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Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia A viral video showing shops allegedly belonging to Igbo traders at Ijo Ododo area of Lagos State destroyed by hoodlums for voting for Labour Party in last Saturday’s presidential election, has been causing stir on the social media. Someone was observed in the viral video showing destroyed shops which he claimed, belonged to Igbo traders. According to him the only crime of the hapless traders was that they voted for Peter Obi’s Labour Party during the presidential and national assembly elections. The young man in the video called on the Inspector General of Police to quickly come…
Ike Nnachi, Abakaliki Ebonyi State Governor, David Umahi, has been declared the senator-elect for Ebonyi South senatorial zone. Umahi, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) scored a total of 28,378 votes to defeat his rivals, Linus Okorie of Labour Party, LP, who scored 25, 496, votes to come second, while Eleje of APGA scored 11,398 votes to come third. The INEC Returning officer, Prof. Augustine Ogugua Egwu of Alex Ekwueme Federal University, Ndufu Alike Ikwo, who announced the results in Afikpo North LGA headquarters, declared that Umahi, having scored the highest votes cast to defeat his opponent, hereby stands elected…
Ben Ezechime, Enugu Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State has lost his bid to go to the Senate after his eight years tenure as governor. In the Presidential and National Assembly elections held on Saturday February 25, 2023, Ugwuanyi contesting on the platform of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) lost to Barrister Okechukwu Ezea of Labour Party (LP). According to the result announced by the returning officer for Enugu North Senatorial zone, Prof. Chukwuebuka Ubaka, Mr Ezea scored 101, 430, while Ugwuanyi scored 48, 316 to come a distant second. Labour Party also won the three House of Representatives seats in the zone. Mr Mark Obeta…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has suspended the fresh presidential and national assembly elections it earlier re-scheduled for tomorrow ( Monday). Head Voter Education and Public Enlightenment in the state, Mrs Rebecca Jim, who disclosed this in Umuahia, said that the Abuja headquarters of the commission, gave the counter directive. INEC Administrative Secretary, Clement Oha, had earlier, while addressing a press conference said a fresh election would hold in seven LGAs where there were skirmishes on Saturday. They affected LGAs, according to him include: Obingwa, Osisioma, Aba North, Aba South, Umuahia North, Ohafia and Arochukwu. He, said voters in…
Our Reporter, Abuja Labour Party (LP) has rejected the results of the presidential election held across the country yesterday (Saturday) describing it as ‘doctored.’ This was contained in a statement by its National Chairman, Julius Abure, on Sunday evening. The LP also accused the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of complicity in what it described as widespread rigging that took place in many states such as Lagos, Rivers, Delta, Imo and other places in the North. The party said the “exercise has left millions of Nigerians disappointed and disillusioned because of the unprofessional conduct of state and non-state actors who participated…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The flag bearer of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi, has swept additional five Local Government Areas in Abia State, thus winning in all seven LGAs so far declared. Obi had earlier won in Isiala Ngwa North, and Isuikwuato LGAs earlier announced by INEC. Candidate of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, in the state, Atiku Abubakar, is trailing behind while his All Progressives Congress, APC, counterpart, Bola Tinubu, comes a distant third. Obi won even in the Bende LGA of the Senate Chief Whip, and a chieftain of the APC, Senator Orji Uzor Kalu, with a…
Nonsochukwu Uwa, Owerri The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, candidate for Imo East Senatorial district, Uche Onyeagocha, on Sunday alleged that the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, Peter Obi’s results were being swapped with that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, in Owerri Municipal Council of Imo State. Oyeagocha made this known to newsmen in Owerri, through his Special Assistant on Media, Macdonald Enwere. He blamed it on the party agents of the APC in the area. According to him: “The PDP Candidate for Imo East Senatorial District, Hon. Barr. Uche Onyeagocha condemns in the strongest terms the swapping…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has announced the conduct of a fresh presidential and national assembly elections on Monday in seven Local Government Areas of Abia State. Announcing this at a press briefing Sunday in Umuahia, INEC Administrative Secretary in the state, Mr Clement Oha, said the infractions and reported violence in some of the affected polling units on Saturday, informed the decision for the fresh poll Oha identified the affected LGAs as: Obingwa, Osisioma, Aba North, Aba South, Umuahia North, Ohafia, and Arochukwu. He said that the affected polling units in the affected LGAs had…
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Labour Party has won the Isiala Ngwa North and South federal constituency of Abia State in Saturday’s National Assembly election. Labour Party candidate, Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, scored 20411 votes to floor his closest rival, Professor Anthony Agbazuere of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, who secured 13, 508 votes. The All Progressives Congress, APC, got 2, 976. Before joining the Labour Party mid-last year following some disappointments with Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu, the Abia lawmaker had been a strong member of the ruling PDP.
Stephen Ukandu, Umuahia The Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC, in charge of Abia State, Professor Ike Uzochukwu, is no where to be found as curiosity over the results of Saturday’s presidential and national assembly elections grows among residents. Attempts by newsmen to get update on the elections results were fruitless as the REC for reasons unknown decided to go underground. Our Correspondent tried to reach him on phone but his number was not connecting and even when it rang twice, he did not pick his calls. Newsmen who have also been around the INEC headquarters, Ogurube Layout, Umuahia, since morning to get update on…