari has clinched 12,061,230 votes, ensuring the healthy lead against Atiku Abubakar’s 8,592,340 votes. While PMB has emerged victorious in majority of votes in 15 state, Atiku has gotten 13. Muhammmadu Buhari won in Ekiti, Osun, Kwara, Nasarawa, Kogi, Gombe, Yobe, Niger, Jigawa, Kaduna, Bauchi, Lagos,…
The Buhari Media Organisation has come out to say the victory that is about to happen for President Muhammadu Buhari is proof of his remarkable record, his integrity and the love and affection of Nigerian citizens. In a recent statement released by the chairman of the group, Niyi Akinsiju said that Buhari had worked hard for the win going by his remarkable record since 2015. He also said several Nigerians had gained a thing or two from Buhari’s tenure as president from 2015 till this very moment. His words, “The last four years of the Buhari administration were marked with…
INEC recently declared Atiku and the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) as winner of Saturday’s presidential election in Delta State. Seth Jaja, the collation officer in charge revealed the result in Asaba, saying that PDP won in 23 local government areas out of 25 in the state. The result read out disclosed that PDP attracted 594,068 votes across the 25 local government areas, while All Progressives Congress (APC) got 221,292 votes. The LGAs where the opposition party was victorious include Aniocha South, Aniocha North, Oshimili South, Oshimili North, Ika South, Ika North-East, Burutu, Sapele, Ughelli South, Okpe, Warri South, Warri South…
Enugu State Governor, and PDP’S governorship candidate for the March 9 Governorship and House of Assembly Elections, Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has resumed his active door-to-door campaign in Obinagu Uwani Akpugo in Nkanu West Local Government Area of the state. The governor sought for votes, flaunting the PDP Logo (Umbrella) as he appreciated them for their support and calm conduct during the recent election held in Enugu State. He then begged them to come out of their homes in large numbers on the 9th of March to vote for PDP candidates. As the campaign was coming to an end, the PDP used…
PDP has come out to categorically state that its Presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar will not accept defeat against President Muhammadu Buhari, and that it had started gathering proof to tackle the results that are being announced by INEC. Reports say Kanu Agabi, former attorney-general of the federation, is currently in charge of a group of lawyers that are set to rubbish the results at the presidential election petitions tribunal of the Federal Court of Appeal, Abuja. According to The Vanguard, A PDP source said, “We are currently collating evidence to challenge the results being announced by INEC. We have been…
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has come out to ask INEC to immediately work on plans to conduct new elections in Yobe, Zamfara, and Borno state. During a recent press conference, the Deputy Director General of PPD’s presidential campaign organisation, Tanimu Turaki, said the APC actually manipulated the results that were read out in their favor. He asserted that the results INEC’s presiding officers tendered in Yobe, Zamfara, and Borno state shoud be scrapped and new elections should be carried out because of lots of electtoral atrocities. Tanimu noted the total number of votes as cast which was 775,449 in…
INEC began the announcement of the results of Saturday’s presidential election yesterday, and as now, result in 10 states and the Federal Capital Territory are now known. The states that have had their results read out are Ondo, Ekiti, Gombe, Kwara, Kogi, Yobe, Abia, Osun, Nasarawa, Ebonyi, Enugu and the Federal Capital Territory. APC’s President Muhammadu Buhari emerged winner in Ekiti, Nasarawa, Yobe, Kwara, Kogi and Gombe, while his main opposition, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, was victorious in Ondo, Abia, Ebonyi and the FCT. However, some announced outcomes by collation officers in states which the national coalition…