Election: APC Suspend AGF From The Party

NewsNigeriaPoliticsElection: APC Suspend AGF From The Party

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 23, 2023

Following the inability of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF) Boss Gida Mustapha to deliver his polling unit during February 25, Presidential and National Assembly Elections, the All Progressives Congress APC has suspended him from the party. The APC Executive of Gwadabawa ward in Jimeta, Yola North local government area announced the suspension at a news conference. Abdulkarim Nuhu Secretary APC Gwadabawa Ward who read the resolution of the Executive of the...

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Tinubu travels to Paris to ‘rest’ after a hectic election period

NewsNigeriaPoliticsTinubu travels to Paris to ‘rest’ after a hectic election period

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 23, 2023

The President-elect Bola Tinubu on Tuesday night jetted out of the country to rest after a heated electioneering period, The West African Pilot News had learnt. Since Tinubu declared his intention to run for the 2023 presidential election and emerged as the flag bearer of the All Progressives Congress, APC, Nigerians raised concerns about his health status with critics urging him to quit the presidential race due to his apparent health challenges. However, the former...

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APC suspends SGF Boss Mustapha over failure to win polling unit for the party

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC suspends SGF Boss Mustapha over failure to win polling unit for the party

By Ezinwanne Onwuka (Senior Reporter)March 23, 2023

The Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Boss Mustapha has been suspended indefinitely by the All Progressives Congress for failing to win his polling unit for the ruling party in the just concluded 2023 general election. The executives of the party in Gwadabawa Ward of the Yola North Local Government Area of Adamawa state announced the suspension in a letter addressed to the party chairman of the state on Wednesday. According to them, the...

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Soludo Congratulates President-elect, Tinubu: Asks for Release Nnamdi Kanu

NewsNigeriaPoliticsSoludo Congratulates President-elect, Tinubu: Asks for Release Nnamdi Kanu

PilotnewsMarch 22, 2023

Anambra State Governor, Prof Chukwuma Soludo, has called on Nigeria’s President-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu to release the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), Mazi Nnamdi Kanu, immediately after his swearing-in, if he is not released before then. He said that Kanu is needed around the table as an important stakeholder in discussions about healing and sustainable peace in the South East. Soludo in a press statement tagged, “The Conclusion of the 2023 General...

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Release result of Enugu gubernatorial election, IPAC tells INEC

NewsNigeriaPoliticsRelease result of Enugu gubernatorial election, IPAC tells INEC

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 22, 2023

The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Enugu State chapter has told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to release the result of the Saturday, March 18, Enugu State governorship election. Chief Edwin Alor, the chairman of Enugu State chapter of IPAC made the call while speaking with journalists in Enugu, stressing that INEC has no powers under the law to review collated results. The political body recalled that INEC had on Monday, March 20, suspended further...

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United States To Impose Sanctions On Nigerian Electoral Offenders

NewsNigeriaPoliticsUnited States To Impose Sanctions On Nigerian Electoral Offenders

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 22, 2023

The United States Government will impose visa sanctions on those who were said to have undermined the Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections held on March 18, 2023, across Nigeria. The U.S. Embassy in Abuja disclosed this in a statement and urged the Nigerian authorities to hold accountable and bring to justice any individuals found to have suppressed voting during the election process or intimidate voters. The statement reads in part: “The United States...

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House of Reps To Investigate Ceaseless Train Accidents

NewsNigeriaPoliticsHouse of Reps To Investigate Ceaseless Train Accidents

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 22, 2023

The House of Representatives on Tuesday mandated its relevant committees to investigate ceaseless train accidents in the country, the number of lives, and the value of property lost in the mishap. The decision by the lower chamber followed the adoption of a motion by Unyime Idem (PDP, Akwa Ibom) refreshing the memories of his colleagues on a series of train accidents that had claimed many lives and property in the country. “In January 2023, a...

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APC Enugu Sues INEC as PDP Supporters Protest Suspension of Result Collation

NewsNigeriaPoliticsAPC Enugu Sues INEC as PDP Supporters Protest Suspension of Result Collation

Ije Ulasi (Regional Correspondent)March 22, 2023

The All Progressive Congress Party, APC, on Tuesday filed an originating summons against the Independent National Electoral Commission, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, Barrister Festus Okoye and Dr. Chukwuemeka Joseph Chukwu in the Federal High Court of Nigeria. Joining the 17 political parties in Enugu in the suit, the plaintiff claims for Declarations, Injunction and Orders against the above four defendants as concern possible violation of the electoral acts 2022 in collation of the 2023 gubernatorial elections...

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Enugu Guber Election Result Suspension: Police warn against inciting utterances

NewsNigeriaPoliticsEnugu Guber Election Result Suspension: Police warn against inciting utterances

By Uzoamaka Ikezue (Staff Reporter)March 22, 2023

Enugu State police have warned against inciting utterances, against the backdrop of the suspension of governorship election result in the state by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The police have also expressed readiness to deal decisively with trouble makers and appreciated the peaceful disposition of the electorate during the elections Ahmed Ammani, the Commissioner of Police (CP), Enugu State Command urged political parties and supporters  to remain law-abiding and patiently wait for further actions by...

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INEC Declares Adamawa State Gov’ship Election Inconclusive

NewsNigeriaPoliticsINEC Declares Adamawa State Gov’ship Election Inconclusive

Hassan Umar Shallpella (Regional Correspondent)March 21, 2023

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the governorship election in Adamawa state as inconclusive due to the cancellation of results in some polling units. Prof. Mohammed Mele, the state INEC Returning Officer who announced this at the state collation centre on Monday in Yola said “the election was canceled in 47 registration areas, 69 polling Units with the total number of 41,796 registered voters. “The number of Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) from the...

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