Category: Election

Some opposition parties on Monday faulted the Independent National Electoral Commission for its failure to transmit the results of Saturday’s presidential election on its website even as lawyers support INEC’s decision to go ahead with the declaration of results. Gift Habib writes on the controversy  On Saturday, registered voters used their permanent voter cards to elect […]

Ladipo market yesterday. Photo Eniola DaNiel • Lagos police fault report on attacks, attend to 13,325 distress calls on election day, says Hundeyin • Ladipo market is calm, says Nwankwo There was mild apprehension, yesterday, following unconfirmed reports of thugs going on a rampage on the streets of Lagos allegedly because an opposition candidate had […]

With the results of Presidential and National Assembly elections conducted by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) out, it is becoming clear that new faces will dominate the red and green chambers. A lot of the experienced lawmakers, including ranking members, who sought re-election were disappointed, as they lost out to presumed political neophtes. In […]

Independent National Electoral Commission Chairman, Yakubu Mahmood, displays a results sheet to the media during the presentation of final results of Nigeria’s 2023 General and Presidential election at the International Conference Centre (ICC), the venue of National Collation Centrein Abuja on February 27, 2023, two days after Nigeria’s presidential and general election. (Photo by Kola […]

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has joined growing voices condemning the conduct of the February 25 Presidential and National Assembly elections for allegedly failing credibility and transparency test. In a letter titled “An Appeal For Caution And Rectification”, addressed to President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday, he highlighted some of the alleged irregularities that have characterized the electoral […]

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (left); receiving Ekiti State Presidential Election results from Prof. Akin Olawale Lasisi and Resident Electoral Commissioner, Prof. Ayobami Salami at the National Collation Centre, Abuja… yesterday. Photo: Lucy Ladidi Ateko • INEC declares Tinubu winner of Ekiti, shelves further announcement • Says IReV portal experiencing challenges […]

Chairman, Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Prof. Mahmood Yakubu (left); INEC Commissioners, Festus Okoye, a lawyer, and Prof. Kunle Ajayi, at media briefing on 2023 General Elections in Abuja…yesterday Apologises to Nigerians, says results safe The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said technical challenges with its system were responsible for the delay in uploading […]

The Independent National Electoral Commission has commenced the upload of polling unit results of the 2023 presidential results on its website. As of 11:35pm on Saturday, 4,102 polling unit results, out of the 176,846, had been uploaded. A civil society group, Yiaga Africa, had earlier expressed concern over the failure of INEC to upload results […]

A human rights organisation, Centre for Transparency Advocacy on Sunday slammed President Muhammadu Buhari for publicly displaying his ballot paper after voting in Daura, during the presidential and National Assembly elections. While describing the action as vote selling and a violation of the Electoral Act, the organisation said the President was clearly canvassing for votes […]