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The presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, Atiku Abubakar, has taken an early win ahead of Muhammadu Buhari of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Benue State, based on results declared so far. SpyReporters gathered that PDP has won in 10 out of 14 local governments declared so far. APC won the remaining four. The total results collated so far gives PDP a total score of 182,968 against 134,208 for the APC. Some of the local governments won by the PDP include Ado, Apa, Agatu, Obi, Okpokwu, Buruku, Gwer East, Gwer West, Guma and Logo. The four local governments won by the APC are Tarka, Ushongo, Ohimini and Koshisha. Benue has 23 local governments, the result from nine states are expected shortly. Collation is ongoing at the INEC collation office in Makurdi.

As the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) commences the announcement of the 2019 General Election results, the incumbent President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari has won Ekiti and Osun states.  See breakdown below: Ekiti:  PDP - 154,032 APC -219,231 OSUN: PDP - 337,377 APC - 347,634

According to a tweet by the opposition, a female Corps members was arrested with ballot papers thumb printing in favour of the ruling party. Read tweet: "It’s a shame that this female corp member allowed herself to be used to perpetrate electoral malpractice. She was caught in the Bush thumb printing ballot papers for APC Shame" . Pls retweet till it get to her parents. https://t.co/Q9wtTWSNY6

By Ajogwu Jerry Ochada Life is indeed a big circle and the day we cease to exist as humans does not end our existence perhaps because of our legacies; the lives we touched, those we groomed and the impact we made will forever speak a loud volume about our life and times on earth. Prince Yahaya Audu Oyidi, the younger brother to the fallen iroko, the Prince of the Niger has proven beyond reasonable doubt that blood is indeed thicker than water owing to the similarities of political ideologies he tapped from the greatest bridge builder who transited to eternal glory at the verge of winning the 2015 gubernatorial election in Kogi state. For the scion, the demise of his elder brother should not end the applaudable stories and good political history of Kogi state. To this end, even though he is not occupying any political seat in the state, he never hesitated wearing the big shoes of the Aduoja; a man who came, saw and conquered. At the peak of the 2019 Presidential campaign in support of P

The Anambra state command of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) has disclosed that its Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) arrested some suspected armed robbers and kidnappers. According to the police, the suspect, Celestine Ogaru, a male, and his alleged accomplice, Chukwuebuka Onwuta, were arrested at Nkpor in Idemili North local government area of Anambra state. A statement by the command said the suspects allegedly attacked and robbed one Oko Chinedu of Enugwu -uku recently at about 8:15 pm. The statement said exhibits found in their possession includes a handset forcefully taken from the victim. The case is currently under investigation in preparation for the suspects to be charged to court. The police also said its SARS officers stormed Asaba, the capital of Delta state, and arrested a 42-year-old man, Chukwuezugo Paul, who, with three others, robbed their victim, Onwuzuike Chinyere, of her Toyota Venza car with REG number FST 950 EZ and phones. Some of the items found with the on the arrested

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday met with the service chiefs and the acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Adamu, in the State House. The emergency meeting also had in attendance, the National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno, the Minister of Defence, Dan Mansur-Alli, Minister of Interior, Abdulrahman Dangazzau, the Director General of Department of State Service, (DSS), Yusuf Buchi, and some other security heads. Also in attendance were governors mainly from the North including Kashim Shettina (Borno), Nasir el-Rufai (Kaduna) and Jubrila Bindow (Adamawa). Also present were the Secretary to the Government of the Federation (SGF), Boss Mustapha and Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari. Details shortly...

The embattled deputy Governor of Kogi state, today disclosed that his security details has been "restored". A statement signed by Hon Simon Achuba's Chief Press Secretary revealed that the restoration was inspired by the public outcry that followed suit.  He commended the Inspector General of Police and the Kogi State Commissioner of Police for their responses.  The Deputy Governor enjoined the Police State Command to monitor the subordinate officers they  send to sensitive duty posts to guide them against being used for unlawful assignments that could tarnish the image of the police.  He also commended the Press for their courage and professionalism which principally assisted in getting the information out to the public.  The Deputy Governor promised to sustain good working relationship with the Press, stating that the media performs critical roles in the development of the society. 

The chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Adams Oshiomhole, has reportedly called for the reshuffling of some of the senior officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). Oshiomhole made this call on Monday, February 18 at a caucus meeting of the APC in Abuja. In attendance at the meeting were President Muhammadu Buhari, vice president Yemi Osinbajo, 11 APC governors, and other party leaders. Oshiomhole accused some INEC State Resident Electoral Commissioners (RECs) of working with the PDP and particularly singled out the REC in Akwa Ibom, Mike Igini. He said: “Some of our vehicles that were distributing materials were burnt yesterday and who are those instigating this? Politicians. “This is rather unfortunate. Politicians who are the greatest beneficiaries of this democracy have become the greatest threats.” The APC chairman also accused INEC of leaking its plan to postpone the presidential elections to the PDP. He also said the APC wants elections to hold acr

It was a beehive of activities, Thursday as Prince Yahaya Audu led other aspirants to canvas support for the reelection of President Buhari in his country home, Ogbonicha, Ofu local government area of Kogi state. Prince Audu advised the people to come out in their numbers to vote in favour of President Muhammadu Buhari during the forthcoming election. The party stakeholder enjoined the electorate to support the incumbent President due to his passion to curb the ugly menace of corruption. He highlighted the achievements of President Buhari in the past three years while stating that Nigeria's international repute has greatly improved during the shortest time in office. "We owe it a duty to support President Buhari because he has greatly impacted on our land and our people. We cannot vote for candidates with questionable character and voting for such candidate is a waste. "We have only one candidate in the forthcoming election and its President Muhammadu Buhari and there is

Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, Wednesday, said that his ambition is not worth the blood of any Nigerian. The major contender made the revelation while signing another peace accord with other presidential candidates of other political parties, including that of the All Progressives Congress, APC, President Muhammadu Buhari. “May I use this opportunity to renew my profound gratitude, firstly to my party, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and then to General Abdulsalami Abubakar and members of the Peace Committee for their tireless enthusiasm, dedication, and passion towards ensuring the success of this Peace Accord Process,” he said. “Our gathering here today clearly demonstrates the importance of the upcoming elections as well as how our democracy has matured, not only to our people, but also to the international community whose solidarity, Nigeria’s democracy has benefited from. “As we prepare to sign off on this Peace Accord, as r

Many civil servants on the payroll of the Kogi state are presently lamenting the non payment of salaries by the incumbent leadership. Spy Reporters spoke to a cross section of Civil Servants residing in Lokoja who all pleaded anonymity. However, they berated the Governor Yahaya Bello's administration for the untold hardship trending in Kogi state.  The workers also complained of lack of funds travel to their various towns and wards to participate in the forthcoming general elections.  Confiding in our reporter, many of the workers confessed they cannot afford transportion fare to enable them travel home to exercise their civic rights. They pleaded with Yahaya Bello to do the needful especially at a very "sensitive period like this". Recall that Governor Yahaya Bello's government embarked on a routine staff verification exercise purging many civil servants out of the system. Many died out of frustration and so many civil servants could not afford their hospital bills. 

The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar, has led a delegation of senior Nigerian Air Force (NAF) officers on a visit to Azerbaijan to seek strategic partnership in capacity building  and development of Nigeria's military industrial complex with a view to further boosting NAF’s operational effectiveness in the fight against insurgency and other forms of criminality in the country.  Details of the visit was contained in a statement by the Director of Public Relations and Information Nigerian Air Force, Air Commodore Ibikunle Daramola.   According to the statement, the visit, which took place from 5th to 8th February 2019, was on the invitation of the Azerbaijani Deputy Minister of Defence and Commander of the Azerbaijan Air Force (AzAF), Lieutenant General Ramiz Tahirov, who, along with other senior officers from AzAF, hosted the CAS and conducted him on a tour of facilities at the Gala Air Base and the Aviation Repair Factory located in Nasosna Air Base, where

By Ajogwu Jerry Ochada It's a breezy night and the enticing aroma from the barbeque cannot be resisted by any living soul because even the unseen spirits seems to be interested in this specially prepared delicacy. A munch of a freshly prepared tilapia fish seasoned with the rich condiments will be the best way to start the weekend. As I made careful attempt to cross the slippery ground polluted by the visibly dirty fast food merchants who careless about the hygiene of their environment but are more concerned on the profit they make on daily basis, I noticed a bigger fish standing akimbo smelling fresh and garnished with all the season to suit the cold weather. After few minutes of my fixed gaze on this great asset of national embarrassment but a good appetite for the bulk of fish mongers, the fish greeted in a friendly manner "Good evening Oga". I feigned a smile and replied "Aunty Good evening ". From the switching light effects, I could see the colour of her p