LAGOS—GOVERNOR Akinwunmi Ambode of Lagos State, yesterday, congratulated the All Progressives Congress, APC, governorship candidate, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, and his running mate, Dr. Obafemi Hamzat, for their victory on March 9 poll in the state. Ambode described the victory of the APC candidate as an affirmation that residents of the state wanted continue growth and … Read more
THE Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, has declared Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Adekunle Obasa, winner of the House of Representatives election in Ojo Federal Constituency, Lagos State. Ojo Federal Constituency election was one of the six federal constituencies earlier announced by INEC, where House of Representatives supplementary elections was held across the country. The … Read more
The Lagos State Pension Commission (LASPEC) on Sunday , in Ikeja said that Gov. Akinwunmi Ambode has signed into law the Amended Lagos State Pension Reform Law. LASPEC’s spokesperson, Mrs Ajoke Lawal, said the amendment increased the contribution rates under the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS) to 18 per cent. “It will be recalled that the … Read more
Lagos state Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode has expressed his excitement over the victory of the APC flag bearer at the just concluded gubernatorial elections in the state, Babajide Sanwo-Olu who was declared the Governor-Elect after defeating his PDP counterpart, Jimi Agbaje in a landslide victory. Governor Akinwunmi Ambode who lost the party ticket to Sanwo-Olu … Read more
A Nigerian Professor Pius Adesanmi Is on board the Ethiopian Air that crashed earlier today. Pius Adesanmi, popular Nigerian professor and columnist based in Canada, was on the Ethiopian Airlines plane that crashed in the early hours of Sunday, Ekohotblog confirms. @pius_adesanmi According to a Twitter hadle @johnooba wrote : I just got information … Read more
The All Progressives Congress (APC) has won all House of Assembly seats in the 30 constituencies of Jigawa State. The results were announced on Sunday morning by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in the state. Below are the details: 1. Gagarawa LGA Ibrahim Husaini Kadeta of APC – 15,405. Mutari Ibrahim … Read more
Babajide Sanwoolu, candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Lagos state, is leading Jimi Agbaje of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), his closest rival in 15 local government areas of the state announced so far. While the APC candidate polled a total of 481,946 votes, his PDP rival is trailing with 128,659 votes. Sanwo-Olu … Read more
Toni Iwobi, a Nigerian IT entrepreneur who has spent 38 years in Italy, has been elected as the first black senator in the European country. He was elected in the industrial city of Brescia in northern Italy. “Friends, it is with great emotion that I inform you that I was elected senator of the Republic!” he … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has suspended electoral processes in Rivers state as a result of violence. The commission announced this in a statement issued on Sunday afternoon.
The Kwara State All Progressives Congress governorship candidate, Mr Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has won the governorship election held on Saturday. He polled 331,546 votes to emerge as the winner of the highly anticipated election. His Peoples Democratic Party counterpart, Mr Abdulrazaq Atunwa, polled 114,754 votes to emerge as the runner-up in the election. From the official … Read more
Aston Villa midfielder Jack Grealish was attacked by a spectator who ran on to the pitch in the Championship match at rivals Birmingham City on Sunday. It happened in the 10th minute when a man wearing a cap came on to the pitch from the home section before swinging his arm towards Grealish’s face. The … Read more
An Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 passenger plane bound for Nairobi, Kenya capital city, crashed on Sunday. The aircraft which took off from Addis Ababa, was said to have 149 passengers and eight crew members on board. The crash occurred at 08.44 local time in Bishoftu, shortly after take-off from the Ethiopian capital. The airline confirmed the incident … Read more
The Nigeria Civil Society Situation Room has condemned the widespread violence in Saturday’s election, saying seven persons were killed in less than 24 hours. In a statement, Clement Nwakwo, the convener, said this is very worrisome despite the high deployment of security personnel across the country. “We are concerned that we are still having pockets … Read more
Ekohotblog has projected the Governorship Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr. Seyi Makinde as the winner of the Oyo State Gubernatorial election. While we are awaiting the official results and affirmation from INEC, Ekohotblog has projected Mr. Seyi Makinde and his Deputy as the winner of the said election. Makinde won his polling Unit … Read more
Results of Saturday’s governorship election from 10 out of the 20 local government areas of Lagos have arrived at the state collation centre of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Yaba as at 10:15 a.m. on Sunday. Prof. Eyintope Ogunbodede, Vice Chancellor, Obafemi Awolowo University and State Returning Officer for Lagos governorship election, said … Read more
Razak Atunwa, governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kwara, lost the governorship election in his Asa local government to the All Progressives Congress (APC). Liman Sanusi, chief collation officer for the governorship election, announced the result for the local government area at the collation center in INEC office, Ilorin on Sunday. Sanusi, … Read more
The vice-presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Mr Peter Obi, has accused the Independent National Electoral Commission of disenfranchising over eight million eligible voters in the South-East during the February 23, presidential election. He said the election was deliberately programmed to ensure that the zone did not participate fully. Obi made the allegation on … Read more
Following his victory at the just concluded presidential election, President Muhammadu Buhari has described his re-election as humbling. The president, had defeated his main opponent Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party, (PDP), in the election held on Saturday, February 23,2019. He polled 15,191,847 votes while Atiku Abubakar scored 11,262,978 votes. Reacting to his re-election … Read more
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will announce the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate/incumbent president, Muhammadu Buhari as the winner of the 2019 Presidential election on Tuesday. Buhari, who will be returning as President for another four years after winning in 2015, defeated Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar and other presidential … Read more
