How well did Douye Diri of Bayelsa State perform in his first term?
In this article, Dataphyte examines some of the socio-economic indicators in the state and how they fared under the Douye Diri administration.
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NDDC forensic audit fades away but Akpabio’s Senate presidency ambition lives on
About one year after his appointment, in July, Akpabio appeared before the House of Reps Committee on Niger Delta for the investigation of the N81.5 billion expenditure by the NDDC in a span of seven months (January to July).
On Legitimacy and Legacy: Tinubu’s head and Troubles ahead (2)
Strange bedfellows orchestrated his defeat to General Muhammadu Buhari – a palette of opportunistic politicians of every hue under the heavens who invented the All Progressives Congress (APC).
Obi vs Tinubu: What constitution says about disqualification
“Obi has to prove that his allegations against the disqualification of Tinubu is valid before the court, presenting legal documents to back it up. This is how his claim can be valid, else, it is just an allegation without substantial evidence,” he said.
Obi calls for fresh conduct of presidential election without Tinubu
The petitioner said the second respondent, Bola Tinubu, must be disqualified on the grounds of his trial at the US court on drug dealing, which led to his forfeiture of $460,000.
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APC governors retain Kwara, Yobe, Gombe states
Buni got 317,113 votes to beat his closest rival, Sheriff Abdullahi of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), who scored 104,259, according to state returning officer, Prof Umar Pate.
Governorship: APC, NNPP in fight to the finish in Kano
Kano State citizens go to the polls on March 18 to elect a new governor as the outgoing Abdullahi Umar Ganduje’s second term ends on May 29.
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Enugu guber: Obidients in fierce battle with PDP warhorses
PDP has dominated the state since the country’s return to democracy. In 1999, Chimaroke Nnamani was elected under the platform of the PDP and governed the state for eight years. He handed over to a fellow party man, Sullivan Chime, who governed the state from 2007 to 2015.
How APC governorship candidate in Adamawa influenced N2bn constituency projects to her companies
Dataphyte also discovered that two of the three companies, Binani Nigeria Limited and Binani Publishing Limited, had failed to file their yearly returns to the Federal Government in a blatant violation of the law, which led to the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) designating them as “inactive”.
Religion, ethnicity, revenge take centre stage in Kaduna guber polls
In the Nigerian political system, governors pick their successors who will follow in their footsteps and protect them when out of power. Opposition governors often expose the previous governments of different political parties and sometimes lie about, belittle or deride their achievements, according to analysts.
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Delta guber election: PDP, APC, LP in epic battle
Since 1999, Delta, an oil-rich state in the South-South part of Nigeria with a population of 5.6 million, has been governed by the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
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How Obi’s emergence cost Atiku Nigeria’s presidency
A further analysis reveals that if the LP sustains its current momentum, it may further dampen the chances of the PDP winning the presidential election in subsequent elections.
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APC wins 162 Reps seats, PDP takes 102, Labour grabs 34
He further said that winners of February 25 elections had also been declared for 423 national legislative seats, while supplementary elections would be held in 46 constituencies.
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Tinubu wins Ondo, Kwara, Jigawa, Atiku claims Gombe, Katsina, Yobe
In Kwara, Tinubu scored 263,572 votes to beat Atiku Abubakar of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) who polled 136,909. Abubakar is trailed by the Labour Party’s Peter Obi who scored 31,186.
#NigeriaDecides: Fake website claims distribution of N30,000 Tinubu election largesse
The website reads, “Did you get the ongoing N10,000 Campaign Funds Yet? Get 30,000 naira Bola Hamed Presidential Campaign Funds now?”