Edwin Clark recently spoke up about all things Muhammadu Buhari as election results roll in from several polling units. He also had his say on INEC’S postponement of the general elections last week and how it affected a lot of things and people in the country. In an interview with Punch, he said, “As I said earlier, the word ‘independent’ in INEC is not just for formality. It is meaningful in the sense that it is an independent institution. And that is what is provided for in the 1999 constitution of Nigeria. Unfortunately, for some time now, we have observed…
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All Progressives Congress senatorial candidate, AbdulRazaq has defeated the PDP senator Bukola Saraki with a large margin of about 262 votes in Kwara state. He got 473 votes while PDP’s Senator Bukola Saraki received 211. The APC candidate recently told reporters his party was set for a grand victory against the PDP, saying the people of the state were fed up of poor governance and corruption which he said the opposition stands for in Kwara State. Saraki however won his own polling unit at Agbaji Quarters, Ajikobi Ward, Ilorin West LGA and also delivered for Atiku Abubakar.
INEC in Kaltungo Council Area of Gombe State has praised the corps members deployed there for ensuring that both the Presidential and National Assembly elections in the area were peaceful and successful. The INEC’s electoral officer for the area, Mr Kabiru Zakaria, revealed this recently. His words, “The corps members conducted themselves well during the exercise and ensured that they were successfully. “And none of them was found wanting during and after the elections. “Those that gave us problem were non corps members,” He mentioned that the misconduct of the regular citizens ensured elections was called off in five polling…
Peoples Democratic Party senatorial candidate, in Kogi West, Dino Melaye is cruising to victory in results declared so far by the Independent National Electoral Commission. He secured the highest votes in Mopamuro Local Government Area. Melaye wants second term into the red chamber of the National Assembly, with his closest rival being Mr Smart Adeyemi of the APC. Mr Ibrahim Ismaila, the INEC Collation Officer of Mopamuro LGA, revealed the interim results at the collation centre in INEC LG office in Mopa at about 3: 20 a.m on Sunday. According to Ismaila, the PDP senatorial candidate, Melaye got 5112 votes,…
Governor Rochas Okorocha of Imo State has come out to express his optimism that President Muhammadu Buhari will get 4 more years to rule Nigeria. Imo State’s number one citizen, who exercised his franchise alongside his wife, Nkechi, at 11:18am at Polling Unit D in Ogboko Ward in the Ideato South Local Government Area, had lots of things to say. His words, “I am happy with INEC and how the smart card readers are functioning.” “Though there are few cases of ballot box snatching at Umuobom and Osomotor, the President’s speech on ballot box snatching has scared people from snatching…
Mallam Nasir El-Rufai ensured he delivered his polling unit for incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari. Mhammadu Buhari clinched 182 votes while the presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, scored 25. El Rufai also did as he said in the polling unit where Senator Shehu Sani contested on the platform of the People’s Redemption Party, by making sure that his candidate from All Progressives Congress, Mr Uba Sani, polled 236, while Sani scored 51. El-Rufai was grateful to God for the peaceful voting environment and praised the people of the state for exercising patience despite the delay in the…
All Progressive Congress (APC) National Vice Chairman, North Central, Mr Suleiman Wambai has said his piece to politicians asking them accept the result of the Saturday elections in good faith, since the voting process was transparent. His words, “Whoever loses should accept the people’s verdict and wait for another time when he may be luckier,” He also praised the voters for the huge turn out on the day, and alsohailed INEC for ensuring a fair process. Wambai appreciated the youths for maintaining peace throughout the exercise, and urged them to replicate that in elections to come.
Olusegun Obasanjo has come out to advise winners of the presidential and the National Assembly elections to show be humble in victory and losers should also accept defeat. His words, “In any competition, there will always be winners and losers. That is what anybody in any competition must be prepared for as a good sportsman. Whoever that wins should show magnanimity. If I lose, I will also bow down graciously. That is what any competition is all about. “If your purpose of going for any competition is that you must win at all costs, then that is no longer a…
The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP recently ordered the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, to instantly dish out results from the polling units and declare it’s candidate, Atiku Abubakar, the winner of the election. In a statement by the National Publicity Secretary And Director, Media & Publicity PDP Presidential Campaign Organization, Kola Ologbondiyan, PDP said President Muhammadu Buhari and the All Progressives Congress, APC, are planning to change the election results as they come in. PDP said, “Our position is predicated on clear and verifiable results across the nation, showing that Atiku Abubakar is in clear lead both in spread and…
The Independent National Electoral Commission INEC has postponed the elections in some areas in Lagos, Rivers and Anambra States after the people’s inability to exercise their franchise due to violence. INEC mentioned elections in Akuku Toru and Bonny local government areas of Rivers state and some other parts of Anambra and Lagos would take place in future, saying the election that took the hit the most is the contest for the federal legislative seats. INEC chairman said, “The commission has received reports of violence and ballot box snatching in some areas leading to the disruption of the process. We have…
Pep Guardiola was lucky to remain Manchester City manager during his poor first season in charge at the Etihad, according to Maurizio Sarri. In his first season as City manager Guardiola saw his team concede four goals in away losses to Leicester and Everton, and Sarri was questioned in his press conference on Friday why he could get the sack and Pep Guardiola didn’t. His words, “Because he (Guardiola) was lucky,” “I don’t know. You have to ask the club. You have to ask both, Manchester City and Chelsea. “But I don’t know if I am under pressure from my…
Lionel Messi netted his 50th hat-trick in his amazing career as Barcelona rallied after falling behind to beat Sevilla and go 10 points clear at the top of La Liga. In a dazzling performance from the Catalans’ captain, he first equalised with a dope volley from 16 yards. He brought his team back into the game for a second time with a cool, curling shot from the edge of the box. Messi then made light work of his finish with the third after chipping Tomas Vaclik to complete his hat-trick. At age 33, this man is not slowing down.
The Jussie Smollett saga keeps getting messier by the day and Trevor Noah is really shocked as to how it has panned out. He recently came out to say Jussie’s side of the story did not make any sense, but after Chicago police dished out a firm condemnation of the actor ad singer as they explained why they believe Smollett staged his own attack, Trevo is even more perplexed. His words, “Are you kidding me?” “This dude may have faked a hate crime just to get a raise? I don’t understand—like what’s the logic there? You get your ass beat,…
President Muhammadu Buhari has won against his main opposition, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar at the polling unit of ex President, Olusegun Obasanjo in Abeokuta, Ogun state capital, today. Reports reaching us is that APC amassed 87 votes in the presidential election while PDP secured only 18 votes. More to come.
One huge question that has been left unattended to do as per the entire Jussie Smollett saga. Why? Why could be the reason for a famous actor on a network TV show, someone with money, success and fame, pay people to assault him and risk going to jail in the process? Well, at a press conference in Chicago today, the Police Superintendent was baffled about the whole thing too. His words, “I’m left hanging my head and asking why. Why would anyone, especially an African-American man use the symbolism of a noose to make false accusations? How could someone look…
Falz The bahd Guy has decided to play INEC’s role by revealing who won at his polling unit in Ikoyi. Going by what the “La fete.” crooner shared, PDP won. See what he shared, However, Nigerians must know this result remains unverified until INEC says otherwise.
Mauricio Pochettino has said Tottenham’s dreams of lifting the Premier League title this season are over after their loss to Burnley today. Burnley went ahead in the second half, then Harry Kane equalized on his return from injury but striker, Ashley Barnes scored winner for the Clarets with seven minutes to go. Poch said, “Yes. We are very disappointed because there are 11 games, the gap can be bigger. Of course, there are a lot of games to play but today, in my mind, we had to win the three points to put pressure on them. We didn’t for different…
A fresh, new reality TV show, “Our Perfect Wedding” is about to start in Nigeria in 2019 and ex-BBNaija Housemate, Vandora has been chosen to be host. “Our Perfect Wedding Nigeria” is the fresh reality TV show that Multichoice Nigeria recently launched for its viewers. Nigeria is finally having a taste of the awesome TV show after it began in Kenya three years ago. The show will feature listed Nigerian couples through their romantic story and wedding planning moments. It’ll disclose the excitement and beauty of the planning process, and also showcase the effort that goes into getting that perfect…
Reba McEntire has admitted to feeling bad after turning down an iconic role in hit movie, Titanic. It was recently revealed on TV show, “Watch What Happens Live” that the country-music star was actually forced to reject the role of Molly Brown in the beautiful film. Her words, “We were on tour and I had a lot of people on the pay roll,” “And we had these three months already scheduled to do the movie and then they got behind on scheduling and said, ‘No we’re going to have to move it in this time.” The role was eventually lost…
All Progressives Congress Presidential candidate, Muhammadu Buhari has beaten Atiku Abubakar at another polling unit, this time, at Daura. According to Vanguard, At Kofar Baru, polling unit 003, Sarkin Yara ward, Daura, President Buhari won 523 votes while Atiku got just 3 votes. Remember that we shared earlier that Buhari had won the opposition party at Atiku’s polling unit in Yola. Over there, President Buhari polled 186 votes, Atiku polled 167 votes