Author: Olabanji Ayoola

A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Ondo State, Hon Donald Ojogo, has won the Ilaje / Ese-Odo Federal Constituency seat in the House of Representatives. He defeated the incumbent Hon Kolade Akinjo, who was seeking a third term in the National Assembly. Ojogo garnered 26, 306 votes while Akinjo had 22, 390. The […]

Residents in Kaduna State on Sunday attributed the low turnout of voters in the ongoing general elections to cash crunch occasioned by the new Naira policy. Some of the residents who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said they were anxious to travel to enable them to exercise their franchise. They, however, added […]

There was massive voter turnout in the rescheduled Presidential and National Assembly elections in Yenagoa Local Government Area of Bayelsa. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the election was shifted from Saturday to Sunday following shortage of ballot papers which sparked off a protest. The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) subsequently postponed the […]

Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has demanded immediate upload of Saturday presidential election results on the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) server. He made the call in a statement by his Media Adviser, Paul Ibe on Sunday in Abuja, where he advised INEC Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, to instruct the election […]

Yenegoa, Bayelsa State • Suspends Esan, Igueben Federal Constituency In Edo The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has postponed elections in 141 polling units in Yenagoa, the Bayelsa State capital, due to violence. The commission also suspended the election in the Esan, Igueben Federal Constituency in Edo State. INEC Chairman, Mahmood Yakubu, who stated these […]

Suspected Boko Haram insurgents, yesterday, disrupted presidential and National Assembly elections in Gwoza Council of Borno State. Confirming the incident in Gwoza, the Emir, Mohammed Shehu Timta, said: “The insurgents struck by firing two mortar bombs into the township and injured five people, while casting their votes to elect leaders at the national level.” He […]

Vice presidential candidate of All Progressives Congress (APC), Kashim Shettima, at the polling unit, yesterday All Progressives Congress vice presidential candidate, Kashim Shettima, has urged the country to ensure the outcome of the 2023 elections does not disunite the country. Shettima, who voted at his Shettima Kukawa 023 polling unit, Lawan Bukar Ward, Maiduguri metropolis […]

• Tinubu, Atiku, Obi, Kwankwaso commend process, express confidence in winning • INEC commences results upload, over 5000 up on IREV Portal by 12:10 am • Voting continues today in Bakassi, Qua Island • Reports of violence, voter suppression worrisome – CDD • Situation Room scores commission low on election materials deployment, decries voters intimidation […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it will begin the national collation of 2023 presidential election by Sunday 6pm. Its Chairman, Prof. Mahmood Yakubu, disclosed this as he declared open the 2023 General Election National Collation Centre, on Sunday in Abuja. He said that the commission expects that results from states would start arriving […]