House of Representatives majority leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, wins re-election bid

House of Representatives majority leader, Alhassan Ado Doguwa, wins re-election bid

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa wins the Tudun Wada/Doguwa Constituency seat of Kano State.

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Doguwa bagged the federal seat following a supplementary election held on Saturday in the area. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)’s returning officer Professor Sani Ibrahim announced the results, saying the All Progressives Congress (APC) candidate got 41, 573 votes. His closest opponent and the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) flagbearer Yushau Salisu polled 34,831 votes while the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) got 211. A breakdown of the voter register showed that 227, 912 persons were registered, and 80, 933 got accreditation. But after Saturday’s exercise, the total votes cast was 79, 705; valid votes were 78,788, and rejected ballots amounted to 917. Doguwa will be serving his fifth term when the 10th assembly is inaugurated in June. This is coming weeks after he was arrested for alleged m¥rder on Election Day in Kano.

Police react to alleged attack on Igbos in Abule Ado

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Lagos Election: Police react to alleged attack on Igbos in Abule Ado

The Lagos State Police Command acknowledges the alleged attack on the Igbo community in the Abule Ado region of the state.

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The attack took place shortly after the governorship and house of assembly elections were held in most parts of the state. A viral video depicts two young Igbo men being carried into a vehicle after allegedly being injured by suspected political thugs near Festac Town in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area; an area significantly dominated by Southeasterners. In response, the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, confirmed that normalcy has been restored by the security agency. The spokesperson stated that an intra-community fight broke out in the area earlier this morning, leading to property damage.

Lagos Election: Police react to alleged attack on Igbos in Abule Ado

“Owing to the timely arrival of the police, no life was lost and no property was razed as widely claimed. Two persons have been arrested and investigation has commenced into the matter. Police officers remain on ground to prevent further breakdown of law and order,” the PRO added. Watch the video below …

Bank accosted for hoarding N6M new notes in Ado Ekiti (Video)

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The Central Bank of Nigeria, CBN enforcement team accosts a bank branch in Ado Ekiti hoarding the new naira notes to the tune of N6M. Bank accosted for hoarding N6M new notes in Ado Ekiti (Video) A video shared by a media strategist, Deji Adesogan, on Twitter captured the enforcement agency of CBN questioning a bank on why they have new notes yet to be disbursed. The bank claimed that their ATMs were yet to be configured / faulty for over two weeks, hence the reason for the hoarding. “JUST IN: The CBN Enforcement Team bursted Sterling Bank branch along bank road in Ado-Ekiti for receiving & hoarding N6Million New Naira Notes, excuse is ATMs been faulty for 2weeks. I think more monitoring team in the field will do the needful against saboteurs,” the statements read. Watch the video below …