Nigeria Decides: APC National Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu Suffers Humiliating Defeat At Poll

Hamilton Nwosa
Writer

Ad

Guinea-Bissau in Turmoil as Soldiers Arrest President Embaló, Announce Military Takeover

By Obinna Uballa Guinea-Bissau has plunged into fresh political chaos after a group of military officers announced they had seized control of the country and detained President Umaro Sissoco Embaló. Government sources confirmed to the BBC on Wednesday that Embaló was arrested shortly after heavy gunfire erupted in the capital, Bissau. The shooting, heard around…

Tinubu Declares National Security Emergency, Orders Mass Recruitment into Army, Police

By Abiola Olawale President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday declared a nationwide security emergency. The President has also ordered additional recruitment into the armed forces in a bid to tackle insecurity in the country. This was made known in a press statement issued on Wednesday. The statement reads in part: “Today, in view of the…

Reps Warn Tinubu: Negotiating with bandits fuels violence, undermines national security

By Obinna Uballa The House of Representatives has strongly condemned the Federal Government for negotiating with bandits to secure the release of 24 students abducted from Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Kebbi State. Speaking on Wednesday under the coalition “House to the Rescue,” lawmakers said the government’s engagement with kidnappers, as disclosed by…

Ad

  • Lost Polling Unit To LP

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Abdullahi Adamu has failed to deliver his constituency to his party as the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC has declared Honourable Jonathan Gaza, member of the House of Representatives for keffi/kokona Federal Constituency of the Social Democratic Party, SDP as winner of Saturday’s election for Nasarawa constituency.

INEC Returning Officer, Professor George Genyi for the election declared Gaza winner with a total of 60,265 votes at the Keffi zonal collation centre.

Genyi said the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP candidate, Bulus Ishaku polled a total of 33,180 votes, LP candidate, lliya Gambo 29,665 and DPC, Aura Koro 28, 417 got a total of 28,417 Votes.

The Returning Officer however stated that Gaza Jonathan of the SDP, having satisfied the requirements of the law is hereby declared winner and his returned elected.

It would be recalled that the APC national Chairman, Abdullahi Adamu has earlier lost his polling unit to the Labour Party, LP.

Ad

X whatsapp