Journalists In Nigeria Detained, Harassed,  Assaulted While Covering State Elections

Journalists In Nigeria Detained, Harassed, Assaulted While Covering State Elections

Journalists in Abuja gather on March 9 during Nigeria’s gubernatorial and state assembly elections to report on a press briefing at the Civil Society Situation Room, which collected information from thousands of election observers, including on attacks against the press. (Jonathan Rozen/CPJ) Abuja,…

Delta PDP Election Victory: INYC President Hails Gov. Okowa, Ogor, Owhefere, Onwo, Ogba

Delta PDP Election Victory: INYC President Hails Gov. Okowa, Ogor, Owhefere, Onwo, Ogba

-(Political Editor) The National President of Isoko National Youth Council (INYC), Comrade Utomudo Fidelis Obokparo, has described the victories recorded by the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the recent elections as heartwarming. The youth President felicitated with the Delta state Governor, Senator…

Anambra Elections: APGA Wins 24 Of 30 Assembly Seats…..As Uba, Ngige, Speaker Loss State Constituencies, Obi Wins

Anambra Elections: APGA Wins 24 Of 30 Assembly Seats…..As Uba, Ngige, Speaker Loss State Constituencies, Obi Wins

From SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA has won 24 of the 30 seats in the Anambra State House of Assembly.The Peoples Democratic Party, PDP won six of the seats, leaving the All Progressives Congress, APC and…

INEC Declares Okowa Governor-Elect In Delta  ***Defeats Ogboru With 925, 274 Votes ***Okowa Dedicates Victory To God

INEC Declares Okowa Governor-Elect In Delta ***Defeats Ogboru With 925, 274 Votes ***Okowa Dedicates Victory To God

-By Albert OGRAKA: Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) governorship candidate and incumbent Governor of Delta State has been declared winner of the 2019 governorship election held on Saturday March 9, 2019. INEC’s State collation officer, Prof. Serth Accra Jaja…

2019 Election Result Updates: Kenneth Ogba, Ferguson Onwo Win Isoko South, North Delta Assembly Seats In Peaceful Poll

2019 Election Result Updates: Kenneth Ogba, Ferguson Onwo Win Isoko South, North Delta Assembly Seats In Peaceful Poll

From Michael EKOKORUWE Delta State governorship and state houses of Assembly election was held peacefully across the various wards and units of Isoko South and North local government area of Delta State as the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidates for state assembly…

Abdulsalami Abubakar Calls For Peaceful Conduct Of State Assembly Election As NPC Holds Dialogue In Awka

Abdulsalami Abubakar Calls For Peaceful Conduct Of State Assembly Election As NPC Holds Dialogue In Awka

-From Sunny A. DAVID: AWKA- The Chairman of the National Peace Commitee, General Abdulsalami Abubakar has urged Candidates in the State Assembly elections to remain committed to ensuring peaceful conduct of the March 9 elections. The Former Military Head of State made…

Anambra Govt Raises Alarm Over Plot By Some Politicians To Cause Religious, Ethnic Crisis

Anambra Govt Raises Alarm Over Plot By Some Politicians To Cause Religious, Ethnic Crisis

From Sunny A. DAVID / AWKA The Anambra State Government has alerted the public of an attempt by some unscrupulous politicians to cause crisis in Anambra State during this weekend’s House of Assembly election. According to a statement endorsed by the Commissioner…

Bashorun Askia Expresses Confidence In Hitch-Free Polls That Will Produce Okowa, Other PDP Candidates In Delta

Bashorun Askia Expresses Confidence In Hitch-Free Polls That Will Produce Okowa, Other PDP Candidates In Delta

-By Albert OGRAKA: AS Deltans prepare to go to the polls this Saturday, March 09, 2019 for the Governorship and State House of Assembly elections, a chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the state, Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, has…

Delta PDP Fumes Over APC Parley in Warri….Says It’s Buhari’s Ploy To Rig Okowa’s Guber Bid

Delta PDP Fumes Over APC Parley in Warri….Says It’s Buhari’s Ploy To Rig Okowa’s Guber Bid

“We totally condemn Mr. President’s moves and schemes and say that they are mean and uncomplimentary….. We warn that he should not do anything that would be seen as his interference in the process that will make Saturday’s election not to be…

Leo Ogor Defeats Joel Onowakpor For Isoko Rep Seat … As Manager Wins Delta South Senate 5th Term

Leo Ogor Defeats Joel Onowakpor For Isoko Rep Seat … As Manager Wins Delta South Senate 5th Term

By Michael Ekokoruwe: The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate and minority leader of the house of representatives Isoko federal constituency hon. Leo Ogor, has been declared winner of Isoko federal constituency for the fifth time in last Saturday Presidential/ National Assembly elections…

Capital Oil Boss, Ifeanyi Ubah Wins Senate Poll …Defects Uba Brothers In Anambra

Capital Oil Boss, Ifeanyi Ubah Wins Senate Poll …Defects Uba Brothers In Anambra

Ifeanyi Ubah, the chairman of Capital Oil and Gas, has emerged the first elected senator for the Young Progresives Party (YPP) in Nigeria, beating the Uba brothers, Andy and Chris. 
Ubah polled 87, 081 votes to emerge winner of the Anambra South…

READ HOW ELECTORATES WERE DISENFRANCHISED BY SOLDIERS IN DELTA

READ HOW ELECTORATES WERE DISENFRANCHISED BY SOLDIERS IN DELTA

Deltans have continued to count their losses through alleged denial of their legitimate civic duties by the Nigerian military during last Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly polls. More than 400 electorates were allegedly disenfranchised at ward 13 unit 3 of Owhelogbo in…

Rise Up To Defend Democracy, Vote For All PDP Candidates –Bashorun Askia Tells Delta Electorate

Rise Up To Defend Democracy, Vote For All PDP Candidates –Bashorun Askia Tells Delta Electorate

-By Albert OGRAKA: A prominent chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Delta state, Bashorun (Hon.) Askia Ogieh JP, has called on Deltans to put the disappointment of the postponement of the general elections behind them and respond to the call…

President Buhari’s National Broadcast On Friday, Feb. 22 In Abuja (Full Speech)

President Buhari’s National Broadcast On Friday, Feb. 22 In Abuja (Full Speech)

NATIONAL BROADCAST BY PRESIDENT MUHAMMADU BUHARION FRIDAY 22ND FEBRUARY 2019 Dear Nigerians, Finally, we have reached the eve of the rescheduled first round of this year’s general elections. 2. Tomorrow, the polls open. Tomorrow, we affirm that Nigeria stands as a democracy…

INYC Endorses Gov. Okowa For 2nd Term ***Urges Isoko Youths To Vote Massively For PDP

INYC Endorses Gov. Okowa For 2nd Term ***Urges Isoko Youths To Vote Massively For PDP

The Isoko National Youth Council (INYC), a body of Isoko youths has endorsed the re-election of Governor Ifeanyi Okowa for a second term in office The Isoko National Youth Council (INYC), a body of Isoko youths which cuts across the 19 clans…

Breaking: Read Why Oshiomhole Is Plotting Sack Of INEC Chairman

Breaking: Read Why Oshiomhole Is Plotting Sack Of INEC Chairman

The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Adams Oshiomhole, may have perfected plans for President Muhammadu Buhari to sack the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, having accused him of colluding with the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in…

PDP VICTORY IS SURE – PROF. EKOKO

PDP VICTORY IS SURE – PROF. EKOKO

BY MICHAEL EKOKORUWE Formal commissioner of education Delta State Professor Chief Abednego Eloghene Ekoko, has reiterated the victory of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) during the forthcoming 2019 general election. Professor Ekoko made the statement during the inauguration of campaign canvassers at…

Shun Electoral Violence   –Hon. Chidi Tugwa Admonishes Ewulu Youths

Shun Electoral Violence –Hon. Chidi Tugwa Admonishes Ewulu Youths

The Secretary, VOTE OKOWA AGAIN (VOA) Aniocha South, the Coordinator Door to Door for Elumelu and Secretary, Nsukwa Clan Mandate, Hon. Chidi Chinedu Tugwa, has passionately appealed to youths of Ewulu to come out en-masse to vote Governor Okowa back to power…

Drunken Security Man Burns INEC Office  *PVCs, Ballot Boxes, Voters Register, Generators Burnt

Drunken Security Man Burns INEC Office *PVCs, Ballot Boxes, Voters Register, Generators Burnt

One of the offices of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has been gutted by fire. The incident occurred on Saturday night while the office was completely burnt down with all its content comprising ballot boxes, generators filled with fuel, cubicles, newly…

Appeal Court Affirms Ukachukwu APGA Senatorial Candidate For Anambra South

Appeal Court Affirms Ukachukwu APGA Senatorial Candidate For Anambra South

From SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: The All Progressives Grand Alliance, APGA, Senatorial candidate for Anambra South Senatorial District in the forthcoming February 16 general elections, Prince Nicholas Ukachukwu has won his appeal filed against the earlier verdict of an Abuja High…

Political Strategy: Okowa Retraces Steps….To Re-Examine Uduaghan’s 2015 Recruitment Exercise

Political Strategy: Okowa Retraces Steps….To Re-Examine Uduaghan’s 2015 Recruitment Exercise

Less than 22-days to the governorship election and after about four years of suspension of 2015 recruitment exercise by Governor Ifeanyi Okowa, over alleged irregularities, the Delta state government has set up new strategies to ensure the governor’s return to office. Recall…

2019 Polls: Delta Govt Alters Academic Calendar For Public, Private Schools  **Adopts 2 Mid-Term Breaks

2019 Polls: Delta Govt Alters Academic Calendar For Public, Private Schools **Adopts 2 Mid-Term Breaks

The Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education has amended the approved school calendar for 2018/2019, academic session for primary and post-primary schools both public and private, in Delta State to accommodate the period scheduled for the general elections. A statement signed by…

BREAKING NEWS…….  Okowa, Ogboru, Akwara Shun BBC Governorship Debate

BREAKING NEWS……. Okowa, Ogboru, Akwara Shun BBC Governorship Debate

Ahead of the March 2019 governorship polls date, three gubernatorial candidates in Delta state, on Thursday failed to attend the debate hosted by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Africa. Without reasonable excuses, the trio of Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa (PDP), Great Ogboru (APC)…

General Election: INEC Partners Journalists

General Election: INEC Partners Journalists

-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: With less than sixteen days to the Presidential and National Assembly elections, the Independent National Electoral Commission, has restated commitment to partnering with Journalists in order to conduct credible elections that meet international standards. The INEC…

INEC Dares Buhari ***Plans To Probe FG’s TraderMoni Scheme

INEC Dares Buhari ***Plans To Probe FG’s TraderMoni Scheme

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will probe the TraderMoni micro-credit scheme of the Federal Government. INEC Chairman, Professor Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this to reporters on Thursday in Abuja, the nation’s capital. While the preparations for the coming elections were…

We Will Reactivate All The Sea Ports In Delta – Atiku … Says Okowa Has Given Boost To PDP Through Project Delivery

We Will Reactivate All The Sea Ports In Delta – Atiku … Says Okowa Has Given Boost To PDP Through Project Delivery

PRESIDENTIAL candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has promised to revive all the sea ports in Delta State and complete the second Niger Bridge when he emerges as President. Alhaji Abubakar gave the promise on Thursday (31/01/19) during…

ISOKO WOMEN COMMENDS OKOWA FOR IMMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE

ISOKO WOMEN COMMENDS OKOWA FOR IMMMEDIATE RESPONSE TO MOTHER AND CHILD WELFARE

-BY MICHAEL EKOKORUWE: Isoko development union women wing through its president Chief Mrs. Felicia Suleiman, has commended Senator Dr. Ifeanyi Okowa, governor of Delta State for prompt response to the pregnant woman who delivered a baby girl during the state PDP campaign…

2019: INEC Recruits Over 25,000 Ad-hoc Staff For General Elections In Anambra

2019: INEC Recruits Over 25,000 Ad-hoc Staff For General Elections In Anambra

-BY SUNNY A. DAVID / AWKA: The Anambra State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Nkwachukwu Orji says the Commission has recruited over twenty-five thousand ad-hoc staff, for the 2019 General Elections in the State. Dr. Orji disclosed this when he led top officials…

Elumelu Donates N5m To Energize Ubulu-Uku Sub-Station … As Delta North Campaign Council Berths In Aniocha South

Elumelu Donates N5m To Energize Ubulu-Uku Sub-Station … As Delta North Campaign Council Berths In Aniocha South

The Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) candidate for Aniocha/Oshimili Federal constituency in the forthcoming national assembly election, Hon. Ndudi Elumelu, has announced the immediate release of the sum of N5 Million to energize the Ubulu Uku substation which has been dormant due to…

Deltans Celebrate Okowa’s Feat In Ughelli South, Ukwuani, Ethiope East   … Gives N2 Mn To Baby Born At Rally Ground

Deltans Celebrate Okowa’s Feat In Ughelli South, Ukwuani, Ethiope East … Gives N2 Mn To Baby Born At Rally Ground

THOUSANDS of Deltans on Tuesday defied heavy down-pour to attend the campaign rally of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Ughelli South with excited Governor Ifeanyi Okowa expressing joy that Deltans are appreciating the development projects of his administration. The heaven was…

Choose Whoever You Like, Buhari Tells Imo APC Supporters ***As Uzodinma Berates Ohaneze Ndigbo For Endorsing Atiku

Choose Whoever You Like, Buhari Tells Imo APC Supporters ***As Uzodinma Berates Ohaneze Ndigbo For Endorsing Atiku

President Muhammadu Buhari has asked supporters to vote whoever they like in the coming general elections. He told them at the presidential rally of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Imo State on Tuesday that regardless of party, ethnicity or religion, they…

INEC Rejects Ezekwesili’s Withdrawal From Presidential Race

INEC Rejects Ezekwesili’s Withdrawal From Presidential Race

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has rejected the withdrawal of Oby Ezekwesili as presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria (ACPN). INEC insists that “the deadline for Ezekwesili or any candidate in that category to withdraw or be replaced…

Read Why Ezekwesili Withdrew From Presidential Race **Joins Coalition To Defeat APC, PDP

Read Why Ezekwesili Withdrew From Presidential Race **Joins Coalition To Defeat APC, PDP

The presidential candidate of the Allied Congress Party of Nigeria, ACPN, Oby Ezekwesili has withdrawn from the presidential race, according to a statement released by her media office early Thursday morning. The statement signed by the spokesperson of the Obiageli Ezekwesili Presidential…