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Lawrence Nwimo, Awka Professor Peter Umeadi, the Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) in the Saturday general election, has attributed his poor outing in the February 25 polls to lack of support. He said the National Chairman of the party, Dr Victor Oye, and the Anambra State Governor, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, frustrated him in the race. Umeadi stated this on Wednesday during his post-election press briefing in Anambra State. According to him, Oye and Soludo did not give him any form of support or encouragement as the presidential candidate of the party. He said he did not…

Lawrence Nwimo, Awka The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria has given the Federal Government two days ultimatum to hold those responsible for violence during the 2023 general election to account. The ultimatum came on the heels of the presidential and national assembly elections that held February 25, 2023. The body, speaking through the Chief Observer, Barry Andrews, condemned in very strong terms, acts of severe and coordinated incidents of violence, especially the assassination of a politician. The European Union Election Observation Mission to Nigeria reminded party candidates and stakeholders in the election about the peace accord they all…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Christian Association of Nigeria, CAN, has claimed that the real reason the North is celebrating the emergence of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria’s President-elect, is because it thinks that he is sick and could die in office so that his running mate from the North could take over. CAN Chairman, Abia State chapter, Apostle Emmanuel Agonmuo, who made the claims while speaking with our Correspondent, accused the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, of compromising Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections. According to the CAN boss, INEC has dashed the hope and expectations of Nigerians particularly the youths…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu The Presidential election held last Saturday across the nation seems to have changed the political equation in Enugu State since the inception of the current democracy in the Nigeria. It would be recalled that the state had remained under the clutches of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) since 1999, always returning the party’s candidates unopposed most times. However, the just concluded election has presented a different scenario following the emergence of the Labour Party (LP) into the political scene. For the first time, seven (7) out of eight House of Representatives Seats were won by the LP…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Labour Party Senatorial candidate for Abia North senatorial contest, Chief Nnamdi Iro Orji, has called on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to quickly conclude the inconclusive senatorial election in the zone so as to reduce the mounting tension in the zone. This is as he rejected what he called “illegal declaration of a winner” by the Returning Officer when polls did not hold in so many units. Ikengaonline had reported that Senator Mao Ohuabunwa of the Peoples Democratic Party, also rejected the result of the poll, calling for re-run in the areas where election did not hold. Ohuabunwa…

Ben Ezechime, Enugu There is anger, disbelief and frustration in Enugu State over the declaration of Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the President-Elect in the just concluded Presidential election in Nigeria. Ikengaonline reporter sampled the opinion of many residents who expressed shock and sadness over INEC’s action. A civil servant, Mr John Nwokocha, told Ikengaonline that, he was yet to believe that, Mr Peter Obi had lost the election. “I am in a state of shock. I woke up this morning to see the news on the television and it left me speechless. “How did it happen that Obi lost this election; it is a conspiracy at…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, has emerged the winner of the 2023 presidential election. He polled 8,794,726 votes to win the 2023 presidential election. The INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, announced Tinubu as the winner at the International Collation Centre in Abuja during the early hours of Wednesday. Tinubu emerged ahead of the three major candidates  — the Peoples Democratic Party candidate, Atiku Abubakar; the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi; and the New Nigeria Peoples Party candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso. The three leading presidential candidates won in 12 states each while Kwankwaso claimed only…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki, Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri Presidential Candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has been declared winner of the presidential election in Ebonyi State. The All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate,  Asiwaju Bola Tinubu came second while  the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate Atiku Abubakar placed third. The results were announced at the Ebonyi Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Abakaliki, capital of the State on Tuesday. The Collation Officer for Ebonyi State, Prof Charles Igwe, who is the Vice Chancellor of University of Nigeria Nsukka (UNN) announced the final results. He noted that out of a total…

Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia Former Leaders, ECOWAS Parliament, Senator Mao Ohuabunwa, has described the Bi-modal Voter Accreditation System, BVAS machine as a scam. Ohuabunwa who stated this during a press conference in his Umuahia residence, regretted that while innocent Nigerians trusted BVAS based on the assurances by the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, election riggers were busy perfecting their rigging strategies knowing that BVAS would not work. According to Senator Ohuabunwa  who was the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP in Saturday’s senatorial election in Abia North, contrary to earlier promises by INEC, election results were not uploaded from polling…

Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Gunmen have killed the traditional ruler of the Umuezeokaha community, Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, HRH, Igboke Ewa. Ewa was killed on Monday night in the community for allegedly refusing to support a particular party in the general election. However, the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state has condemned the murder of the monarch. The party in a statement issued by Emeka Nwonu, Ezza North Publicity Secretary, described the killing of Ewa who is the Chairman of the Traditional Rulers Council in Ebonyi Central as horrible. The statement reads: “The All Progressives Congress…