Author: Ibom Focus

JUST IN: Presidential Results: Tinubu Sends Warning To Atiku, Peter Obi Presidential Results: Tinubu Sends Warning To Atiku, Peter Obi Presidential candidate of the ruling All Progressives Congress APC, Bola Tinubu has asked his closest opponents in last Saturday’s Presidential election, Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Peter Obi of Labour Party to emulate former President Goodluck Jonathan and concede defeat. Tinubu who made the remarks through his Special Adviser on Media, Public Affairs and Strategic Communications, Mr Dele Alake also cautioned both the PDP and the LP against calling for a cancellation of the exercise, saying…

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JUST IN: INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu To Step Down Information reaching Ibom Focus says that INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu To Step Down WORLD PRESS CONFERENCE ADDRESSED BY PEOPLES DEMOCRATIC PARTY, LABOUR PARTY, AND AFRICAN DEMOCRATIC CONGRESS DELIVERED ON TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 2023, AT TRANSCORP HILTON HOTEL, ABUJA Fellow Nigerians, Members of the Press Executives and Members of the Peoples Democratic Party, Labour Party, and African Democratic Congress. All other protocols observed BACKGROUND 1. Thank you to members of the press for honouring our invitation at such short notice. 2. Nigeria held its general elections on Saturday, February 25, 2023, and…

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BREAKING: Heavy Crisis Rocks Delta, Police, Army Brutalise, Teargas Women, Youths Protesting ‘Doctored’ Senatorial Results Heavy Crisis Rocks Delta, Police, Army Brutalise, Teargas Women, Youths Protesting ‘Doctored’ Senatorial Results A combined team of armed military and police on Tuesday brutalised and teargassed some Delta State women and youths who were protesting what they called “doctored” results from the Warri South Local Government Area of the state in the just concluded Delta South senatorial district elections held on Saturday. The women and youths who stormed the senatorial collation center in Oleh, headquarters of Isoko South council area accused the state governor…

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JUST IN: APC Loses All Senatorial Districts Information reaching Ibom Focus says that APC Loses All Senatorial Districts The All Progressives Congress (APC) has lost all three Senatorial seats to its People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Kaduna State in Saturday’s parliamentary elections. Out of the three seats – Kaduna North, Kaduna Central, and Southern Kaduna – only Southern Kaduna was previously occupied by PDP. In Kaduna north, the incumbent Senator, Suleiman Abdu Kwari of the APC lost to Khalid Ibrahim Mustapha of the PDP. The returning officer for the election, Professor Saleh Ado, announced that Khalid secured 260,026 votes against…

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FULL LIST: Governors Who Lost Senatorial Contests Ibom Focus brings to you Governors Who Lost Senatorial Contests No fewer than five Governors of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) have lost their bids for the senate after Saturday’s Presidential and National Assembly elections. Here are five Governors who lost senatorial bids: Ben Ayade (APC) Governor Ben Ayade lost his bid to return to the Senate following his defeat by the incumbent senator representing Cross River North, Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe. Ayade, who is serving out his two-term as Governor, sought to replace Agom-Jarigbe as the Senator. Ayade, who…

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BREAKING: PDP Vice Presidential Candidate, Okowa Fails To Win State For Atiku As Peter Obi Takes State Peter Obi, Presidential Candidate of Labour Party, has defeated his Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) rival Atiku Abubakar, in Saturday’s election in Delta State. According to results announced by the returning officer for the election, Prof. Owunari Abraham Georgewill, at the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) Asaba, Obi polled a total of 341,866 votes ahead of Atiku, who secured 161,600 votes, leaving a margin of 180,266 votes. Incumbent Governor Ifeanyi Okowa is the running mate of Atiku in the election. Below are the results:…

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BREAKING: INEC Shifts Nationwide Collation Of Results INEC Shifts Nationwide Collation Of Results The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has moved the collation of results for the 2023 presidential election by some hours. The collation of results from the state started on Sunday at the International Conference Centre (ICC) in Abuja. Mahmood Yakubu, INEC National Chairman, had adjourned the collation to 11am on Tuesday to enable the state collation officers for the presidential election (SCOPs) in the remaining states. But addressing newsmen on Tuesday, Festus Okoye, INEC National Commissioner, explained that though results from five states were available, the commission…

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BREAKING: Presidential Election: Peter Obi Wins In Imo Information reaching Ibom Focus says that Presidential Election: Peter Obi Wins In Imo The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has won the presidential election conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Imo State on Saturday. According to the result announced by INEC in Imo State, Obi polled 352,904 votes to defeat his closest challengers, Bola Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and Atiku Abubakar of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Tinubu polled 66,171 to emerge second while Atiku scored 30,004 to come second. Rabiu Kwankwaso of the New…

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