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PDP’s Kefas wins Taraba governorship election 

March 22, 2023 Andrew Oji 0

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Taraba State, Lt. Col. Agbu Kefas (retd), has been declared winner of the tightly contested race. Kefas polled a total of 236,712 votes to defeat the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) and All Progressives Congress (APC) candidates, trailing him behind respectively. Addressing journalists shortly after the declaration, Kefas called on his Read More

Accept defeat or seek legal redress, Soludo tells Tinubu’s opponents   

March 21, 2023 Okechukwu Onuegbu 0

Anambra state governor, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, Tuesday, congratulated the President-elect, Ahmed Bola Tinubu, assuring the readiness of the state to partner with him and his government. Soludo, in a statement, also congratulated Tinubu’s political ‘opponents’ for what he termed their courageous and impressive outing, but argued that Nigeria needs healing and restructuring at the moment. He said those dissatisfied with Read More

Nasarawa speaker wins third term bid 

March 20, 2023 Mohammed Yangida 0

 The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced the speaker, Nasarawa state House of Assembly Ibrahim Balarabe Abdullahi, winner of Umaisha-Ugya state constituency in the Saturday’s polls. The Retuning Officer, Abdullahi Hudu Ramalan of Federal University Lafia, Sunday said the incumbent member polled the highest number of votes cast and was returned elected. He said Abdullahi of APC got 3,706, Read More

National Sports Festival: Taekwondo athlete collapses prior to fight

December 6, 2022 Editorial IV 0

Team Bayelsa’s taekwondo athlete, Daniel Otunoye, has been ruled out of the ongoing 21st edition of the National Sports Festival in Asaba, Delta state. Prior to his fight with his opponent from Zamfara, Otunoye suddenly collapsed at the multipurpose indoor sports hall in the Stephen Keshi stadium and was rushed to the medical center for treatment. The head doctor in Read More