Supporters of the All Progressives Congress in Ekiti State erupted in jubilation in the early hours of today (Sunday) when the results of Saturday’s governorship election showed that the candidate of the party, Mr. Biodun Oyebanji, trounced the 15 other candidates that took part in the exercise.Oyebanji, who is the immediate past Secretary to the State Government, won in 15 out of the 16 Local Government Areas of the state. He polled 187,057 votes.However, his close...

As all parties are preparing for the November 11 gubernatorial in Imo State, the ruling APC has re-presented the incumbent governor as their candidate for the election.Hope Uzodinma polled 63,618 votes to emerge winner in yesterday’s special congress in Owerri in which he was the sole candidate. He faces the PDP National Secretary, Nnaemeka Samuel Anyanwu of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP.Also, Senator Athan Achonu has won the Labour Party ticket for the same ele...

The Labour party returning officer and Abia-State governor-elect Alex Otti has declared Athan Achonu has the winner of the party yesterday primary election in Imo state.Achonu polled 134 votes to beat his closest rival Major General Jack Ogunewe who scored 121.Senator Achonu was elected into the Senate of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 2015 to represent Imo North on the platform of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP).However, in October 2015, the Tribunal sittin...