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35-year-old ends Yobe Speaker’s 6th term ambition

The Speaker Yobe State House of Assembly, Hon Ahmed Mirwa Lawan, has lost his seat to Lawan Musa a 35-year-old candidate of the Peoples Democratic Par

Shettima insists February 25 poll is most credible in Nigeria’s history

The vice president-elect, Senator Kashim Shettima, has described the February 25 election as the most credible in the Nigerian history, calling on opp

Increased violence, vote buying mar governorship, assembly polls – CDD

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD), on March 17 launched the Election Analysis Centre (EAC) and presented its preliminary preview report o

How candidates fared at polling units

By Abdullateef Salau (Abuja), Hope Abah Emmanuel (Makurdi) & Mohammed I. Yaba (Kaduna)   Senator Abdullahi Adamu, National Chairman of the ru

Bauchi lawmaker in the eye of storm over campaign crisis

A member of the House of Representatives representing Bauchi federal constituency, Yakubu Shehu Abdullahi, who the police declared wanted over an alle