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  Presidential flag bearer of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi has been declared the winner of the presidential election for Cross River State. In the final results released early on Tuesday by the State collation Officer, Engr. Prof. Akpofure Rim-Rukeh, on behalf of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Obi polled a total of 179,917 votes to defeat his closest rivals, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed  Tinubu  of the All Progressives Congress (APC), who got 130,520 while the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar garnered 95,425. According to Rim-Rukeh, the total registered voters in the state for the presidential poll stood at 1,691,642, out of which 416,968 were valid votes, while 24,608 were rejected, adding up to 441,576 total votes.

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Femi Falana, has faulted the poor conduct of last Saturday’s elections by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Unverified reports of electoral rigging have been making the rounds on different social media platforms leading to demand for cancellation of results announcement. There were also reports of violence as well as wanton intimidation of voters in different parts of the country especially in Lagos. Falana, who spoke in an interview on Channels Television on Tuesday, insisted the electoral commission had performed below par. The legal expert alleged compromise on the part of security agencies, state governors as well as INEC officials. While urging the electoral commission to go back to the drawing board, Falana advocated strict prosecution of electoral offenders across the country. He said: “I’ve not been impressed by the very disappointing outing on the part of the Independent National Electoral Commission. Nigerians’ had been

The 2023 presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has been declared the winner of the polls in Zamfara state. Tinubu garnered 298,396 votes to win the state while his colleague from the Peoples Democratic Party,  Atiku Abubakar  polled 193,978. In addition, Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) polled 4,044 votes with the Labour Party candidate, Peter Obi scoring 1,660 votes. Announcing the results in Gusau, Zamfara state’s capital city, the collation officer for the state’s presidential election, Professor Kashim Shehu affirmed that the former Lagos state governor, won 12 out of the 14 Local Government Areas in the state. From data gathered from the state on the election, Atiku Abubakar of the PDP won the remaining two LGAs. According to Professor Shehu, the votes in 167 polling units were cancelled due to over-voting, insecurity and disruptions by thugs in the various locations. He also announced that the total number of registered

  The All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential standard bearer, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, is currently ahead of his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival, Atiku Abubakar and other candidates in Saturday’s election in Kogi State. The former Lagos State governor has won in 12 out of 13 LGAs so far declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The Labour Party presidential candidate,  Peter Obi , is yet to win any. Kogi State has 21 LGAs . Mopa-Muro LGA: Registered Voters – 26,827 Accredited voters – 8,971 APC 4,935 PDP 2,319 LP – 718 Total Valid Votes: 8,731 Rejected Votes 182 Total Votes Cast 8,913 Ogori-Magogo LGA : Registered voters – 17,538 Accredited voters – 5,131 APC – 2,008 PDP – 2,075 LP – 784 Total Valid Votes – 4,954 Rejected Votes – 169 Total Votes Cast – 5,123 Kogi/Koto Karfi LGA: Registered voters – 63,347 Total Accredited voters – 24188 APC – 13,472 LP 1,040 PDP – 8,825 Valid Votes – 23,619 Rejected votes – 569 Total Vote cast – 24,188

  Labour Party’s presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won the presidential election in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Abuja.   Obi secured 281,717 votes, Bola Tinubu of the ruling APC got 90,902 votes while Atiku Abubakar of the PDP got 74,199 votes. A total of 478,923 people were accredited to vote in Abuja, meaning Mr Obi secured about 59 per cent of the votes cast. Tinubu got 19 per cent of the votes while Atiku got 15 per cent of the votes in the Nigerian capital.   The Federal Capital Territory has six area councils—Gwagwalada, Abaji, Kwali, Gwagwalada, Bwari and Abuja Municipal. Out of the six area councils, Labour Party won four, while the APC won two.    See the final results for Abuja as announced by INEC below. Registered Voters 1526902 Accredited Voters: 478923 A 490 AA 506 AAC 215 ADC 768 ADP 585 APC 90,902 APGA 1,362 APM 297 APP 146 BP 746 LP 281,717 NNPP 4,517 NRM 294 PDP 74,194 PRP 131 SDP 233 YPP 335 ZLP 2,631 Total Valid Vote: 460071 Total Rejected Vote: 18581

  Canadian singer, The Weeknd has made history as the first artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, days after releasing a remix of his track Die for You with Ariana Grande.   The news was confirmed by the digital music service on Monday, and the new milestone puts him way ahead of  Miley Cyrus, who has 82.5 million listeners, Taylor Swift with 80.3 million, and rapper Drake, who has 68.6 million, according to Billboard.   His latest collaboration, which was an instant hit with fans, marks the fourth time that he joined forces with Grande to work on a song.   The latest milestone comes days after releasing his televised concert, Live at SoFi Stadium, which documented one of his sold-out shows in Los Angeles.   Over his career, the Canadian singer has won four Grammy Awards, 20 Billboard Music Awards and has been nominated for an Oscar and an Emmy.   In 2021, the Toronto-based musician's hit Blinding Lights became the first song in the history of the Billboard Ho

  The Central Bank of Nigeria has debunked reports claiming President Buhari has ordered the recirculation of the old N500 and N1000 notes.    A fake circular shared by some Nigerians including the first lady of Nigeria, Mrs Aisha Buhari, claimed the President gave the order on February 20. However, in a tweet shared this morning, the CBN described the report as ‘’Fake News''.