“We won, Adamawa won, democracy won”! These were the words of Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri following his declaration as the winner of the governorship poll by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The governor, who promised not to take people’s support for granted, said he will serve the state at all times. There was wild jubilation in Yola, the …

The Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Baba, on Tuesday,ordered the Commissioner of Police on election duty in Adamawa State, Mohammed Barde to withdraw from the state. At a media briefing in Abuja, the Force Public Relations Officer, Chief Superintendent, Olumuyiwa Adejobi said the directive was with immediate effect Adejobi said the IGP also directed that the Commissioner of Police …

Governor Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has won re-election in Adamawa State with 430,861 votes to beat his closest rival, Senator Aishatu Dahiru (a.k.a. Binani) of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who polled 398,788 votes. According to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), in the supplementary election, which took place last Saturday, PDP had PDP 9,337 …

The Adamawa State candidate of the All Progressive Congress (APC), Senator Aisha Dahiru (well known as Binani) has filed a motion exparte before the Federal High Court in Abuja seeking the leave of the court for a judicial review of Sunday’s administrative decision of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in respect of her declaration as winner of the governorship …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has directed its Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Adamawa State, Barrister Hudu Yunusa Ari to stay away from all its activities and the election in the state. In a letter to Ari on 17th April, INEC’s Secretary, Mrs Rose Oriaran-Anthony directed the Administrative Secretary in Adamawa State to take full charge of its activities …

The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent presidential election, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has called the attention of Nigerians to what he called “the game plan” to upturn the democratic wishes of the people of Adamawa State in the governorship election in the state. In a press release by his Media Adviser, Mr Paul Ibe, Atiku …

The candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Dr Idris Nasiru has won the Kebbi State governorship election. According to the Returning Officer, Prof. Yusuf Sa’idu, who made the declaration in Birnin Kebbi, the state capital, on Sunday afternoon after the Saturday’s supplementary elections in some polling units of the state, Nasiru polled 409,225 votes to defeat his closest challenger, Major …

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has disowned the declaration of the candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the Adamawa State, Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani as winner. A statement on Sunday by INEC’s National Commissioner, Information and Voter Education, Barrister Festus Okoye said that the purported declaration came when the “process has clearly not been concluded”. The statement, …

Confusion prevails in Yola, the Adamawa State capital, on Sunday morning as the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared the state governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Senator Aishatu Dahiru Binani the winner of the election. The Resident Electoral Commissioner for the state, Barrister Hudu Yunusa made the declaration following the supplementary election held Saturday. As at last …

There has been a large turnout of eligible voters in the ongoing supplementary elections at the affected polling units in two Federal Constituencies in Oyo State. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) fixed 15th April for the conduct of fresh election in two polling units in Oluyole federal constituency, and three each in both Ibadan North East and Ibadan South …